HC Olomouc
| HC Olomouc | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Mora, Kohouti (Roosters), Hanáci (Hanakians) |
| City | Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| League | Czech Extraliga |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Home arena | Zimní stadion Olomouc (capacity: 5,500) |
| Colours | Red, white |
| Owner(s) | Jan Tomajko |
| General manager | Erik Fürst |
| Head coach | Jan Tomajko |
| Website | hc-olomouc.cz |
HC Olomouc is a professional ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga, from the city of Olomouc. They won the Extraliga championship in the 1993/1994 season. In 1997, the club sold the Extraliga license to HC Karlovy Vary, and was thus relegated to the second-level league. They returned to the Extraliga in 2014.
History
On 18 April 2014, they returned to the Extraliga by finishing 2nd in the relegation playoffs. 2014/2015 season started very well and by the end of year, team was on 5th place and even beaten elite team, HC Sparta Praha. But then a rapid fall came and the team fell from 5th place to 13th, thus it had to play play-outs and then relegation play-offs. They ended on 1st place, staying in league with Piráti Chomutov. HC Slavia Praha and ČEZ Motor České Budějovice were relegated.
Honours
Domestic
1st. Czech National Hockey League
- Winners (1): 1982–83
- Runners-up (8): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
Players
Current roster
Source: hc-olomouc.cz[2]Source: eliteprospects.com[3]As of November 15, 2021.
Famous players
References
- ^ Historie klubu at HC Olomouc official website
- ^ "Team Roster / HC Olomouc". www.hc-olomouc.cz. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster / HC Olomouc". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Czech)