HC Olomouc is a professional ice hockey team in the Czech Extraliga, from the city of Olomouc. They won the Extraliga championship in the 1993/1994 season. In 1997, the club sold the Extraliga license to HC Karlovy Vary, and was thus relegated to the second-level league. They returned to the Extraliga in 2014.
History On 18 April 2014, they returned to the Extraliga by finishing 2nd in the relegation playoffs. 2014/2015 season started very well and by the end of year, team was on 5th place and even beaten elite team, HC Sparta Praha. But then a rapid fall came and the team fell from 5th place to 13th, thus it had to play play-outs and then relegation play-offs. They ended on 1st place, staying in league with Piráti Chomutov. HC Slavia Praha and ČEZ Motor České Budějovice were relegated.
Honours
Domestic Czech Extraliga Winners (1): 1993–94Historie klubu at HC Olomouc official website
Czech 1. Liga Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14 3rd place (3): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
1st. Czech National Hockey League Winners (1): 1982–83 Runners-up (8): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
Players
Current roster Source: hc-olomouc.czSource: eliteprospects.comAs of November 15, 2021.
Famous players Pavel Brendl Jiří Hudler Michal Broš Jiří Dopita Ondřej Kratěna David Krejčí Jan Tomajko
References
External links Official website