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.

HC Olomouc
NicknameMora, Kohouti (Roosters), Hanáci (Hanakians)
CityOlomouc, Czech Republic
LeagueCzech Extraliga
Founded1955 (1955)
Home arenaZimní stadion Olomouc
(capacity: 5,500)
ColoursRed, white
   
Owner(s)Czech Republic Jan Tomajko
General managerCzech Republic Erik Fürst
Head coachCzech Republic Jan Tomajko
Websitehc-olomouc.cz

History

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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

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Domestic

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Czech Extraliga

Czech 1. Liga

1st. Czech National Hockey League

Players

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Current roster

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Source: hc-olomouc.cz[2]Source: eliteprospects.com[3]As of November 15, 2021.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
42   Branislav Konrád G R 37 2015 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
6   Tomáš Dujsík D R 32 2017 Brno, Czechoslovakia
41   Petr Strapáč LW L 35 2016 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
23   Jiří Ondrušek (C) D L 38 2005 Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
88   Jakub Navrátil LW L 25 2020 Hranice, Czech Republic
14   Dalibor Řezníček D L 33 2021 Uherský Brod, Czechoslovakia
24   Vilém Burian RW L 36 2016 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
3   David Škůrek D R 31 2012 Šternberk, Czech Republic
91   Silvester Kusko LW L 29 2021 Vranov nad Topľou, Slovakia
27   Alex Rašner D L 28 2020 Jeseník, Czech Republic
18   Vojtěch Tomeček RW R 30 2018 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
12   Jan Knotek (A) C L 37 2013 Prague, Czechoslovakia
57   Rostislav Olesz LW L 39 2019 Bílovec, Czechoslovakia
46   David Krejčí (A) C R 38 2021 Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
51   Jan Švrček D L 38 2018 Přerov, Czechoslovakia
71   Lukáš Kucsera RW R 33 2020 Opava, Czechoslovakia
61   Lukáš Klimek C L 38 2019 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
22   Michal Kunc LW L 24 2020 Brno, Czech Republic
48   Tomáš Černý D R 27 2020 Vítkov, Czech Republic
19   Lukáš Nahodil C R 36 2018 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
  Jakub Orsava RW R 33 2022 Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
  Aron Chmielewski RW R 33 2023 Gdańsk, Poland
  Jakub Sedláček G L 34 2023 Zlín, Czechoslovakia

Famous players

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References

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  1. ^ Historie klubu at HC Olomouc official website
  2. ^ "Team Roster / HC Olomouc". www.hc-olomouc.cz. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Team Roster / HC Olomouc". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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