HC ’05 Banská Bystrica

HC '05 Banská Bystrica
City:	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
League:	Slovak Extraliga
Founded:	1922 as Slávia (1922 as Slávia)
Home Arena:	Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium (capacity 3,518)
Colors:	red, white, black
Head Coach:	Miroslav Chudý
General Manager:	Vlastimil Plavucha

Hockey Club '05 Banská Bystrica is a professional Slovak ice hockey club based in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. The team is nicknamed Barani, it means Rams in English.

History

Czechoslovak era

HC '05 was founded in 2005 but professional hockey in Banská Bystrica was playing long before. The previous club was established in 1922. The club was named Slávia but later changed name several times. In 1962, the club was named Iskra (Spark in English) and this name kept up until 2005. In interwar period and during the World War II, the club played in the Slovak League. Their best placement was second in 1930, 1931, and 1934. They were members of the first postwar Czechoslovak Extraliga season. In the 1945–46 season, they finished 6th in Group A and were relegated from the Top level. Banská Bystrica returned to the Extraliga in the 1947–48 season but they finished 6th in Group A and were relegated again. This season was their last at the Top level until the 1995–96 Slovak Extraliga season. Since 1963–64, Iskra played in the 1. SNHL (1st Slovak National Hockey League), the second level in Czechoslovak hockey. They were members of all seasons of the 1. SNHL since its introduction in 1963 until dissolution of league in 1993. Iskra won the 1. SNHL in the 1968–69 season and were qualified to the preliminary round for the Czechoslovak Extraliga. They lost 5 of 6 games in the preliminary round against Škoda Plzeň, VŽKG Ostrava, and Mladá Boleslav and did not promote to the Extraliga.

Slovak era

After dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the club was included to the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level in Slovak hockey. In their first season, they finished second. In the next season, Iskra won the 1. Liga and was promoted to the Slovak Extraliga. Iskra placed ninth in the 1995–96 season and they had to play the relegation round. Iskra saved the Extraliga for the 1996–97 season but this season was less productive and they were relegated from the Top level. They returned in the 1998–99 season but were relegated again, by missing the cut by three points. In 2005, the club was transformed to an incorporated company and renamed to HC '05. They were promoted to the Extraliga in the 2007–08 season after their victory in the playoffs finals against HK Spišská Nová Ves. In the 2010–11 season, they finished third in the regular season, defeated their big rival HKm Zvolen in the quarterfinals, and lost 3–4 against HK Poprad in the semifinals. This season was their most successful since their 1. SNHL victory in 1969.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by HC ’05 Banská Bystrica. Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, OTW—Overtime wins, OTW—Overtime losses, L—Losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points. Top Scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season	League	Regular season									Post season results	Top scorer (regular season)
		Finish	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
2008–09	Extraliga	8th	58	28	5	4	21	197	169	98	Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HC Košice)	Ján Pardavý 46 (17+29)
2009–10	Extraliga	2nd	47	24	10	4	9	179	133	96	Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 (HK Nitra)	Ján Pardavy 55 (27+28)
2010–11	Extraliga	3rd	57	26	7	5	19	179	140	97	Lost in semifinals, 3–4 (HK Poprad)	Michal Hudec 49 (18+31)
2011–12	Extraliga	8th	55	16	9	9	21	136	138	75	Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HC Košice)	Jarmo Jokila 39 (16+23)
2012–13	Extraliga	8th	56	20	6	4	26	153	186	76	Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HKm Zvolen)	Matej Češík 39 (12+27)

Achievements

Slovak Championship

• Third place: 2010–11

1. SNHL

• 1968–69

External links

• Official club website

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