Kometa Brno
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HC Kometa Brno
("Comet" in English
) is the second most successful ice hockey
club in the Czech Republic
with 11 Czechoslovak league titles (right after HC Dukla Jihlava which have 12 titles). With three European Cup titles, Kometa is also the most successful Czech club in international ice hockey. The club was founded in 1953 as an army ice hockey club with the name Rudá hvězda Brno ("Red Star"). The majority of players were transferred from 2 hockey clubs in Brno (TJ Spartak Brno Zbrojovka and TJ Spartak GZ Královo Pole). In 1962 the club changed its name to ZKL Brno (ZKL is abbreviation of "Ball Bearing Factory") and stopped being an army team. In 1976 the name was changed to Zetor
Brno. Shortly after revolution
(1994), club changed its name to HC Kometa Brno.
In 1996 the team relegated from Czech Extraliga
to the second highest ice hockey league – Czech 1. liga. On 1 April 2009, Kometa bought the licence for Czech Extraliga from another South Moravian
club, HC Znojemští Orli. This club will now serve as a farm team
for Brno.
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
("Comet" in English
English language
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) is the second most successful ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
club in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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with 11 Czechoslovak league titles (right after HC Dukla Jihlava which have 12 titles). With three European Cup titles, Kometa is also the most successful Czech club in international ice hockey. The club was founded in 1953 as an army ice hockey club with the name Rudá hvězda Brno ("Red Star"). The majority of players were transferred from 2 hockey clubs in Brno (TJ Spartak Brno Zbrojovka and TJ Spartak GZ Královo Pole). In 1962 the club changed its name to ZKL Brno (ZKL is abbreviation of "Ball Bearing Factory") and stopped being an army team. In 1976 the name was changed to Zetor
Zetor
Zetor is a tractor manufacturing industry from the Czech Republic, until 1990 a subsidiary of Zbrojovka in Brno. The name itself arose from merging "Zet" from the logo of Zbrojovka and the last two letters of the word tractor. Zetor has pioneered various innovations throughout its history. It...
Brno. Shortly after revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
(1994), club changed its name to HC Kometa Brno.
In 1996 the team relegated from Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
to the second highest ice hockey league – Czech 1. liga. On 1 April 2009, Kometa bought the licence for Czech Extraliga from another South Moravian
South Moravian Region
South Moravian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia, with exception of Jobova Lhota, that belongs to Bohemia. Its capital is Brno the 2nd largest city of the Czech Republic. The region is famous for its wine...
club, HC Znojemští Orli. This club will now serve as a farm team
Farm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point...
for Brno.
- Czechoslovak league titles: 11 (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)
- European cup champion: 3 (1966, 1967, 1968)
- Spengler cup winner: 1 (1955)
History of the team name
- 1953 – Rudá hvězda Brno
- 1962 – TJ ZKL Brno
- 1976 – TJ Zetor Brno
- 1990 – HC Zetor Brno
- 1993 – HC Královopolská Brno
- 1994 – HC Kometa Brno
- 1995 – HC Kometa Brno BVV
- 1997 – HC Kometa Brno
Current players
Current roster for season 2010/2011| Position | # | Name | Acquired |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 35 |  Jiří Trvaj Jiří Trvaj is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.Trvaj previously played for HC Havířov, HC Vítkovice, HC Slezan Opava, Lada Togliatti and HC Znojemští Orli.... |
2009 |
| G | 1 |  Sasu Hovi Sasu Hovi is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga. He currently plays for HC Kometa Brno in Czech Extraliga.-External links:... |
2009 |
| D | 32 | Radim Bicanek Radim Bičánek is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 27th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft... |
2009 |
| D | 6 | Tomáš Houdek Tomáš Houdek is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.... |
2007 |
| D | 89 | Michal Kempný Michal Kempný is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.Kempný previously played for SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč.-External links:... |
2008 |
| D | - |  Tomas Malec Tomáš Malec is a Slovakian professional ice hockey player. Malec plays for HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech Republic.-Playing career:... |
2010 |
| D | 53 | Pavel Mojžíš Pavel Mojžíš is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.... |
2009 |
| D | 23 | Radim Ostrčil Radim Ostrčil is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays in the Czech Extraliga with HC Kometa Brno. He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 6th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.... |
2009 |
| D | 12 | Tomáš Protivný Tomáš Protivný is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.-External links:... |
2008 |
| D | 5 | Martin Richter Martin Richter is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for HC Kometa Brno in Czech Extraliga.- External links :... |
2009 |
| D | 25 | Pavel Zubíček Pavel Zubíček is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.Zubíček previously played for HC Vsetín, HC České Budějovice and HC Hamé Zlín.-External links:... |
2007 |
| F | - | Jozef Balej Jozef Balej is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger who has spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League, and currently plays for HC Oceláři Třinec.-Playing career:... |
2010 |
| F | 27 | Kamil Brabenec Kamil Brabenec is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HKm Zvolen in the Slovak Extraliga. Brabenec previously played with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.... |
2008 |
| F | 28 | Radek Dlouhý Radek Dlouhý is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.Dlouhý previously played for HC Slavia Praha, KLH Chomutov, HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod and SK Kadaň.... |
2009 |
| F | 20 | Jirí Dopita Jiří Dopita is Czech professional ice hockey player who has played in the Czech Elite League most of his career. He briefly played in the National Hockey League. Dopita has primarily played centre throughout his career.-Playing career:... |
2009 |
| F | 9 | Roman Erat Roman Erat is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.Erat previously played for SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč and HC Znojemští Orli.-External links:... |
2009 |
| F | - | Radim Hruška Radim Hruška is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.Hruška previously played for HC Vsetín, HC Slezan Opava, HC Olomouc, HC Havířov, HK 36 Skalica and HC Vítkovice.... |
2010 |
| F | 10 | Petr Hubácek Petr Hubáček is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He plays center for HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga-Regular season and playoffs:-External links:... |
2010 |
| F | 81 | Ivan Huml Ivan Huml is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga... |
2009 |
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2010 |
| F | 21 | Radek Procházka Radek Procházka is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.... |
2009 |
| F | - | Jakub Svoboda Jakub Svoboda is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.-External links:... |
2010 |
| F | 26 | Jaroslav Svoboda Jaroslav Svoboda is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the HC Znojemští Orli of the Czech Extraliga.... |
2009 |
| F | - | Ondřej Veselý Ondřej Veselý is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga.Veselý previously played for Portland Winter Hawks, Tri City Americans, HC Zlín, HC Vsetín and HC České Budějovice.... |
2010 |