CSKA hockey team emerges victorious in Moscow Mayor's championship
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The Mayor of Moscow Pre-Season Cup concluded with a thrilling final match between CSKA and Dynamo Minsk. The Moscow-based team emerged victorious, securing the trophy with a score of 3-2. Denis Gurianov scored one goal for CSKA in the 40th minute, while Nikolai Kovalenko added two, one in the 16th minute and another from a penalty shot in the 55th minute.
On the other side of the ice, Vadim Shipachyov and Vitaly Pinchuk scored one goal each for Dynamo Minsk, in the 18th and 44th minutes respectively. Despite their best efforts, Dynamo Minsk couldn't prevent CSKA from claiming the title.
The journey to the final wasn't easy for CSKA. They had previously defeated Dynamo Minsk in the same tournament. Meanwhile, Dynamo Moscow finished third in the cup, securing their spot by defeating Shanghai Dragons 6-1. Shanghai Dragons, however, managed to secure third place in the Mayor of Moscow Cup.
Spartak, unfortunately, finished second-to-last in the Mayor of Moscow Cup. But they managed to secure a win in the fifth-place match, defeating Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo 4-0.
Looking ahead, the new KHL season is set to commence on September 5. Igor Nikitin, who previously won the Gagarin Cup with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, is the current coach of CSKA. The first match of the new season will be between Lokomotiv and Chelyabinsk Traktor.
As for the coach of Dynamo Minsk during the last Pre-Season Cup in Moscow, the exact name remains unspecified due to the lack of explicit mention in the search results. Despite this, coaching details for other teams like CSKA and Shanghai Dragons are available, indicating a rich coaching landscape in the KHL.
