GKS Tychy (ice hockey)

GKS Tychy
City Tychy, Poland
League Polska Hokej Liga
Founded April 20, 1971 (April 20, 1971)
Home arena Stadion Zimowy w Tychach
(capacity: 2,753)
Colours Green, black, red
              
President Grzegorz Bednarski
General manager Wojciech Matczak
Head coach Andrei Gusov
Website gkstychy.info/hokej

Górnośląski Klub Sportowy (GKS) Tychy is a Polish ice hockey team from Tychy which current plays in the Polska Hokej Liga, the highest professional ice hockey league in the country.

GKS Tychy players during the 2013–14 Polska Hokej Liga final.

The club was founded April 20, 1971. GKS Tychy is a three-time Polish champion - 2005, 2015 and 2018. The club has also won eightPolish Cup titles, in 2001, 2006-2009, 2014, 2016 and 2017, making them the first Polish team to win the Cup three years in a row and to have nerver lost a Polish Cup final. Furthermore, GKS Tychy is the first Polish club who won a medal of European Cup with a third place in 2016 Continental Cup. Stadion Zimowy, the home arena of GKS Tychy, has a capacity of 2,753 seats.

Major achievements

  • Polish Championships
    • Winners (3): 2005, 2015, 2018
    • Runners-up (9): 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017
    • Third place (6): 1981, 1983, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013
  • Polish Cup
    • Winners (8): 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017
  • Polish SuperCup
    • Winners (1): 2015
    • Finalist (1): 2017
  • IIHF Continental Cup
    • Third place (1): 2016

Famous players


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