HC Škoda Plzeň

HC Škoda Plzeň is a professional ice hockey team based in Plzeň, Czech Republic and was founded in 1929. They currently play in the Czech Extraliga, with their home games being held at Logspeed CZ Arena. In 2013, for the first time in history, HC Plzeň were the Czech Extraliga champions after beating Zlín 4:3 in the seventh game of the dramatic final.

Club names

• 1929 – Hokejový klub při SK (Sportovní klub) Viktoria Plzeň
• 1948 – Sokol Plzeň IV
• 1949 – ZSJ Å kodovy závody
• 1952 – ZSJ Leninovy závody
• 1953 – Spartak Plzeň LZ
• 1965 – TJ Å koda Plzeň
• 1991 – HC Å koda Plzeň
• 1994 – HC Interconnex Plzeň
• 1995 – HC ZKZ Plzeň
• 1997 – HC Keramika Plzeň
• 2003 – HC Lasselsberger Plzeň
• 2009 – HC Plzeň 1929
• 2012 – HC Å koda Plzeň

Honours

• Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League - Runner-up (1958,1959,1992) Third place (1957)
• Czech Extraliga - Champion (2013), Third Place (2000,2012) Presidents Trophy (2010)

Notable players

• Vladimír Bednář
• Bohuslav Ebermann
• Milan Kajkl
• Jiří Kučera
• DuÅ¡an Salfický
• Martin Straka
• Petr Sýkora
• Jaroslav Å paček
• Tuukka Rask
• Dominik Kubalík
• Ryan Hollweg

Players

Current roster

<small>Source: hcplzen.cz</small><small>Source: eliteprospects.com</small><small>As of May 3, 2025.</small>

Arena

Home Monitoring Aréna was built at 1969 and currently holds 8,236 people.

Controversy

During the 2010–2011 season, the team was docked 99 points for having used players who were not correctly registered to the club, an affair which also involved the clubs BK Mladá Boleslav and HC Kladno.

References

External links

• HC Plzeň at hockeyarenas.net