HC Chemopetrol
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HC VERVA Litvínov is an ice hockey
team in the Czech Extraliga
. Their home arena is Ivan Hlinka Stadion
in Litvínov
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
. Their home arena is Ivan Hlinka Stadion
Ivan Hlinka Stadion
Ivan Hlinka Stadion is an indoor sporting arena located in Litvínov, Czech Republic, named after Czech ice hockey player and coach Ivan Hlinka. The capacity of the arena is 7,000 people and was built in 1965. It is currently home to the HC Litvínov ice hockey team....
in Litvínov
Litvínov
Litvínov is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The largest oil refinery in the Czech Republic is located there. Models Eva Herzigová and Iva Frühlingová come from Litvínov. The HC Litvínov ice hockey club is based in the town....
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Club names
- 1945 – Sportovní klub Stalinovy závody Horní Litvínov
- 1954 – Jiskra SZ Litvínov
- 1962 – CHZ (Chemické závody) LITVÍNOV
- 1990 – HC (Hockey club) CHZ Litvínov
- 1991 – HC Chemopetrol Litvínov
- 1994 – HC Litvínov, s. r. o.
- 1996 – HC Chemopetrol, a. s.
- 2007 – HC Litvínov
- 2009 – HC BENZINA Litvínov
- 2011 – HC VERVA Litvínov
Players
- See :Category:HC Litvínov players for a list of HC Litvínov players past and present.