Without a doubt, HC CKSA Moscow.
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CSKA won 32 Soviet regular season championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence, including all but six from 1955 to 1989 and 13 in a row from 1977 to 1989.
CSKA was almost as dominant in the European Cup. They won all but two titles from 1969 to 1990, including 13 in a row from 1978 to 1990.
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One of the most feared lines in hockey history was the KLM Line of the 1980s. The name came from the last names of the three players, Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, and Sergei Makarov. Together with defensemen Viacheslav Fetisov and Alexei Kasatonov, they were known as the Green Unit because they wore green jerseys in practice. The five-man unit formed a dominant force in European hockey throughout the decade.
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And perhaps the most telling stat...
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CSKA played 36 games against NHL teams from 1975 to 1991 and finished with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses, and 2 ties.
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Just an unreal team over the years. I'm not going to pretend to know everything about their history, but I would take them at their peak over any NHL team. My wish is that one day EA will incorporate their allstar team as a team you can control in that game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HC_CSKA_Moscow
I'd love to see an all-time HC CKSA lineup vs the all-time best NHL lineup.