HK Poprad is a professional

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team in the

Slovak Extraliga The Tipos Extraliga (Slovak Extraliga) is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From the 2018–19 season to the 2020–21 season, the league included one or two teams from Hungary. In 2009, it was ranked by the IIHF as the fifth stro ...

, the top ice hockey league in

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. It plays its games in

Poprad Poprad (; hu, Poprád; german: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains, famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the ten ...

, Slovakia. The squad's greatest success was 2nd place in the

in 2006, 2011 and 2021. The club is nicknamed ''Kamzíci'', which means "

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" in

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History

After the dissolution of

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in 1993, Poprad started playing in the new independent Slovak Championship which was named the

. 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

* Runners-up (3): 2005–06,

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* 3rd place (2): 1996–97, 1997–98

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* 3rd place (1): 1937–38 Slovak Hockey League * Runners-up (1): 1941–42 * 3rd place (2): 1942–43, 1943–44 1st. Slovak National Hockey League * 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 (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 (1996) * Kevin Henderson (2016) * Miroslav Ihnačák (1992, 2004) *

Brandon Mashinter Brandon Mashinter (born September 20, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing. He is currently a free agent. Playing career In 2004, Mashinter was drafted in the 6th round of the Ontario Hockey League, 116th overall by the Sarnia ...

(2021) *

Ladislav Nagy Ladislav Nagy (; born 1 June 1979) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He played eight seasons as a left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, and Los Angeles Kings. E ...

(2010) * Andrej Nedorost (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 (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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HK Poprad 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 ...

Ice hockey clubs established in 1930 1930 establishments in Czechoslovakia