HC Bat Yam is an Israeli ice hockey team based in Bat Yam that competes in the Israeli League. HC Bat Yam was founded in 1992 and won their first league title in 1995. In 2010, the club qualified for their first IIHF Continental Cup, however they were knocked out in the first round without winning a game. HC Bat Yam won their second title in 2016 and as a result qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup.
History HC Bat Yam was founded in 1992 in Bat Yam, Israel and joined the Israeli League. In the 1993–94 season, Bat Yam finished as runner-up to HC Haifa. Bat Yam improved in the 1994–95 season with the club finishing the regular season in first place after winning seven of their eight games to claim their first regular season title. In the playoffs Bat Yam was drawn against the fourth place HC Metulla for their semifinal. Bat Yam defeated Metulla 13–5 to advance to final against the Jerusalem Capitals who had defeated HC Haifa in the other semifinal. Bat Yam defeated the Jerusalem Capitals 11–3 to claim their first league title. The following season Bat Yam finished in second place behind the Lions Jerusalem. From the 1997–98 season to the 1999–2000 season, Bat Yam finished the regular season in fourth place and were eliminated from the playoffs in the semifinals. The following season, Bat Yam dropped out of playoff contention after finishing the regular season in fifth place. In the 2009–10 season, Bat Yam returned to the playoffs and qualified for the final against HC Ma'alot where they were defeated. The club however qualified for the 2010–11 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the first round. Bat Yam lost both of their games against CH Jaca and Ankara University SK and failed to qualify for the second round. The club again finished as runners-up in the 2011–12 season after being defeated by Maccabi Metulla. In 2012, the team's current arena, Ice Peaks Holon, was opened in the city of Holon. The following three seasons Bat Yam failed to qualify for the playoffs. In the 2015–16 season, Bat Yam finished the regular season in fourth placed and were drawn against the regular season winner, Horses Kfar Saba for the semifinal. Bat Yam defeated Horses Kfar Saba 7–2 and advanced to the final against Monfort Ma'alot who had defeated the Rishon Devils in the other semifinal. Bat Yam defeated Monfort Maalot 6–3 in the final to claim their second league title. As a result of winning the 2016 final Bat Yam also qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the first round. The club was placed in Group A alongside Irbis-Skate Sofia, Partizan Belgrade and Zeytinburnu Belediyespor.
Season-by-season results
2010-2015 The table shows the results of the regular season and the final stage. RS — The place occupied by the team is shown according to the results of the regular season. FS — The place occupied by the team is shown according to the results of the final stage.
Season Match for 3-th place Final Position Name Rival Result Rival Result2009–107310527101000112438518614+35+2+3317622 Monfort0 : 2Icebergs2010–11731040400002231434640151328+19-7+1212244CIHS2 : 6 42011–12931271810100012353558161026+37-5+3223312 CIHS1 : 22012–13610051433-19366HC Bat Yam2013–146612347011011303283462321648-4+18+149153552014–1588162350000006511262147412667-15-5-2069388
2016 — 2018 Season 1/4 Finale 1/2 Finale Match for 3-th place Final Position Rival Result Rival Result Rival Result Rival Result2015–16 9 6 0 0 3 79 27 +52 18 4 CIHS1 : 0Horses7 : 2Monfort6 : 32016–17 9 4 1 0 4 62 26 +36 14 6 Horses7 : 85 — 82017–18 9 8 0 0 1 74 28 +46 24 1 Hitmen7 : 1Horses9 : 4CIHS5 : 2
2019 Regular seasonFinal roundSeason2018-19 15 12 1 0 2 116 38 +78 38 2 3 3 0 0 0 19 4 +15 9
Tournaments 2010–11 IIHF Continental Cup – 3rd in Group A of the first round. Failed to advance. 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup – 4th in Group A of the first round. Failed to advance.
Players and personnel
Current roster True on 15 September 2019 GoaliesNameBirthdayRegular SeasonPlay-OffTOTALGamesGPGoalsGAssistantsAPointsPGamesGPGoalsGAssistantsAPointsPGamesGPGoalsGAssistantsAPointsPMaxim Gokhberg20 July 199613-36003-40016-4000Artiom Loginov18 April 20011-20000001-200Защитники, DefendersИмяДата рожденияRegular SeasonPlay-OffTOTALGamesGPGoalsGAssistantsAPointsPGamesGPGoalsGAssistantsAPointsPGamesGPGoalsGAssistantsAPointsPNisim Botbol13 May 1981946102000114610Ori Kafri13 March 199712101929311215112031from "Horses"Danil Nykhaychuk30 September 2000134373033164610Slobodov, Roi17 July 20029033300012033from "Turtles"Sonin, Ilian19 February 200313000300016000from HK Bat Yam U20Ларс НойхаузенNeuhausen, Lars22 June 19939325310112426from Duisburg DucksAnton Turchin31 August 197310022300013022Kozhevnikov, Ariel20 April 2002100020003000from "Turtles"Нападающие, ForwardsИмяДата рожденияRegular SeasonPlay-OffTOTALGamesGPGoalsGAssistantsAPointsPGamesGPGoalsGAssistantsAPointsPGamesGPGoalsGAssistantsAPointsPGreenberg, Joshua Stanley3 June 1988142521463731017322456Kostyukov, Konstantin14192241325717212738Artiom Verny19 September 19989171229343712211536Yan Youmashev3 December 1991121081831011310919Ostap Rodichev21 August 19941287153123159918Or Rom8 February 20001085131000118513Ezra Bernstein23 April 1989623532139448Goodman, Jacob Levey6 October 200311000000011000from HK Bat Yam U20
Team roster for the 2017–18 season
Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace D L 2007–08 G L 2013–14 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Russia F L 2010–11 Los Angeles, California, United States F L 2013–14 D R 2014–15 F 2014–15 Tel Aviv, Israel D L 2014–15 Leningrad, Soviet Union D R 2012–13 Ramat Gan, Israel G L 2014–15 D L 2014–15 F 2014–15 F 2013–14 D L 2014–15 F L 2009–10 Rishon LeZion, Israel D L 2013–14 D L 2014–15 Nizhnekamsk, Russia F 2014–15 Moscow, Russia F L 2010–11 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Head coaches Yevgeni Gusin, 2006–2012 Dmitri Gromkov, 2012–present
General managers Viktor Gokhberg, 2015–present
Achievements
Israel Israeli League: Winners (6) : 1994–95, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018-19, 2023-2024, 2024-2025
References
External links HC Bat Yam Facebook