HC Košice

• Czechoslovakian champion 1986, 1988
• Second place European Cup 1987, 1989
• IIHF Continental Cup 1997
• Slovakian Champion 1995, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Nine times winner of the Tatra Cup

The HC Košice is an ice hockey club established in 1962 the city of Kosice in Slovakia. He plays in the Slovak Extraliga.

History

The club was founded in 1962 as the army club under the name TJ Dukla Kosice. At that time there were already two hockey clubs in Kosice, but relatively unsuccessful played at the regional level, while the new army sports club had access to the best players of Slovakia. Within two years Dukla rose to the highest division of Czechoslovakia. ( East Slovakian Steelworks Slo.: Východoslovenské Železiarne, dt ) renamed in 1966, the club in TJ VSZ Kosice was.

Twenty years later, the club celebrated its first league title, as the team from Košice 1986 another army club Dukla Jihlava, in the play-off finals defeated. Two years later, in 1988, this success could be repeated, in which the HC Sparta Prague was beaten in the final. At this time the VSZ Kosice was one of the best teams in Europe after the CSKA Moscow, which dominated the European Cup, while the VSZ Kosice 1987 and 1989, took second place.

After the division of the Czechoslovak federation into two independent states, was also founded in 1993 a separate Slovak league, the Extraliga, which includes the team from Košice since then. Just two years after the founding of the League of VSZ Kosice in 1995 was the first time Slovakian Champion, HC Dukla Trenčín by the defeated in the play-off final with 3-0. Both 1996 and 1999 could reach the Slovak championship in 1998, renamed the HC Košice club again. In addition, the IIHF Continental Cup, the club won in 1997. The club each year the play-offs the Extraliga Since then reached and in 2003 and 2008 Slovakian runner-up.

2009 saw the club after 10 years back to get a masters degree in Eastern Slovakia, in the following year, the club took the championship again. At the end of the 2010/11 season the club made ​​the third title in a row and was the first Extraliga participants to have managed. In addition, the U18 and U20 Juniors of HC Košice won the Junior - Most respective titles.

Well-known former players

Among the former players who could make a name in the NHL, include Jiří Holeček, Peter Bondra, Ivan Droppa and Ladislav Nagy.

• Jerguš Bača
• Jiří Bicek
• Peter Bondra - 1986/87 to 1989/90
• Jaromír Dragan
• Jiří Holeček - 10 seasons
• Miroslav Ihnačák
• Roman Kontšek
• Igor Liba
• Vincent Lukáč
• Miroslav Marcinko
• Peter Pucher - 1996/97 to 1998/99

• Rene Pucher
• Peter Slanina
• Vladimír Svitek
• Richard Šechný
• Martin Strbak - 2004 /05
• Ladislav Troják
• Vlastimil Plavucha
• Ladislav Nagy
• Ján Vodila
• Juraj Kledrowetz

Coach

• 2008-2009 Anton Tomko
• Since September 2009 Rostislav Čada

Champion teams

1985/86 season

• Goalkeepers: Pavol Svarny, Orenic
• Defense: Mojmir Božík, Juraj Bondra, Petr Slanina, Milan Jančuška, Juraj Bakoš, Miroslav Danko, Brúsil, Zaruba, Pavol Valko
• Attack: Viliam Belas, Ján Vodila, Igor Liba, Vladimir Svitek, Miroslav Žabka, Marian Stefanovic, Milan Staš, Miroslav Hriňák, Stefan Jabcon, Jaroslav Spodniak, Miroslav Ihnačák, Dusan Kapusta, Mažgut, Roman Mucha
• Coach: Ján Selvek and Kovács

Season 1987/88

• Goalkeepers: Pavol Svarny, Jaromír Dragan
• Defense: Jergus Bača, Petr Slanina, Mojmir Božík, Juraj Bondra, Milan Jančuška, Miroslav Danko, Juraj Bakoš, Miroslav Marcinko
• Attack: Vladimir Svitek, Ján Vodila, Igor Liba, Peter Bondra, Marian Stefanovic, Milan Staš, Viliam Belas, Veselovský, Anton Bartánus, Talpa, Otto Sykora, Pavol Zubek, Peter Zubek, Miroslav Žabka, Jaroslav Spodniak
• Coach: Ján Faith and Šterbák

1994/95 season

• Goalkeepers: Jaromír Dragan, Ján Rimsky, Jozef Škrak
• Defense: Matej Bukna, Juraj Horňák, Stanislav Jasečko, Martin Lendak, Radoslav Michalčin, Daniel Sedlák, Pavol Valko, Ján Varholík, Slavomír Vorobeľ
• Attack: Anton Bartánus, Peter Bondra, Miroslav Ihnačák, Slavomír Ilavský, Viliam Knap, Peter Kuzár, Martin mizik, Miroslav PAŽAK, Vlastimil Plavucha, Róbert Pohanka, Rene Pucher, Lubomir Rybovič, Richard Šechný, Pavol Zubek, Peter Zubek
• Coach: Ján Selvek, Vincent Lukáč

1995/96 season

• Goalkeepers: Jaromír Dragan, Ján Rimsky, Jozef Škrak
• Defense: Matej Bukna, Stanislav Jasečko, Juraj Kledrowetz, Martin Lendak, Daniel Sedlák, Michal Segla, Ján Varholík, Pavol Valko, Slavomír Vorobeľ, Tibor Turan
• Attack: Jiří Bicek, Radovan Hančár, Slavomír Ilavský, Martin mizik, Miroslav PAŽAK, Vlastimil Plavucha, Róbert Pohanka, Rene Pucher, Lubomir Rybovič, Richard Šechný, Lubomir Vaic, Peter Veselovský, Pavol Zubek, Peter Zubek
• Coach: Ján Faith, Vladimír sandrik, previously Ján Selvek and Vincent Lukáč

1998/99 season

• Goalkeeper Michal Košík, Marko Milý, Miroslav Šimonovič
• Defense: Daniel Babka, Jerguš Bača, Stanislav Jasečko, Juraj Kledrowetz, Stanislav Kozar, Tomáš Nadasdi, Michal Segla, Marek Topoli, Alexander Valentín, Ján Varholík, Slavomír Vorobeľ
• Attack: Lubomir Baranok, Arpad Gyori, Miroslav Ihnačák, Slavomír Ilavský, Jaroslav Kmiť, Michal Košík, Kristian Kováč, Peter Kuzár, Igor Liba, Martin mizik, Miroslav PAŽAK, Peter Pucher, Rene Pucher, Juraj Rusič, Lubomir Rybovič, Stanislav Solopuchin, Richard Šechný, Ján Šimko, Lubomir Vaic
• Coach: Ján Selvek, Milan Jančuška

Season 2008/ 09

• Goalkeepers: Miroslav Lipovský, as Julius Hudacek, Matus Andreanin
• Defense: Lubomir Chmelo, Juraj Kledrowetz, Radek Deyl, Michal Grman, Michal Kozák, Petr Mocek, Tomáš Slovák, Jaroslav Spelda, Marcel Šterbák, Ján Tabaček
• Attack: Peter Bartos, Juraj Faith -C, Stanislav Gron, Rudolf Huna, Peter Húževka, Richard Jenčík, Ján Kopecký, Michel Miklik, Matus Petričko, Ladislav Ščurko, Marcel Šimurda, Jaroslav Kmiť -A, Juraj Sykora
• Coach: Anton Tomko, Pavel Hulva

Season 2009/10

• Goalkeeper Tomáš Halász, as Julius Hudacek, Dominik Pec
• Defense: Martin Gajdoš, Lubomir Chmelo, Radek Deyl, Peter slimak, Michal Pichnarčík, Martin Marinčin, Ján Homér, Peter Huba, Michal Grman, Ján Tabaček, Michal Šeda, Peter Mikuš
• Attack: Petr Sachl, Ondrej Gmitter, Marek Borel, Rudolf Huna, Vladimír Dravecký, Richard Jenčík, Peter Húževka, Marek Mertelsmann, Peter Bartos, Róbert Tomík, Dušan Andrašovský, Marcel Baláž, Juraj Sykora, Stanislav Gron
• Coach: Rostislav Čada, Pavol Zubek

Season 2010/11

• Goalkeepers: Július Hudacek, Tomáš Halász
• Defense: Ján Tabaček, Marcel Šterbák, Radek Deyl, Ján Homer, Michal Grman, Peter slimak, Michal Šeda, Peter Huba
• Attack: Peter Bartos - C, Vladimír Dravecký, Miroslav Zálešák, Michel Miklík, Marek Borel, Dušan Pašek junior, Richard Jenčík, Marcel Haščák, Stanislav Gron, Jaroslav Kristek, Martin Frolík, Peter Fabuš, Martin Kriška, Dušan Andrašovský, Marcel Baláž, Tomáš Hričina, Ondrej Gmitter, Oliver Jokel
• Coach: Rostislav Čada, Pavol Zubek

Home ground

1960 open air ice rink was opened in Košice, which was named after Ladislav Troják ( the first Slovaks, who played for the Czechoslovakian national team). Since Dukla Kosice ascended into the top division of Czechoslovakia at the end of the season 1963/64, the ice rink in fall 1964 was covered. By 1996, the club played in this hall before moving to the Lokomotíva Košice ice rink, as the Košice Štadión L. Trojáka should be rebuilt. It was not until ten years later, on 24 February 2006, the rebuilt ice rink was opened, which has since named after the main sponsor of the club, U.S. Steel Kosice. The first official game in the new arena was a few days later against the HKm Zvolen.