GKS Katowice (ice hockey)

GKS Katowice
GKS Katowice
City	Katowice, Poland
League	Polska Hokej Liga
Founded	1964
Home arena	Spodek
Colours	Yellow (Gold), Green, Black
Head coach	Tom Coolen
Website	GKS Katowice

HC GKS Katowice is a professional ice hockey team in Katowice, Poland.

The team was founded in 1964. Katowice won six Polska Liga Hokejowa titles between 1958 and 1970. The team did not participate in the 2015-16 season due to financial constraints, but returned for the 2016-17 season.^{[citation needed]} In 2017 the name of the club was changed to Tauron KH GKS Katowice, due to sponsorship by Tauron Group.^{[citation needed]} The club finished 2017-18 season on the 2nd place.^{[citation needed]}

Notable members

The original coaches for GKS Katowice were Aggie Kukulowicz,^[1] and Stanislav Konopásek.^[2]

Achievements

Polish championship:^{[citation needed]}

1st place (6): 1958, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970
2nd place (10): 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1969, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018
3rd place (8): 1955, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998

Polish cup:^{[citation needed]}

Winner (1): 1970
Finalist (1): 2000

1st ligue:^{[citation needed]}

1st (1): 2012

Autosan cup:^{[citation needed]}

1st place (3): 1973, 1975, 1976

References

^ "Adolph Kukulowicz". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
^ "GKS Katowice". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2020-01-31.

External links

(in Polish) Official site

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[1] "Adolph Kukulowicz". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2020-01-31.

[2] "GKS Katowice". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2020-01-31.

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