Khimik Voskrenensk (, ), also known as Moscow Hockey Club Khimik, is an

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team based in

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. The team plays its home games in the 4,500 seat Khimik Ice Palace, which was previously known as the Podmoskovye Ice Palace. It is currently playing in the VHL, the second level of ice hockey in Russia.

History

This team is not to be confused with the original Khimik Voskresensk team which relocated and was replaced by in 2005. Because it was an expansion team, it was relegated to the Russian Supreme League prior to its success in the 2007–08 season and subsequent promotion to the

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. It would last there for a year. In July 2009, the team went bankrupt. However, later it was reported that the team would play in the

Russian Major League The All-Russian Hockey League (VHL) (, ''Vserossiyskaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league in Eurasia, and the second highest level of Ice Hockey Fed ...

in the 2009–10 season. The team was not accepted into the 2010–11 season of the

and the league's management suggested that the team take a 1-year timeout. The team management decided to participate in the MHL in the 2010–11 season under the name MHC Khimik. In June 2015, the team was accepted into the VHL for the 2015–16 season.

Honors

Runners-up

* Soviet League Championship ''(1)'': 1989 *

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''(1)'': 2007 * Soviet League Championship ''(4)'': 1965, 1970, 1984, 1990

References

External links

Khimik Voskresensk Official Website
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