HK Poprad
HK Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in Slovakia. It plays its games in Poprad, Slovakia. The squad's greatest successes include 2nd place in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006, 2011 and 2021. The team finished in the standings of the 2023-2024 season in 1st place, with a record of 27 wins and 15 losses. The club is nicknamed Kamzíci, which means "Chamoises" in Slovak.
History
HK Poprad, in its current incarnation, was founded in 1935 by the merger of two existing teams. Those teams were "SK Vysoke Tatry" (founded in 1926), and a team called "HC Poprad" (founded in 1929 as "Karpathenverein Poprad", name changed to "HC Poprad" in 1930). The 1935 merged team was named "HC Tatry". They started playing in the original SNHL, a 2nd-tier league, and eventually played as one of the strongest teams in various other 2nd-tier leagues. During this time, they went through various name changes, and won Slovak championships in 1970, 1981,1985, and 1991. The 1991 team, known at the time as "SKP PS Poprad", was admitted into the 1st-tier Extraliga of Czechoslovakia.
After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Poprad started playing in the new independent Slovak Championship which was named the Slovak Extraliga. The team underwent more minor name changes until 2010, and since that year, the official team name has been HK Poprad.
In the 1996–97 season Poprad was eliminated in the semifinals by HC Košice. In the next season 1997–98, they played semifinals again against HC Košice and lost 0–3. However, these two seasons were successful because the team won bronze medals. In the 2005–06 season the team reached the most remarkable success, but lost 3–4 in the final series against MsHK Žilina. This success was repeated in the 2010–11 season, when they played against the long-time rival HC Košice and lost 1–4 in the final.
Season-by-season record
This is a partial list of the last tenth seasons completed by HK Poprad.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2015–16 | 50 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 68 | 139 | 149 | 6th, Extraliga | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (HKM Zvolen) |
| 2016–17 | 56 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 75 | 153 | 167 | 7th, Extraliga | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (HK Nitra) |
| 2017–18 | 56 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 91 | 159 | 152 | 6th, Extraliga | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (HK Dukla Trenčín) |
| 2018–19 | 57 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 102 | 168 | 147 | 5th, Extraliga | Lost in Semifinals, 2–4 (HC '05 Banská Bystrica) |
| 2019–20 | 55 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 99 | 170 | 131 | 4th, Extraliga | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2020–21 | 50 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 95 | 186 | 133 | 3rd, Extraliga | Lost in Finals, 1–4 (HKM Zvolen) |
| 2021–22 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 71 | 165 | 161 | 6th, Extraliga | Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (HK Nitra) |
| 2022–23 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 72 | 151 | 153 | 7th, Extraliga | Lost in Wild card round, 0–3 (HK Nitra) |
| 2023–24 | 50 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 94 | 163 | 119 | 1st, Extraliga | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (HK Nitra) |
| 2024–25 | 54 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 86 | 178 | 144 | 6th, Extraliga | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (HK Nitra) |
Honours
Domestic
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- Script error: No such module "sort". 3rd place (2): 1996–97, 1997–98
- Script error: No such module "sort". 3rd place (1): 1937–38
- Script error: No such module "sort". Runners-up (1): 1941–42
- Script error: No such module "sort". 3rd place (2): 1942–43, 1943–44
1st. Slovak National Hockey League
- Script error: No such module "sort". Winners (4): 1969–70, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1990–91
- Script error: No such module "sort". Runners-up (4): 1966–67, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1987–88
- Script error: No such module "sort". 3rd place (6): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1985–86
Pre-season
- Script error: No such module "sort". Winners (14): 1936/1937, 1937/1938, 1938/1939, 1941/1942, 1946/1947, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023
Players
Current roster
Retired numbers
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arne Kroták | LW | 1990–2019 | September 13, 2019[1][2] |
Franchise scoring leaders
These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed regular season.[3]
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Franchise playoff scoring leaders
These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history. Figures are updated after each completed season.[4]
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NHL alumni
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- Template:Flagicon Jamie Arniel (2022)
- Template:Flagicon Ľuboš Bartečko (1993–1994, 2010, 2014–2015)
- Template:Flagicon Peter Bondra (2004)
- Template:Flagicon Michal Handzuš (1996)
- Template:Flagicon Kevin Henderson (2016)
- Template:Flagicon Miroslav Ihnačák (1992, 2004)
- Template:Flagicon Brandon Mashinter (2021)
- Template:Flagicon Ladislav Nagy (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Andrej Nedorost (2011)
- Template:Flagicon Radoslav Suchý (1994, 2004–2005, 2010–2016)
- Template:Flagicon Tomáš Surový (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Ľubomír Vaic (1993–1994, 2011–2013)
- Template:Flagicon Kyle Wanvig (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Viktor Svedberg (2024)
- Template:Flagicon Adam Cracknell (2025)
- Template:Flagicon Teemu Pulkkinen (2025)
- Template:Flagicon Ben Thomas (2025)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Vishnevskiy (2021)
See also
References
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External links
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