HK Nitra

Hokejový Klub Nitra is a professional ice hockey club based in Nitra, Slovakia. The club has been a member of the Slovak Extraliga since the 2003–04 season and winner of Slovak Extraliga in the 2015–16 season and 2023–24 season.

HK Nitra
NicknameCorgoni
CityNitra, Slovakia
LeagueSlovak Extraliga
Founded1926 (1926)
Home arenaNitra Aréna
(capacity 3,600)
ColoursPrussian blue, Columbia blue, white
     
General managerTomáš Chrenko
Head coachAntonín Stavjaňa
CaptainBranislav Mezei
Websitewww.hockeynitra.com

History

The club was founded in 1931 under the name AC. Their first trophy which they won was the Tatra Cup in 1934. The club was renamed several times; from 1945 to 1976 they were named Sokol, Komunálny podnik, Spojené závody, Slavoj, Slovan, and Štart.

In 1976 the club was renamed Plastika Nitra. They won the 1. SNHL (1st Slovak National Hockey League), the second level of Czechoslovak hockey, in the 1983–84 season and clinched participation in the preliminary round for the Czechoslovak Extraliga. There they earned 2 points in 4 games against Škoda Plzeň and Poldi Kladno and did not qualify for the Extraliga. Nitra won the 1. SNHL in the 1986–87 season but in the preliminary round they lost against Poldi Kladno. In the next season they triumphed in the 1. SNHL again, but in the preliminary round they were defeated by TJ Vítkovice. Nitra's first promotion to the Czechoslovak Extraliga came in the 1989–90 season when they finished 4th in the qualification group and clinched participation at the Extraliga for the next season. Nitra finished 13th in their first Extraliga season, earning 39 points in 53 games and were relegated to the 1. SNHL. They won the next season of the 1. SNHL but were defeated by ŠKP Poprad in the preliminary round. In the 1991-92 season they won the 1. SNHL again, but the preliminary round was not played due to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

Nitra won its first Slovak Extraliga title in the 2015–16 season. In the quarterfinal against MsHK Žilina, Nitra swept the series 4-0. In the semifinal they played seven games to beat HKm Zvolen. The final opponent was HC '05 Banská Bystrica, whom Nitra defeated 4–2 in the series to win the league title.

Honours

Domestic

Slovak Extraliga

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (2): 2015–16, 2023–24
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (4): 2013–14, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place (4): 2005–06, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18

Slovak 1. Liga

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2002–03
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2000–01

1st. Slovak National Hockey League

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (5): 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (4): 1978–79, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1989–90
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place (2): 1979–80, 1980–81

International

IIHF Continental Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2022–23

Pre-season

Tatra Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1933/1934

Rona Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2010

Players

Current roster

Source: hockeynitra.com[1]Source: eliteprospects.com[2]As of July 3, 2023.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
– Slovakia Matej Bača D L 28 2023 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
– Canada Patrick Bajkov RW R 26 2023 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
21 Slovakia Filip Bajtek RW L 33 2020 Třinec, Czechoslovakia
– Slovakia Juraj Beržinec G L 22 2020 Slovakia
– Slovakia Miloš Bubela C R 31 2023 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
25 Slovakia Samuel Buček LW R 25 2023 Nitra, Slovakia
27 Slovakia Sebastián Čederle C L 24 2022 Skalica, Slovakia
11 Slovakia Oliver Fatul D L 21 2023 Bratislava, Slovakia
13 Slovakia František Gajdoš D L 22 2022 Bardejov, Slovakia
10 United States Brent Gates C L 26 2023 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
29 Canada Sahir Gill LW L 32 2022 Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
51 Canada Luke Green D R 26 2022 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
94 United States Lincoln Griffin LW L 26 2023 Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
80 Slovakia Tomáš Hrnka C L 32 2020 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
33 Czech Republic Libor Kašík G L 32 2022 Zlín, Czechoslovakia
– Czech Republic Jakub Kubeš D R 27 2023 Brno, Czech Republic
39 Slovakia Jakub Lacka LW R 25 2022 Bratislava, Slovakia
24 Slovakia Branislav Mezei (C) D L 43 2015 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
– Slovakia Dávid Okoličány RW L 27 2023 Trstená, Slovakia
85 Slovakia Marek Slovák C R 35 2023 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
9 Slovakia Marek Šramaty C R 21 2021 Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia
16 Slovakia Marko Stacha D L 22 2022 Ilava, Slovakia
28 Slovakia Juraj Štefanka D L 24 2017 Nitra, Slovakia
17 Slovakia Martin Vitaloš D R 23 2022 Bratislava, Slovakia

References
  1. "Team Roster / HK Nitra". www.hockeynitra.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  2. "Team Roster / HK Nitra". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
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