Hockey Club Frýdek-Místek is a professional

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Frýdek-Místek Frýdek-Místek (, ; ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 54,000 inhabitants. The historic centres of both Frýdek and Místek are well preserved and are protected as two Cultural monument (Czech Republic) ...

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. It was founded in 1976.

History

It was founded in 1976 as a successor to multi-sports club TJ Válcovna Plechu. Since 1991, with the exception of five years (2004–2009), when the club sold the license to Salith Šumperk, they have been a regular participant in the 2nd division. Since the 2015/16 season, the club entered in a partnership with HC Oceláři Třinec. In the 2015/16 season, the club managed to advance to the 1st division.

Naming history

*1976 – TJ VP Frýdek-Místek (Tělovýchovná jednota Válcovny Plechu Frýdek-Místek) *1977 – TJ Slezan Frýdek-Místek (Tělovýchovná jednota Slezan Frýdek-Místek) *1990 – HC Slezan Frýdek-Místek (Hockey Club Slezan Frýdek-Místek) *1997 – HC Frýdek-Místek (Hockey Club Frýdek-Místek)

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* Frydek 1976 establishments in Czechoslovakia Ice hockey clubs established in 1976 Sport in Frýdek-Místek {{CzechRepublic-sport-team-stub