The club was founded in 1936, but it had been playing in organized competition since 1947 under the name Sokol Tekla. The squad was renamed several times. In 1953, it was called Tatran, and between the years 1963-1993, the club played as ZVL. Its first major success was promotion to the first 1. SNHL (1st. Slovak National Hockey League), second level of Czechoslovak hockey, in the 1973–74 season. The team placed 6th in its first season in the 1. SNHL. However, its best placement was 4th in the 1976-77 and the 1977-78 season. It played in the 1. SNHL consecutively until 1989.
Slovak eraEdit
After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the club was included in the Slovak 1.Liga. It was at this point renamed to HK 36. In the 1996–97 season, the squad was promoted to the Slovak Extraliga. In its first season, Skalica placed 6th in the regular season and was beaten by ŠKP Poprad in the quarterfinals. In the 1998–99 season, the club placed 3rd in the regular season, defeating ŠKP Poprad in the quarterfinals but losing to HC Košice in the semifinals. Skalica won bronze medals because second defeated semifinalist HKm Zvolen had worse placement after the regular season. The following seasons were less successful for the club, as it did not reach the semifinals for nine years. In the 2007–08 season, the squad defeated HKm Zvolen in the quarterfinals but it was in turn beaten by HC Košice in the semifinals. Skalica won bronze medals for a second time because it had managed a better placement after the regular season than Dukla Trenčín. The club's greatest success came during the 2008–09 season, when Skalica placed 3rd in the regular season. In the quarterfinals, it won the series 4–0 against Dukla Trenčín. The club later defeated HC Slovan Bratislava 4–3 in the semifinals, but lost 4–2 to HC Košice in the finals. Žigmund Pálffy was the scoring leader in the regular season (99 Pts) and in the playoffs (27 Pts). Juraj Mikúš also had a great season and was the second-highest scorer (90 Pts) in the Extraliga after Pálffy. HK 36 was forced to leave the Extraliga in 2016 due to lack of funds. The team left prior to their 47th round contest vs. MHC Mountfield due to lack of funds and the exodus of players before the end of the transfer window. [1]
^"HK 36 Skalica withdrew from Extraliga". Retrieved 16 Feb 2016.
External linksEdit
Official club website (in Slovak)
October 26, 2023
skalica, skalica, professional, hockey, team, based, skalica, slovakia, been, member, slovak, extraliga, since, 1997, season, when, squad, promoted, from, slovak, liga, team, currently, playing, second, highest, league, slovak, liga, slovakia, skalicacityskali. HK Skalica is a professional ice hockey team based in Skalica Slovakia It has been a member of the Slovak Extraliga since 1997 98 season when the squad was promoted from the Slovak 1 Liga Team is currently playing in the second highest league Slovak 1 Liga in Slovakia HK SkalicaCitySkalica SlovakiaLeague1 LigaFounded1936 1936 Home arenaSkalica Ice Stadium capacity 4 100 ColoursGreen red white General managerMiroslav LipovskyHead coachMichal RuzickaWebsitewww hkskalica sk Contents 1 History 1 1 Czechoslovak era 1 2 Slovak era 2 Honours 2 1 Domestic 2 2 Pre season 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditCzechoslovak era Edit The club was founded in 1936 but it had been playing in organized competition since 1947 under the name Sokol Tekla The squad was renamed several times In 1953 it was called Tatran and between the years 1963 1993 the club played as ZVL Its first major success was promotion to the first 1 SNHL 1st Slovak National Hockey League second level of Czechoslovak hockey in the 1973 74 season The team placed 6th in its first season in the 1 SNHL However its best placement was 4th in the 1976 77 and the 1977 78 season It played in the 1 SNHL consecutively until 1989 Slovak era Edit After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 the club was included in the Slovak 1 Liga It was at this point renamed to HK 36 In the 1996 97 season the squad was promoted to the Slovak Extraliga In its first season Skalica placed 6th in the regular season and was beaten by SKP Poprad in the quarterfinals In the 1998 99 season the club placed 3rd in the regular season defeating SKP Poprad in the quarterfinals but losing to HC Kosice in the semifinals Skalica won bronze medals because second defeated semifinalist HKm Zvolen had worse placement after the regular season The following seasons were less successful for the club as it did not reach the semifinals for nine years In the 2007 08 season the squad defeated HKm Zvolen in the quarterfinals but it was in turn beaten by HC Kosice in the semifinals Skalica won bronze medals for a second time because it had managed a better placement after the regular season than Dukla Trencin The club s greatest success came during the 2008 09 season when Skalica placed 3rd in the regular season In the quarterfinals it won the series 4 0 against Dukla Trencin The club later defeated HC Slovan Bratislava 4 3 in the semifinals but lost 4 2 to HC Kosice in the finals Zigmund Palffy was the scoring leader in the regular season 99 Pts and in the playoffs 27 Pts Juraj Mikus also had a great season and was the second highest scorer 90 Pts in the Extraliga after Palffy HK 36 was forced to leave the Extraliga in 2016 due to lack of funds The team left prior to their 47th round contest vs MHC Mountfield due to lack of funds and the exodus of players before the end of the transfer window 1 Honours EditDomestic Edit Slovak Extraliga nbsp Runners up 1 2008 09 nbsp 3rd place 2 1998 99 2007 08Slovak 1 Liga nbsp Runners up 3 1996 97 2016 17 2017 18 nbsp 3rd place 4 1993 94 1994 95 1995 96 2021 22Pre season Edit Rona Cup nbsp Winners 1 2012References Edit HK 36 Skalica withdrew from Extraliga Retrieved 16 Feb 2016 External links EditOfficial club website in Slovak Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HK 36 Skalica amp oldid 1168038267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
