Mountfield HK

Mountfield HK
City	Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
League	Czech Extraliga
Founded	2013
Home arena	FORTUNA Aréna Hradec Králové capacity - 6890
Colors
General manager	Ing. Aleš Kmoníček
Head coach	Vladimír Kýhos
Captain	René Vydarený
Website	www.mountfieldhk.cz

Mountfield Hokejový Klub are a professional men's ice hockey club based in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. They are members of the Czech Extraliga. They formed after the original HC Mountfield was unable to resolve a sponsorship dispute.^[1]

History

Mountfield HK originated with a club that began playing hockey in 1926.

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 naming rights deal České Budějovice already had with Budweiser Budvar Brewery for their arena. Under the agreement, the club and the city would face stiff penalties for selling any beer other than Budvar products.^[2][3] Unable to resolve the dispute, the club decided on June 18, 2013 that no agreement could be reached between the parties involved and voted to immediately relocate to Hradec Králové for the 2013–14 season.^[4][5]

Players

Current roster

Updated July 28, 2013.^[6]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
65		Červený, RudolfRudolf Červený	LW	L	26	2009	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
27		Dej, RastislavRastislav Dej	LW	L	27	2012	Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
7		Frühauf, PeterPeter Frühauf	D	L	33	2012	Prešov, Czechoslovakia
70		Jank, BohumilBohumil Jank	D	L	23	2012	Milevsko, Czechoslovakia
31		Kantor, PavelPavel Kantor	G	L	24	2010
91		Knotek, TomášTomáš Knotek	LW	L	26	2012	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
3		Kolarz, MichaelMichael Kolarz	D	R	29	2010
12		Kotalík, AlešAleš Kotalík (UFA)	RW	R	37	2011	Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
—		Koutský, VladislavVladislav Koutský	G	L	30	2013	Náchod, Czechoslovakia
93		Kříž, LukášLukáš Kříž	D	L	22	2008
55		Květoň, LukášLukáš Květoň	C	L	33	2002	Tábor, Czechoslovakia
84		Langhammer, JakubJakub Langhammer	LW	R	31	2010	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
8		Marek, JakubJakub Marek	F	L	24	2005
86		Mertl, TomášTomáš Mertl	C	L	30	2000	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
85		Mikuš, PeterPeter Mikuš	D	L	31	2011	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
47		Podlešák, MartinMartin Podlešák	RW	L	33	2010	Mělník, Czechoslovakia
19		Prokop, TomášTomáš Prokop	D	L	22	2008
2		Ptáček, FrantišekFrantišek Ptáček (A)	D	R	40	2009	Prague, Czechoslovakia
37		Rousek, TomášTomáš Rousek	LW	L	22	2007	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
22		Šimánek, JiříJiří Šimánek (C)	C	R	37	1996	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
10		Suja, JakubJakub Suja	RW	L	27	2012	Košice, Czechoslovakia
71		Švihálek, MichalMichal Švihálek	LW	L	22	2006	Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic
9		Vráblík, RomanRoman Vráblík	D	L	26	2008
81		Vydarený, RenéRené Vydarený (A)	D	L	34	2005	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

References

1. "V Českých Budějovicích kvůli sporu o pivo mohou přijít o extraligový hokej" (in Czech). ihned.cz. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
2. "V Českých Budějovicích kvůli sporu o pivo mohou přijít o extraligový hokej" (in Czech). ihned.cz. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
3. Tuniz, Davide (2013-06-06). "The War of the Beers". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
4. "Hradec Králové schválil přesun HC Mountfield" (in Czech). ceskatelevize.cz. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
5. Tuniz, Davide (2013-06-29). "HC Mountfield definitely moves to Hradec Kralove". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
6. "Mountfield HK \ Soupiska muži 2013/2014" (in Czech). www.mountfieldhk.cz. Retrieved 2013-07-28.

External links

• Official website (Czech)