HC Škoda Plzeň

HC Škoda Plzeň
City	Plzeň, Czech Republic
League	Czech Extraliga
Founded	1929 (1929)
Home arena	Logspeed CZ Arena (Capacity: 8,236)
Colours	Blue, white
General manager	Martin Straka
Head coach	Petr Kořínek
Website	hcplzen.cz

T. G. Masaryk Cup for the winner of the Czech Extraliga, 2013

HC Škoda Plzeň is a professional Czech ice hockey team based in Plzeň, Czech Republic and was founded in 1929. They currently play in the Czech Extraliga, with their homes games being held at Logspeed CZ Arena. In 2013, for the first time in history, HC Plzeň were the Czech Extraliga champions after beating Zlín 4:3 in the seventh game of the dramatic final.

Club names

• 1929 – Hokejový klub při SK (Sportovní klub) Viktoria Plzeň
• 1948 – Sokol Plzeň IV
• 1949 – ZSJ Škodovy závody
• 1952 – ZSJ Leninovy závody
• 1953 – Spartak Plzeň LZ
• 1965 – TJ Škoda Plzeň
• 1991 – HC Škoda Plzeň
• 1994 – HC Interconnex Plzeň
• 1995 – HC ZKZ Plzeň
• 1997 – HC Keramika Plzeň
• 2003 – HC Lasselsberger Plzeň
• 2009 – HC Plzeň 1929
• 2012 – HC Škoda Plzeň

Honours

• Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League - Runner-up (1958,1959,1992) Third place (1957)
• Czech Extraliga - Champion (2013), Third Place (2000,2012) Presidents Trophy (2010)

Notable players

See also: Category:HC Plzeň players

• Vladimír Bednář
• Bohuslav Ebermann
• Milan Kajkl
• Jiří Kučera
• Dušan Salfický
• Martin Straka
• Petr Sýkora
• Jaroslav Špaček
• Tuukka Rask
• Dominik Kubalik
• Ryan Hollweg

Arena

Home Monitoring Aréna was built at 1969 and currently holds 8,236 people.

Controversy

During the 2010–2011 season, the team was docked 19 points for having used players who were not correctly registered to the club, an affair which also involved the clubs BK Mladá Boleslav and HC Kladno.

External links

• Official website
• HC Plzeň at hockeyarenas.net