HK Nitra
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AC Nitra (1926–1977) Plastika Nitra (1977−?) MHC Plastika Nitra (−1990) AC / HC Nitra (1990–1997) MHC Nitra (1997–2003) HKm Nitra (2003–2005) HK Dynamax (Oil) Nitra (2005–2007) HK Ardo Nitra (2007–2009) HC K´CERO Nitra (2009–2010) HK Nitra (since 2010) |
| Location | Nitra , Slovakia |
| Nickname | Corgoni |
| Club colors | light blue, dark blue |
| league | Slovak extra league |
| Venue | Nitra Aréna |
| capacity | 3,600 seats |
| executive Director | Miroslav Kováčik |
| Head coach | Antonín Stavjaňa |
| captain | Jozef Stümpel |
| Season 2018/19 | 3rd place (main round), runner-up |
The HK Nitra is a Slovak ice hockey team from Nitra , who in 1926 was founded as AC Nitra and again since 2003 Slovakian Extraliga plays. The club plays its home games in the 5300-seat Nitra Aréna .
history
The history of Slovak ice hockey began in the High Tatras region , where the clubs AC Nitra, SK Banská Bystrica , HK Poprad and HC Slovan Bratislava were founded to play ice hockey in four cities . In 1933, AC Nitra won the Tatra Cup for the first time . Bigger successes could only be celebrated in the eighties, when the then second-class 1st Slovak ice hockey league ( 1st SNHL ) was won in 1983/84, 1986/87 and 1988/89. In the 1989/90 season, AC Nitra then rose to the 1st Czechoslovakian league (first class), but ended the season in 13th place, which also meant relegation. In the following years the championship in the 1st SNHL was reached twice (1991/92 and 1992/93), in 1993 they qualified directly for the newly founded Slovakian extra league. Since the beginning of the Extraliga, Nitra only played three seasons not in the Extraliga.
At the end of the 2002/03 season, HK Nitra was able to celebrate promotion to the extra league with the championship in the first division . However, the team achieved the greatest success in the club's history in the 2005/06 season, when they finished the main round of the Extraliga first and took third place in the play-offs . In the same season Nitras Juniors won the championship title in the U18 extra league.
In 2016 the club was able to win the national championship for the first time .
Names
In the course of its history the association has been renamed several times. Previous names were u. a .: AC Nitra; Plastika Nitra; MHC Plastika Nitra; MHC Nitra; HC Nitra; HK Dynamax Nitra; HK Dynamax Oil Nitra; HK Ardo Nitra.
successes
- Slovak champion 2016
- Promotion to the Czechoslovak League for the 1990/91 season, then relegated to the 1st SNHL
- Won the main round of the Extraliga in 2005/06, third place in the play-offs
- Winning the Slovak 1st league ( 1st SNHL ) 1983/84, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1991/92 and 1992/93 (promotion to the Slovak Extraliga 1992/93)
- Champion of the 1st division in 2002/03 and promotion to the extra division
- Champion of the U20 extra league in 1996/97 and 1997/98
- Champion of the U18 extra league 2005/06
- Vice champion of the U18 extra league 2000/01
player
Master squad
- Slovak champion 2015/16
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Goalkeepers: Vlastimil Lakosil , Michal Valent Defenders: Filip Kuzma , Peter Podhradský , Peter König , Branislav Mezei , Jamie Milam , Peter Ordzovenský , Justin Barker , Dušan Milo Attackers: Edmund Piačka , Juraj Štefanka , Radoslav Macík , Miroslav Pupák , Henrich Ručkay , Filip Bajtek , Matej Bene , Tibor Kutálek , Matt Beca , Petr Stoukal , Marek Slovák , David Laliberté , Judd Blackwater Coach: Antonín Stavjaňa , Andrej Kmeč |
Well-known former players
The former players include the following ice hockey players:
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