Valašský hokejový klub Vsetín, also known as Hockey Club Vsetín, is an
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
team in the
Czech 1. liga (second-level league). The team is the most successful team in Czech Republic ice hockey history, winning five straight
Extraliga championships between 1995 and 1999, and another in 2001 for six titles in seven years. Their home arena is
Zimní stadion Na Lapači
Zimní stadion Na Lapači is an indoor sporting arena located in Vsetín, Czech Republic. The capacity of the arena is 5,400 people and was built in 1964. It is currently home to the VHK Vsetín ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is ...
in
Vsetín
Vsetín () is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants.
Originally a small town, Vsetín has become an important centre of industrial, economic, cultural and sports life during the 20th century.
Administ ...
. In the 2005–06 and 2006-07 seasons, they finished at the bottom of the league and did not participate in any competition in the 2007-08 season due to financial problems.
Hockey returned to Vsetín a year later, when a new team was founded. The team has been playing in the
Czech 1. liga since the 2017-18 season after being promoted from the
Czech 2. liga (third-level league) in 2016-17.
Honors
Champions
*
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga ( cs, Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created by the 1993 split of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League following the breakup of Czechoslovakia. The leag ...
: 6
:: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
Runners-Up
*
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga ( cs, Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created by the 1993 split of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League following the breakup of Czechoslovakia. The leag ...
: 1
:: 2000
Club names
* 1905 – SK (Sportovní klub) Vsetín
* 1906 – Bruslařský klub Vsetín
* 1933 – Sokol Vsetín
* 1968 – Zbrojovka Vsetín
* 1994 – HC (Hockey club) Dadák Vsetín
* 1996 – HC Petra Vsetín
* 1998 – HC Slovnaft Vsetín
* 2001 – HC Vsetín
* 2003 – Vsetínská hokejová
* 2008 – Valašský hokejový klub (VHK)
* 2016 - VHK ROBE Vsetín
References
External links
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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:VHK Vsetin
Ice hockey teams in the Czech Republic
Vsetín District