Vatra Ivano-Frankivsk is an ice hockey team in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. The club was founded in 2007.
They played in the Western Division (also known as Division C in 2009-10) of the Ukrainian Hockey League during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. They finished first in the Western Division and made it to the second round of the playoffs in 2009. [1] They again finished first in their group in 2010, but this time lost in the first round of the playoffs to HC Donbass. [2]
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, also referred to as Ivano-Frankivshchyna (Іва́но-Франкі́вщина), is an oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. It has a population of 1,351,822.
Ivano-Frankivsk, formerly Stanyslaviv and Stanislav, is a city in western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and Ivano-Frankivsk Raion. Ivano-Frankivsk hosts the administration of Ivano-Frankivsk urban hromada. Its population is 238,196.
FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk was a professional Ukrainian football team in the Ukrainian Second League since 2004 till 2012.
The 2006–07 Ukrainian First League is the sixteenth since its establishment. There were 20 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2005-06. Four teams were promoted from the 2005–06 Ukrainian Second League.
The Ukrainian Hockey Championship is an annual ice hockey award and national title, bestowed to the ice hockey organization judged to have the best performing team in Ukraine, founded in 1992. Prior to the 2015–16 season, the league playing for the title took the name Ukrainian Hockey Extra League. In 2016, the new Ukrainian Hockey League was created instead, which folded in 2021.
Vasyl Stepanovych Shpuk is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays with Toronto Falcons in the Canadian Soccer League.
The 2008–09 Ukrainian First League is the eighteenth since its establishment. The Professional Football League (PFL) decreased the number of teams in the league. This season, there are 18 teams instead of 20 teams competing. Two of the teams were relegated from the 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League and two were promoted from the 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League. To decrease the number of teams in the competition 4 teams were relegated from the 2007–08 Ukrainian First League season.
Ivano-Frankivsk Municipality is a former administrative subdivision of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast located within the Tysmenytsia Raion and completely surrounded by that raion. It consisted of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, the administrative center of the oblast, and a number of rural localities. Population: 263,359 .
The Professional Hockey League (PHL) (Ukrainian: Професіональна хокейна ліга (ПХЛ), tr: Profesional'na khokeina liha) was an ice hockey league in Ukraine, founded in 2011; ceased in 2013. The country's national title, the Ukrainian Championship, was awarded annually to the league champion following a 4-team, 2-round playoff at the end of the 41-game regular season. Runners-up received silver and bronze medals. This format ended after the 2012–13 season, whereupon the FHU reclaimed administration of the title. The winner of the Ukrainian/PHL Championship was also guaranteed qualification into the Champions Hockey League season. The PHL is shown on the First National TV channel and the Hockey channel to broadcast regular season and playoff games. Many of the PHL's games are also broadcast online.
HC Odesa is an ice hockey team in Odesa, Ukraine. They played in Division B of the Ukrainian Hockey League during the 2009-10 season. The club finished in second place in the group, with a record of two wins and six losses, with 26 goals for and 50 against.
Legion Simferopol is an ice hockey team in Simferopol, Ukraine. The club was founded in 2008, and played in Division B (South) of the Vyscha Liha during the 2009-10 season. They finished in third and last place in the group, with a record of two wins and six losses, with 37 goals for and 63 against.
Patriot Vinnytsia is an ice hockey team in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. They played in the Ukrainian Hockey League during the 2008-09 season, finishing third in the West Division with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, with 72 goals for and 139 goals against.
VIM-Berkut is an ice hockey team in Lviv, Ukraine. They played in Division C of the Ukrainian Hockey League during the 2009-10 season, finishing in sixth and last place after going winless with 5 goals for and 83 goals against.
Yavir Yavoriv is an ice hockey team in Yavoriv, Ukraine, that is currently playing in the Western Ukrainian Amateur Hockey League. During the 2009-10 season, the club participated in Division C of the Ukrainian Hockey League. They finished in fifth place in the group with a record of three wins and seven losses, with 34 goals for and 40 against.
HC Lutsk is an ice hockey team in Lutsk, Ukraine. The club was founded in 2005.
Olimpiya Kalush is an ice hockey team in Kalush, Ukraine. They were founded in 2002
Denys Anatoliyovych Shmyhal is a Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur who is the current Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2020. Prior to his appointment as prime minister, Shmyhal was the governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and an acting vice prime minister in the Honcharuk Government.
Ruslan Richardovych Dedukh is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
The 2022 bombing of Ivano-Frankivsk began on the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a series of missile strikes by Russia and Belarus.