HK Spišská Nová Ves

HK Spišská Nová Ves is a professional Slovak ice hockey club based in Spišská Nová Ves. They currently play in the Slovak Extraliga. The club is a four-time and current winner of the second highest competition Slovak 1. Liga, as it won in the 2020–21 season and advanced to Slovak Extraliga. They play their home games in Spiš Aréna in the eastern Slovak town Spišská Nová Ves. The team was established in 1932.

HK Spišská Nová Ves
Nickname	Novejša
City	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
League	Slovak Extraliga
Founded	1932 (1932)
Home arena	Spiš Aréna (capacity 5,503)
Colours	blue, yellow, white
General manager	Richard Rapáč
Head coach	Vlastimil Wojnar
Captain	Branislav Rapáč
Website	hksnv.sk

Honours

Domestic

Slovak 1. Liga

• Winners (4): 1995–96, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2020–21
• Runners-up (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2014–15
• 3rd place (1): 2010–11

1st. Slovak National Hockey League

• Runners-up (1): 1990–91
• 3rd place (1): 1991–92

Players

Current roster

Source: eliteprospects.comAs of February 1, 2023.

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
92		Marcel Melicherčík	G	L	36	2020	Poprad, Czechoslovakia
11		Martin Šuty	LW	L	17	2022	Krompachy, Slovakia
79		Hayden Verbeek	C	L	25	2022	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
3		Filip Surák	G	L	27	2019	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
71		Ľubomír Malina	D	L	31	2021	Kežmarok, Slovakia
13		Lukáš Hamráček	RW	R	27	2021	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
33		Elias Ulander	D	L	26	2022	Helsinki, Finland
83		Martin Belluš	RW	R	31	2022	Spišská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia
88		Dalibor Bortňák	C	L	32	2022	Prešov, Czechoslovakia
17		Peter Ordzovenský	D	L	37	2020	Spišská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia
16		Matej Giľák	LW	R	27	2020	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
2		Benjamín Varša	G	L	16	2022	Slovakia
20		Šimon Groch	D	L	20	2022	Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
4		Nerijus Ališauskas	D	R	31	2022	Elektrėnai, Lithuania
34		Timotej Tomala	LW	L	19	2019	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
37		Nolan LaPorte	RW	RW	30	2022	Chicago, Illinois, United States
23		Lukáš Vartovník (A)	C	L	34	2018	Gelnica, Czechoslovakia
19		Branislav Rapáč (C)	RW	R	29	2021	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
6		Dávid Romaňák	D	L	23	2020	Poprad, Slovakia
91		Róbert Džugan	LW	L	23	2022	Levoča, Slovakia
10		Oleksii Myklukha	C	R	20	2022	Białystok, Poland
87		Juraj Majdan	RW	L	31	2021	Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia
25		Jérémy Beaudry	D	R	29	2021	Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
77		Martin Réway	C	L	28	2022	Prague, Czech Republic
29		Gabriel Olejník	LW	L	21	2020	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
66		Ivan Novák	RW	L	21	2020	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
9		Kale Kerbashian	C	L	32	2022	Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
21		Adam Žiak	D	L	23	2022	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
44		Juraj Valach	D	R	34	2022	Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia
18		Anthony Nellis	C	L	28	2022	Lévis, Quebec, Canada
45		Michael Vandas (A)	RW	L	32	2022	Poprad, Czechoslovakia

Notable players

• Martin Štrbák
• Richard Lintner
• Martin Bakoš
• Július Hudáček
• Adam Jánošík
• Martin Bodák
• Adam Lapšanský
• Ľubomír Vaic
• Stanislav Jasečko
• Ladislav Karabin
• Libor Hudáček
• Denis Godla
• Pavol Skalický
• Radomír Heizer

Team name

• 1932 – AC Spišská Nová Ves
• 1950 – Lokomotíva Spišská Nová Ves
• 1964 – Lokomotíva – Bane Spišská Nová Ves
• 1973 – Železničiar – Stavbár Spišská Nová Ves
• 1982 – Geológ – Stavbár Spišská Nová Ves
• 1988 – Štart Spišská Nová Ves
• 1992 – HK VTJ Spišská Nová Ves
• 2002 – HK Spišská Nová Ves
• 2009 – HK Noves okná Spišská Nová Ves
• 2010 – HK Spišská Nová Ves – current

External links

• Official website (in Slovak)