HC Vityaz

Hockey Club Vityaz Moscow Region (ХК Витязь) is a professional ice hockey team based in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the first few seasons of the KHL, the team was widely known for playing a tough and physical North American-influenced style of hockey.

HC Vityaz
CityBalashikha, Moscow Oblast
LeagueKHL 2008–present
  • RSL
    2000–2001, 2005–2008
  • Vysshaya Liga
    1998–2000, 2001–2005
  • First League
    1997–1998
ConferenceWestern
DivisionBobrov
Founded1996
Home arenaArena Balashikha
(capacity: 5,500)
Colours   
PresidentMikhail Golovkov
General managerIgor Varitskiy
Head coachDmitri Ryabykin
CaptainVladimir Galuzin
AffiliatesHC Ryazan (VHL)
Russkie Vityazi (MHL)
Websitehcvityaz.ru
Franchise history
HC Vityaz Podolsk
1996–2004, 2013–2022
HC Vityaz Chekhov
2004–2013
Vityaz Moscow Region
2022–present
Current season
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