HC Vityaz

HC Vityaz
CityBalashikha, Moscow Oblast
LeagueKHL 2008–present
ConferenceWestern
DivisionBobrov
Founded1996
Home arenaArena Balashikha
(capacity: 5,500)
Colours   
PresidentMikhail Golovkov
General managerIgor Varitskiy
Head coachPavel Desyatkov
CaptainVladimir Galuzin
AffiliatesHC Yunison-Moskva (VHL)
Russkie Vityazi (MHL)
Websitehcvityaz.ru
Franchise history
HC Vityaz Podolsk
1996–2004, 2013–2022
HC Vityaz Chekhov
2004–2013
Vityaz Moscow Region
2022–present
Current season

Hockey Club Vityaz Moscow Region (ХК Витязь) is a professional ice hockey team based in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the first few seasons of the KHL, the team was widely known for playing a tough and physical North American-influenced style of hockey.[1][2]

  1. ^ 21/04/2013+7°C (2011-08-25). "Violent Vityaz rock Russian hockey | SPORTS". The Moscow News. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "KHL scorers who used to be NHLers". The Hockey News. 2010-11-24. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2013-04-21.