HK Nitra

HK Nitra
File:HK Nitra logo.svg
Nickname	Corgoni
City	Nitra, Slovakia
League	Slovak Extraliga
Founded	1926 (1926)
Home arena	Nitra Aréna (capacity 4,800)
Colours	Prussian blue, Columbia blue, white
General manager	Miroslav Kováčik
Head coach	Antonín Stavjaňa
Captain	Branislav Mezei
Website	www.hockeynitra.com

Hokejový Klub Nitra is a professional ice hockey club based in Nitra, Slovakia. The club has been a member of the Slovak Extraliga since the 2003–04 season and is the current reigning champion having clinched the Slovak Play-Off Title in the 2015-2016 season.

History

The club was founded in 1931 under name AC. Their first trophy which they won was Tatra Cup in 1934. The club was renamed several times, since 1945 to 1976 they was named as Sokol, Komunálny podnik, Spojené závody, Slavoj, Slovan and Štart. In 1976 the club was renamed to Plastika Nitra. They won the 1. SNHL (1.st Slovak National Hockey League), second level of Czechoslovak hockey, in the 1983–84 season and clinched participation in the preliminary round for the Czechoslovak Extraliga. There they earned 2 points in 4 games against Škoda Plzeň and Poldi Kladno and did not qualify to the Extraliga. Nitra won the 1. SNHL in the 1986–87 season but in the preliminary round they lost against Poldi Kladno. In the next season they triumphed at the 1. SNHL again but in the preliminary round they were defeated by TJ Vítkovice. Nitra's first promotion to the Czechoslovak Extraliga came in the 1989–90 season when they finished 4th in the qualification group and clinched participation at the Extraliga for the next season. Nitra finished 13th in their first Extraliga season, earning 39 points in 53 games and were relegated to the 1. SNHL. They won the next season of the 1. SNHL but were defeated by ŠKP Poprad in the preliminary round. In the next season they won 1. SNHL again but preliminary round was not played due to dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

Honours

Champions

• Tipsport Liga (1): 2016

Runners-up

• Tipsport Liga (2): 2014, 2017
• Tipsport Liga (2): 2006, 2015

Current squad

Source: hknitra.skSource: eliteprospects.comAs of September 25, 2024.

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
74		Sami Aittokallio	G	L	32	2023	Tampere, Finland
2		Matej Bača	D	L	28	2023	Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
21		Filip Bajtek	RW	L	33	2020	Třinec, Czechoslovakia
92		Miloš Bubela	C	R	32	2023	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
25		Samuel Buček	LW	R	25	2023	Nitra, Slovakia
27		Sebastián Čederle	C	L	24	2022	Skalica, Slovakia
11		Oliver Fatul	D	L	22	2023	Bratislava, Slovakia
29		Sahir Gill	LW	L	32	2022	Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
80		Tomáš Hrnka	C	L	32	2020	Nitra, Czechoslovakia
91		Robby Jackson	C	L	27	2023	Alameda, California, United States
33		Libor Kašík	G	L	32	2022	Zlín, Czechoslovakia
39		Jakub Lacka	LW	R	25	2022	Bratislava, Slovakia
24		Branislav Mezei (C)	D	L	43	2015	Nitra, Czechoslovakia
88		Dávid Okoličány	RW	L	27	2023	Trstená, Slovakia
16		Marko Stacha	D	L	22	2022	Ilava, Slovakia
17		Martin Vitaloš	D	R	24	2022	Bratislava, Slovakia
31		Erik Šebo	G	L	20	-	Bratislava, Slovakia
12		Mark Auk	D	L	29	2024	Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, United States
65		Alex Cotton	D	R	23	2023	Langley, British Columbia, Canada
-		Matúš Lisý	D	L	17	-	-
10		Tomáš Pobežal	LW	L	18	2023	Púchov, Slovakia
23		Adam Nemec	RW	L	16	-	Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
94		Tomáš Chrenko Jr.	C	R	16	2023	Nitra, Slovakia
83		Austin Alger	C	R	27	2024	Livonia, Michigan, United States
81		Karol Csányi	RW	L	33	2024	Komárno, Slovakia
37		Robert Bačo	LW	R	21	2023	Košice, Slovakia
-		Brett Ritchie	RW	R	31	2024	Orangeville, Ontario, United States

External links

• Official club website Template:Sk icon