GKS Katowice (ice hockey)
GKS Katowice is a professional ice hockey team in Katowice, Poland. The team was founded in 1964. GKS Katowice won six Polska Liga Hokejowa titles between 1958 and 1970. From 2017 to 2019 the name of the club was changed to Tauron KH GKS Katowice, due to sponsorship by Tauron Group. The club finished the regular season 2021-2022 in 1st place and won the playoffs by defeating Zagłębie Sosnowiec, GKS Tychy and Unia Oświęcim.
Notable members
The original coaches for GKS Katowice were Aggie Kukulowicz, and Stanislav Konopásek.Achievements
Polish championship:1st place : 1958, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 2022, 20232nd place : 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1969, 2001, 2002, 2003, 20183rd place : 1955, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2019, 2020IIHF Continental Cup:3rd place : 2019, 2025
Polish cup:Winner : 1970Finalist : 2001
2nd ligue:1st place : 2012
Autosan cup:1st place : 1973, 1975, 1976