KHL Medveščak
| Medveščak | |
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| Nickname | Medvjedi (The Bears) |
| City | Zagreb, Croatia |
| League |
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
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| Founded | 1961 |
| Home arena |
Dom Sportova (main venue) (capacity: 5,000) Arena Zagreb (capacity: 15,500) |
| Colours | |
| President | Damir Gojanović |
| Head coach | Gordie Dwyer |
| Website | Official website |
| Franchise history | |
| Klub hokeja na ledu Medveščak Zagreb | |
 Current season
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Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
(2017–present)
Croatian Ice Hockey League
(1991–present)
KHL Medveščak Zagreb (Croatian: Klub hokeja na ledu Medveščak Zagreb) is a Croatian ice hockey club based in Zagreb established in 1961 that currently plays in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). The team's name derives from the location of its original arena in the Medveščak area in central Zagreb. It is by far the most successful and popular ice hockey team in the country.
From 1961 to 1991 the club was member of the Yugoslav League, before joining the Croatian League amid the breakup of Yugoslavia. In 2007 they also played in the Slovenian League for two seasons, and then the Austrian League from 2009 to 2013. From 2013 until 2017 they played in the Kontinental Hockey League, before returning to the EBEL.
In 2003 they formed a farm team, KHL Medveščak Zagreb II, which gradually took its place in the Croatian League, and which also competed briefly in regional competitions in the 2003–04 Panonian League and the 2009–10 Slohokej League.
Medveščak host most of their games at Dom Sportova, and occasionally at Arena Zagreb. In their first KHL season in 2013–14, it was the 16th most attended European club, with an average of 7,828 spectators per game, while their attendance during the 2016–17 season, 4,554 per game, was 73nd overall in Europe.
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