MsHK Zilina

Mestský Hokejový Klub Žilina is a professional Slovak ice hockey club based in Žilina. The club has won the Slovak league championship in 2006. The team is nicknamed Vlci, it means Wolves in English. 
 
==History==
The club was founded on 25 January 1925 as ŠK Žilina. They played first official game against Slávia Banská Bystrica on 16 December 1928. Žilina was beaten 0–3. They competed in the Championship of Central Slovakia before and during the World War II. In the 1931–32 season they won this championship. After WW II and restored Czechoslovakia they played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga two seasons. Žilina finished last in the 1951–52 season and the 1952–53 season. They won the 1964–65 1. SNHL season and promoted to the qualification for the Czechoslovak Extraliga. In the qualification round they lost all games and did not promote. After dissolution of Czechoslovakia they were included to the Slovak 1.Liga, second level of Slovak hockey. Žilina won the 2000–01 Slovak 1.Liga season and promoted to the Slovak Extraliga first time. In the 2005–06 season they reached the most remarkable success. Žilina won the Slovak Extraliga first time after beating HK Poprad 4–3 in the final series. Michal Hreus was the top scorer of Žilina in the playoffs, recording 15 points (7G+8A). Through the victory in Extraliga they gained an option to play with the best European ice hockey teams in the IIHF European Champions Cup. Žilina was defeated 0–7 by HPK in first game but then won 4–2 against HC Sparta Praha and finished second in the Ragulin division.
==Season-by-season results==
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by HKm Zvolen. Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, OTW—Overtime wins, OTW—Overtime losses, L—Losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points. Top Scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)
Season 	League 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Post season results 	Top scorer (regular season)
Season 	League 	Finish 	GP 	W 	OTW 	OTL 	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Post season results 	Top scorer (regular season)
2008–09	Extraliga	9th 	58 	20 	4 	8 	26 	177 	192 	76 	Did not qualify 	Peter Klouda 56 (11+45)
2009–10	Extraliga	10th 	47 	12 	8 	4 	23 	126 	158 	56 	Did not qualify 	Petr Vála 25 (15+10)
2010–11	Extraliga	10th 	57 	14 	6 	1 	36 	127 	186 	55 	Did not qualify 	Michal Hreus34 (10+24)
2011–12	Extraliga	6th 	55 	20 	6 	5 	24 	138 	164 	77 	Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HC Slovan Bratislava)	Peter Sivák 51 (21+30)
2012–13	Extraliga	9th 	56 	13 	3 	8 	32 	135 	194 	53 	Did not qualify 	Róbert Krajči 45 (17+28)
==Achievements==
Slovak Extraliga 
* 2005–06
1. SNHL
* 1964–65
==External links==
*Official club website 
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