HC Slovan Bratislava
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| Full name | HC Slovan Bratislava |
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| Nickname(s) | Belasí (the Sky Blues), Orli (the Eagles) |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Based in | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Arena |
Ondrej Nepela Arena (capacity: 10,055) |
| League |
Kontinental Hockey League
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| Division | Bobrov |
| Conference | Western |
| Team colors | |
| GM |
 Maroš Krajči |
| Head coach |
 Petri Matikainen |
| Captain |
Milan Bartovič |
| Affiliates | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica (Slovak Extraliga) |
| Website | www.hcslovan.sk |
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). 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
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
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
While competing in Cechoslovak liga Slovan had the main rival Dukla Trenčín.
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
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 |
| 2009–10 | 47 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 117 | 199 | 101 | 1st, Extraliga | Lost in Finals, 2–4 (HC Košice) |
| 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 |
Honors
Domestic
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Winners (8): 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12 -
Runners-up (2): 1998–99, 2009–10 -
3rd place (5): 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2008–09
- Winners (1): 1978–79
- Runners-up (8): 1948–49, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72
- 3rd place (9): 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1979–80
1st. Slovak National Hockey League
- Winners (2): 1981–82, 1989–90
International
- 3rd place (1): 1980
- Winners (3): 1972, 1973, 1974
Players
Current roster
Source: hcslovan.sk[10]
Source: eliteprospects.com[11]
Source: khl.ru[12]
As of October 26, 2013
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;
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Staff
Head coaches
These are the head coaches of HC Slovan Bratislava since they joined the Czechoslovak Extraliga:[14]
- Josef Maleček 1945 – 1948
- Michal Polóni 1948 – 1952
- Zdeněk Bláha 1952 – 1955
- Jiří Anton 1955 – 1957
- Michal Polóni 1957 – 1958
- Ladislav Horský 1958 – 1963
- Rastislav Jančuška 1963 – 1966
- Ladislav Horský 1966 – 1968
- Ján Starší 1968 – 1972
- Karol Fako 1972/73
- Ján Starší 1972 – 1974
- Juraj Mitošinka 1974 – 1976
- Ladislav Horský 1976 – 1981
- Jaroslav Walter 1981 – 1982/83
- Július Haas 1982/83
- Břetislav Guryča 1983/84
- Július Haas 1984/85
- Jozef Golonka 1985 – 1987/88
- Július Haas 1987/88
- R.Tománek 1988/89
- Július Haas 1988/89
- Ján Filc 1989/90
- Jaroslav Walter 1990 – 1992
- Dušan Žiška 1992 – 1997
- Ernest Bokroš 1996 – 1999/00
- František Hossa 1999/00 – 2001
- Miloš Říha 2001/02
- Július Šupler 2002/03
- Ľubomír Pokovič 2003/04
- Miloš Říha 2004/05
- Ján Jaško 2005/06
- Rostislav Čada 2006/07
- Zdeno Cíger 2006/07 – 2008/09
- Antonín Stavjaňa 2008/09 – 2010
- Pavel Hynek 2010/11
- Zdeno Cíger 2010/11
- Štefan Mikeš 2011/12
- Jan Neliba 2011/12
- Rostislav Čada 2012 – 2014
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 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Václav Nedomanský | Player | 1997 |
| Vladimír Dzurilla | Player | 1998 |
| Jozef Golonka | Player | 1998 |
| Ján Starší | Builder | 1999 |
| Peter Šťastný | Player | 2000 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "História klubu" (in Slovak). hcslovan.sk. 2011-09-01.
- ↑ "The Slovakian candidate". khl.ru. 2012-03-29.
- ↑ "Slovan získal definitívny súhlas na štart v KHL" (in Slovak). hcslovan.sk. 2012-06-21.
- ↑ "Rostislav Čada oficiálne novým hlavným trénerom" (in Slovak). HC Slovan. 2012-05-02.
- ↑ "Slovan sa dočkal, postúpil do play off" (in Slovak). SME. 2013-01-13.
- ↑ THE CALAMITY (2013-02-25). Континентальная Хоккейная Лига. Итоги сезона (in Russian). sports.ru.
- ↑ "Maskotom Slovana bude orliak Harvy" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. September 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Slovan vyhral v derby nad Levom, Chára vyradil Šatana" (in Slovak). WebNoviny.sk. November 3, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ↑ "LEV and Slovan renew Czecho-Slovakian derby". HC Lev Praha. October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Team Roster / HC Slovan". http://www.hcslovan.sk. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ↑ "Team Roster / HC Slovan". http://www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Team Roster / HC Slovan". http://www.khl.ru. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
- ↑ "HC Slovan Bratislava". EliteProspects.
- ↑ "HC Slovan Bratislava - Tréneri". sk.wikipedia. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ↑ "IIHF Hall of Fame inducts six new members". National Hockey League. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
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