HC Vítkovice Ridera

HC Vítkovice Ridera
HC Vítkovice Ridera
	File:Vítkovice Ridera hockey club.png
City	Ostrava, Czech Republic
League	Czech Extraliga
Founded	1928
Home arena	Ostravar Aréna ; (capacity: 9,833)
Colours	Blue, white;
Head coach	Miloš Holaň
Captain	Roman Polák
Website	hc-vitkovice.cz

HC Vítkovice Ridera is an ice hockey club based in Vítkovice (The Moravian-part of Ostrava) in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Extraliga. It plays at Ostravar Aréna (formerly Palác kultury a sportu Ostrava-Vítkovice).

The club was founded in 1928 after the merger of SK Moravská Slavia and SK Slovan Ostrava. Vítkovice were the champions of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in the 1951–52 and 1980–81 seasons.

Honours

Domestic

Czech Extraliga

Runners-up (4): 1996–97, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2010–11
3rd place (2): 1997–98, 2000–01

Czechoslovak Extraliga

Winners (2): 1951–52, 1980–81
Runners-up (5): 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1982–83, 1992–93
3rd place (2): 1957–58, 1978–79

International

IIHF European Cup

Runners-up (1): 1981–82

Pre-season

Spengler Cup

Runners-up (1): 1980

Tatra Cup

Winners (5): 1968/1969, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009

Players

Current roster

Source: hc-vitkovice.cz^[1]Source: eliteprospects.com^[2]As of September 10, 2021.

No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
30	Aleš Stezka	G	L	27	2021	Liberec, Czech Republic
18	Lukáš Kovář	D	L	32	2020	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
31	Dominik Lakatoš	LW	L	27	2019	Liberec, Czech Republic
71	Roberts Bukarts	RW	R	34	2021	Jurmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
46	Roman Polák (C)	D	R	38	2020	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
64	Patrik Koch	D	L	27	2020	Malacky, Slovakia
37	Daniel Dolejš	G	L	29	2013	Humpolec, Czech Republic
41	Radovan Bondra	RW	L	27	2021	Trebišov, Slovakia
31	Jakub Stehlík	D	R	33	2021	Znojmo, Czechoslovakia
58	Guntis Galviņš	D	L	38	2020	Talsi, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
13	Vladimír Svačina	RW	R	37	2020	Studénka, Czechoslovakia
35	Darek Bartošák	G	L	20	2021	Kopřivnice, Czech Republic
10	Rob Flick	LW	L	33	2020	London, Ontario, Canada
57	Jan Hruška (A)	C	L	38	2019	Brno, Czechoslovakia
5	Karel Plášil	D	L	30	2021	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
27	Rastislav Dej	C	L	35	2017	Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
29	Lukáš Krenželok (A)	LW	L	41	2020	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
96	Tomas Machů	D	R	21	2020	Ostrava, Czech Republic
28	Rostislav Marosz	C	R	33	2020	Třinec, Czechoslovakia
11	Marek Kalus	LW	L	30	2020	Krmelín, Czech Republic
44	Petr Gewiese	D	L	31	2020	Nový Malín, Czech Republic
	Peter Krieger	C	L	30	2022	Oakdale, Minnesota, United States
	Willie Raskob	D	R	29	2022	Hastings, Minnesota, United States

Franchise history

1928–1936: SSK (Sportovně Společenský Klub)
1936–1945: ČSK (Český Sportovní Klub)
1945–1948: SK Vítkovické Železárny
1948–1952: Sokol Vítkovické Železárny
1952–1957: Baník Vítkovice
1957–1976: VŽKG Ostrava
1976–1993: TJ Vítkovice
1993–2005: HC Vítkovice
2005–2016: HC Vítkovice Steel
2016–present: HC Vítkovice Ridera

References

^ "Team Roster / HC Vítkovice Ridera". www.hc-vitkovice.cz. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
^ "Team Roster / HC Vítkovice Ridera". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.

External links

Official website (in Czech)

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[1] "Team Roster / HC Vítkovice Ridera". www.hc-vitkovice.cz. Retrieved 2021-02-12.

[2] "Team Roster / HC Vítkovice Ridera". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.

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