HC Slovan Bratislava
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| Nickname | Belasí (the Sky Blues), Orli (the Eagles) |
| City | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| League |
Kontinental Hockey League
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| Conference | Western |
| Division | Bobrov |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Home arena |
Ondrej Nepela Arena (Capacity: 10,055) |
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| General manager | Maroš Krajči |
| Head coach | Miloš Říha |
| Captain | Michal Sersen |
| Affiliate(s) | HC '05 Banská Bystrica (Slovak Extraliga) |
| Website | www.hcslovan.sk |
| Franchise history | |
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Kontinental Hockey League
(2012–present)
Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava (Slovak: Hokejový klub Slovan Bratislava) is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, they left the Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club has won eight Slovak championships (most recently in 2012) and one Czechoslovak championship (1979) making it the second most successful hockey club in Slovak history. They play their home games at the Ondrej Nepela Arena, also known as Slovnaft Arena. The team is nicknamed Belasí, which means the "sky blues" in English.
The sports club Slovan Bratislava was founded in 1919 as a football club, then called 1.CsSK Bratislava. In 1921, a hockey section was founded as "CsSK hockey". They played their first game in December 1924 against Wiener EV from Vienna, losing 1–6. In 1939, the name of the club was changed to Slovan Bratislava, which has been kept until today.
After World War II, Slovan was for a long time the only Slovak representative in the highest Czechoslovak league, and achieved several second places in the championship. The only title in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was achieved under coach Ladislav Horsky in the 1978–79 season. Additionally, the youth teams won several championships.
After the separation of Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993, Slovan played in the Slovak Extraliga and won eight championship titles. Also the junior teams kept winning several Slovak championships.
In addition to the successes achieved in Slovakia, Slovan also performed well internationally, with 3 Spengler Cup wins in a row in 1972–1974. It is also one of only four clubs, which played all 4 years of the European Hockey League and always progressed to the play-off stages. Another highlight was winning the IIHF Continental Cup in the 2003–04 season. Since 2011, Slovan is also participating in the European Trophy.
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