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  • Sokil Kiev
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  • The club was founded in 1963 as part of the Dynamo sports society, and adopted its current moniker in 1973. They are the second major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Kiev, preceded only by its short lived predecessor, also named Dynamo (founded in 1953). They are the most successful Ukrainian team to have competed in the Soviet Championship, finishing as high as third in the highly competitive circuit (1985) and producing several award winning players. In 1986, Sokil managed to become the first and only Ukrainian-based team to compete in the Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament, where they would finish 2nd. They also became the first Ukrainian team to win an international league championship, doing so in the Eastern European Hockey League consecutively in 1998 and 1999.
  • Sokil Kyiv is a professional ice hockey team based in Kyiv, Ukraine. They are a member of the Belarusian Extraleague. The club was founded in 1963 as part of the Dynamo Kyiv sports program, and adopted its current moniker in 1973. They are the second major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Kyiv, preceded only by its short lived predecessor, Dynamo Kyiv (1953). They are the most successful Ukrainian team to compete in the Soviet Championship League, and are currently the only such team competing abroad. In 1986, Sokil managed to become the first and only Ukrainian-based team to compete in the Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament, where they would finish 2nd. They also became the first Ukrainian team to win a major-professional league championship, doing so in the Eastern E
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League
head coach
  • Oleksandr Seukand
Division
  • Western
Nickname
  • "White-Blues", "Falcons"
GM
  • Vyacheslav Zavalniuk
Capacity
  • 7200
based in
Captain
  • Yuri Gunko
clubname
  • Sokil Kyiv
  • Sokil Kiev
City
Fullname
  • Sokil Kyiv *Sokil-Eskulap Kyiv *Sokil Kyiv *Dynamo Kyiv
  • Hockey Club Sokil Kiev * HC Sokil-Eskulap Kiev * HC Sokil Kiev * HC Dynamo Kiev
Website
Arena
Owner
  • East-European Investment Fund
  • Slavutych Charitable Foundation
Founded
  • 1963
abstract
  • Sokil Kyiv is a professional ice hockey team based in Kyiv, Ukraine. They are a member of the Belarusian Extraleague. The club was founded in 1963 as part of the Dynamo Kyiv sports program, and adopted its current moniker in 1973. They are the second major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Kyiv, preceded only by its short lived predecessor, Dynamo Kyiv (1953). They are the most successful Ukrainian team to compete in the Soviet Championship League, and are currently the only such team competing abroad. In 1986, Sokil managed to become the first and only Ukrainian-based team to compete in the Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament, where they would finish 2nd. They also became the first Ukrainian team to win a major-professional league championship, doing so in the Eastern European Hockey League consecutively in 1998 and 1999. Sokil to this day remains the oldest and most accomplished team in Ukrainian hockey, winning 10 of the 15 Ukrainian Championships held since 1992.
  • The club was founded in 1963 as part of the Dynamo sports society, and adopted its current moniker in 1973. They are the second major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Kiev, preceded only by its short lived predecessor, also named Dynamo (founded in 1953). They are the most successful Ukrainian team to have competed in the Soviet Championship, finishing as high as third in the highly competitive circuit (1985) and producing several award winning players. In 1986, Sokil managed to become the first and only Ukrainian-based team to compete in the Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament, where they would finish 2nd. They also became the first Ukrainian team to win an international league championship, doing so in the Eastern European Hockey League consecutively in 1998 and 1999. After the PHL's demise, Sokil again played in the Ukrainian Championship in 2013-14. The club was inactive for the 2014-15 season.