HK 36 Skalica
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| City | Skalica, Slovakia |
| League | Slovak Extraliga |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Home arena | Skalica Ice Stadium (capacity 4,100) |
| Colors | green, white |
| General manager |  Peter Srnec |
| Head coach | Peter Oremus |
| Captain | Žigmund Pálffy |
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Website www.hk36.sk |
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Hokejový Klub 36 Skalica is a professional ice hockey team based in Skalica, Slovakia. They are members of the Slovak Extraliga since 1997–98 season when they promoted from the Slovak 1.Liga.
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[edit] History
[edit] Czechoslovak era
The club was founded in 1936 but they played in organized competition since 1947 under name Sokol Tekla. The club was renamed several times. In 1953 they was named Tatran and between years 1963-1993 they played as ZVL. Their first expressive success was promotion to the 1. SNHL (1st. Slovak National Hockey League), second level of Czechoslovak hockey, in the 1973–74 season. They placed 6th in their first season in the 1. SNHL. The best placement was 4th in the 1976-77 and the 1977-78 season. They played in the 1. SNHL consecutively until 1989.
[edit] Slovak era
After dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the club was included to the Slovak 1.Liga. The club was renamed to HK 36. In the 1996–97 season they promoted to the Slovak Extraliga. In their first season Skalica was placed 6th in the regular season and was beaten by ŠKP Poprad in the quarterfinals. In the 1998–99 season they placed 3rd in the regular season, defeated ŠKP Poprad in the quarterfinals but they was beaten by HC Košice in the semifinals. They won bronze medals because second defeated semifinalist HKm Zvolen had worse placement after the regular season. Next seasons were less successful and they waited for the semifinals 9 years. In the 2007–08 season they defeated HKm Zvolen in the quartefinals but they was beaten by HC Košice in the semifinals. Skalica won bronze medals second time because they had better placement after the regular season than Dukla Trenčín. The best success in club history came in the 2008–09 season. Skalica was placed 3rd in the regular season. In the quarterfinals they won series 4–0 against Dukla Trenčín, in the semifinals they defeated 4–3 HC Slovan Bratislava but in the finals they was beaten 4–2 by HC Košice. Žigmund Pálffy was scoring leader in the regular season (99 Pts) and in the playoffs (27 Pts). Juraj Mikúš had also great season and was second scoring leader (90 Pts) of the Extraliga after Pálffy.
[edit] Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by HK 36. Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, OTW—Overtime wins, OTW—Overtime losses, L—Losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points. Top Scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)
| Season | League | Regular season | Post season results | Top scorer (regular season) | ||||||||
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| Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||||
| 2006–07 | Extraliga | 8th | 54 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 144 | 202 | 55 | Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HC Košice) | R. Školiak 70 (20+50) |
| 2007–08 | Extraliga | 4th | 54 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 177 | 136 | 96 | Lost in semifinals, 3–4 (HC Košice) | Ž. Pálffy 76 (30+46) |
| 2008–09 | Extraliga | 3rd | 56 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 200 | 168 | 100 | Lost in finals, 2–4 (HC Košice) | Ž. Pálffy 99 (52+47) |
| 2009–10 | Extraliga | 5th | 47 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 153 | 137 | 79 | Lost in quarterfinals, 3–4 (MHC Martin) | Ž. Pálffy 53 (17+36) |
| 2010–11 | Extraliga | 7th | 57 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 158 | 168 | 79 | Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 (HK Poprad) | M. Zálešák 56 (23+33) |
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Current squad
Updated January 16, 2012.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Extraliga 2011/2012" (in Slovak). hk36.sk. http://www.hk36.sk/index.php?cmd=muzstvo&cmd2=asup. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
[edit] External links
- Official club website (Slovak)
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