GKS Katowice
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| GKS Katowice | |
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| City: | Katowice, Poland |
| League: | Polska Liga Hokejowa |
| Founded: | 1920 |
| Home Arena: | Spodek |
| Colors: | Yellow, Green, Black |
| Franchise history | |
| 1920-1964: | Gornik Katowice |
| 1964-present: | GKS Katowice |
GKS Katowice is an ice hockey team in Katowice, Poland. They play in the top-level Polska Liga Hokejowa.
History
The club was founded in 1920 as an independent association known as Gornik Katowice. It merged with the GKS Katowice sports club in 1964 and took on its name.
Katowice won six Polska Liga Hokejowa titles between 1958 and 1970. From 2017 to 2019 the name of the club was changed to Tauron KH GKS Katowice, due to sponsorship by Tauron Group. The club finished the regular season 2021-2022 in 1st place and won the playoffs by defeating Zagłębie Sosnowiec, GKS Tychy and Unia Oświęcim.
Achievements
- 1st place (8): 1958, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 2022, 2023
- 2nd place (10): 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1969, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018
- 3rd place (10): 1955, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2019, 2020
- 3rd place (1): 2019
- Winner (1): 1970
- Finalist (1): 2001
- 1st place (1): 2012
Autosan cup:
- 1st place (3): 1973, 1975, 1976
External links
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