HC Slovan Bratislava

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HC Slovan Bratislava
Nickname Belasí (the Sky Blues), Orli (the Eagles)
League Kontinental Hockey League
(2012–present)
Conference Western
Division Bobrov
Founded 1921
Home arena Ondrej Nepela Arena
(capacity: 10,055)
General manager Slovakia Maroš Krajči
Captain Tomáš Surový
Affiliate(s) HC '05 Banská Bystrica (Slovak Extraliga)
Website www.hcslovan.sk
Current season

Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava (Slovak: Hokejový klub Slovan Bratislava) is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, they left the Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club has won eight Slovak championships (most recently in 2012) and one Czechoslovak championship (1979) what makes him second best club in Slovak history. They play their home games at the Ondrej Nepela Arena, also known as Slovnaft Arena. The team is nicknamed Belasí, which means the "sky blues" in English.

History

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The sports club Slovan Bratislava was founded in 1919 as a football club, then called 1.CsSK Bratislava. In 1921, a hockey section was founded as "CsSK hockey". They played their first game in December 1924 against Wiener EV from Vienna, losing 1–6. In 1939 the name of the club was changed to Slovan Bratislava, which has been kept until today.[1]

After World War II, Slovan was for a long time the only Slovak representative in the highest Czechoslovak league, and achieved several second places in the championship. The only title in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was achieved under coach Ladislav Horsky in the 1978–79 season. Additionally, the youth teams won several championships.[1]

After the separation of Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993, Slovan played in the Slovak Extraliga and won eight championship titles. Also the junior teams kept winning several Slovak championships.[1]

In addition to the successes achieved in Slovakia, Slovan also performed well internationally, with 3 Spengler Cup wins in a row in 1972–1974. It is also one of only four clubs, which played all 4 years of the European Hockey League and always progressed to the play-off stages. Another highlight was winning the IIHF Continental Cup in the 2003–04 season. Since 2011, Slovan is also participating in the European Trophy.[1]

KHL

In March 2012, Slovan filed an application to play in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[2] On 21 June 2012, Slovan Bratislava was officially admitted to the KHL, after they fulfilled all necessary conditions. Founded in 1921, they are the oldest KHL team by a large margin, as there were no ice hockey leagues in the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics prior to 1946.[3]

2012–13 season

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See also: 2012–13 HC Slovan Bratislava season

In May, Slovan signed Rostislav Čada as the new head coach for the first KHL season, who had had a KHL experience from working at Avangard Omsk.[4] After playing two friendly matches against KHL teams and the European Trophy during the summer months, Slovan opened the 2012–13 season with a home game against Ukrainian HC Donbass on 6 September 2012, losing 2–4 in front of a capacity crowd. The first win was achieved 4 days later by defeating Spartak Moscow 2–1 after shootout. During the NHL lockout between September 2012 and January 2013, the two defenders Ľubomír Višňovský and Andrej Sekera enhanced the team. Slovan ended the season with 78 points as 6th of the Western conference and thus clinched the play-off in their first KHL season.[5] In the first play-off round Slovan played against Dynamo Moscow and lost all four matches.

During the regular season, Slovan had sold out 25 out of its 26 home games with an average attendance of 9,977 spectators which is the 7th highest average attendance in Europe.[6]

Mascot

Before the start of 2013–14 season it was announced that the franchise will have a new mascot called Harvy. The mascot's name was determined by fans and its appearance will be of a bald eagle, which is also on HC Slovan's logo.[7]

Rivalries

Czechoslovak era

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Slovak era

While competing in Slovak Extraliga Slovan had various rivals around the country, most notably HC Košice, HKm Zvolen and HK Dukla Trenčín.

KHL era

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In KHL the biggest rival of Slovan was Lev Prague. The rivalry started when in their first game HC Lev's Zdeno Chára body-cheked Slovan's team captain Miroslav Šatan after which Šatan had been out of play until the end of the season.[8] The fairness of this hit was the centre of many discussions. The games between Slovan and Lev were among the most anticipated of the season for both teams.[9]

Season-by-season record

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by HC Slovan Bratislava. For the full season-by-season history, see List of HC Slovan Bratislava seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTW = Overtime/Shootout Wins, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W OTW OTL L Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2010–11 57 25 5 5 22 90 169 144 4th, Extraliga Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (HK Dukla Trenčín)
2011–12 55 31 1 7 16 102 176 138 3rd, Extraliga Slovak Extraliga Champions, 4–3 (HC Košice)
2012–13 52 17 11 5 19 78 124 127 3rd, Bobrov Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Dynamo Moscow)
2013–14 54 15 9 4 26 67 120 160 6th, Bobrov Did not qualify
2014–15 60 15 5 8 32 63 136 188 7th, Bobrov Did not qualify

Honors

Domestic

Slovak Extraliga

Czechoslovak Extraliga

Slovak Hockey League

1st. Slovak National Hockey League

  • 1st Winners (2): 1981–82, 1989–90

International

IIHF European Champions Cup

  • 3rd 3rd place (1): 1980

IIHF Continental Cup

Spengler Cup

  • 1st Winners (3): 1972, 1973, 1974

Basel Summer Ice Hockey

  • 1st Winners (1): 2010

Players

Current roster

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See also: HC Slovan Bratislava all-time roster

Source: hcslovan.sk[10]
Source: eliteprospects.com[11]
Source: khl.ru[12]
As of July 26, 2015

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
29 Slovakia Michel Miklík LW R 41 2014 Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
61 Slovakia Milan Bartovič LW L 43 2012 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
33 Canada Barry Brust G L 35 2015 Swan River, MB, CAN
18 Canada Jonathan Cheechoo RW R 43 2016 Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
71 Slovakia Tomáš Bulík C L 38 2015 Prešov, Czechoslovakia
6 Slovakia Tomáš Frolo D L 42 2015 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
14 Slovenia Žiga Jeglič RW R 36 2014 Kranj, Slovenia
81 Czech Republic Tomáš Kubalík RW R 33 2016 Plzen, Czechoslovakia
49 Canada Justin Pogge G L 38 2016 Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
84 Czech Republic Tomáš Kundrátek D L 34 2015 Přerov, Czechoslovakia
41 Slovakia Patrik Lusnak W R 35 2015 Piestany, Slovakia
73 Slovakia Marek Tvrdoň W L 31 2015 Nitra, Slovakia
4 Slovakia Patrik Luža D R 29 2011 Bratislava, Slovakia
56 Slovakia Vladimír Mihálik D L 37 2012 Prešov, Czechoslovakia
19 United States Matt Murley C L 44 2014 Troy, NY, USA
27 Slovakia Ladislav Nagy RW L 44 2014 Košice, Slovakia
71 Czech Republic Jakub Valský F L 35 2016 Kladno, Czech Republic
13 Czech Republic Václav Nedorost C L 42 2014 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
12 Slovakia Dominik Rehák RW L 29 2015 Žilina, Slovakia
70 Czech Republic Radek Smoleňák RW L 37 2016 Prague , Czechia
97 Slovakia Tomáš Starosta D L 42 2014 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
59 Slovakia Andrej Šťastný C L 33 2012 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
3 Slovakia Ivan Švarný D R 39 2015 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
25 Slovakia Marek Viedenský C R 33 2015 Handlová, Czechoslovakia


Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed season.[13]

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

     = current Slovan player

Staff

Head coaches

These are the head coaches of HC Slovan Bratislava since they joined the Czechoslovak Extraliga:[14][better source needed]

Hall of Fame

The following players associated with HC Slovan Bratislava have been inducted in various Halls of Fame:

Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Canada.

Name Category Inducted
Slovakia Peter Šťastný Player 1998

IIHF Hall of Fame

The IIHF Hall of Fame is intended to honor individuals who have made valuable contributions both internationally and in their home countries.[15]

Name Category Inducted
Czech Republic Václav Nedomanský Player 1997
Slovakia Vladimír Dzurilla Player 1998
Slovakia Jozef Golonka Player 1998
Slovakia Ján Starší Builder 1999
Slovakia Peter Šťastný Player 2000

References

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External links

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Preceded by Czechoslovak Extraliga Champions
1978–79		 Succeeded by
Poldi Kladno
Preceded by Slovak Extraliga Champions
1997–98		 Succeeded by
HC Košice
Preceded by Slovak Extraliga Champions
1999–00		 Succeeded by
HKm Zvolen
Preceded by Slovak Extraliga Champions
2001–02		 Succeeded by
HC Slovan Bratislava
Preceded by
HC Slovan Bratislava
 Slovak Extraliga Champions
2002–03		 Succeeded by
Dukla Trenčín
Preceded by Slovak Extraliga Champions
2004–05		 Succeeded by
MsHK Žilina
Preceded by Slovak Extraliga Champions
2006–07		 Succeeded by
HC Slovan Bratislava
Preceded by
HC Slovan Bratislava
 Slovak Extraliga Champions
2007–08		 Succeeded by
HC Košice
Preceded by Slovak Extraliga Champions
2011–12		 Succeeded by
HKm Zvolen

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