HDD Olimpija Ljubljana


Hokejsko drsalno društvo Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as HDD Olimpija or simply Olimpija, was a Slovenian professional ice hockey club from Ljubljana. They played their home games at the Tivoli Hall. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav [Ice Hockey League|Yugoslav championships] and 15 Slovenian championships. They won ten consecutive titles between 1995 and 2004.

History

The club was founded in 1928 as SK Ilirija. It was the first club on the territory of Yugoslavia to play organized ice hockey under the Canadian rules. In the 2007–08 season, their first in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, they made it all the way to the Finals, but lost 4 games to 2 against EC [Red Bull Salzburg]. Following the 2016–17 season, the club was dissolved due to financial debt.
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Arena

The team played their home matches at the Tivoli Hall complex, a 7,000 all-seated ice hockey indoor hall in Ljubljana.

Honours

Team captains (since 1988)




Former NHL players




Head coaches (since 1989)



  • Andrej Brodnik, 2005–2006
  • Ildar Rahmatullin, 2006–2007, 2007–2008
  • Mike Posma, 2007–2008, 2008–2009
  • Randy Edmonds, 2008–2009
  • Bojan Zajc, 2008–2009
  • Dany Gelinas, 2009–2010
  • Hannu Järvenpää, 2009–2012
  • Heikki Mälkiä, 2012–2012
  • Bojan Zajc, 2012–2014
  • Ivo Jan, 2014
  • Fabian Dahlem, 2014–2016
  • Bojan Zajc, 2016–2017

Retired numbers

24 – Tomaž Vnuk, C, 1987–2009