This article is about the former Czech Extraliga hockey club, which reformed in the Czech 1.liga. For the current incarnation of the franchise that relocated to Hradec Králové, see Mountfield HK.
The long history started in 1911, when group of young gymnasium students devised a plan to start a bandy team. Their first hockey rinks were situated exactly where the Malše river and Vltava river merge. Dr. Zdeněk Černý was the first coach, manager, as well as a player of the team. The bandy club lasted until World War I. Some of the first victims of the war were players from České Budějovice such as Áda Schrabal, Karel Selinka, Jan Vrkoč, and Leo Feigl.
Adaptation to ice hockeyedit
On 3 December 1921 SK České Budějovice played its first amateur ice hockey match in Strakonice.
On 10 January 1928 a club known as AC Stadion České Budějovice was founded by the merging two clubs in České Budějovice - Viktoria and Slovan. The club joined Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League, the nation's top ice hockey league, in 1936. In their first season, they finished third behind LTC Praha and AC Sparta Praha.
Lone championship & decades of failureedit
In the 1950–51 season, the club, now called SKP České Budějovice, won its first and only championship in any top-tier league. The club has failed to finish higher than third place (1952–53) in the highest league ever since.
After a disastrous 1962–63 season in which the team won none of the 32 games, the club was relegated to the Czechoslovak Second League until 1968. Overall, HC České Budějovice had been relegated to the second-tier league five other times since the 1958-59 season as of 2013[update]; in each case the club re-earned promotion to the top league the following season.
Although it lost in the semifinals of the 2007–08 Czech Extraliga season, HC České Budějovice qualified for the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League as the winner of the regular season. However, its success was short-lived, as it finished eleventh and survived a relegation round the following season.
War of the Beersedit
Following the 2012–13 season, the Czech Extraliga reached a sponsorship deal with Radegast to sell its beer in all Extraliga arenas. This agreement conflicted with the deal České Budějovice already had with Budweiser Budvar Brewery for their arena. Under the agreement, the club and the city of České Budějovice would face stiff penalties for selling any beer other than Radegast products.[2][3] Unable to resolve the dispute, the club decided on 18 June 2013 that no new agreement could be reached between the parties involved and voted to immediately relocate to Hradec Králové for the 2013-14 season.[4][5]
In July 2013, plans were unveiled to resume professional hockey in České Budějovice, with a club playing in the Czech First National League.[6]
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External linksedit
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Official website (in Czech)
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the former Czech Extraliga hockey club which reformed in the Czech 1 liga For the current incarnation of the franchise that relocated to Hradec Kralove see Mountfield HK Banes Motor Ceske Budejovice is a professional men s ice hockey club based in Ceske Budejovice Czech Republic It is a member of the Czech Extraliga ELH after reforming when the original club now known as Mountfield HK moved to Hradec Kralove over a sponsorship dispute 1 Home stadium of the team Banes Motor Ceske Budejovice is Budvar Arena in Ceske Budejovice Banes Motor Ceske BudejoviceNicknameMotorCityCeske Budejovice Czech RepublicLeagueCzech 1 liga2004 05 2013 2020 Czech Extraliga1993 2004 2005 2013 2020 Founded1928 1928 Home arenaBudvar Arena capacity 5870 ColoursRed white blue yellow PresidentRoman TurekGeneral managerStanislav BednarikHead coachLadislav CihakAsst coachJiri HanzlikCaptainMilan GulasWebsitehcmotor czFranchise history1928 1948AC Stadion Ceske Budejovice1949 1950ZSJ Obchodni domy Ceske Budejovice1950 1952SKP Ceske Budejovice1965 1992Motor Ceske Budejovice1992 2006HC Ceske Budejovice2006 2013HC Mountfield2013 2020CEZ Motor Ceske Budejovice2021 2023HC Motor Ceske Budejovice2023 presentBanes Motor Ceske Budejovice Contents 1 History 1 1 Bandy era in Ceske Budejovice 1 2 Adaptation to ice hockey 1 3 Lone championship amp decades of failure 1 4 War of the Beers 2 Honours 2 1 Domestic 3 Players 3 1 Current roster 3 2 Alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBandy era in Ceske Budejovice edit The long history started in 1911 when group of young gymnasium students devised a plan to start a bandy team Their first hockey rinks were situated exactly where the Malse river and Vltava river merge Dr Zdenek Cerny was the first coach manager as well as a player of the team The bandy club lasted until World War I Some of the first victims of the war were players from Ceske Budejovice such as Ada Schrabal Karel Selinka Jan Vrkoc and Leo Feigl Adaptation to ice hockey edit On 3 December 1921 SK Ceske Budejovice played its first amateur ice hockey match in Strakonice On 10 January 1928 a club known as AC Stadion Ceske Budejovice was founded by the merging two clubs in Ceske Budejovice Viktoria and Slovan The club joined Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League the nation s top ice hockey league in 1936 In their first season they finished third behind LTC Praha and AC Sparta Praha Lone championship amp decades of failure edit In the 1950 51 season the club now called SKP Ceske Budejovice won its first and only championship in any top tier league The club has failed to finish higher than third place 1952 53 in the highest league ever since After a disastrous 1962 63 season in which the team won none of the 32 games the club was relegated to the Czechoslovak Second League until 1968 Overall HC Ceske Budejovice had been relegated to the second tier league five other times since the 1958 59 season as of 2013 update in each case the club re earned promotion to the top league the following season Although it lost in the semifinals of the 2007 08 Czech Extraliga season HC Ceske Budejovice qualified for the 2008 09 Champions Hockey League as the winner of the regular season However its success was short lived as it finished eleventh and survived a relegation round the following season War of the Beers edit Following the 2012 13 season the Czech Extraliga reached a sponsorship deal with Radegast to sell its beer in all Extraliga arenas This agreement conflicted with the deal Ceske Budejovice already had with Budweiser Budvar Brewery for their arena Under the agreement the club and the city of Ceske Budejovice would face stiff penalties for selling any beer other than Radegast products 2 3 Unable to resolve the dispute the club decided on 18 June 2013 that no new agreement could be reached between the parties involved and voted to immediately relocate to Hradec Kralove for the 2013 14 season 4 5 In July 2013 plans were unveiled to resume professional hockey in Ceske Budejovice with a club playing in the Czech First National League 6 Honours editDomestic edit Czech Extraliga nbsp 3rd place 3 1994 95 2007 08 2021 22 Czechoslovak Extraliga nbsp Winners 1 1950 51 nbsp Runners up 1 1980 81 nbsp 3rd place 2 1936 37 1952 53 nbsp Czechoslovak Second Ice Hockey League Championship 4 1960 1968 1970 1992 nbsp 1st Czech Republic Hockey League Championship 4 2005 2017 2019 2020Players editCurrent roster edit viewtalkedit Source hcmotor cz 7 Source eliteprospects com 8 As of June 2 2021 No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace 77 nbsp Milan Gulas C RW R 38 2021 Ceske Budejovice Czechoslovakia 79 nbsp Martin Hanzl C L 30 2021 Usti nad Labem Czech Republic 49 nbsp Dominik Hrachovina G L 29 2021 Brno Czech Republic 23 nbsp Lukas Pech A C L 40 2021 Jihlava Czechoslovakia 44 nbsp Petr Senkerik D L 33 2021 Zlin Czechoslovakia 2 nbsp Jan Strmen G L 32 2018 Havirov Czechoslovakia 82 nbsp Michal Vondrka RW L 41 2021 Ceske Budejovice Czechoslovakia 90 nbsp Roman Vrablik D L 34 2021 Pisek Czechoslovakia nbsp Brant Harris C R 34 2023 Estevan Saskatchewan Canada Alumni edit See Category Motor Ceske Budejovice players for a list of HC Ceske Budejovice players past and present References edit Hradec Kralove schvalil presun HC Mountfield in Czech ceskatelevize cz 2013 06 18 Retrieved 2013 07 28 V Ceskych Budejovicich kvuli sporu o pivo mohou prijit o extraligovy hokej in Czech ihned cz 2013 05 29 Archived from the original on 2014 04 13 Retrieved 2013 07 28 Tuniz Davide 2013 06 06 The War of the Beers eurohockey com Retrieved 2013 07 28 Hradec Kralove schvalil presun HC Mountfield in Czech ceskatelevize cz 2013 06 18 Retrieved 2013 07 28 Tuniz Davide 2013 06 29 HC Mountfield definitely moves to Hradec Kralove eurohockey com Retrieved 2013 07 28 Lhota Ladislav 2013 07 20 HC Motor ziskal prvoligovou licenci in Czech ihned cz Archived from the original on 2013 07 23 Retrieved 2013 07 28 Team Roster Motor Ceske Budejovice www hcmotor cz Retrieved 2021 02 23 Team Roster Motor Ceske Budejovice www eliteprospects com Retrieved 2021 05 02 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to HC Ceske Budejovice Official website in Czech Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Motor Ceske Budejovice amp oldid 1190100598, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
