Rytíři Kladno ('' en, Kladno Knights'') is a

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professional

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team based in the city of

Kladno Kladno (; german: Kladen) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 67,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and together with its adjacent suburban areas has a population of more than 110,000. ...

. They are currently a member of the

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. The team president and owner is

Jaromír Jágr Jaromír Jágr (; born 15 February 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger for and the owner of Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguin ...

, a former

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player, who is currently playing in home games for the team in addition to his ownership and administrative roles. The team plays its home games at ČEZ Stadion Kladno.

History

Kladno was a particularly strong team in the late 1970s, when it won four consecutive league titles (1975–1978), and again in 1980. The team's star, Milan Nový, was league MVP in 1977, 1981, and 1982, and won six scoring titles.

František Pospíšil František Pospíšil (born April 2, 1944) is a Czech former ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played in the Czechoslovak Elite League for Poldi Kladno from 1961 to 1978, then in Germany for EV Landshut in 1978–79. He won the Golden Hoc ...

was league MVP in 1971 and 1972. Before season 1997/1998 happened what everyone expected for some time, Kladno lost its longtime sponsor, ironworks . After a long time the Poldi disappeared from Kladno hockey jerseys and the successes that this famous club has achieved in previous years have also disappeared and was de facto always last. Primarily the lack of funds did not allow to management improvement of club cadre and the main coach resigned. Despite the departure of a number of players abroad, Kladno did not go bad after 2003 and celebrated return to the Czech highest-level league. However after the season 2012-13 Kladno performed poorly in the extraliga. Nor the withdrawal of coaches helped, the team reached the highest league again after the 12 years.

played for his hometown Kladno for parts of four seasons, including during the NHL lockouts in 1994, 2004, and 2012. In January 2018, Jágr was assigned to HC Kladno after a partial season with the

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. Jágr took over majority ownership from his father in 2011. During the 2010–2011 season, the team was docked 6 points for having used players who were not correctly registered to the club, an affair which also involved the clubs BK Mladá Boleslav and HC Plzeň.

Honours

Domestic

* 3rd place (1): 1993–94 Czech 1. Liga * Winners (2): 2002–03, 2020–21 * Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2018–19 * 3rd place (1): 2016–17

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* Winners (6): 1958–59, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80 * Runners-up (1): 1981–82 * 3rd place (2): 1971–72, 1980–81 1st. Czech National Hockey League * Winners (3): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87 2nd. Czechoslovak Hockey League * Winners (1): 1954–55 * 3rd place (1): 1953–54

International

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* Winners (1): 1976–77 * Runners-up (3): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79 * 3rd place (1): 1980–81

Club names

* 1924 – HOSK Kladno * 1948 – Sokol Kladno * 1977 – Poldi SONP Kladno * 1995 – HC Poldi Kladno * 1997 – HC Velvana Kladno * 2000 – HC Vagnerplast Kladno * 2003 – HC Rabat Kladno * 2007 – HC GEUS OKNA Kladno * 2010 – HC Vagnerplast Kladno * 2011 – Rytíři Kladno

Players

Current roster

Summary of league participations

* 1951–1953: First Ice Hockey League (highest-level league in

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) * 1953–1955: Celostátní soutěž (second-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1955–1983: First Ice Hockey League (highest-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1983–1985: 1. ČNHL (second-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1985–1986: First Ice Hockey League (highest-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1986–1987: 1. ČNHL (second-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1987–1993: First Ice Hockey League (highest-level league in Czechoslovakia) * 1993–2002:

(highest-level league in the

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) * 2002–2003:

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(second-level league in the Czech Republic) * 2003–2014:

(highest-level league in the Czech Republic) * 2014–2019 : WSM Liga (second-level league in the Czech Republic) * 2019–20 :

(highest-level league in the Czech Republic) * 2020–21 :

* 2021–present :

(highest-level league in the Czech Republic)

NHL alumni

Patrik Eliáš Patrik Eliáš (; born 13 April 1976) is a Czech former professional hockey winger who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils. Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leader in points, goals and assists, a ...

* Micheal Frolík-Kunglon * Milan Hnilička *

Ivan Huml Ivan Huml (born September 6, 1981) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Piráti Chomutov in the Czech fourth league. Huml was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round (59th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft ...

* Jaro Jagkinonoff * František Kaberle * Tomáš Kaberle * Milan Nový * Pavel Patera * Michal Pivoňka * Tomáš Plekanec * Martin Procházka * Pavel Skrbek * Radek Smoleňák *

Petr Tenkrát Petr Tenkrát (born 31 May 1977) is a Czech former ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Nashville Predators and the Boston Bruins. Playing career He won SM-Liiga-silver in 2003 and ...

* Jiří Tlustý *

Tomáš Vokoun Tomáš Vokoun (; born 2 July 1976) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Nashville Predators, after he was originally drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth round, 226 ...

Marek Židlický Marek Židlický (; born ) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 176th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career ...

Radko Gudas Radko Gudas (born 5 June 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers and the Washington Ca ...

Ondřej Pavelec Ondřej Pavelec (; born 31 August 1987) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. Drafted in the second round, 41st overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005, he stayed with the team as they became the Winnipeg Jets in 2011, and play ...

Jakub Voráček Jakub Voráček (; born 15 August 1989) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Voráček was drafted seventh overall by the Blue Jackets at the 2007 NHL Entr ...

* Jiří Sekáč

References

External links

Official website

Kladno Sport

Rytíři Kladno - Facebook
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