City Martin, Slovakia Colours blue, white Website www.mhcmartin.sk Head coach Róbert Pukalovič Location Martin, Slovakia | League Slovak Extraliga General manager Aurel Nauš Arena Martin Ice Stadium Captain Michal Beran Date founded 1932 | |
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Home arena Martin Ice Stadium
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MHC Mountfield is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga.
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History
The club was established in 1932 as Slávia Martin. Later the name was changed to Sokol, ŠK, ZŤS, Hutník, Martimex ZŤS, Martimex and MHC Martin (2000–2010). Names Slávia, Sokol, ŠK (Športový klub - Sport Club), TJ (Telovýchovná jednota - bodybuilding unity) are common names, meaning sport organisation in Slovakia or Czechoslovakia. Names Hutnik, ZŤS and Martimex are connected to heavy engineering factory or factories cooperating with it, major employer in region (from the 1930s to the 1990s). Since 2010/2011 season the name of the club is MHC Mountfield. The club played in the county league, since 1970 in 1.SNHL. In 1992/1993 season, the hockey club advanced into Slovak Extraliga. MHC Martin played in Slovak Extraliga all seasons except 1999/2000 and 2004/2005, which spent in 1st. Slovak National Hockey League.
After years of economical stability, which is rare for this provincial team, the management, head coach Dušan Gregor and his predecessor Ladislav Spišiak, systematically built up the team and won the bronze medal in 2009/10 season. It consist of former youth players like Jaroslav Markovič jr., Andrej Themár, Miroslav Dzubina, experienced players Ivan Ďatelinka, David Appel, Michal Macho, Jaroslav Jabrocký and veterans Michal Beran, Peter Klepáč, Marek Uram and Karol Križan. The team clinched the play-off spot by 4th place in regular season (74 points in 47 matches). In the first round, MHC Martin passed through HK36 Skalica with legendary Žigmund Pálffy on rooster 4:3 on wins. In the second leg, MHC Martin lost 4:1 on wins to future champions HC Košice.
The Woman's team (MHK Martin) won the woman's extraliga 10 times between 1997–2009), the junior organizations also made some achievements and the Hockey Club Martin delivered some players (and for years also doctor MUDr. Dalimír Jančovič, who cooperate with MHC Martin) into Slovak Men's, Woman's and Junior's Ice Hockey Representation.
Historical names
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by MHC Martin. Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, OTW—Overtime wins, OTW—Overtime losses, L—Losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points. Top Scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)
Domestic
Slovak championship
International
IIHF Continental Cup
Current squad
Updated October 24, 2012.
NHL Alumni
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes