HC Vityaz
| HC Vityaz | |
|---|---|
| City | Balashikha, Moscow Oblast |
| League |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Folded | 2025 |
| Home arena | Arena Balashikha (capacity: 5,500) |
| Colours | |
| Affiliates | Russkie Vityazi (MHL) |
| Website | hcvityaz |
| Franchise history | |
| HC Vityaz Podolsk 1996–2004, 2013–2022 HC Vityaz Chekhov 2004–2013 Vityaz Moscow Region 2022–2025 | |
Hockey Club Vityaz Moscow Region (ХК Витязь) were a professional ice hockey club based in Balashikha, Russia. They competed as a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the first few seasons of the KHL, the team was widely known for playing a tough and physical North American-influenced style of ice hockey. As an inaugural member of the KHL and after 17 seasons in the league, Vityaz announced their initial withdrawal for the 2025–26 season due to financial constraints, on 24 June 2025.