HK Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in Slovakia. It plays its games in Poprad, Slovakia. The squad's greatest success was 2nd place in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006, 2011 and 2021. The club is nicknamed ''Kamzíci'', which means "

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" in English.

History

After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Poprad started playing in the new independent Slovak Championship which was named the Slovak Extraliga. In the 1996–97 season Poprad was eliminated in the semifinals by

HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a Slovak professional ice hockey club based in Košice that competes in the Slovak Extraliga, the top tier of Slovak ice hockey. It is the most successful hockey club in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia, having won th ...

. In the next season 1997–98, they played semifinals again against

and lost 0–3. However, these two seasons were successful because the team won bronze medals. In the 2005–06 season the team reached the most remarkable success, but lost 3–4 in the final series against MsHK Žilina. This success was repeated in the 2010–11 season, when they played against the long-time rival

and lost 1–4 in the final.

Season-by-season record

''This is a partial list of the last seven seasons completed by HK Poprad.'' Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

Honours

Domestic

Slovak Extraliga * Runners-up (3): 2005–06,

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* 3rd place (2): 1996–97, 1997–98

Czechoslovak Extraliga The Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was the elite ice hockey league in Czechoslovakia from 1936 until 1993, when the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Slovak Extraliga and Czech Extraliga formed from the split. History ...

* 3rd place (1): 1937–38 Slovak Hockey League * Runners-up (1): 1941–42 * 3rd place (2): 1942–43, 1943–44

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* Winners (4): 1969–70, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1990–91 * Runners-up (4): 1966–67, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1987–88 * 3rd place (6): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1985–86

Pre-season

Tatra Cup The Tatra Cup ( sk, Tatranský pohár) is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Poprad, Slovakia. It is the second oldest club tournament in Europe, after the Spengler Cup. The first installment of the Tatra Cup took place in 1929 in Starý S ...

* Winners (13): 1936/1937, 1937/1938, 1938/1939, 1941/1942, 1946/1947, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020

Players

Current roster

Retired numbers

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed regular season. * – current Poprad player ''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game''

Franchise playoff scoring leaders

These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history. Figures are updated after each completed season. * – current Poprad player ''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Poprad player''

NHL alumni

Jamie Arniel James Gregory Arniel (born November 16, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who signed to play for the Cardiff Devils in June 2023 after spending the previous winter playing for Kassel Huskies of the DEL2. Arniel was drafted by the Boston Brui ...

(2022) *

Ľuboš Bartečko Ľuboš Bartečko (born July 14, 1976) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey forward. He began and concluded his career with hometown club, HK ŠKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga. He most notably played in the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

(1993–1994, 2010, 2014–2015) *

Peter Bondra Peter Bondra (; born 7 February 1968) is a Ukrainian-born Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He was the general manager of the Slovakia national team from 2007 to 2011. A two-time 50-goal scorer, Bondra became the 37th player in Nati ...

(2004) *

Michal Handzuš Michal Handzuš (; born 11 March 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. Handzuš played for hometown club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga before joining the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1998. Handzuš pl ...

(1996) * Kevin Henderson (2016) *

Miroslav Ihnačák Miroslav Ihnačák (born November 19, 1962) is a Slovak former ice hockey player. He played 56 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. Since 2020 he is the head coach for HC Merano. Miro ...

(1992, 2004) * Brandon Mashinter (2021) * Ladislav Nagy (2010) *

Andrej Nedorost Andrej Nedorost (born April 30, 1980) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Columbus Blue Jackets between 2001 and 2003. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2015, ...

(2011) *

Radoslav Suchý Radoslav Suchý (born April 7, 1976) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes and C ...

(1994, 2004–2005, 2010–2016) *

Tomáš Surový Tomáš Surový (born September 24, 1981) is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career As a youth, Surový played in the 1995 Quebec International ...

(2000) *

Ľubomír Vaic Ľubomír Vaic (born 6 March 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player who spent most of his career in the Slovak Extraliga. After several years in Slovakia Vaic joined the Canucks in 1999, and played 9 games for them over two seaso ...

(1993–1994, 2011–2013) *

Kyle Wanvig Kyle Wanvig (born January 29, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Right winger who played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota Wild and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Playing career Wanvig was originally drafted 89th overall ...

(2010)

References

External links

Official website
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