HC Valais-Chablais

Swiss professional ice hockey team

Owner(s)Patrick PolliGeneral managerVictor LiebenguthHead coachDaniele MarghitolaCaptainMelvin MerolaWebsitehcv.ch

Current season

HC Valais-Chablais is a Swiss professional ice hockey team who play in Martigny in the canton of Valais. They have played in the Swiss League (SL) since the 2023–24 season, the second tier of the main professional ice hockey leagues in Switzerland, behind the National League.

History

The HC Valais-Chablais was founded on May 8, 2018 by the merger of HC Sion, HC Red Ice, HC Nendaz, HC Verbier and HC Monthey. This merger brings together 500 players of 24 different teams from junior level to the MySports League (MSL). The main team plays in Martigny in MSL. The second team plays in 1. Liga in Sion. 4 other Senior teams also play in Sion, Monthey, Nendaz and Verbier.^[1]

On December 5, 2018, to better assert a regional identity, the teams were renamed according to the location of their ice rink, HC Valais-Chablais 1 was renamed HCV Martigny.^[2]

In the 2022-23 season, HCV Martigny won the National Cup^[3] and the championship, obtaining promotion to SL.^[4]

Honors

National Cup : 2023
MyHockey League : 2023

References

^ "Le HC Valais-Chablais voit officiellement le jour". Le Nouvelliste (in French). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ "Le HC Valais-Chablais renomme toutes ses équipes". Le Nouvelliste (in French). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Hockey: «Ce titre, pour nous, c'est un soulagement» Le HCV Martigny remporte la Coupe nationale". Le Nouvelliste (in French). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "Le HCV Martigny réalise un triplé sensationnel en s'imposant à Thoune". Le Nouvelliste (in French). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2023.