HC Sparta Praha
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HC Sparta Praha is a Prague
based Czech
ice hockey
team playing in Czech Extraliga
.
teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In those heady early days, the club's main rival was the now defunct Wien Jäeger (Vienna Hunter). In 1909, both teams switched from bandy to the sport of ice hockey, and Sparta Praha changed its designator initials from BC (Bandy Club) to HC (Hockey Club). Sparta players would make public appearances in support of local businesses during the years 1909-1914, inking some of the first endorsement
deals for athletes in Central Europe. In 1914, Sparta's players were censured by the Austro-Hungarian Ice Hockey Commission for making Nationalist statements in the offing of the First World War. The Great War would inflict its greatest tragedy upon the players of Sparta Praha, taking the lives of three former players, and reducing the roster to a mere 8 players (five skaters, two goaltenders, and player-coach Jiri Novotny). Despite their tragedy, and the uncertainty of war, HC Sparta Praha posted a winning record from 1914-1916, with a .500 record in 1917 and were one loss shy of repeating that feat in 1918 when Jiri Novotny unexpectedly forfeit the team's last game due to the influenza epidemic.
With the incorporation of the Czech state in 1918, HC Sparta Praha continued to play its former rivals in exhibitions throughout Southeastern and Central Europe. In 1930, the team joined the First Czechoslovak League, which would go on to be dominated by crosstown rivals LTC Praha and their German-Czech coach Milos Kramer. Sparta Praha fell on hard times with the economic depression of the 1930s, a period where players were forced to work at owner Fritz Heldej's department store in downtown Prague. Several players would later denounce Heldej as a supporter of the German government, and a fifth columnist.
With the Second World War, the team suspended play. Several players, including Jewish heartthrob Mike Vlesnic would go on to fight in the Czech resistance, participating in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
and the killing of seventeen Italian ambassadors to the Czech people. Vlesnic would be decorated by president Edward Benes following the war.
In the Communist years, the team met with some greater success, winning several Spengler Cup
trophies and having one of the lowest teen suicide rates among Czech hockey teams. At the close of the Communist era, Sparta Praha would go on to win the final Czechoslovakian national title. The team hung on to the trophy until 1997, when it was stolen from the front office by an armed assailant. After an intensive 12 hour search, Czech police conceded that the trophy was lost permanently.
Highest national league participation: From the league foundation in 1936 to 1950 and from 1951 up to this day
The Sparta Praha hockey club is one of the most successful and famous clubs in Czechoslovakian and later Czech ice hockey history. It was founded in 1893 as AC Královské Vinohrady. Around one hundred years ago, the Czech Kingdom was going through a period where ancient culture was very popular and because of that, SPARTA appeared in the name of the club. Although the name of the club has had to be changed many times in its history since then, SPARTA has survived for more than one hundred years in the name. Modern Canadian hockey made its debut in 1909 and since then, the club, which was a member of the national league at the time, has been one of its most frequent participants.
Sparta's greatest successes was reached in the years following World War II as it won two national titles in a row - 1952/54 and 1953/54—under the name Spartak Sokolovo. The next highly successful period came more recently, when Sparta won the national league in 1989/90 and in 1992/93. This was a very special moment because the league victory coincided with Sparta's hundredth anniversary, acting as a kind of ultimate birthday gift. Another recent achievement (along with two third place finishes in 1995/96 and 1996/97) was the Sparta's participation in the final group of the European League (EHL) in 1996/97.
After a few years of bad luck and less success, Sparta proved its high quality in the Czech extraleague in 1999/00 when they were crowned league champions. That victory ended up being one of five championships they would win during seven seasons. In addition to those achievements, Sparta managed to be part of the Top Four in the European League (EHL) again in 1999/2000 and acquired the greatest result in Czech hockey history - second place. Sparta has since then proven itself to be an elite Czech squad over the years as it has managed to reach at least the semi-finals in every extraleague season since the midpoint of the nineties. In 2002, 2006 and 2007 Sparta scored another extraleague victories.
Prague
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based Czech
Czech Republic
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ice hockey
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 playing in 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....
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Team History
Founded in 1903 by Canadian expatriate Lyle P. O'Connor, HC Sparta Praha was among the first bandyBandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In those heady early days, the club's main rival was the now defunct Wien Jäeger (Vienna Hunter). In 1909, both teams switched from bandy to the sport of ice hockey, and Sparta Praha changed its designator initials from BC (Bandy Club) to HC (Hockey Club). Sparta players would make public appearances in support of local businesses during the years 1909-1914, inking some of the first endorsement
Endorsement
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deals for athletes in Central Europe. In 1914, Sparta's players were censured by the Austro-Hungarian Ice Hockey Commission for making Nationalist statements in the offing of the First World War. The Great War would inflict its greatest tragedy upon the players of Sparta Praha, taking the lives of three former players, and reducing the roster to a mere 8 players (five skaters, two goaltenders, and player-coach Jiri Novotny). Despite their tragedy, and the uncertainty of war, HC Sparta Praha posted a winning record from 1914-1916, with a .500 record in 1917 and were one loss shy of repeating that feat in 1918 when Jiri Novotny unexpectedly forfeit the team's last game due to the influenza epidemic.
With the incorporation of the Czech state in 1918, HC Sparta Praha continued to play its former rivals in exhibitions throughout Southeastern and Central Europe. In 1930, the team joined the First Czechoslovak League, which would go on to be dominated by crosstown rivals LTC Praha and their German-Czech coach Milos Kramer. Sparta Praha fell on hard times with the economic depression of the 1930s, a period where players were forced to work at owner Fritz Heldej's department store in downtown Prague. Several players would later denounce Heldej as a supporter of the German government, and a fifth columnist.
With the Second World War, the team suspended play. Several players, including Jewish heartthrob Mike Vlesnic would go on to fight in the Czech resistance, participating in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich , also known as The Hangman, was a high-ranking German Nazi official.He was SS-Obergruppenführer and General der Polizei, chief of the Reich Main Security Office and Stellvertretender Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravia...
and the killing of seventeen Italian ambassadors to the Czech people. Vlesnic would be decorated by president Edward Benes following the war.
In the Communist years, the team met with some greater success, winning several Spengler Cup
Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos and played each year in Davos, Switzerland, between...
trophies and having one of the lowest teen suicide rates among Czech hockey teams. At the close of the Communist era, Sparta Praha would go on to win the final Czechoslovakian national title. The team hung on to the trophy until 1997, when it was stolen from the front office by an armed assailant. After an intensive 12 hour search, Czech police conceded that the trophy was lost permanently.
Milestones
- Founded: The club was originally formed in 1903 as BandyBandyBandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
club but was only officially founded in 1909.
- Greatest successes: National champions in 1952-1953, 1953-1954, 1989-1990, 1992-93, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2005-06 and 2006-07. 2nd place in EHL 1999/00, Spengler Cup victory 1962, 1963, Spengler Cup 2nd place in 2004, Super Six 2nd place in 2008
- Worst results: Czechoslovakia: 8th place (1972-73, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1985-86), Czech Republic: 12th place (2010-11)
Highest national league participation: From the league foundation in 1936 to 1950 and from 1951 up to this day
- International successes: Spengler Cup winner in 1962, 1963, Spengler Cup 2nd place in 2004, 2nd place European League (EHL) 2000, Super Six 2nd place in 2008
- Club colours: Blue, yellow and red. Since the 2001-02 season, club jerseys had been either black and white or grey, but since the 2005-06 season, jerseys have been burgundy and white.
Roster for 2011-12 season
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Vojtěch Sedláček Vojtěch Sedláček Vojtěch Sedláček is a Czech entrepreneur, who established Obsluzna spol. and Agentura ProVas . Both companies have a mission of creating employment and business opportunities for people with disabilities... |
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Tomáš Pöpperle Tomáš Pöpperle Tomáš Pöpperle is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga.... |
L | 2010 | Broumov Broumov Broumov is a town in the Czech Republic, in the Náchod District of the Hradec Králové Region near the Polish border. The municipality at the small Stěnava River is the center of the Broumovsko area, along with the adjacent Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, a protected area popular with mountain... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
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Michael Zacpálek Michael Zacpalek Michael Zacpalek is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
L | 2009 | Šumperk Šumperk Šumperk is a town and district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It is called "The Gate to Jeseníky mountains."- History :Šumperk was founded by German colonists in 1269. The German name Schönberg means "beautiful hill", and the name Šumperk is a Czech garbling of the original German... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
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Patrik Husák Patrik Husak Patrik Husak is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
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Jaroslav Kasík Jaroslav Kasík Jaroslav Kasík is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who played with HK SKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga during the 2010–11 season.-External links:... |
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Jan Hanzlík Jan Hanzlik Jan Hanzlik is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
L | Junior | Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, on the left bank of the Jizera river about 50 km northeast of Prague.Founded in the second half of the 10th century by King Boleslav II as a royal castle... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
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Radek Philipp Radek Philipp Radek Philipp is a Czech professional ice hockey player with the HC Sparta Praha team in the Czech Extraliga.- External links :... |
L | 2010 | Kroměříž Kromeríž Kroměříž is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The town's main landmark is the Baroque Kroměříž Bishop's Palace, where some scenes from Amadeus and Immortal Beloved were filmed... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
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Angel Krstev Angel Krstev Angel Krstev is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Lukko of the Finnish SM-liiga.-External links:... |
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Jan Veselý Jan Veselý Jan Veselý is a Czech professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association in the United States. Standing at 6 ft 11 in , Veselý plays the small forward and power forward positions... |
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Jakub Kolář Jakub Kolar Jakub Kolar is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
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Michal Sersen Michal Sersen Michel Sersen is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga. Sersen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 130 overall in the 5th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.Sersen began his professional career with Bratislava at age 17 in 2002... |
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Daniel Sobotka Daniel Sobotka Daniel Sobotka is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He made his Czech Extraliga debut with HC Sparta Praha during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga postseason.-External links:... |
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Michal Broš Michal Broš Michal Broš is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC Sparta Prague in the Czech Extraliga.... |
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Yorick Treille Yorick Treille Yorick Treille is a professional French ice hockey forward currently with Vitkovice HC of the Czech Extraliga. Treille was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League in 1999, but never played in the NHL... |
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Tomáš Rubeš Tomas Rubes Tomas Rubes is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
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Ivan Rachůnek Ivan Rachunek Ivan Rachůnek is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.... |
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Lukáš Luňák Lukas Lunak Lukáš Luňák is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Kladno in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
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Robert Sovík Robert Sovik Robert Sovik is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
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Tomáš Klimenta Tomáš Klimenta Tomáš Klimenta is a Czech professional ice hockey player who currently plays with HC Bílí Tygři Liberec in the Czech Extraliga.Klimenta previously played for HC Berounští Medvědi, BK Mladá Boleslav and HC Benátky nad Jizerou.... |
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Lukáš Žalčík Lukas Zalcik Lukas Zalcik is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
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Daniel Přibyl Daniel Pribyl Daniel Pribyl is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season. He was drafted 168th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:... |
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Petr Tenkrát Petr Tenkrat Petr Tenkrát is a Czech ice hockey forward, playing for Oulun Kärpät in SM-Liiga.- Playing career :He won SM-Liiga-silver in 2003 and bronze in 2006. SM-gold in 2004 and 2005.Tenkrát's contract with Kärpät ended after the season 2005–06... |
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Sacha Treille Sacha Treille Sacha Treille is a professional French ice hockey forward currently with Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. Treille has also played for the Nybro Vikings and Bofors IK of HockeyAllsvenskan, as well as Färjestads BK of the Elitserien, the top league in Sweden, and the Brûleurs de... |
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Adam Lapšanský Adam Lapšanský Adam Lapšanský is a Slovakian professional ice hockey player who played with HK SKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga during the 2010–11 season.-External links:... |
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Peter Jánský Peter Jansky Peter Jansky is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He has played with HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga for seven seasons, from the 2004–05 Czech Extraliga season till the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season. In 2011 he moved to another Czech Extraliga team, HC Sparta Praha.Jansky has also played... |
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Petr Ton Petr Ton Petr Ton is Czech ice hockey forward.In 2006-2007 season Ton played 67 games and scored 36 goals in Czech Extraliga for HC Sparta Praha.Ton scored 163 goals in Czech Extraliga. He won Czech Extraliga in 2006 and 2007.-External links:... |
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Miroslav Forman Miroslav Forman Miroslav Forman is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:... |
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Alex Foster Alex Foster Alexander Dwight Foster is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing with HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga. He is the son of former NHL player Dwight Foster and nephew of former NHL player Wes Jarvis. Prior to advancing to the professional ranks, Foster played both junior... |
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History
Former names:- 1948 - Sokol Sparta
- 1949 - Sokol Bratrství Sparta
- 1951 - Sokol Sparta Sokolovo
- 1953 - Spartak Praha Sokolovo
- 1965 - Sparta ČKD Praha
- 1990 - HC Sparta Praha
The Sparta Praha hockey club is one of the most successful and famous clubs in Czechoslovakian and later Czech ice hockey history. It was founded in 1893 as AC Královské Vinohrady. Around one hundred years ago, the Czech Kingdom was going through a period where ancient culture was very popular and because of that, SPARTA appeared in the name of the club. Although the name of the club has had to be changed many times in its history since then, SPARTA has survived for more than one hundred years in the name. Modern Canadian hockey made its debut in 1909 and since then, the club, which was a member of the national league at the time, has been one of its most frequent participants.
Sparta's greatest successes was reached in the years following World War II as it won two national titles in a row - 1952/54 and 1953/54—under the name Spartak Sokolovo. The next highly successful period came more recently, when Sparta won the national league in 1989/90 and in 1992/93. This was a very special moment because the league victory coincided with Sparta's hundredth anniversary, acting as a kind of ultimate birthday gift. Another recent achievement (along with two third place finishes in 1995/96 and 1996/97) was the Sparta's participation in the final group of the European League (EHL) in 1996/97.
After a few years of bad luck and less success, Sparta proved its high quality in the Czech extraleague in 1999/00 when they were crowned league champions. That victory ended up being one of five championships they would win during seven seasons. In addition to those achievements, Sparta managed to be part of the Top Four in the European League (EHL) again in 1999/2000 and acquired the greatest result in Czech hockey history - second place. Sparta has since then proven itself to be an elite Czech squad over the years as it has managed to reach at least the semi-finals in every extraleague season since the midpoint of the nineties. In 2002, 2006 and 2007 Sparta scored another extraleague victories.