HC Vítkovice Ridera

HC Vítkovice Ridera is an ice hockey club based in Vítkovice, the Moravian-part of Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Extraliga. It plays at Ostravar Aréna (formerly Palác kultury a sportu Ostrava-Vítkovice).

HC VÍTKOVICE RIDERA
Nickname"Vítky"
CityOstrava, Czech Republic
LeagueCzech Extraliga
Founded1928 (1928)
Home arenaOstravar Aréna
(capacity: 9,833)
ColoursBlue, white
   
MascotRytíř Vítek (Knight Vítek)
Owner(s)Aleš Pavlík
PresidentFrantišek Černík
General managerRoman Šimíček
Head coachPavel Trnka
CaptainDominik Lakatoš
Websitehc-vitkovice.cz
Franchise history
1928-1929SK Moravská Ostrava
1929-1936SSK Vítkovice
1936-1945ČSK Vítkovice
1945-1948SK Vítkovické železárny
1948-1952Sokol VŽKG
1952-1957Baník VŽKG
1957-1976TJ VŽKG Ostrava
1976-1993TJ Vítkovice
1993-2005HC Vítkovice
2005-2016HC Vítkovice Steel
2016-PresentHC VÍTKOVICE RIDERA

The club was founded in 1928 after the merger of SK Moravská Slavia and SK Slovan Ostrava. Vítkovice were the champions of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in the 1951–52 and 1980–81 seasons.

Its biggest rivals are HC Oceláři Třinec and HC Sparta Prague.

Honours

Domestic

Czech Extraliga

Czechoslovak Extraliga

International

IIHF European Cup

Pre-season

Spengler Cup

  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 1980

Tatra Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (5): 1968/1969, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009



Players

Current roster

Source: hc-vitkovice.cz[1]Source: eliteprospects.com[2]As of 18 July, 2023.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
71 Latvia Roberts Bukarts RW R 33 2021 Jurmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
15 Czech Republic Petr Chlán C L 24 2021 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
– France Valentin Claireaux C R 32 2023 Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France
27 Slovakia Rastislav Dej C L 35 2017 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
12 Czech Republic Petr Fridrich LW R 23 2021 Ostrava, Czech Republic
44 Czech Republic Petr Gewiese D L 30 2020 Nový Malín, Czech Republic
77 Slovakia Mário Grman D R 26 2022 Topolcany, Slovakia
11 Czech Republic Marek Kalus LW L 30 2020 Krmelín, Czech Republic
– Czech Republic Jan Káňa LW L 31 2023 Zlín, Czechoslovakia
33 Czech Republic Lukáš Klimeš G L 29 2022 Brno, Czech Republic
72 Czech Republic Jakub Kotala RW L 27 2023 Havířov, Czech Republic
18 Czech Republic Lukáš Kovář D L 31 2020 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
25 Czech Republic Josef Krejsa LW L 20 2021 Bohumin, Czech Republic
26 United States Peter Krieger C L 29 2022 Oakdale, Minnesota, United States
31 Czech Republic Dominik Lakatoš (A) LW L 26 2019 Liberec, Czech Republic
23 Czech Republic Vojtěch Lednický RW R 22 2020 Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic
– Czech Republic Matěj Machovský G L 30 2023 Opava, Czech Republic
2 Slovakia Juraj Mikuš D L 34 2022 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
88 United States Peter Mueller (A) C R 35 2022 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
– Canada Stuart Percy D L 30 2023 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
24 Czech Republic Matěj Prčík D L 19 2021 Hodonín, Czech Republic
9 Czech Republic Matěj Přibyl RW R 19 2022 Unicov, Czech Republic
21 Czech Republic Roman Půček LW L 23 2022 Vsetín, Czech Republic
22 United States Willie Raskob D R 28 2022 Hastings, Minnesota, United States
32 Czech Republic Jakub Stehlík D R 32 2021 Znojmo, Czechoslovakia
– Slovakia Vojtech Zeleňák D L 25 2023 Košice, Slovakia

See also
  • Category:HC Vítkovice players for a list of HC Vítkovice players past and present.

References
  1. "Team Roster / HC Vítkovice Ridera". www.hc-vitkovice.cz. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. "Team Roster / HC Vítkovice Ridera". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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