Fehérvár AV19

Hydro Fehérvár AV19 is a Hungarian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Austrian bet-at-home ICE Hockey League. They were founded in 1960 and played from 1978 in the Hungarian Országos Bajnokság I through sorts of affiliations until 2012, claiming the Championship on 13 occasions. They play their home games at Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall in Székesfehérvár. In 2009, the club was renamed after the main sponsor Sapa Profiles Kft Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of a Swedish aluminum group. The club did not have a main naming sponsor for a couple of years before 2019, however, in 2019 Hydro Extrusion Hungary Kft, the Hungarian subsidiary of the Norwegian company became the new naming sponsor, thus naming the club Hydro Fehérvár AV19.

Fehérvár AV19
CitySzékesfehérvár, Hungary
LeagueOrszágos Bajnokság I
1978–2012
ICE Hockey League
2007–present
Founded1960 (1960)
Home arenaIfjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall
(Capacity: 3,600)
ColorsBlue, white
   
General managerViktor Szélig
Head coachKevin Constantine
WebsiteFehérvár AV19
Franchise history
1960–1998Székesfehérvári Volán SC
1998–2000Alba Volán-Riceland
2000–2007Alba Volán-FeVita
2007–2009Alba Volánbusz Székesfehérvár
2009–2014SAPA Fehérvár AV19
2014–2019Fehérvár AV19
2019-Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Championships
Hungarian Champions13 (1981, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

History

Székesfehérvári Volán Sports Club was founded in 1960. In 1964–65, the team started playing in outdoor rinks and 10 years later the hockey department came together with the intention of having a professional team. In 1977, the opening of a rink started a new chapter in the history of Hungarian hockey and Volan. At this point, only Budapest and Dunaújváros had suitable structure for hockey. They played their first season in the Hungarian championships in 1977–78, and three years later on the back of Budapest VSC folding and the Sports club benefiting from an influx of BVSC players captured their first Hungarian championship in 1981, becoming the first provincial team to do so.

At the turn of the millennium, Alba Volán-FeVita rose to prominence to become the top team in the nation. This culminated in the series of 10 consecutive championship titles of the Hungarian league from 2003. This turn of domination persuaded the club seek application into the Austrian League for stronger competition. This happened against the background, to better expose the players of the national team in the A-group level. In their first EBEL season in 2007–08, Alba Volánbusz experienced to skill level difference and finished in last place, this was offset however, by the successful Hungarian national team inclusion at the 2008 IIHF World Championships after seventy years back promotion to the highest international division.[1]

Fehérvár AV19' still competed in the Hungarian Championship at first, with the club sourcing a farm team SAPA AV19 Székesfehérvár II in the Championship or the MOL Liga. However, after many years of struggling to field a competitive team in 2012 they were unable to participate in the Hungarian Championship, as they were required to enter their second team in the Erste Bank Junior League. They did not directly inform the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation of their decision. This led to angst, however, the club still participated in the Hungarian Cup.

Achievements

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated 4 February 2023.[2]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
10 Hungary István Bartalis C L 33 2020 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
51 Canada Tim Campbell D R 32 2019 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
42 Hungary Márkó Csollák D L 21 2022 Budapest, Hungary
41 Hungary Dominik Dobmayer D R 21 2021 Budapest, Hungary
27 Canada Cody Donaghey D R 27 2023 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
36 Hungary Csanád Erdély C L 27 2016 Dunaújváros, Hungary
20 Canada Gleason Fournier D L 32 2021 Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
16 Hungary János Hári (C) C L 31 2020 Budapest, Hungary
22 Hungary Milán Horváth D L 22 2020 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
92 Slovenia Anže Kuralt RW R 31 2018 Kranj, Slovenia
93 Hungary Ákos Mihály F R 24 2019 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
31 Sweden Henrik Nilsson D R 32 2021 Stockholm, Sweden
44 Canada Andrew O'Brien D L 30 2022 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
91 Italy Alex Petan RW R 31 2020 Delta, British Columbia, Canada
43 Hungary Attila Reiter D L 29 2021 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
30 Canada Olivier Roy G L 32 2022 Causapscal, Quebec, Canada
55 Hungary Andrew Sarauer C L 38 2018 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
5 Hungary Bence Stipsicz D L 26 2017 Budapest, Hungary
28 Hungary Dániel Szabó D R 28 2013 Székesfehérvár, Hungary

Head coaches
Alternate Logo of Fehérvár AV19
  • Hungary József Kertész 1977–1979
  • Hungary Ambrus Kósa 1979–1981
  • Hungary János Balogh 1981–1983
  • Hungary Antal Palla 1983–1985
  • Hungary Gábor Ocskay senior 1985–1988
  • Hungary Ferenc Lőrincz 1988–1989
  • Hungary Elek Tamás 1989–1991
  • Ukraine Borisz Puskarjov 1996–97
  • Hungary Tibor Kiss 1997–2000
  • Slovakia Jan Jasko 2000–2003
  • Slovakia Branislav Sajban 2003–2004
  • Canada Pat Cortina 2004–2006
  • Czech Republic Karol Dvorak 2006
  • Slovakia Jan Jasko 2006–2008
  • Hungary Lajos Énekes 2008
  • United States Ted Sator 2008–2009
  • Hungary Lajos Énekes 2009
  • Finland Jarmo Tolvanen 2009–2010
  • Sweden Ulf Weinstock 2010–2011
  • Canada Kevin Primeau 2011–2012
  • Czech Republic Jan Neliba 2012–2013
  • Canada Marty Raymond 2013–2014
  • United States Rob Pallin 2014–2016
  • Canada Tyler Dietrich 2016
  • Canada Benoit Laporte 2016–2017
  • Finland Hannu Järvenpää 2017–2020
  • FinlandAntti Karhula 2020–2021
  • United StatesKevin Constantine 2021–

Honored members
Fehérvár AV19 retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
19Gábor OcskayC1993–20091 April 2009[3]
24Krisztián PalkovicsRW1993–20127 September 2012
25Balázs KangyalD1997–200827 January 2009

References
  1. "Slovenia makes it mark in Austrian playoffs". International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. "Fehérvár AV19 Team -Roster". Fehérvár AV19. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. "Nation mourns hockey heros death". Budapest Times. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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