MsHK Žilina

MsHK Žilina
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Nickname	vlci
City	Žilina, Slovakia
League	Slovak Extraliga
Founded	1925 (1925)
Home arena	Garmin Arena (capacity 6,200)
Colours	yellow, green, black
General manager	Dušan Kapusta
Head coach	Ladislav Spišiak
Captain	Jan Dlouhý
Website	www.mshkzilina.tipsportextraliga.sk

Mestský Hokejový Klub Žilina is a professional Slovak ice hockey club based in Žilina. The club has won the Slovak league championship in 2006. The team is nicknamed Vlci, it means Wolves in English.

History

The club was founded on 25 January 1925 as ŠK Žilina. They played first official game against Slávia Banská Bystrica on 16 December 1928. Žilina was beaten 0–3. They competed in the Championship of Central Slovakia before and during the World War II. In the 1931–32 season they won this championship. After WW II and restored Czechoslovakia they played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga two seasons. Žilina finished last in the 1951–52 season and the 1952–53 season. They won the 1964–65 1. SNHL season and promoted to the qualification for the Czechoslovak Extraliga. In the qualification round they lost all games and did not promote. After dissolution of Czechoslovakia they were included to the Slovak 1.Liga, second level of Slovak hockey. Žilina won the 2000–01 Slovak 1.Liga season and promoted to the Slovak Extraliga first time. In the 2005–06 season they reached the most remarkable success. Žilina won the Slovak Extraliga first time after beating HK Poprad 4–3 in the final series. Michal Hreus was the top scorer of Žilina in the playoffs, recording 15 points (7G+8A). Through the victory in Extraliga they gained an option to play with the best European ice hockey teams in the IIHF European Champions Cup. Žilina was defeated 0–7 by HPK in first game but then won 4–2 against HC Sparta Praha and finished second in the Ragulin division.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by HKm Zvolen. Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, OTW—Overtime wins, OTW—Overtime losses, L—Losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points. Top Scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season	League	Regular season									Post season results	Top scorer (regular season)
		Finish	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
2008–09	Extraliga	9th	58	20	4	8	26	177	192	76	Did not qualify	P. Klouda 56 (11+45)
2009–10	Extraliga	10th	47	12	8	4	23	126	158	56	Did not qualify	P. Vála 25 (15+10)
2010–11	Extraliga	10th	57	14	6	1	36	127	186	55	Did not qualify	M. Hreus 34 (10+24)
2011–12	Extraliga	6th	55	20	6	5	24	138	164	77	Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HC Slovan Bratislava)	P. Sivák 51 (21+30)
2012–13	Extraliga	9th	56	13	3	8	32	135	194	53	Did not qualify	R. Krajči 45 (17+28)

Achievements

Slovak Extraliga

• 2005–06

1. SNHL

• 1964–65

Current roster

Updated October 25, 2012.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
11		Tomáš Brcko	D	L	36	2012	Martin, Czechoslovakia
17		Dušan Devečka (A)	D	R	44	2010	Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
2		Jan Dlouhý (C)	D	L	48	2010
22		Milan Drevenák	C	L	38	2009	Žilina, Czechoslovakia
20		Jakub Drábek	RW	L	37	2011
71		Martin Hajnik	LW	L	37	2007
28		Tomáš Harant	D	L	44	2011	Žilina, Czechoslovakia
16		Stanislav Horanský	C	L	30	2012
26		Miroslav Ižvolt	LW	R	41	2012
42		Richard Johanes	G	L	31	2010
15		Michal Kokavec	RW	L	41	2012	Žilina, Czechoslovakia
93		Róbert Krajči	LW	L	43	2012	Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia
78		Marek Laco	G	L	43	2010
81		Miroslav Lažo	LW	R	46	2012	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
		Martin Leško	D	L	34	2010	Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia
4		Richard Mašlanka	RW	L	31	2012	Michalovce, Slovakia
16		Jaroslav Niník	D	R	32	2011
82		Igor Rúfus	D	R	41	2009
24		Miroslav Sekáč	D	L	37	2012	Žilina, Czechoslovakia
71		Tomáš Staňo	D	L	33	2011
89		Tomáš Sýkora	RW	R	34	2011	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
27		Tomáš Troliga (A)	RW	R	40	2010	Prešov, Czechoslovakia
33		Matej Valášek	C	L	36	2006
85		Tibor Varga	C	R	39	2012	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
86		Michal Važan	RW	R	40	2012	Martin, Czechoslovakia
16		Vladimír Škoda	C	R	40	2012	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia

External links

• Official club website (Slovak)