HC Dynamo Pardubice
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| HC Dynamo Pardubice | |
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| City | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| League | Czech Extraliga |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Home arena | Enteria arena (capacity: 10.194) |
| Colours | Red, white |
| Owner(s) | Petr Dědek |
| Head coach | Marek Zadina |
| Captain | Lukáš Sedlák |
| Website | hcdynamo.cz |
HC Dynamo Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. Its home venue is Enteria arena located in Pardubice. The club was originally named LTC Pardubice, acquiring its current name at the start of the 2015–16 season.[1]
History
Ice hockey has been played in Pardubice since the beginning of the 20th century. Hockey's beginnings in Pardubice can be traced to the Matiční jezero where bandy, a hockey-like game, was played. This style of hockey was adopted from football – there were 11 players, opposing goals, a ball, and a football-like field. The first match of ice hockey was played in 1913 on the very same lake. Players such as Vilém Weiss, Potůček, Reiberg, Přibík, Komeštík and Kubeška played in this match.
Organised hockey was founded in Pardubice by Vilém Weiss in 1923, the same year that the club LTC Pardubice was established. Regular competitions first took place during the 1930-1931 season.
After the end of the Second World War, a new ice rink was installed in Pardubice, and by Christmas of 1947 a new winter sports stadium was opened with an artificial ice rink. In the 1949-1950 season Pardubice won its division and was promoted to the Extra League. The 1950-1951 season saw the team compete with a new name, Slavia Pardubice. Since that time the club has never been relegated from the top level of competition.
At the end of the 1952-1953 the club changed its name once again to Dynamo Pardubice. Players such as Bronislav Danda and goaltender Vladimír Nadrchal began their careers with Pardubice during the 1950s.
The club's first major success came in 1960. Dynamo Pardubice reached the medals for the first time, reaching 3rd place. In the same season a new winter sports stadium, including a roof, was completed. The following season the club changed its name again to Tesla Pardubice. This name remained until July 1991.
In the 1960s, Jiří Dolana and Stanislav Prýl went on to represent Czechoslovakia in Olympic competition. In 1965, Zdeněk Špaček led the league in scoring with 33 goals. This era was also marked by the arrival of junior players, who helped the club to a championship in 1967. The offensive trio consisting of Bohuslav Šťastný, Jiří Novák and Vladimír Martinec rose to stardom in the Extra League.
Pardubice reached further success in 1973, winning their first title in the champions league. Vladimír Martinec led the league with 23 assists, winning his first Golden Hockey Stick. The 1975-1976 season started with the final match between Tesla Pardubice and CSKA Moscow. The match, played in Czechoslovakia, was an unbelievable performance by the home team, defeating a professional army team by a score of 3-2. However, the following match played in Moscow was won by CSKA , 6-1.
Pardubice stayed among the top three teams in the Extra League for the following 3 seasons. Goaltender
After 1982, Pardubice's senior team experienced a resurgence. New team members included goaltender
Modern history
At the beginning of the 1991-1992 season the club changed its name to HC Pardubice. HC Pardubice entered the 1993-1994 season with a strong mixture of experienced and young players, including goaltender Radovan Biegl, who quickly became one of the best in the league. The team also boasted offensive star Richard Král who led the league with 43 goals. Also impressing was 18-year-old Milan Hejduk who was named top rookie in the Czech League. Pardubice's second-place finish helped coach Marek Sýkora earn coach of the year honors.
The solid finish wasn't to be repeated, as the team slipped to the bottom of the standings and had to defend its place in the Extra League in 1996. HC Pardubice gradually lost Král, Biegl and other experienced players who were replaced by junior players, among them forward
In the following season the team received a new young coach,
Nine years later the team reached the final again, this time against
was named the most valuable player in the play-offs. This was Pardubice's first title in 16 years.During the club's history, many of its players have been honored in the Hall of Fame in Pardubice. Most notable are
.Honours
Domestic
Winners (3): 2004–05, 2009–10, 2011–12
Runners-up (3): 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07
3rd place (2): 2010–11, 2022–23
- Winners (3): 1972–73, 1986–87, 1988–89
- Runners-up (2): 1974–75, 1975–76
- 3rd place (5): 1959–60, 1973–74, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
International
Players
Current roster
Source: hcdynamo.cz[2]Source: eliteprospects.com[3]As of November 20, 2023.
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 (Československá obchodní banka) Pojišťovna Pardubice
- 2003 – HC Moeller Pardubice
- 2009 – HC Eaton Pardubice
- 2011 – HC ČSOB (Československá obchodní banka) Pojišťovna Pardubice
- 2015 – HC Dynamo Pardubice
Retired numbers
- 3 – Martin Čech
- 5 – Jiří Dolana
- 6 – Stanislav Prýl
- ik Hašek
- 10 – Jiří Šejba
- 13 – Vladimír Martinec
- 16 – Karel Mach
- 17 – Bohuslav Šťastný
- 20 – Vladimír Dvořáček
- 20 – Jiří Novák
- 21 – Milan Koďousek
- 91 – Otakar Janecký
- 37 – Petr Sýkora
- 39 - Dominik Hašek
References
- ^ "Pardubičtí fandové po 55 letech opět chodí na Dynamo" (in Czech). HC Dynamo Pardubice. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ^ "Team Roster / HC Dynamo Pardubice". www.hcdynamo.cz. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Team Roster / HC Dynamo Pardubice". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
External links
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