HK Nitra

HK Nitra
Nickname Corgoni
City Nitra, Slovakia
League Slovak Extraliga
Founded 1926 (1926)
Home arena Nitra Aréna
(capacity 3,600)
Colours Prussian blue, Columbia blue, white
              
General manager Slovakia Miroslav Kováčik
Head coach Czech Republic Antonín Stavjaňa
Captain Slovakia Jozef Stümpel
Website www.hockeynitra.com

Hokejový Klub Nitra is a professional ice hockey club based in Nitra, Slovakia. The club has been a member of the Slovak Extraliga since the 2003–04 season and is the current reigning champion having clinched the Slovak Play-Off Title in the 2015-2016 season.

History

The club was founded in 1931 under name AC. Their first trophy which they won was Tatra Cup in 1934. The club was renamed several times, since 1945 to 1976 they was named as Sokol, Komunálny podnik, Spojené závody, Slavoj, Slovan and Štart. In 1976 the club was renamed to Plastika Nitra. They won the 1. SNHL (1.st Slovak National Hockey League), second level of Czechoslovak hockey, in the 1983–84 season and clinched participation in the preliminary round for the Czechoslovak Extraliga. There they earned 2 points in 4 games against Škoda Plzeň and Poldi Kladno and did not qualify to the Extraliga. Nitra won the 1. SNHL in the 1986–87 season but in the preliminary round they lost against Poldi Kladno. In the next season they triumphed at the 1. SNHL again but in the preliminary round they were defeated by TJ Vítkovice. Nitra's first promotion to the Czechoslovak Extraliga came in the 1989–90 season when they finished 4th in the qualification group and clinched participation at the Extraliga for the next season. Nitra finished 13th in their first Extraliga season, earning 39 points in 53 games and were relegated to the 1. SNHL. They won the next season of the 1. SNHL but were defeated by ŠKP Poprad in the preliminary round. In the next season they won 1. SNHL again but preliminary round was not played due to dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by HK Nitra. 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
2007–08 Extraliga 10th 5412433512720644 Did not qualify Slovakia M. Štefanka 32 (13+19)
2008–09 Extraliga 11th 5819273015120768 Did not qualify Slovakia T. Chrenko 54 (25+29)
2009–10 Extraliga 7th 4721531812713076 Lost in semifinals, 0–4 (HC Slovan Bratislava) Slovakia T. Chrenko 49 (15+34)
2010–11 Extraliga 8th 5721462616818977 Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HC Košice) Slovakia M. Štefanka 56 (17+39)
2011–12 Extraliga 10th 5513533414119452 Did not qualify Slovakia M. Štefanka 32 (13+19)

Achievements

Slovak championship

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