Hockey Club Milano (better known as Hockey Club Milano Saima after its sponsor) was an ice hockey team in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

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History

The club was founded in 1985 and initially played in the

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

. They made their debut in the

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

during the 1988-89 season. Milano won their first and only Serie A championship in the 1990-91 season, where they finished in first place in both the first and final rounds. The club was disbanded after the 1991-92 season, where they finished as runners-up after losing to the

HC Devils Milano HC Devils Milano were an ice hockey team in Milan, Italy. They played in the Serie A. History The club dominated the Serie A between 1991 and 1994, winning three straight titles. They also participated in, and won, the Alpenliga in 1991. NHL pla ...

in the final. They did not participate in the 1992-93 season but were revived as Sportivi Ghiaccio Milano the following year. The new team played two seasons ( 1993-94 and 1994-95) in the Serie A, losing in the quarterfinals in 1994 and the semifinals in 1995. The club was then sold and became HC 24 Milan.Storia 1994-95
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Achievements

*Serie A champion (1): 1991.

References

{{Reflist Defunct ice hockey teams in Italy Sport in Milan 1985 establishments in Italy Ice hockey clubs established in 1985 1995 disestablishments in Italy Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1995