Vimmerby HC (often referred to as Vimmerby Hockey) is a
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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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 h ...
club based in
Vimmerby
Vimmerby () is a city and the seat of Vimmerby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 10,934 inhabitants in 2010.
Overview
Stångån is a small river running through the city.
Vimmerby had its charter as early as the fourteenth century. The ...
which was promoted to
Division 1, the third tier of
ice hockey in Sweden
Ice hockey in Sweden has a history going back to at least 1912 and is one of the country's most popular sports. The sport was first organized in the country by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF), which was a member of the IIHF in 1912. The ...
, in 2011. , Vimmerby plays in group E in Division 1.
External links
Official websiteProfile on Eliteprospects.com
Ice hockey teams in Sweden
Ice hockey clubs established in 1993
1993 establishments in Sweden
Ice hockey teams in Kalmar County
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