Bratislava Capitals

Bratislava Capitals is a professional Slovak ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. They currently play in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. The team was established in 2015.

Bratislava Capitals
CityBratislava, Slovakia
LeagueErste Bank Eishockey Liga
(2020–present)
Founded2015 (2015)
Home arenaOndrej Nepela Arena
(capacity 10,055)
ColoursRed, white, black, grey
                   
General manager Jozef Frühauf
Head coach Peter Oremus
Websitewww.capitals.sk

History

Club HC Bratislava established in 2015 in response to the missing Bratislava senior team in Slovak competitions. In the premier season in the second league of hockey, 16 participants were placed in 12th place. In the 2016/2017 season, the club found a stable background in stadium Vladimír Dzurilla Arena in Ružinov. The club stabilized, established itself in the second league of hockey and ranked fourth among 20 teams. In the season 2019/2020, the begins a new history of HC Bratislava. The club went through a complete rebranding, including a change of name of the club to Bratislava Capitals, under which it will operate in the next season. In 2019–20 season they started play their home matches at Ondrej Nepela Arena, also known as Slovnaft Arena. Team also signed many players from Tipsport liga, probably the biggest name is Canadian player Eric Selleck.

Current roster

Source: capitals.sk[1]Source: eliteprospects.com[2]As of September 17, 2019.

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
2 Peter Hamerlík G L 38 2019 Myjava, Czechoslovakia
88 Ryan Martinelli D R 33 2019 London, ON, Canada
17 Dávid Buc LW L 33 2019 Poprad, Czechoslovakia
85 Marek Slovák C R 31 2019 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
44 Eric Selleck LW L 32 2019 Spencerville, ON, Canada
11 Tibor Varga RW R 35 2019 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
29 Ivan Jankovič D L 30 2019 Myjava, Czechoslovakia
25 Marcel Holovič LW R 32 2019 Trnava, Czechoslovakia
5 Lukáš Bohunický D L 32 2019 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
18 Denis Hudec RW L 26 2019 Trenčín, Slovakia
51 Matej Bača D L 24 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
16 Filip Surovka C L 30 2019 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
73 Róbert Varga LW L 25 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia

NHL alumni

References
  1. "Team Roster / Bratislava Capitals". www.capitals.sk. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  2. "Team Roster / Bratislava Capitals". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
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