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Hokejsko drsalno društvo Jesenice or simply HDD Jesenice, currently named SIJ Acroni Jesenice due to sponsorship reasons, is a Slovenian professional
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
team based in
Jesenice Jesenice (, german: Aßling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is a Slovenian town and the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice on the ...
. They are members of the
Alps Hockey League The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of s ...
and the
Slovenian Ice Hockey League The Slovenian Hockey League is the highest level ice hockey league in Slovenia. The championship phase is contested after the regular season to determine the national champion. History The Slovenian Hockey League was firstly contested in the 1 ...
. HDD Jesenice was founded in 2014. The club replaced a temporary team called Team Jesenice, which was established in 2013. HDD Jesenice previously competed in the Inter-National League from 2014 to 2016, before the league merged into the Alps Hockey League. The club won their first Slovenian Championship in the 2014–15 season and as a result qualified for the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup. Their home arena is
Podmežakla Hall Podmežakla Hall (''Dvorana Podmežakla'') is an indoor sporting arena located in Jesenice, Slovenia. It is the home of the HDD Jesenice ice hockey team. It is also the site of the Triglav Trophy, an annual international figure skating competitio ...
.


History

HDD Jesenice was founded in 2014 and joined the Inter-National League (INL) and the
Slovenian Ice Hockey League The Slovenian Hockey League is the highest level ice hockey league in Slovenia. The championship phase is contested after the regular season to determine the national champion. History The Slovenian Hockey League was firstly contested in the 1 ...
for the 2014–15 season. The team replaced a temporary team called Team Jesenice, which was founded in 2013 as a successor of
HK Acroni Jesenice Hokejski klub Acroni Jesenice ( en, Acroni Jesenice Hockey Club), commonly referred to as HK Acroni Jesenice or simply Jesenice, was a Slovenian ice hockey team from Jesenice that last played in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League and the Sl ...
, a team that was dissolved in 2012 due to financial debt. Team Jesenice was operated by the
Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia The Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia ( sl, Hokejska zveza Slovenije, HZS) is the governing body of ice hockey in Slovenia. Slovenia was one of ten nations to join the International Ice Hockey Federation on May 6, 1992, the largest number of nati ...
during the 2013–14 season, and is not regarded as the same team as HDD Jesenice. In their first Inter-National League season, HDD Jesenice finished the regular season in third place. Going into the playoffs Jesenice was drawn against Slavija for the quarterfinals. They defeated Slavija in four games and advanced to the semifinals against
VEU Feldkirch VEU Feldkirch is a professional ice hockey team from Feldkirch, Austria. The team currently plays in the Ö Eishockey Liga. They Play Their Home Games At Vorarlberghalle. They formerly Play in the Austrian National League and Alps Hockey League ...
. Jesenice lost the semifinal series in four games. In their first Slovenian Championship season Jesenice finished the regular season in second place, three points behind Olimpija. Following their second-place finish Jesenice advanced straight to the semifinals where they were drawn against the third-placed Triglav Kranj. Jesenice won in two games and progressed to the final against Olimpija. Jesenice won the finals three games to one, winning their first Slovenian Championship title. As a result of winning the 2014–15 Slovenian Championship Jesenice qualified for the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the second round. Jesenice was drawn in Group B of the second round against CH Jaca, Miskolci Jegesmedve and Mogo Riga. Jesenice finished the round-robin Group B tournament in third place and failed to qualify for the third round of the tournament. In the same season, Jesenice also competed in the inaugural season of the
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, where they lost in the final against Olimpija. Jesenice finished the 2015–16 INL regular season in third place, 19 points behind the first-placed VEU Feldkirch. The team advanced to the playoffs where they were drawn against the second-placed EHC Lustenau in the semifinals. Lustenau went on to defeat Jesenice in three games. In the 2015–16 Slovenian Championship season Jesenice finished first in the standings with nine wins from ten games. In the playoffs Jesenice advanced to the finals after defeating Maribor in the quarterfinals and Celje in the semifinals. Jesenice went on to lose the final to Olimpija after five games. In June 2016 the Inter-National League was merged with the Italian
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to form the
Alps Hockey League The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of s ...
(AHL). HDD Jesenice applied as the only Slovenian member and was accepted into the 16-team league. In the 2016–17 season, Jesenice won their second national title after defeating Olimpija 3–0 in the finals.


Season-by-season record


Other tournaments

* 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group B (second round) *2015–16
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: Runners-up *
2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup The 2016–17 Continental Cup was the 20th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 30 September 2016 and the final tournament was ...
: 3rd in Group C (second round) *2017–18 Slovenian Cup: Winners *2018–19 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up * 2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup: 2nd in Group B (second round) *2019–20 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up *2020–21 Slovenian Cup: Winners *2021–22 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up *
2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup The 2021–22 Continental Cup was the 24th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season began on 24 September 2021 and the final tournament was ...
: 3rd in Group D (second round) *2022–23 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up * 2022–23 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group E (third round)


Players and personnel


Current roster

''As of 3 February 2023''


Head coaches

*Gorazd Rekelj, 2014 *Roman Pristov, 2014–2015 * Nik Zupančič, 2015 *Dejan Varl, 2015–2016 * Nik Zupančič, 2016–2017 *Gaber Glavič, 2017–2018 * Marcel Rodman, 2018–2019 * Mitja Šivic, 2019–2021 * Nik Zupančič, 2021–2022 *Gaber Glavič, 2022–present


Notes

a: Matches between Slovenian teams in the Inter-National League and
Alps Hockey League The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of s ...
counted for the national championship as well.
b: Jesenice joined the competition for the playoffs only.


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jesenice, HDD 2014 establishments in Slovenia Ice hockey clubs established in 2014 Inter-National League teams Sport in Jesenice, Jesenice Slovenian Ice Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in Slovenia