Steaua Rangers is a Romania

Romania

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Ice hockey

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 team that currently plays in the Romanian Hockey League

Romanian Hockey League

The Romanian Hockey League is the highest level of Romanian ice hockey. It is governed by the Federaţia Română de Hochei pe Gheaţă .-2009/10 Teams:-Champions:...

. They play their home games at Mihai Flamaropol

Mihai Flamaropol

Mihai Flamaropol is an arena in Bucharest, Romania. It is primarily used for ice hockey, being the home of the club Steaua Rangers and it holds 8,000 people.Mihai Flamaropol is a former ice hockey and football player....

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History

The hockey team was founded in 1951 as CCA Bucuresti and existed alongside other sections (e.g., football, handball, basketball) in the Steaua Bucuresti sports club. In 1961, their name was changed to CSA Steaua Bucuresti. With 40 championship titles and 31 cup victories, Steaua is the most successful ice hockey team in Romania. They last won the Championship in 2006, and the Cup in 2008

In 2008, Steaua joined the MOL Liga

MOL Liga

The MOL Liga is an international ice hockey league based in Hungary and Romania and sponsored by the Hungarian MOL Group.The games played between the Hungarian teams count towards the Hungarian National Championship in the OB I bajnokság...

 along with CS Progym Gheorgheni in addition to the Romanian Hockey League. They finished in sixth place out of ten participants. Steaua did not return to the league in 2009-10, due to financial issues.

Achievements

• Campionatul Naţional:
  • Winners (40) (record): 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006

• Cupa României
  • Winners (31) (record): 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990-spring, 1990-autumn, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998-spring, 1998-autumn, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008

Known Players

Players known to have joined this team is current forward and San Jose draft pick Cam Severson

Cam Severson

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 and former retired NHL goaltender Artūrs Irbe

Arturs Irbe

Artūrs Irbe is a former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender. He has played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets. He served as the goaltending coach for the Washington Capitals...

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External links

Official CSA Steaua website Club website Official website