HC Škoda Plzeň
HC Škoda Plzeň is a professional ice hockey team based in Plzeň, Czech Republic and was founded in 1929. They currently play in the Czech Extraliga, with their home games being held at Logspeed CZ Arena. In 2013, for the first time in history, HC Plzeň were the Czech Extraliga champions after beating Zlín 4:3 in the seventh game of the dramatic final.
Club names
- 1929 – Hokejový klub při SK Viktoria Plzeň
- 1948 – Sokol Plzeň IV
- 1949 – ZSJ Škodovy závody
- 1952 – ZSJ Leninovy závody
- 1953 – Spartak Plzeň LZ
- 1965 – TJ Škoda Plzeň
- 1991 – HC Škoda Plzeň
- 1994 – HC Interconnex Plzeň
- 1995 – HC ZKZ Plzeň
- 1997 – HC Keramika Plzeň
- 2003 – HC Lasselsberger Plzeň
- 2009 – HC Plzeň 1929
- 2012 – HC Škoda Plzeň
Honours
- Czechoslovak First [Ice Hockey League] - Runner-up Third place
- Czech Extraliga - Champion, Third Place Presidents Trophy
Notable players
- Vladimír Bednář
- Bohuslav Ebermann
- Milan Kajkl
- Jiří Kučera
- Dušan Salfický
- Martin Straka
- Petr Sýkora
- Jaroslav Špaček
- Tuukka Rask
- Dominik Kubalík
- Ryan Hollweg