HC ’05 Banská Bystrica

HC '05 Banská Bystrica
City	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
League	Slovak Extraliga
Founded	1922 as Slávia
Home arena	Banská Bystrica Ice Stadium (capacity 2,840[1])
Colours	red, white, black
General manager	Vlastimil Plavucha
Head coach	Vladimír Országh
Captain	Michal Hudec
Website www.hc05.tipsportextraliga.sk

Hockey Club '05 Banská Bystrica is a professional Slovak ice hockey club based in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. The team is nicknamed Barani, it means Rams in English.

History

Czechoslovak era

HC '05 was founded in 2005 but professional hockey in Banská Bystrica was playing long before. The previous club was established in 1922. The club was named Slávia but later changed name several times. In 1962, the club was named Iskra (Spark in English) and this name kept up until 2005. In interwar period and during the World War II, the club played in the Slovak League. Their best placement was second in 1930, 1931, and 1934. They were members of the first postwar Czechoslovak Extraliga season. In the 1945–46 season, they finished 6th in Group A and were relegated from the Top level. Banská Bystrica returned to the Extraliga in the 1947–48 season but they finished 6th in Group A and were relegated again. This season was their last at the Top level until the 1995–96 Slovak Extraliga season. Since 1963–64, Iskra played in the 1. SNHL (1st Slovak National Hockey League), the second level in Czechoslovak hockey. They were members of all seasons of the 1. SNHL since its introduction in 1963 until dissolution of league in 1993. Iskra won the 1. SNHL in the 1968–69 season and were qualified to the preliminary round for the Czechoslovak Extraliga. They lost 5 of 6 games in the preliminary round against Škoda Plzeň, VŽKG Ostrava, and Mladá Boleslav and did not promote to the Extraliga.

Slovak era

After dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the club was included to the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level in Slovak hockey. In their first season, they finished second. In the next season, Iskra won the 1. Liga and was promoted to the Slovak Extraliga. Iskra placed ninth in the 1995–96 season and they had to play the relegation round. Iskra saved the Extraliga for the 1996–97 season but this season was less productive and they were relegated from the Top level. They returned in the 1998–99 season but were relegated again, by missing the cut by three points. In 2005, the club was transformed to an incorporated company and renamed to HC '05. They were promoted to the Extraliga in the 2007–08 season after their victory in the playoffs finals against HK Spišská Nová Ves. In the 2010–11 season, they finished third in the regular season, defeated their big rival HKm Zvolen in the quarterfinals, and lost 3–4 against HK Poprad in the semifinals. This season was their most successful since their 1. SNHL victory in 1969.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by HC ’05 Banská Bystrica. 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)

Season	League	Regular season									Post season results	Top scorer (regular season)
		Finish	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
2008–09	Extraliga	8th	58	28	5	4	21	197	169	98	Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HC Košice)	J. Pardavý 46 (17+29)
2009–10	Extraliga	2nd	47	24	10	4	9	179	133	96	Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 (HK Nitra)	J. Pardavý 55 (27+28)
2010–11	Extraliga	3rd	57	26	7	5	19	179	140	97	Lost in semifinals, 3–4 (HK Poprad)	M. Hudec 49 (18+31)
2011–12	Extraliga	8th	55	16	9	9	21	136	138	75	Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HC Košice)	J. Jokila 39 (16+23)
2012–13	Extraliga	8th	56	20	6	4	26	153	186	76	Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 (HKm Zvolen)	M. Češík 39 (12+27)

Achievements

Slovak Championship

• Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
• 3rd place (1): 2010–11

1. SNHL

• 1968–69

Current roster

Updated December 8, 2012.^[2]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
67		White, PatrickPatrick White	C	R	27	2015	Grand Rapids, MN, USA
26		Handzuš, MichalMichal Handzuš (A)	C	L	39	2012	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
43		Surový, TomášTomáš Surový	C	L	34	2015	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
10		Hegyi, DominikDominik Hegyi	RW	L	24	2012
21		Heizer, RadomírRadomír Heizer	C	L	28	2010	Gelnica, Czechoslovakia
20		Hlinka, MichalMichal Hlinka	C	L	22	2012	Trenčín, Slovakia
19		Hudec, MichalMichal Hudec (C)	LW	L	36	2012	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
67		Jankovič, BranislavBranislav Jankovič	LW	L	25	2012	Trnava, Czechoslovakia
91		Ketner, NikolasNikolas Ketner	D	L	25	2012
2		Košarišťan, AndrejAndrej Košarišťan	G	L	22	2012
7		Kubka, BranislavBranislav Kubka	D	R	27	2009	Detva, Czechoslovakia
93		Lamper, PatrikPatrik Lamper	LW	L	23	2011	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
8		Lukacevic, NedNed Lukacevic	LW	L	30	2012	Podgorica, SFR Yugoslavia
94		Lunter, MárioMário Lunter	RW	L	21	2011	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
89		Marcinek, TomášTomáš Marcinek	LW	L	26	2011	Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
55		Nemček, FilipFilip Nemček	RW	R	22	2011	Ilava, Slovakia
88		Novajovský, PeterPeter Novajovský	D	L	26	2012	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
12		Petro, JurajJuraj Petro	RW	L	24	2010	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
77		Predajniansky, JakubJakub Predajniansky	D	R	22	2012	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
5		Richter, MartinMartin Richter	D	R	38	2012	Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
41		Slipčenko, RobertRobert Slipčenko	G	R	30	2012	Prague, Czechoslovakia
4		Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner	D	L	31	2012	Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
4		Styk, MichalMichal Styk	D	L	24	2011
83		Sýkora, JurajJuraj Sýkora	LW	L	32	2012	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
17		Sýkora, JánJán Sýkora	LW	L	25	2008	Detva, Czechoslovakia
14		Zigo, TomášTomáš Zigo	C	L	24	2010	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
22		Češík, MatejMatej Češík	C	L	27	2005	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
		Ďurkech, JurajJuraj Ďurkech	D	L	28	2012
25		Šimun, EduardEduard Šimun	LW	L	21	2012
42		Tyrell, DanaDana Tyrell	LW	L	27	2012	Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

29 Andrej KOŠARIŠŤAN G 1993 20 L 80 182 3 Austin BLOCK CE 1989 24 7 Patrik LAMPER RW 1993 21 L 86 183 12 Michal HUDEC RW 1979 34 L 87 179 14 Tomáš ZIGO CE 1992 22 L 85 186 19 Milan KYTNÁR CE 1989 25 L 83 183 20 Miika WIIKMAN G 1984 29 L 80 182 21 Tomáš MATOUŠEK LW 1992 22 L 84 190 22 Mário RÓTH RW 1994 20 L 69 171 23 Andrej KUDRNA LW 1991 23 L 83 182 24 Kevin MONTGOMERY LD 1988 26 L 28 Marek BIRO LD 1988 26 L 95 194 33 Mário LUNTER LW 1994 20 L 82 181 44 Mislav ROSANDIČ RD 1995 19 L 79 180 48 Daniel GACHULINEC LD 1994 20 R 74 177 54 Max NICASTRO RD 1990 24 R 95 191 61 Branislav BENDÍK RW 1989 24 82 184 62 Lukáš BAMBÚCH LD 1981 32 L 113 198 65 Miroslav PREISINGER CE 1991 23 L 79 183 66 Petr KAFKA RW 1989 24 R 88 185 67 Peter LUNTER RD 1994 20 L 78 183 71 Nick LARSON RW 1989 24 77 Jakub PREDAJNIANSKY RD 1994 20 R 87 184 81 Lukáš HANDLOVSKÝ LW 1986 28 R 84 182

NHL alumni

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	Pos	NHL Teams	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Handzuš, MichalMichal Handzuš*	C	Blues, Coyotes, Flyers, Blackhawks, Kings, Sharks	890	175	277	452	+20	460
Zedník, RichardRichard Zedník	RW	Capitals, Canadiens, Islanders, Panthers	745	200	179	379	-16	563
Országh, VladimírVladimír Országh	LW	Islanders, Predators, Blues	289	54	65	119	-22	194
Surový, TomášTomáš Surový	LW	Penguins	126	27	32	59	-21	71
Majeský, IvanIvan Majeský	D	Panthers, Thrashers, Capitals	202	8	23	31	-27	234

GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average; MIN = Minutes on ice

Player	Pos	NHL Teams	GP	W	L	OTL	Sv%	GAA	MIN
Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj*	G	Avalanche, Canadiens	249	103	95	28	.902	2.82	13 735

* still NHL active players (Stats as of 1 February 2012)

References

1. http://www.hc05.sk/klub:o-klube
2. "2012-13 Roster" (in Slovak). hc05.tipsportextraliga.sk. Retrieved 2012-10-25.

External links

• Official club website (Slovak)