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.

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–resentHC 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 edit

Domestic edit

Czech Extraliga

Czechoslovak Extraliga

International edit

IIHF European Cup

Pre-season edit

Spengler Cup

  •   Runners-up (1): 1980

Tatra Cup

  •   Winners (5): 1968/1969, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009

Players edit

Current roster edit

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

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

See also edit

References edit

  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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