GKS Tychy (ice hockey)
| GKS Tychy | |
|---|---|
| City | Tychy, Poland |
| League | Polska Hokej Liga |
| Founded | 20 April 1971 |
| Home arena | Stadion Zimowy w Tychach (capacity: 2,753) |
| Colours | Green, black, red |
| President | Grzegorz Bednarski |
| General manager | Wojciech Matczak |
| Head coach | Andrei Gusov |
| Website | gkstychy |
Górniczy Klub Sportowy (GKS) Tychy is a Polish professional ice hockey team from Tychy which current plays in the Polska Hokej Liga, the highest professional ice hockey league in the country.
The club was founded on 20 April 1971. GKS Tychy are five-time Polish champions, having won the 2005, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2025 titles. The club has also won eleven Polish Cup titles, in 2001, 2006–2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, making them the first Polish team to win the Cup three years in a row and to have never lost a Polish Cup final. Furthermore, GKS Tychy is the first Polish club who won a medal of European Cup with a third place in 2016 Continental Cup. Stadion Zimowy, the home arena of GKS Tychy, has a capacity of 2,753 seats.
Players
- John Murray
- Jakub Zawalski
- Denis Akimoto
- Bartosz Ciura
- Alexander Yeronov
- Adam Baginski
- Mike Cichy
- Gleb Klimenko
- Christian Mroczkowski
- Alex Szczechura
- Mike Szmatula
- Alexei Yefimenko
Major achievements
GKS Tychy players celebrating after winning the Polish Championships in 2018 and 2019
- Polish Championships
- Polish Cup
- Winners (11): 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Polish SuperCup
- Winners (2): 2015, 2018
- Finalist (1): 2017
- IIHF Continental Cup
- Third place (1): 2016
Famous players
External links
- Official website (in Polish)
- Polska Hokej Liga: PHL Tabela Archived 2017-10-22 at the Wayback Machine