This will be Fedorov’s first coaching role and he takes over from Igor Nitkin, who had held the job since June 2020.

Fedorov began his playing career with CSKA, before enjoying 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

He is most famous for a 13-year stint with the Detroit Red Wings.

During that time, Fedorov helped the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup three times.

In 1994, he also became the first Russian player to win the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.

Fedorov spent a further five years in the NHL after leaving the Wings in 2003, going on to play for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Washington Capitals.

He notched 483 goals and 696 assists in 1,248 NHL games, before finishing his career with three years at Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL.

At international level, Fedorov won the Ice Hockey World Championship three times - twice with the Soviet Union, once with Russia.

The star centre also won a silver medal at the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics and bronze at Salt Lake City 2002 in Russian colours.

In 2016, Fedorov was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame - a year after being added to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The Hockey Hall of Fame, in Toronto, is now the permanent residence for the IIHF Hall of Fame. 

Since retirement, Fedorov has also served as CSKA’s general manager, and is a member of the IIHF Ethics and Integrity Committee.

CSKA topped the Western Conference in the 2020-2021 season and won the Continental Cup for the best regular-season record for the third successive season, but lost the Gagarin Cup final 4-2 to Avangard Omsk.