Mountfield HK

Mountfield HK
City Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
League Czech Extraliga
Founded 1925 (1925)
Home arena ČPP Aréna Hradec Králové
Colors Red, white, black
              
General manager Aleš Kmoníček
Head coach Václav Sýkora
Captain Petr Koukal
Website www.mountfieldhk.cz

Mountfield Hokejový Klub is a professional men's ice hockey club based in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. It is a member of the Czech Extraliga. The club was formed after the original HC Mountfield was unable to resolve a sponsorship dispute.[1]

History

Mountfield HK aligns itself with the history of Královští Lvi, a club formed in Hradec Králové in 1926 that operated a men's team until 2013. In the meantime, Mountfield a.s., a Czech-based home and garden retailer, owned and operated a hockey club in České Budějovice from 2006 to 2013.

Following the 2012–13 season, the Czech Extraliga reached a sponsorship deal with Radegast to sell its beer in all Extraliga arenas. This agreement conflicted with the naming rights deal České Budějovice already had with Budweiser Budvar Brewery for their arena. Under the agreement, the club and the city would face stiff penalties for selling any beer other than Budvar products.[2][3] Unable to resolve the dispute, the club decided on June 18, 2013 that no agreement could be reached between the parties involved and voted to immediately relocate to Hradec Králové for the 2013–14 season.[4][5]

Since then, Královští Lvi has been Mountfield HK's youth program, while Motor České Budějovice inherited Hradec Králové's spot in the Czech 1.liga.

Players

Current roster

Updated April 24, 2018.[6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
31 Czech Republic Jaroslav Pavelka G L 25 2013 Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Czech Republic
42 Slovakia Patrik Rybár G L 24 2016 Skalica, Slovakia
27 Latvia Oskars Cibuļskis D L 30 2017 Rīga, Latvia
51 Slovakia Dominik Graňák D L 35 2017 Havířov, Czech Republic
15 Slovenia Blaž Gregorc D L 28 2016 Jesenice, Slovenia
45 Czech Republic Filip Pavlík D R 26 2017 Třebíč, Czech Republic
19 Czech Republic Martin Pláněk D R 27 2013 Znojmo, Czech Republic
44 Slovakia Mislav Rosandić D L 23 2017 Zagreb, Croatia
23 Slovakia René Vydarený D L 37 2013 Bratislava, Slovakia
20 Czech Republic Petr Zámorský D R 26 2017 Zlín, Czech Republic
26 Czech Republic Jaroslav Bednář (C) LW R 41 2015 Prague, Czech Republic
13 Czech Republic Jan Berger C R 29 Broumov, Czech Republic
65 Czech Republic Rudolf Červený LW L 29 2013 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
6 Slovakia Lukáš Cingeľ RW L 26 2017 Žilina, Slovakia
29 Czech Republic Michal Dragoun LW L 35 2016 Příbram, Czech Republic
63 Czech Republic Jaroslav Dvořák F L 19 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
25 Latvia Andris Džeriņš C L 30 2016 Jēkabpils, Latvia
9 Czech Republic Bedřich Köhler (A) C R 33 2015 Ostrava, Czech Republic
21 Czech Republic Petr Koukal (A) C L 36 2017 Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
16 Slovakia Roman Kukumberg C R 38 2014 Bratislava, Slovakia
62 Czech Republic Martin Látal RW L 30 2017 Olomouc, Czech Republic
14 Czech Republic Patrik Miškář C L 22 Hořice, Czech Republic
98 Czech Republic Radovan Pavlík RW L 20 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
70 Czech Republic Radek Smoleňák RW L 31 2017 Prague, Czech Republic
22 Czech Republic Jiří Šimánek C R 42 2013 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
95 Finland Henri Tuominen C L 27 2018 Masku, Finland
71 Czech Republic Jan Veselý LW L 24 2016 Jaroměř, Czech Republic
36 Czech Republic Lukáš Vopelka C R 22 2017 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
24 Slovakia Tomáš Zigo C L 26 2017 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

References

  1. ↑ "V Českých Budějovicích kvůli sporu o pivo mohou přijít o extraligový hokej" (in Czech). ihned.cz. 2013-05-29. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  2. ↑ "V Českých Budějovicích kvůli sporu o pivo mohou přijít o extraligový hokej" (in Czech). ihned.cz. 2013-05-29. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  3. ↑ Tuniz, Davide (2013-06-06). "The War of the Beers". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Hradec Králové schválil přesun HC Mountfield" (in Czech). ceskatelevize.cz. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  5. ↑ Tuniz, Davide (2013-06-29). "HC Mountfield definitely moves to Hradec Kralove". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Mountfield HK \ Soupiska muži 2013/2014" (in Czech). www.mountfieldhk.cz. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
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