HC Baník Karviná
HC Baník Karviná (full name: Hockey Club Baník Karviná) was a Czech ice hockey club based in Karviná in the Moravian-Silesian Region. It was founded in 2011 under the name HC Plus Oil Karviná. It has had its last name since 2012. It ceased in 2013 after being expelled from the second league. The club colors were blue, white and red.
Their home matches were played at the Zimní stadion Karviná (Karviná ice rink) with a capacity of 7,374 spectators.
History
Earlier club
A previous team with the same name had also played in the 2nd Czechoslovak Hockey League from 1966 to 1969 before earning promotion to the 1. Česká národní hokejová liga from 1969 to 1993. That team appears to have also been known as TJ Baník ČSA Karviná.
Newer Club
On June 18, 2011, they obtained a second-league licence from the neighbouring HC Plus Oil Orlová . After obtaining the license, a new club was created under the name HC Plus Oil Karviná, the previous club SK Karviná only the senior A-team disappeared. The club unified the cadre after the arrival of the Orlov players, its former players from SK Karviná and juniors. On September 10, 2011, he played the first match in the second league over the club HC Uherské Hradiště. The overall ranking in the first year of the second league 2011/12 took second place after the basic part, in the playoffs advanced through the teams HC Beavers of Valašské Meziříčí (3:0 on the series) and HC Zubr Přerov (3:1 on the series). In the final they lost over the neighboring club HC AZ Havířov 2010. Before the new year 2011/12, the club is renamed HC Banik Karviná. Arriving in the squad was Lukáš Smolka from the Spanish club Club Gel Puigcerdà, Pavel Kowalczyk from the French club Hockey Club Amiens Somme, Martin Zajak also from France, from overseas came Canadian striker Garrett Nystedt and American Brandon Contratto, who was sent during the season for hosting in Frýdek Místek. During the season, the club Garip Saliii of MOL Liga, Vladimír Luka from the Polish club Zagłębie Sosnowiec and the returnee Marek Ivan of HC Nový Jičín came to strengthen. They took sixth place in the 2012/13 regular season. In the playoffs, the quarterfinals competed with the LHK Hawks Prostějov, who they defeated 3:0 per game. In the semifinals, they defeated the favorite of the basic part of HC Zubr Přerov 3:2 on the series. In the final, he again competed with the Havířov club, with which they again lost to the series 2:3. The Karviná club Banik did not respond to the challenge of paying the amount to the player Petr Tomis, on August 8, 2013 the Czech Ice Hockey Association decided to exclude the second league team. On August 9, 2013, Banik Karviná submitted an application for the regional championship, his adoption was rejected. The second-league license returned to the club HC After a few days, the club submitted an application for the Polish top competition. After not joining the Polish league, the club ended its activities.
2011 – HC Plus Oil Karviná (Hockey Club Plus Oil Karviná) 2012 – HC Baník Karviná (Hockey Club Baník Karviná) 2013 – Extinction