Újpesti TE (ice hockey)

Újpesti TE

Full name	Újpesti Torna Egylet jégkorong szakosztály 1991–present Újpesti TE 1930–31 Bp. Dózsa SE 1955–1956 Újpesti TE 1956 Újpesti Dózsa SC 1956–1991
Founded	1930
Based in	Újpest, Budapest, Hungary
Arena	Újpesti Jégcsarnok (capacity: 2,200)
League	OB I bajnokság 1955–present MOL Liga 2008–present
Team colors
Head coach	János Ancsin
Website	http://www.utehoki.hu

Újpesti Torna Egylet jégkorong szakosztály (English: Újpesti Torna Egylet ice hockey department) is an ice hockey club from Újpest, Budapest, Hungary. Újpesti TE is one of the sport clubs in Hungary that are part of Újpesti TE sport society. The Club was founded in 1885, while the ice hockey department was founded in 1930 and refounded in 1955. During its history, the club had won 13 titles of national champions.

Újpest is infamous as being the club of Attila Ambrus, the "Whiskey Robber".

Former Names

• Bp. Dózsa SE (1955–1956)
• Újpesti TE (1956–1957)
• Újpesti Dózsa SC (1957–1991)
• Újpesti TE (since 1991)

Honours

• Hungarian League:
  • Winners (13) : 1958, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

• Hungarian Cup (Ice Hockey):
  • Winners (9) : 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990

Famous players

• János Ancsin
• József Füzesi
• Zoltán Scheiber
• József Farkas
• László Ancsin
• Béla Balog
• Attila Ambrus - the "Whiskey Robber"
• György Buzás
• István Hircsák
• Branislav Fabry
• Aleksandr Maltsev
• Sergei Svetlov
• Valeri Vasiliev
• Jindrich Kokrment
• Sergei Mylnikov
• Balázs Ladányi
• Jan Krulis
• Ferenc Szamosi (player & headcoach)
• Vitaly Davydov (headcoach)
• Józef Voskár
• Ján Zlocha

External links

• (Hungarian) Official website