HC LitvÃnov
- Czech champion ( women) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
- Vice- champion of Czechoslovakia in 1978, 1984, 1991
- Czech runner-up 1991, 1996
The HC Verva Litvinov is a Czech ice hockey club from Litvinov, who participates in the Czech Extraliga since 1993.
History
The club was founded in 1945 under the name " SK Stalinovy Zavody ", renamed SZ Litvinov and 1961 in CHZ Litvinov 1954. CHZ stood for " Chemické závody " ( Chemical companies Litvinov ). Between 1991 and 2007 the club was called additive Chemopetrol after one of the main sponsors. Today is the HC Litvinov to 71% in the possession of the chemotherapeutic petroleum successor company Unipetrol RPA, a subsidiary of the Czech Unipetrol Group, which in turn is majority owned by the Polish oil company PKN Orlen.
The club plays since 1959 in the top flight of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic and took 1996/97 and 1998/99 participated in the European Hockey League.
The greatest successes of the club were the Czechoslovak and Czech Deputy Cup 1978, 1984, 1991 and 1996, reaching the quarter- finals of the European Hockey League, the Junior Championships in 1966 and 1989 as well as the Czech Women's Championship in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and, 2004.
Player
World Champion, Olympic gold medalist and Stanley Cup winner
- Jiří Bubla (WM 1972, 1976, 1977 )
- Josef Beranek (Olympia 1998)
- January Čaloun (Olympics 1998 World Cup 1999)
- Petr Franěk (WM 1996)
- Ivan Hlinka (WM 1972, 1976, 1977, Olympia 1998 ( as a coach ) )
- Arnold Kadlec (WM 1985)
- Lukáš Kaspar (WM 2010)
- Petr Klima ( Stanley Cup 1990)
- Robert Kysela (WM 1996)
- Robert Lang (Olympics 1998 World Cup 1996)
- Karel Pilař (WM 2001)
- Robert Reichel (Olympics 1998 World Cup 1996, 2000, 2001)
- Petr Rosol (WM 1985)
- Martin Ručínský (Olympics 1998 World Cup 1999, 2001, 2005)
- Vladimír Růžička (Olympics 1998 World Cup 1985, 2005 ( as a coach ) )
- Petr Svoboda ( Olympic 1998 Stanley Cup 1986)
- Martin Škoula ( Stanley Cup 2001 )
- Jiří Šlégr (Olympics 1998 World Cup 2005 Stanley Cup 2002 )
- Eduard Uvira (WM 1985)
Other well-known players
- January Alinč
- January Benda
- Vladimír Jeřábek
- Kamil Kašťák
- Vojtěch Kubinčák
- Vlastimil Kroupa
- Zdeněk Orct
- Marek Pinc
- Frantisek Prochazka
- Ivo Prorok
- Michal Trávníček
- Jaroslav Walter
- Miroslav Kluc