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HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

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City
  
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Colors
  
Green, white, black

Arena/Stadium
  
Tivoli Hall

Captain
  
Aleš Mušič

Founded
  
1929

Affiliate
  
HK Olimpija

Operated
  
1928–present

Affiliates
  
HK Olimpija

Head coach
  
Bojan Zajc

Location
  
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Color
  
Green, white, black

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League
  
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (2007–present) Slovenian Championship (1991–present) Yugoslav Hockey League (1937–1991)

Home arena
  
Tivoli Hall (Capacity: 4,000)

Profiles

Hokejsko Drsalno Društvo Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as HDD Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a Slovenian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. They play their home games at the Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav championships and 15 Slovenian championships. They won ten consecutive titles between 1995 and 2004.

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History

The club was founded in 1928 as SK Ilirija. It was the first club on the territory of Yugoslavia to play organized ice hockey under the Canadian rules. In the 2007–08 season, their first in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, 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 2012) of the team is Telemach, the leading Slovenian provider of cable TV, telephony and broadband internet services.

Club names through history
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  • SK Ilrija (1928–1942)
  • HK Udarnik (1946)
  • HK Triglav (1947)
  • HK Enotnost (1948)
  • HK Ljubljana (1949–1961)
  • HK Olimpija Ljubljana (1962–1984)
  • HK Olimpija Kompas (1985–1990)
  • HK Olimpija Hertz (1991–1998)
  • HDD ZM Olimpija (2001–2008)
  • HDD Tilia Olimpija (2008–2012)
  • HDD Telemach Olimpija (2012–2016)
  • HDD Olimpija Ljubljana (2016–present)
  • Arena

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    The team play their home matches at the Tivoli Hall complex, a 4,000 all-seated multi-purpose indoor hall in Ljubljana.

    Honours

  • Austrian Hockey League
  • Yugoslav Ice Hockey League (until 1991)
  • Yugoslav Ice Hockey Cup
  • Slovenian Championship:
  • Slovenian Ice Hockey Cup:
  • Slovenian Ice Hockey Supercup:
  • Interliga:
  • Alpenliga
  • IIHF Federation Cup
  • Karawankencup
  • Alpencup
  • Rudi Hiti Summer League:
  • Current roster

    Updated on February 1, 2017.

    Retired numbers

  • 24 – Tomaž Vnuk, C, 1987–2009

  • HDD Olimpija Ljubljana HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Wikipedia

    References

    HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Wikipedia