Vlci Žilina

MsHK Žilina
City:	Žilina, Slovakia
League:	Slovak Extraliga
Founded:	1925
Home Arena:	Garmin Arena; (capacity 6,200)
Colors:	yellow, green, black;
Head Coach:	Ladislav Spišiak
General Manager:	Dušan Kapusta

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									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)