HC Berkut
Berkut Hockey Club (Ukrainian: ХК Беркут, HC Berkut) was a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Brovary. While its home arena is in Brovary, within the Kyiv region, it also played in the city of Kyiv.
| Berkut | |
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| Nickname | "Golden Eagles" |
| City | Brovary |
| League | Professional Hockey League (2011–2013) |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Folded | 2013 |
| Home arena | Ice Arena TEC Terminal (capacity: 1,500) |
| Colours | |
| Owner(s) |  David Zhvaniya |
| Website | HC-Berkut.com |
| Franchise history | |
HC Berkut
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It was a founding member of the Professional Hockey League of Ukraine, before being expelled by the League and forfeited from the 2013 playoffs. The organization's current focus is its youth development program.
The team's name, Berkut, means golden eagle.
History
Financial dispute
The team was expelled by the League and forfeited from the 2013 playoffs for not fulfilling its financial obligations to the League and to its players.[1][2][3] Its former captain, Serhiy Klymentiev, along with goaltender Igor Karpenko filed a lawsuit against the club at the conclusion of the season.[4] It has since not taken part in the 2013–14 Ukrainian Hockey Championship season.
Name change
On 26 January 2014, it was announced that HC Berkut-2, a Ukrainian ice hockey team in the Amateur Hockey League would be changing so as to avoid association with Berkut forces in their role repressing Euromaidan activists.[5]
Players
Team captains
Roman Malov 2011 – 2012
Serhiy Klymentiev 2012 – 2013
Head coaches
- Dmytro Markovsky, 2011 – 2012
Miloš Holaň, 2012 – present[6]
References
- "Климентьев: "Произошедшее с Беркутом — стыд и позор"". 24 April 2013.
- "ПХЛ. Суд отказал Беркуту". 18 April 2013.
- http://hc-berkut.com/ru/articles/item/2013-03-05-milosh-holan-hotelos-byi-uznat-mnenie-mejdunarodnoy-federatsii-hokkeya
- "Климентьев завершил карьеру - iSport.ua". Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- "Беркут-2 меняет название - iSport.ua". Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- Ua, Isport (8 June 2012). "ПХЛ. Милош Холан возглавил Беркут". Isport.ua.