HC Vítkovice Ridera is a professional
ice hockey
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team based in
Vítkovice, the
Moravian-part of
Ostrava
Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...
, in the
Czech Republic
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, competing in the
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga () is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1993 following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia midway through the 1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season (which all Slovak and ...
. It plays at
Ostravar Aréna.
The club was founded in 1928 after the merger of SK Moravská Slavia and SK Slovan Ostrava. Vítkovice were the champions of the
Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League
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.
Histor ...
in the 1951–52 and 1980–81 seasons.
Its biggest rivals are
HC Oceláři Třinec and
HC Sparta Prague.
Honours
Domestic
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga () is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1993 following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia midway through the 1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season (which all Slovak and ...
* Runners-up (4):
1996–97,
2001–02,
2009–10,
2010–11
* 3rd place (2):
1997–98,
2000–01
Czechoslovak Extraliga
* Winners (2):
1951–52,
1980–81
* Runners-up (5):
1949–50,
1950–51,
1952–53,
1982–83,
1992–93
* 3rd place (2):
1957–58,
1978–79
International
IIHF European Cup
The IIHF European Cup, also known as the Europa Cup, was a European ice hockey club competition for champions of national leagues which was contested between 1965 and 1997, governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
History
The ...
* Runners-up (1):
1981–82
Pre-season
Spengler Cup
* Runners-up (1):
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
Tatra Cup
* Winners (5): 1968/1969, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009
Players
Current roster
As of 16 February 2025.
See also
*
:HC Vítkovice players for a list of HC Vítkovice players past and present.
References
External links
*
Vitkovice
Vitkovice
Sport in Ostrava
Ice hockey clubs established in 1928
1928 establishments in Czechoslovakia
Long stubs with short prose
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