| HC Viking | |
|---|---|
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| City | Tallinn, Estonia |
| League | Meistriliiga (EML) |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Home arena | Tondiraba Ice Hall (capacity: 7,700) |
| Colours | |
| Head coach | Igor Andryuschenko |
| Captain | Maksim Ivanov |
| Website | hcviking.ee |
HC Viking are an ice hockey team based in Tallinn, Estonia. They are members of the Meistriliiga (EML). They have won one Estonian Championship since their founding in 2014. HC Viking play their home games at Tondiraba Ice Hall.
HC Viking was founded in 2014 by Anatoli Sizov and Igor Saveljev as a successor of the two-time Estonian champions HK Viiking Sport. The club won their first Estonian Championship trophy in the 2017–18 EML season. [1] [2]
This is a list of seasons completed by HC Viking.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime wins, OTL = Overtime losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 87 | 37 | 1st | Did not qualify |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 95 | 42 | 1st | Lost in Finals, 1–3 (Narva PSK) |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 86 | 75 | 1st | Champions, 3–1 (Tartu Kalev-Välk) |
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