2004–05 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
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The Croatian Hockey League Season for 2004-2005 ended in a similar manner to the previous one, with KHL Medveščak
winning the title for the ninth time in a row. The team went undefeated in both the regular season and the playoffs. In the finals their opponent was KHL Mladost
, as opposed to their old rivals KHL Zagreb
.
The other semi-final was pretty much a one-sided affair as Medvescak advanced to the finals with two lopsided wins against their farm team
, Medveščak II.
Medvescak dominated the final, sweeping the series 3-0 against a young team that looked like they were pleased just to reach this stage and failed to show flair and desire that was expected of them. Nevertheless, Mladost should seriously challenge for the title in the coming years, once their young players grow up (there were several fifteen, sixteen and seventeen-year-olds on that team) and gain some valuable experience.
Zagreb won the third-place by winning all 3 games against Medveščak II.
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
KHL Medveščak Zagreb is a Croatian ice hockey team. It is by far the most successful and the most popular ice hockey team in Croatia. Currently the team plays in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, and is the only Croatian team in the league. Last season club attracted over 200,000 spectators on live...
winning the title for the ninth time in a row. The team went undefeated in both the regular season and the playoffs. In the finals their opponent was KHL Mladost
KHL Mladost
KHL Mladost is a Croatian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Slohokej League and the Croatian Ice Hockey Championship.The club was founded in 1946 as part of HAŠK Mladost and in 1986 became the independent under the name HKL Mladost - Zagreb....
, as opposed to their old rivals KHL Zagreb
KHL Zagreb
KHL Zagreb is a Croatian ice hockey team that plays in the Croatian Ice Hockey League and formerly in the Panonian League. The club played in the IIHF European Champions Cup in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997 reaching first round.-Honours:...
.
Regular season
The season officially started with six teams, but due to mostly financial reasons, HK INA Sisak didn't participate. For the same reasons, HASK Zagreb played only two games in the first part of the regular season so the season continued, and finished, with only four teams.Regular Season Standings
- KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL Medveščak Zagreb is a Croatian ice hockey team. It is by far the most successful and the most popular ice hockey team in Croatia. Currently the team plays in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, and is the only Croatian team in the league. Last season club attracted over 200,000 spectators on live...
- KHL ZagrebKHL ZagrebKHL Zagreb is a Croatian ice hockey team that plays in the Croatian Ice Hockey League and formerly in the Panonian League. The club played in the IIHF European Champions Cup in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997 reaching first round.-Honours:...
- KHL MladostKHL MladostKHL Mladost is a Croatian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Slohokej League and the Croatian Ice Hockey Championship.The club was founded in 1946 as part of HAŠK Mladost and in 1986 became the independent under the name HKL Mladost - Zagreb....
- KHL Medveščak IIKHL Medveščak IIKHL Medveščak II is a Croatian ice hockey team. It is the farm team of KHL Medveščak Zagreb. Currently the team plays in the Slohokej Liga.-09-10 Roster:- External links :**...
Playoffs
The first semi-final offered a matchup between Zagreb and Mladost, two teams that developed a rivalry during the season. The tensions were high, but somewhat surprisingly, young players from Mladost showed more composure and won the penalty-filled best-of-three series 2-0, thus advancing to their first final series.The other semi-final was pretty much a one-sided affair as Medvescak advanced to the finals with two lopsided wins against their farm team
Farm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point...
, Medveščak II.
Medvescak dominated the final, sweeping the series 3-0 against a young team that looked like they were pleased just to reach this stage and failed to show flair and desire that was expected of them. Nevertheless, Mladost should seriously challenge for the title in the coming years, once their young players grow up (there were several fifteen, sixteen and seventeen-year-olds on that team) and gain some valuable experience.
Zagreb won the third-place by winning all 3 games against Medveščak II.
Playoff Standings
- KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL Medveščak Zagreb is a Croatian ice hockey team. It is by far the most successful and the most popular ice hockey team in Croatia. Currently the team plays in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, and is the only Croatian team in the league. Last season club attracted over 200,000 spectators on live...
- KHL MladostKHL MladostKHL Mladost is a Croatian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Slohokej League and the Croatian Ice Hockey Championship.The club was founded in 1946 as part of HAŠK Mladost and in 1986 became the independent under the name HKL Mladost - Zagreb....
- KHL ZagrebKHL ZagrebKHL Zagreb is a Croatian ice hockey team that plays in the Croatian Ice Hockey League and formerly in the Panonian League. The club played in the IIHF European Champions Cup in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997 reaching first round.-Honours:...
- KHL Medveščak IIKHL Medveščak IIKHL Medveščak II is a Croatian ice hockey team. It is the farm team of KHL Medveščak Zagreb. Currently the team plays in the Slohokej Liga.-09-10 Roster:- External links :**...