GKS Tychy (ice hockey)

Górnośląski Klub Sportowy (GKS) Tychy is a Polish ice hockey team from Tychy which current plays in the Polska Hokej Liga, the highest professional ice hockey league in the country.

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GKS Tychy
CityTychy, Poland
LeaguePolska Hokej Liga
FoundedApril 20, 1971 (April 20, 1971)
Home arenaStadion Zimowy w Tychach
(capacity: 2,753)
ColoursGreen, black, red
     
PresidentGrzegorz Bednarski
General managerWojciech Matczak
Head coachAndrei Gusov
Websitegkstychy.info/hokej/

The club was founded April 20, 1971. GKS Tychy is a four-time Polish champion - 2005, 2015, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won eight Polish Cup titles, in 2001, 2006-2009, 2014, 2016 and 2017, making them the first Polish team to win the Cup three years in a row and to have nerver lost a Polish Cup final. Furthermore, GKS Tychy is the first Polish club who won a medal of European Cup with a third place in 2016 Continental Cup. Stadion Zimowy, the home arena of GKS Tychy, has a capacity of 2,753 seats.

Players

Major achievements
GKS Tychy players celebrating after winning the Polish Championships in 2018 and 2019
  • Polish Championships
    • Winners (4): 2005, 2015, 2018, 2019
    • Runners-up (9): 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017
    • Third place (6): 1981, 1983, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013
  • Polish Cup
    • Winners (8): 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017
  • Polish SuperCup
    • Winners (2): 2015, 2018
    • Finalist (1): 2017
  • IIHF Continental Cup
    • Third place (1): 2016

Famous players


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