HK Dukla Trenčín

HK Dukla Trenčín
Nickname	Vojaci
City	Trenčín, Slovakia
League	Slovak Extraliga
Founded	1962
Home arena	Pavol Demitra Ice Stadium (capacity 6,150)
Colours	yellow, red
General manager	Andrej Kollár
Head coach	Róbert Kaláber
Captain	Ján Pardavý
Website	www.hkdukla.sk

Hokejový Klub Dukla Trenčín is a professional Slovak ice hockey club based in Trenčín, playing in the Slovak Extraliga. The club has won three Slovak league championships (1994, 1997, 2004) and one Czechoslovak league championship (1992). The team is nicknamed Vojaci, it means Soldiers in English.

History

Czechoslovak era

The club was founded on 19 January 1962, relocating army hockey club from Opava to Trenčín. They were members of inaugural season (1963–64) of the 1. SNHL (1st. Slovak National Hockey League). They won the 1965–66 1. SNHL season and promoted to the preliminary round for the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. There they lost 5 of 6 games against VŽKG Ostrava, VTŽ Chomutov and Spartak Motorlet Praha and did not promote to the First League. Dukla won the 1. SNHL again in 1967–68, 1970–71 and 1976–77. In 1976–77 they were first time successful in the preliminary round and first time in the club history they promoted to the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. Dukla was placed 11th in their first season at the Top level. After five seasons they was relegated from the Top level in the 1981–82 season. However, in the next season they won 1. SNHL and in the preliminary round defeated Olomouc and promoted to the Top level again. They was placed 6th after their comeback in the 1983–84 season. In 1985–86 there was introduced playoffs tournament in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. Dukla was qualified to the playoffs in 1985–86 and there they lost 1–3 against Tesla Pardubice in the quarterfinals. They qualified to the playoffs again in 1987–88 and there they lost 1–3 in the quarterfinals against their Slovak rival VSŽ Košice. Dukla progressed to the finals against Tesla Pardubice in the 1988–89 season. There they lost 1–3. In the next season they progressed to the finals again where they lost 1–3 against HC Sparta Praha. In 1990–91 Dukla lost in the semifinals against Litvínov but they won the bronze medals against VSŽ Košice. The most successful season in the club history is the 1991–92 season when Dukla won the Czechoslovak Extraliga first time. In the quarterfinals they defeated Poldi Kladno 3–2, in the semifinals defeated Litvínov 3–1 and in the finals they won 3–1 against Škoda Plzeň. Žigmund Pálffy was scoring leader of Dukla in the regular season (48 Pts) and in the playoffs (26 Pts). Róbert Švehla, defenceman of Dukla, won the Golden Hockey Stick in the same season. In the last season before split Czechoslovakia Dukla won the bronze medals.

Slovak era

After dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Dukla began playing independent new Slovak Championship which was named the Slovak Extraliga. Dukla and HC Košice were playoffs finalists in first 4 seasons of the Slovak Extraliga. Dukla won the first Extraliga season in 1993–94, then they lost in the finals in two next seasons and won again in 1996–97. In the 1997–98 season Dukla was eliminated in the semifinals by HC Slovan Bratislava. In the 2000–01 season they played again in the playoffs finals. There they lost 1–3 against HKm Zvolen. Zvolen was opponent in the playoffs finals again in the 2003–04 season. Dukla won 4–2 in the finals and they won third Slovak title in their history. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout several former Dukla players came back to Trenčín, including Pavol Demitra, Marián Hossa and Marián Gáborík. Pavol Demitra played complete regular season and he was a scoring leader of the Extraliga (82 Pts). Despite a star lineup Dukla lost 3–4 in the excited semifinals against HC Slovan Bratislava. In the 2006–07 season Dukla played in the final series against HC Slovan Bratislava but they lost 0–4. In the 2009–10 season Dukla did not qualify to the playoffs first time since the 1986–87 season.

NHL alumni

After the fall of the Iron Curtain many players who were born in Trenčín or grew out in Dukla youth system had success in the NHL. Marián Gáborík and Zdeno Chára are the most successful players on the present who were born in Trenčín. Gáborík was drafted 3rd overall by Minnesota Wild in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, becoming a first signed player in club history. Gáborík's teammate in the Wild was Ľubomír Sekeráš who spent in Minnesota three seasons. Chára, drafted 56th overall by New York Islanders in 1996, is a first Slovak NHL captain who won the Stanley Cup. Chára is also a first Slovak winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy. In the same year as Chára there was drafted Richard Lintner, other NHL player who was born in Trenčín. Dukla youth system raised several talented players from near or far surroundings. Pavol Demitra, Marián Hossa, Marcel Hossa, Andrej Meszároš, Andrej Sekera, Tomáš Kopecký, Branko Radivojevič are regarded for Trenčín players even though that they were born otherwhere. Trenčín Ice Stadium was named after Pavol Demitra who died in plane crash on 7 September 2011.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by HK Dukla. Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, OTW—Overtime wins, OTW—Overtime losses, L—Losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points. Top Scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season	League	Regular season									Post season results	Top scorer (regular season)
		Finish	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
2008–09	Extraliga	6th	56	22	5	5	24	154	165	81	Lost in quarterfinals, 0–4 (HK 36 Skalica)	V. Nemec 32 (12+20)
2009–10	Extraliga	9th	47	17	3	4	23	159	167	61	Did not qualify	Ľ. Sekeráš 34 (4+30)
2010–11	Extraliga	5th	57	26	3	4	24	147	168	88	Lost in semifinals, 0–4 (HC Košice)	J. Pardavý 46 (14+32)
2011–12	Extraliga	5th	55	22	5	3	25	147	149	79	Lost in semifinals, 0–4 (HC Slovan Bratislava)	R. Tybor 34 (15+19)
2012–13	Extraliga	6th	56	22	7	6	21	165	161	86	Lost in quarterfinals, 0–4 (HK Nitra)	P. Sojčík 47 (17+30)

Achievements

Slovak championship

• 1993–94, 1996–97, 2003–04

Czechoslovak championship

• 1991–92

1. SNHL

• 1965–66, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1982–83

Current roster

Updated February 1, 2013.^[1]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
71		Adamec, MartinMartin Adamec	RW	R	25	2012
91		Bednár, ErikErik Bednár	D	L	26	2009
72		Kozák, LukášLukáš Kozák	D	L	25	2015	Martin, Slovakia
28		Biro, MarekMarek Biro	D	L	28	2011	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
77		Bokroš, TomášTomáš Bokroš	D	R	27	2012	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
16		Broska, OndrejOndrej Broska	C	R	24	2011
22		Filo, MartinMartin Filo	LW	L	27	2009
81		Gašparovič, JakubJakub Gašparovič	LW	L	26	2008
92		Habšuda, MiroslavMiroslav Habšuda	D	L	24	2011
3		Imrich, MichalMichal Imrich	D	L	25	2010
32		Jakúbek, MartinMartin Jakúbek	RW	L	24	2011
88		Klíma, TomášTomáš Klíma	C	L	26	2012	Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia
94		Koma, JaroslavJaroslav Koma	D	R	31	2012	Prešov, Czechoslovakia
33		Kristín, MatejMatej Kristín	G	L	26	2012	Ilava, Czechoslovakia
19		Lelkeš, RichardRichard Lelkeš	C	R	29	2011
24		Marosz, RostislavRostislav Marosz	C	R	25	2012	Vsetín, Czechoslovakia
16		Mikula, OndrejOndrej Mikula	RW	L	28	2010	Bánovce nad Bebravou, Czechoslovakia
35		Nagy, AdamAdam Nagy	G	L	23	2012
91		Nemčík, MartinMartin Nemčík	D	L	24	2011	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
89		Pardavý, JánJán Pardavý (C)	RW	R	45	2010	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
15		Rusnák, OndrejOndrej Rusnák	C	L	27	2012	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
98		Sojčík, PeterPeter Sojčík (A)	RW	L	30	2011	Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia
21		Tybor, RadoslavRadoslav Tybor (A)	RW	L	27	2008	Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia
96		Vaškovič, ĽubomírĽubomír Vaškovič	RW	R	30	2012	Myjava, Czechoslovakia
6		Vizváry, MatúšMatúš Vizváry	D	L	27	2011	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
93		Šišovský, PeterPeter Šišovský	LW	L	25	2012	Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia

Retired numbers

Dukla Trenčín retired numbers
No.	Player	Retired
38	Pavol Demitra	September 16, 2011

Notable alumni

Jerguš Bača Josef Beránek Ernest Bokroš Mojmír Božík Zdeno Chára Zdeno Cíger

Jozef Daňo Pavol Demitra Marián Gáborík Leo Gudas Eduard Hartmann Oto Haščák Radoslav Hecl Ivan Hlinka Miroslav Hlinka Miloš Holaň

Marián Hossa Marcel Hossa Jiří Hrdina Branislav Jánoš Tomáš Jelínek Tomáš Kapusta Ľubomír Kolník Roman Kontšek Tomáš Kopecký Ján Lašák Richard Lintner Miroslav Marcinko Stanislav Medřík Andrej Meszároš

Branislav Mezei Michel Miklík Igor Murín Milan Nedoma Andrej Nedorost Žigmund Pálffy Ján Pardavý Rastislav Pavlikovský Róbert Petrovický

Branko Radivojevič Radim Raděvič Pavel Richter Vladimír Růžička Miroslav Šatan Andrej Sekera Ľubomír Sekeráš Peter Slanina Marián Smerčiak Roman Stantien Tomáš Starosta Antonín Stavjaňa Roman Šimíček Róbert Švehla Tomáš Tatar

References

1. "2012-13 Roster" (in Slovak). hkdukla.tipsportextraliga.sk. Retrieved 2012-10-24.

External links

• Official website (Slovak)