HK Poprad

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.

HK Poprad
NicknameKamzíci
CityPoprad, Slovakia
LeagueTipsport Liga
Founded1930 (1930)
Home arenaPoprad Ice Stadium (capacity 4,500)
ColoursBlue, white
         
General manager Ľudovít Jurinyi
Head coach Peter Mikula
Captain Patrik Svitana
Websitewww.hkpoprad.sk

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

Domestic

Slovak Extraliga

Czechoslovak Extraliga

Slovak Hockey League

1st. Slovak National Hockey League

Pre-season

Tatra Cup

  • Winners (12): 1936/1937, 1937/1938, 1938/1939, 1941/1942, 1946/1947, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018

Current roster

Source: hkpoprad.sk[1]Source: eliteprospects.com[2]As of February 17, 2020.

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
33 Tomáš Vošvrda G L 30 2018 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
71 Patrik Svitana (C) RW R 31 2017 Poprad, Czechoslovakia
98 Peter Bjalončík C L 21 2018 Poprad, Slovakia
32 Matej Kristín G L 30 2019 Ilava, Czechoslovakia
3 Dominik Kramár D L 31 2019 Poprad, Czechoslovakia
49 Samuel Takáč LW L 28 2018 Poprad, Czechoslovakia
17 Colin Jacobs C R 27 2019 Coppell, TX, USA
76 Boris Česánek D L 19 2017 Kežmarok, Slovakia
7 Richard Huna LW L 35 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
20 Peter Kundrík C L 21 2018 Poprad, Slovakia
58 Petr Ulrych D L 33 2019 Liberec, Czechoslovakia
88 Matej Paločko RW L 24 2019 Košice, Slovakia
4 Joona Erving D L 25 2018 Oulu, Finland
11 René Svitana C L 20 2017 Poprad, Slovakia
26 Adam Lapšanský LW L 30 2019 Spišská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia
9 Marek Zagrapan (A) C L 33 2018 Prešov, Czechoslovakia
15 Matúš Paločko LW L 29 2017 Poprad, Czechoslovakia
89 Mike Dalhuisen D L 31 2019 Nijmegen, Netherlands
91 Michael Vandas RW L 29 2019 Poprad, Czechoslovakia
22 Róbert Huna C L 35 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
29 Martin Chovan D R 33 2019 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
81 Lukáš Handlovský LW R 33 2019 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
10 Martin Réway C L 25 2019 Prague, Czech Republic
21 Michal Králik RW R 21 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
86 Daniel Brejčák (A) D L 33 2017 Poprad, Czechoslovakia
23 Pierre-Luc Mercier C L 27 2019 Verdun, QC, Canada
72 Lukáš Kozák D L 28 2019 Martin, Czechoslovakia
53 Matúš Matis RW R 27 2019 Košice, Slovakia
27 Adam Larkin D R 25 2019 Clarkston, MI, USA
63 Miroslav Preisinger C L 29 2019 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Retired numbers
HK Poprad retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
13Arne KrotákLW1990–2019September 13, 2019[3][4]

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed regular season.[5]

  •  *  – current Poprad player

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

Franchise playoff scoring leaders

These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history. Figures are updated after each completed season.[6]

  •  *  – current Poprad player

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Poprad player

NHL alumni

See also

References
  1. "Team Roster / HK Poprad". www.hkpoprad.sk. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  2. "Team Roster / HK Poprad". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  3. "HK Poprad has eliminated the legendary number 13". www.hkpoprad.sk.
  4. "Poprad to retire Arne Kroták". www.hkpoprad.sk.
  5. "HK Poprad Career Leaders – eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  6. "HK Poprad - All Time Playoffs Player Stats – eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
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