MsHK Žilina
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| League | Slovak Extraliga Slovak Extraliga Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name... |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Arena | Garmin Arena Garmin Arena Garmin Arena is an arena in Žilina, Slovakia. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of MsHK Žilina. It has a capacity of 6,200 people and was built in 1945.... |
| City | Žilina Žilina Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
| Head coach | Ján Šterbák |
MsHK Žilina is a professional 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...
team in the Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the fifth strongest league in Europe. The name of the league is leased to sponsor and changes frequently. From 1993/94 to 1997/98 season it was called Extraliga, then the name...
. They are based in Žilina
Žilina
Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. They won the league championship in 2006.
- Slovak Extraliga championships: 1 (2006)
Žilina finished the 2006/07 season in the 10th place, the last of all teams.
Current roster
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Miroslav Lipovský Miroslav Lipovský Miroslav Lipovský is a Slovakian professional ice hockey goaltender who played with HK SKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga during the 2010–11 season.-External links:... |
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Jakub Beňo |
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Michal Horák |
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Slavomír Hriňa |
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Michael Kolarz Michael Kolarz Michael Kolarz is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with HC České Budějovice in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.... |
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Martin Krčula |
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Tomáš Nádašdi Tomáš Nádašdi Tomáš Nádašdi is a Slovakian professional ice hockey defenceman who played with HK SKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga during the 2010–11 season.-External links:*... |
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Martin Ondrej |
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Igor Rúfus |
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Vítězslav Škuta |
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David Turoň |
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Vladimír Urban |
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Peter Barinka Peter Barinka Peter Barinka is a Slovakian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HKm Zvolen in the Slovak Extraliga.-External links:... |
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Milan Drevenák |
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Martin Hájnik |
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Michal Hreus Michal Hreus Michal Hreus is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga.As a junior, he played for Sparta Prague. He was also an active player in a few German teams . He returned to Slovakia in 1998/99 and played in the Slovak Extraliga in Skalica... |
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Michal Kokavec Michal Kokavec Michal Kokavec is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga.... |
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Ivan Koložváry |
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Róbert Krajči |
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Miloš Palovčík |
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Ján Pleva |
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Gabriel Spilar Gabriel Spilar Gabriel Spilar, originally Gabriel Špilár is a Slovakian professional ice hockey player who played with HK SKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga during the 2010–11 season.- External links :... |
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Vladimír Škoda Vladimír Škoda Vladimír Škoda is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HKm Zvolen in the Slovak Extraliga.-External links:... |
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Jaroslav Török |
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Petr Vala |
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Matej Valášek |
Notable players
Former players include:- Ronald PetrovickyRonald PetrovickýRonald Petrovický is a Slovak ice hockey right wing formerly playing for Kontinental Hockey League team Dinamo Riga. He is currently with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League...
(in the 2004/05 season, during lock-out) - Miroslav LipovskýMiroslav LipovskýMiroslav Lipovský is a Slovakian professional ice hockey goaltender who played with HK SKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga during the 2010–11 season.-External links:...
(slovak goalie, won the title in 2006)