Aris Thessaloniki Ice Hockey Club is an

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team in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

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. They play in the

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. They were founded in 1985 and initially known as ''Thessaloniki Penguins''.

History

The team was founded in 1985 as ''Thessaloniki Penguins''. In 1989, they joined the

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
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sports club and being known as the ''Aris Thessaloniki Penguins'', they managed to win the first 3

s held, the inaugural Greek championship in 1989, and continued their dominance, winning the

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and 1991 Greek championships. They also participated in the 1990–91 IIHF European Cup. They finished in last place in Group A, losing 26–1 to Levski-Spartak Sofia, and 30–0 to HC Steaua Bucuresti. After a last-place finish in 1993, the club folded, likewise to most other ice hockey clubs, due to financial difficulties, and the championship was cancelled until 2000. In 1997, the club was reformed as ''Thessaloniki Titans'' and in 2003 joined again Aris as the Aris Thessaloniki Ice Hockey Club. Since then, they participated in

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, finishing 2nd and in

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winning again the tournament.

Season-by-season record

Ice Hockey

Notes: A. ''In 1991–92, Aris and most other teams did not participate in a championship tournament and

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claimed the title, being the sole club to declare participation.'' B. ''Most teams folded due to financial reasons and no championships were held between 1994 and 1999.'' C. ''Only two

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teams participated.'' D. ''The championship was not held between 2001 and 2007, due to lack of an ice rink and an adequate number of ice hockey teams.'' E. ''Aris was not invited/allowed to participate'' F. ''Aris was not allowed to participate''

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: 2009 - 4th place

Inline hockey

Balkan Inline Roller Hockey League (B.I.R.H.L.): 2009 – Champions

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:
2004 – 7th place
2005 – Qualification Round
2006 – Qualification Round
2007 – Qualification Round Greek Inline Roller Hockey Championship (G.I.R.H.L.):
2008 – 2nd place
2009 – 1st place – Champions
2010 – not held
2011 – not finished Greek Inline Hockey Cup:
2007 – Cup Winner
2008 – Cup Winner
2009 – Cup Winner
2010 – not held
2011 – not held

Ball hockey

Greek Ball Hockey League:
2009 – 1st place – Champions
2010 – not held
2011 – not finished

References

External links

Official siteTeam's profile on eurohockey.net
{{Aris Thessaloniki Ice hockey teams in Greece 1989 establishments in Greece Sport in Thessaloniki Aris Thessaloniki