HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
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HDD Tilia Olimpija Ljubljana is a Slovenia
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team that plays in the Erste Bank Hockey League. They play their home games at Dvorana Tivoli in Ljubljana
. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav Championships and 11 Slovenian championships. They won 10 consecutive times from 1995 to 2004. In the 2007–08 season, their first in Erste Bank Hockey League, they made it all the way to the Finals, but lost 4 games to 2 against EC Red Bull Salzburg. The current main sponsor (as of the 2010–11 season) of the team is Zavarovalnica Tilia, an insurance company.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n professional 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 that plays in the Erste Bank Hockey League. They play their home games at Dvorana Tivoli in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav Championships and 11 Slovenian championships. They won 10 consecutive times from 1995 to 2004. In the 2007–08 season, their first in Erste Bank Hockey League, they made it all the way to the Finals, but lost 4 games to 2 against EC Red Bull Salzburg. The current main sponsor (as of the 2010–11 season) of the team is Zavarovalnica Tilia, an insurance company.
Honours
- Yugoslav Ice Hockey LeagueYugoslav Ice Hockey LeagueThe Yugoslav Ice Hockey League was the top ice hockey league in the old Yugoslavia.In 1939 Yugoslavia became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. That year also, the country held his first national League, with Ilirija Ljubljana emerging as champion.The League folded in 1991, when...
: (until 1991)- Winners (13) : 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984
- Slovenian Ice Hockey Championship:
- Winners (11) : 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007
- Runners-up (8) : 1992, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Interliga:
- Winners (2)
Current roster
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Jean-Philippe Lamoureux Jean-Philippe Lamoureux Jean-Philippe Lamoureux is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He was not drafted in the NHL Draft and is currently playing for the HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Austrian Hockey League.-Amateur:... |
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Matic Boh | / | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Matija Pintarič Matija Pintarič Matija Pintarič is a Slovenian ice hockey goaltender. He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.-External links:*... |
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Brad Cole Brad Cole Brad Cole is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL.-Playing career:... |
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Igor Cvetek | L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Scott Hotham | R | Barrie, Ontario Barrie, Ontario Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent... |
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Boštjan Groznik | L | Brezje, Slovenia Brezje, Slovenia Brezje is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.It is best known for the Pilgrimage Church at Brezje, the largest pilgrimage church in Slovenia.- External links :*... |
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Domen Vedlin | R | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Mulhouse Mulhouse Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after... |
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Damjan Dervarič Damjan Dervaric Damjan Dervarič is a Slovenian ice hockey player. He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.Dervarič previously played for Acroni Jesenice and Havířov Panthers.... |
L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Jamie Fraser Jamie Fraser Jamie Fraser is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Austrian Hockey League .-Playing career:... |
L | Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River.... |
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Sergei Smirnov | L | Moscow, Russia | Mytischi Atalanti |
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Petr Šachl Petr Šachl Petr Šachl is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.... |
RW | L | Jindrichuv Hradec Jindrichuv Hradec Jindřichův Hradec is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 22,700 inhabitants.- History :The first written mention of the town is in 1220. Before that, it was probably a Slavic settlement. At the end of the 12th century more people arrived... , 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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Matej Hočevar Matej Hocevar Matej Hocevar is a Slovenian ice hockey player. He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.-External links:*... |
C | R | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Aleš Mušič | LW | L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Žiga Pance Ziga Pance Ziga Pance or Žiga Pance is a Slovenian ice hockey player. He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.-External links:*... |
RW | L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Tomi Mustonen | LW | L | Oulu, Finland | Björklöven |
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Anže Ropret | RW | R | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Eric Pance | RW | L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Anže Florjančič | RW | R | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Gregor Režek | LW | L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Boštjan Goličič Bostjan Golicic Boštjan Goličič is a Slovenian ice hockey player. He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.-External links:*... |
C | L | Naklo Naklo Naklo may refer to:*Naklo, Slovenia, a town and a municipality in Slovenia*Nakło nad Notecią, a town in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland*Nakło nad Pianą, Polish name for the town of Anklam, Germany... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
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John Hughes John Hughes (ice hockey b. 1988) John Hughes is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Austrian Hockey League.-Awards:*Jack Ferguson Award... |
RW | R | Whitby, Ontario Whitby, Ontario Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region... |
Hannover Indians |
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Andrej Hebar Andrej Hebar Andrej Hebar is a Slovenian ice hockey player. He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.-External links:... |
RW | L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | HK Acroni Jesenice HK Acroni Jesenice HK Acroni Jesenice is a Slovenian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. They play their home games at Dvorana Podmežakla in Jesenice.- Before World War 2 :... |
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David Sefič | C | L | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
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Miha Verlič | C | L | Maribor Maribor Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor.... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
Slezan Opava |