HC Olomouc

HC Olomouc
City:	Olomouc, Czech Republic
League:	Czech Extraliga
Founded:	1955 (1955)
Home Arena:	Zimní stadion Olomouc (capacity: 5,500)
Colors:	Red, white

HC Olomouc is an ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga (first-level league) from Olomouc. They won the Extraliga championship in the 1993/1994 season. In 1997, the club sold the Extraliga license to HC Karlovy Vary, and was thus relegated to the second-level league. They returned to the Extraliga in 2014.

History

On 18 April 2014, they returned to the Extraliga by finishing 2nd in the relegation playoffs. 2014/2015 season started very well and by the end of year, team was on 5th place and even beaten elite team, HC Sparta Praha. But then a rapid fall came and the team fell from 5th place to 13th, thus it had to play play-outs and then relegation play-offs. They ended on 1st place, staying in league with Piráti Chomutov. HC Slavia Praha and ČEZ Motor České Budějovice were relegated.

Honours

Domestic

Czech Extraliga

• 1 ! Winners (1): 1993–94

Czech 1. Liga

• 1 ! Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
• 1 ! 3rd place (3): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12

1. Česká národní hokejová liga

• 1 ! Winners (1): 1982–83
• 1 ! Runners-up (8): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90

Club names

• 1955 – Spartak Moravia Olomouc
• 1965 – TJ Moravia DS Olomouc
• 1979 – TJ DS Olomouc
• 1992 – HC Olomouc

External links

• Official website

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