Orli Znojmo

Orli Znojmo
City Znojmo, Czech Republic
League Czech Extraliga
1999–2009
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
2011–
Founded 1933
Home arena Nevoga Arena
(Capacity: 4,500)
Colors Red, white
         
Owner(s) Pavel Ohera
General manager Rostislav Docekal
Head coach Roman Šimíček
Captain Jiří Beroun
Website Orli Znojmo
Franchise history
1933–1993 TJ Sokol Znojmo
1993–1997 SK Agropodnik Znojmo
1997–2001 HC Excalibur Znojemští Orli
2001–2006 HC JME Znojemští Orli
2006–2009 HC Znojemští Orli
2009– Orli Znojmo
Championships
Czech 1. Liga 2 (1998, 1999)

Orli Znojmo (in English Znojmo Eagles) is a Czech-based ice hockey team that currently plays in the Austrian Hockey League. The club is based in Znojmo and their home arena is Nevoga arena.

From 1999 to 2009, the club competed in the Czech Extraliga. Their biggest success in that league was a third-place finish in 2005-06. National Hockey League players Patrik Eliáš, Martin Havlát and Tomáš Vokoun played for this club during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. On 1 April 2009, Orli sold its Czech Extraliga license to another South Moravian club, HC Kometa Brno.

After two seasons under ownership of Rene Burger in the Czech First League, the club announced on 31 May 2011 that they were joining the Austrian-based Erste Bank Hockey League.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1933 originally as TJ Sokol Znojmo and played until the early 1990s, at only a regional level. In 1993, Znojmo entered a sponsorship with Czech-Austrian company Excalibur under Jaroslav Vlasak. With this financial support club moved to become a professional outfit and in 1994 joined the Czech Second League. Renamed SK Agropodnik Znojmo, they competed for the following three seasons in the Second League. From 1996, the club served as an affiliate to Extraliga clubs, HC Pardubice and HC Dukla Jihlava, in order to further establish junior players experience. After a successful playoffs in 1997, Znojmo were promoted to the Czech First League.

In their two seasons in the Czech First League, Znojmo now known as HC Excalibur Znojemští Orli, in reflecting their sponsorship, formed a competitive team and won their first Championship title in 1997–98 before failing to gain promotion in a 4:3 series defeat to HC Slezan Opava. After claiming their second consecutive title in the 1998–99 season, Znojmo were victorious in the promotion playoffs against Dukla Jihlava to celebrate their first entry into the Czech Extraliga.

In the following years, the club was able to hold its own in the Extraliga, but never managed to get past the playoff semi-finals. In 2001 was called again changed their name due to sponsorship to new sponsor in HC JME Znojemští Orli. The club's largest success in the Extraliga came in the achievement of the play-off semi-final in the 2005–06 season.

After two seasons in the First League under Rene Burger in the spring of 2011, the club applied for inclusion in the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. Under the ambition to give the team a new perspective, without having to take the financial risk of promotion in the Extraliga.[2] On 31 May 2011, the EBEL granted the application after the Czech Ice Hockey Association's consent on the condition that the club continues to participate with a team in the first league. This requirement was not later maintained.

Current roster

Updated February 10, 2016.[3]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
10 Czech Republic David Bartoš C L 27 2011 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
89 Czech Republic Jan Lattner LW L 28 2008 Znojmo, Czech Republic
7 Czech Republic Patrik Nechvátal G L 26 2014 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
22 Czech Republic Patrik Novák F L 26 2013 Opava, Czech Republic
93 Czech Republic Marek Špaček F R 24 2013 Znojmo, Czech Republic
Staff
Title STAFF MEMBER
Head Coach Miroslav Fryčer
Asst. Coach Rostislav Docekal
Goalie Coach Petr Hrachovina

References

  1. ↑ "Znojmo to join Austrian EBEL". eurohockey.com. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  2. ↑ "EBEL expands to Czech Republic" (in German). hockeyfans.at. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Orli Znojmo Roster". OrliZnojmo. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
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