Mountfield HK
| Mountfield HK | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Lvi (The Lions) |
| City | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic |
| League | Czech Extraliga |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Home arena | ČPP Arena capacity: 6 890 (3920 for sitting, 2970 for standing) |
| Colours | red, white, black, yellow |
| Owner(s) | Aleš Kmoníček |
| General manager | Aleš Kmoníček |
| Head coach | Tomáš Martinec |
| Captain | Tomáš Pavelka |
| Website | mountfieldhk.cz |
Mountfield Hokejovy Klub (full name: Mountfield Hradec Králové, a.s.) is a Czech ice hockey club based in Hradec Králové, active in the Czech Extraliga since the 2013–14 season. The club colors are white, red, black and yellow. Partner clubs are SC Marimex Kolín and HC Příbram.
It plays its home matches in the winter stadium Hradec Králové (ČPP arena) under the White Tower with a capacity of 6,890 spectators.
History
Mountfield HK aligns itself with the history of Královští Lvi, a club formed in Hradec Králové in 1926 that operated a men's team until 2013. In the meantime, Mountfield a.s., a Czech-based home and garden retailer, owned and operated a hockey club in České Budějovice from 2006 to 2013.
Following the 2012–13 season, the Czech Extraliga reached a sponsorship deal with Radegast to sell its beer in all Extraliga arenas. This agreement conflicted with the naming rights deal České Budějovice already had with Budweiser Budvar Brewery for their arena. Under the agreement, the club and the city would face stiff penalties for selling any beer other than Budvar products.[1][2] Unable to resolve the dispute, the club decided on 18 June 2013 that no agreement could be reached between the parties involved and voted to immediately relocate to Hradec Králové for the 2013–14 season.[3][4]
At that point, Královští Lvi became Mountfield HK's youth program, while Motor České Budějovice inherited Hradec Králové's spot in the Czech 1.liga.
Honours
Domestic
- 3rd place (1): 2006–07
1st. Czech National Hockey League
- Winners (1): 1992–93
- Runners-up (1): 1982–83
2nd. Czechoslovak Hockey League
- Winners (2): 1966–67, 1967–68
International
- Runners-up (1): 2019–20
Players
Current roster
As of 21 August 2024
Champions Hockey League, CHL
Mountfield Hradec Králové (professional ice hockey team) lost the Final of the Champions Hockey League, CHL year 2020 against Frölunda, Sweden.
References
- ^ "V Českých Budějovicích kvůli sporu o pivo mohou přijít o extraligový hokej" (in Czech). ihned.cz. 2013-05-29. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ Tuniz, Davide (2013-06-06). "The War of the Beers". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ "Hradec Králové schválil přesun HC Mountfield" (in Czech). ceskatelevize.cz. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ Tuniz, Davide (2013-06-29). "HC Mountfield definitely moves to Hradec Kralove". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
External links
- Official website (in Czech)
- Mountfield HK on Facebook
- Mountfield HK on Twitter