HK 36 Skalica

HK 36 Skalica
City Skalica, Slovakia
League Slovak Extraliga
Founded 1936 (1936)
Home arena Skalica Ice Stadium
(capacity 4,100)
Colours green, white
         
General manager Slovakia Peter Srnec
Head coach Czech Republic Martin Pešout
Captain Slovakia Žigmund Pálffy
Website www.hk36.sk

Hokejový Klub 36 Skalica is a professional ice hockey team based in Skalica, Slovakia. It has been a member of the Slovak Extraliga since 1997–98 season, when the squad was promoted from the Slovak 1.Liga.

History

Czechoslovak era

The club was founded in 1936, but it had been playing in organized competition since 1947 under the name Sokol Tekla. The squad was renamed several times. In 1953, it was called Tatran, and between the years 1963-1993, the club played as ZVL. Its first major success was promotion to the first 1. SNHL (1st. Slovak National Hockey League), second level of Czechoslovak hockey, in the 1973–74 season. The team placed 6th in its first season in the 1. SNHL. However, its best placement was 4th in the 1976-77 and the 1977-78 season. It played in the 1. SNHL consecutively until 1989.

Slovak era

After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the club was included in the Slovak 1.Liga. It was at this point renamed to HK 36. In the 1996–97 season, the squad was promoted to the Slovak Extraliga. In its first season, Skalica placed 6th in the regular season and was beaten by ŠKP Poprad in the quarterfinals. In the 1998–99 season, the club placed 3rd in the regular season, defeating ŠKP Poprad in the quarterfinals but losing to HC Košice in the semifinals. Skalica won bronze medals because second defeated semifinalist HKm Zvolen had worse placement after the regular season. The following seasons were less successful for the club, as it did not reach the semifinals for nine years. In the 2007–08 season, the squad defeated HKm Zvolen in the quarterfinals but it was in turn beaten by HC Košice in the semifinals. Skalica won bronze medals for a second time because it had managed a better placement after the regular season than Dukla Trenčín. The club's greatest success came during the 2008–09 season, when Skalica placed 3rd in the regular season. In the quarterfinals, it won the series 4–0 against Dukla Trenčín. The club later defeated HC Slovan Bratislava 4–3 in the semifinals, but lost 4–2 to HC Košice in the finals. Žigmund Pálffy was the scoring leader in the regular season (99 Pts) and in the playoffs (27 Pts). Juraj Mikúš also had a great season and was the second-highest scorer (90 Pts) in the Extraliga after Pálffy.

HK 36 was forced to leave the Extraliga in 2016 due to lack of funds. The team left prior to their 47th round contest vs. MHC Mountfield due to lack of funds and the exodus of players before the end of the transfer window. [1]

The team is currently not playing in any Slovak competition.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by HK 36. Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, OTW—Overtime wins, OTW—Overtime losses, L—Losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points. Top Scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season League Regular season Post season results Top scorer (regular season)
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
2004-05 Extraliga 9th 5411063512920539 Did not Qualify
2005–06 Extraliga 8th 54183102212813470 Lost in quarterfinals, 3–4 (HK Nitra)
2006–07 Extraliga 8th 5417233214420255 Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HC Košice) Slovakia R. Školiak 70 (20+50)
2007–08 Extraliga 4th 5432041817713696 Lost in semi-finals, 3–4 (HC Košice) Slovakia Ž. Pálffy 75 (30+45)
2008–09 Extraliga 3rd 56278318200168100 Lost in finals, 2–4 (HC Košice) Slovakia Ž. Pálffy 99 (52+47)
2009–10 Extraliga 5th 4723341715313779 Lost in quarterfinals, 3–4 (MHC Martin) Slovakia Ž. Pálffy 53 (17+36)
2010–11 Extraliga 7th 5721642615816879 Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 (HK Poprad) Slovakia R. Školiak 51 (18+33)
2011–12 Extraliga 2nd 55331318205154104 Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 (HKm Zvolen) Slovakia Ž. Pálffy 83 (26+57)
2012–13 Extraliga 5th 5627422320817991 Lost in quarterfinals, 3–4 (ŠHK 37 Piešťany) Slovakia Ž. Pálffy 73 (26+47)
2013–14 Extraliga 6th 5624172416818681 Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 (HC ’05 Banská Bystrica) Slovakia R. Školiak 52 (16+36)
2014–15 Extraliga 9th 5614263413621752 Did Not Qualify
2015–16 Extraliga DQ 00000000 Suspended from the league

Achievements

Slovak Championship

References

  1. ↑ "HK 36 Skalica withdrew from Extraliga". Retrieved 16 Feb 2016.
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