HC Pardubice
| HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | |
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| City: | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| League: | Czech Extraliga |
| Founded: | 1923 |
| Home Arena: | ČEZ Arena |
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HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. Its home venue is ČEZ Arena located in Pardubice. The club previously was named HC Eaton Pardubice, but since the 2011–12 season the club is named HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice.[1]
Ice hockey has been played in Pardubice since the beginning of 20th century. Witness of the hockey beginnings in Pardubice was Matiční jezero where so called “Bandy hockey” was played. This style of playing hockey was taken from football – there were 11 players, goals, instead of a puck there was a ball and even the site of the field was exactly like in football. The first match in Canadian style of hockey was played in 1913 on the very same lake. In this match played for Pardubice: Vilém Weiss, Potůček, Reiberg, Přibík, Komeštík and Kubeška.
Organised hockey was founded in Pardubice by Vilém Weiss in 1923 when also hockey club LTC Pardubice was established. Regular competitions started to be played only in season 1930/1931.
History of the team name
- 1923 – LTC Pardubice
- 1949 – Sokol Pardubice (consolidation of LTC and Rapid)
- 1950 – Slavia Pardubice
- 1953 – Dynamo Pardubice
- 1960 – Tesla Pardubice
- 1991 – HC (Hockey club) Pardubice
- 1995 – HC IB (Investiční banka) Pardubice
- 1997 – HC IPB (Investiční a poštovní banka) Pardubice
- 2002 – HC ČSOB (Ceskoslovenská obchodní banka) Pojišťovna Pardubice
- 2003 – HC Moeller Pardubice
- 2009 – HC Eaton Pardubice
- 2011 - HC ČSOB (Československá obchodní banka) Pojišťovna Pardubice
Team’s successes
- Czechoslovak Extraliga champion: 1972/1973, 1986/1987, 1988/89
- Czech Extraliga champion: 2004/2005, 2009/2010 and 2011/2012
- European Cup 2nd place (1974/1975)
References
- ↑ "Hokejový klub má nový název: HC ČSOB POJIŠŤOVNA PARDUBICE" (in Czech language). HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice. 2011-06-08. http://www.hcpce.cz/clanek.asp?id=Hokejovy-klub-ma-novy-nazev-HC-CSOB-POJISTOVNA-PARDUBICE-3368. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
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