HC Villars

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HC Villars
HC Villars logo.png
City Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
League Swiss 1. Liga
Founded1908
Home arenaCentre des Sports de Villars
ColoursYellow, Blue
General managerPhillipe Bonzon
Head coachAdrien Plavsic
Website villarshc.ch

HC Villars is an ice hockey team in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. They play in the Swiss 1. Liga.

The club was founded in 1908 as one of the founders of the Nationalliga A. [1] They played in the Nationalliga A in the 1960s. Villars won the league title in 1963 and 1964.

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References

  1. "History of HC Villars". villarshc.ch. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)