KH Sanok

KH Sanok
City	Sanok, Poland
League	Polska Liga Hokejowa
Founded	1958
Home arena	Arena Sanok
Colours	Red, White, Blue
General manager	Waldemar Bukowski
Head coach	Miroslav Fryčer
Website http://www.khsanok.net/
Franchise history
1958–1960	RKS Sanoczanka
1960–1991	Stal Sanok
1991–1994	STS Sanok
1994–1999	STS-Autosan Sanok
1999–2001	SKH Sanok
2001–2008	KH Sanok
2008–2011	Ciarko KH Sanok
2011–present	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok

KH Sanok is an ice hockey team in Sanok, Poland. The team is currently known as Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok for sponsorship reasons. The team participates in the Polska Liga Hokejowa. They play their home games in Arena Sanok, which has a capacity of 3,100 people.

History

Arena Sanok, where KH Sanok plays

Arena Sanok, where KH Sanok plays

KH Sanok was founded in 1958 as RKS Sanoczanka, and have changed their name several times since. The team was also called Stal Sanok from 1960–1991, STS Sanok from 1991–1994, STS-Autosan Sanok from 1994–1999, SKH Sanok from 1999–2001, KH Sanok from 2001–2011, before taking on their present Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok name.

Sanok won the Polska Liga Hokejowa league title in the 2011/2012 season. They won the Polish Cup twice, in 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Achievements

Polish League Playoff Champion:

• (1) 2011-12

Polish League Regular Season:

• (2) 2011-12, 2012-13

Polish Cup:

• Winners (2): 2010-11, 2011-12
• Runners-up (2): 2012-13, 2013-14

Promotion to Polska Liga Hokejowa:

• 1976, 1992, 2004.

Season-by-season results

Current roster

Goaltenders
#		align=left!!width=15%|Player	Date of Birth	Place of birth
39		Michał Łuba	March 12, 1995	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
31		John Murray	July 4, 1987	Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
94		Ondřej Raszka	March 4, 1990	Třinec, Czech Republic
25		Mateusz Skrabalak	May 9, 1993	Sanok, Poland

Defencemen
#		align=left!!width=15%|Player	Date of Birth	Place of birth
74		Nicolas Besch	October 25, 1984	Le Havre, France
4		Kamil Dolny	December 13, 1995	Gdansk, Poland
29		Rafał Dutka	August 14, 1985	Nowy Targ, Poland
?		Stanislav Hudec	June 3, 1982	Nitra, Slovakia
59		Vojtěch Kloz	January 23, 1986	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
75		Bartłomiej Pociecha	March 22, 1992	Krynica, Poland
23		Bogusław Rąpała	December 11, 1981	Sanok, Poland
5		Martin Richter	December 6, 1977	Prostějov, Czech Republic

Forwards
#		align=left!!width=15%|Player	Position	Date of Birth	Place of birth
79		Mike Bayrack	C	September 17, 1978	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
88		Marcin Biały	F	June 17, 1988	Sanok, Poland
11		Justin Chwedoruk	RW	July 17, 1984	St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
21		Rafał Ćwikła	LW	July 13, 1989	Rzeszów, Poland
34		Mike Danton	C	October 21, 1980	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
38		Hubert Demkowicz	F	June 5, 1993	Poland
10		Robert Kostecki	C	June 15, 1983	Sanok, Poland
28		Samson Mahbod	RW	February 3, 1989	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
22		Maciej Mermer	F	April 25, 1978	Sanok, Poland
27		Wojciech Milan	F	September 15, 1978	Sanok, Poland
55		Piotr Naparło	F	March 18, 1996	Poland
80		Marek Strzyżowski	F	January 1, 1989	Sanok, Poland
9		Petr Šinágl	LW	February 18, 1982	Czech Republic
8		Martin Vozdecký	RW	May 11, 1978	Gottwaldov, Czech Republic
21		Dariusz Wanat	C	November 24, 1995	Poland
18		Mateusz Wilusz	F	March 31, 1990	Poland
19		Krzysztof Zapała	C	February 11, 1982	Nowy Targ, Poland

Notable Players

Retired numbers

KH Sanok retired numbers
No.	Player	Lifespan
7	Piotr Milan	1971-1995
17	Jan Paszkiewicz	1950-2011

Homegrown:

• Jan Paszkiewicz (top scorer in club history)
• Tomasz Demkowicz (Polish national team player)
• Marcin Ćwikła (Polish national team player)
• Michał Radwański (Polish national team player)
• Maciej Mermer (Polish national team player)

Poles from Other Clubs:

• Marek Cholewa (3-time Olympian)
• Jerzy Sobera (Olympian)
• Tomasz Wawrzkiewicz (6-time Representative at the World Championships)
• Marcin Kolusz (Captain of Poland & 1st Player in Club history that has been drafted into the NHL)
• Wojtek Wolski (One of the many Poles in the NHL - Played in Sanok during the 2012 NHL Lockout)

Foreigners:

• Sergei Antipov (Kazakhstan national team player)
• Miroslav Zaťko (Slovakia national team player)
• Vladislav Baláž (Slovakia national team player)
• Viliam Čacho (Slovakia national team player)
• Martin Ivičič (Slovakia national team player)
• Peter Bartoš (Slovakia national team player, 1st Player in Club history that has played in the NHL)
• Kaupo Kaljuste (Estonia national team player)
• Dmitri Suur (Estonia national team player)
• Martin Vozdecký (Czech Republic national roller hockey team player)
• Martin Richter (Czech Republic national team player, 1st Player in Club history that has won a World Championship)
• John Murray
• Nicolas Besch (France national team player)
• Anthony Aquino (Italy national team player)

External links

• Official site (In Polish)

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