HK Poprad

HK Poprad
Nickname Kamzíci
City Poprad, Slovakia
League Tipsport Liga
Founded 1930 (1930)
Home arena Poprad Ice Stadium (capacity 4,500)
Colours blue, white
         
General manager Slovakia Ľudovít Jurinyi
Head coach Slovakia Roman Stantien
Website www.hkpoprad.sk

HK Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in Slovakia. It plays its games in Poprad, Slovakia. The squad's greatest success was 2nd place in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006 and 2011. The club is nicknamed Kamzíci, which means "Chamois" in English.

History

After dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Poprad began playing independent new Slovak Championship which was named the Slovak Extraliga. In the 1996–97 season Poprad was eliminated in the semifinals by HC Košice. Next season 1997–98, they played semifinals again with HC Košice and lost 0–3. Despite the fact these two seasons were successful because they won bronze medals. In the 2005–06 season they reached the most remarkable success, but Poprad lost 3–4 in the final series with MsHK Žilina. This success repeat in the 2010–11 season, when they played with his long-time rival HC Košice and lost 1–4 in the final.

Honours

Runners-up

Current squad

Updated September 9, 2018.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
33 Czech Republic Tomáš Vošvrda G L 29 2018 Ostrava, Czech Republic
71 Slovakia Patrik Svitana RW R 30 2017 Poprad, Slovakia
86 Slovakia Daniel Brejčák D L 31 2017 Poprad, Slovakia
35 Slovenia Luka Gračnar G L 24 2018 Jesenice, Slovenia
22 Slovakia Rastislav Václav LW L 20 2018 Poprad, Slovakia
8 Slovakia Ján Ťavoda D L 28 2018 Zvolen, Slovakia
96 Czech Republic Jindřich Abdul RW L 22 2017 Vsetín, Czech Republic
3 Slovakia Radoslav Macík LW R 26 2018 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
72 Slovakia Lukáš Kozák D L 26 2018 Martin, Slovakia
21 Slovakia Radomír Heizer C L 30 2017 Gelnica, Slovakia
16 Slovakia Marcel Petran D L 32 2017 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
49 Slovakia Samuel Takáč C L 26 2018 Poprad, Slovakia
88 Slovakia Patrik Koyš LW L 22 2018 Ilava, Slovakia
14 Slovakia Samuel Mlynarovič LW R 28 2017 Poprad, Slovakia
82 Slovakia Boris Česánek D L 18 2017 Kežmarok, Slovakia
9 Slovakia Marek Zagrapan C L 31 2018 Prešov, Slovakia
4 Finland Joona Erving D L 24 2018 Oulu, Finland
12 Slovakia Dávid Bondra RW L 26 2016 Annapolis, MD, USA
90 Slovakia Lukáš Paukovček C L 27 2018 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
2 Slovakia Štefan Fabian D R 37 2013 Košice, Slovakia
8 Slovakia Peter Bjalončík C L 20 2017 Poprad, Slovakia
15 Slovakia Matúš Paločko LW L 27 2017 Poprad, Slovakia
24 Sweden Simon Karlsson D R 25 2018 Malmö, Sweden
5 Latvia Artūrs Salija D L 26 2018 Riga, Latvia
20 Slovakia Peter Kundrík C L 19 2017 Poprad, Slovakia

NHL alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Team – Hk Poprad" (in Slovak). hkpoprad.sk. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
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