Khimik Voskresensk (2005–)
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Khimik Voskrenensk also known as Moscow Hockey Club Khimik, is an ice hockey
team based in Voskresensk
, Moscow Oblast
, Russia
. The team plays its home games in the 4,500 seat Podmoskovie Sports Palace, which was previously known as the Khimik Sports Palace.
This team is not to be confused HC Atlant Moscow 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 KHL
. 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 in the 2009/10 season. The team was not accepted into the 2010–11 season of the VHL 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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Voskresensk
Voskresensk
Voskresensk is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located southeast from Moscow, on the shores of the Moskva River. Population: Town status was granted to Voskresensk in 1938.-Notable athletes:...
, Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The team plays its home games in the 4,500 seat Podmoskovie Sports Palace, which was previously known as the Khimik Sports Palace.
This team is not to be confused HC Atlant Moscow 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 KHL
Kontinental Hockey League
The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
. 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 in the 2009/10 season. The team was not accepted into the 2010–11 season of the VHL 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.