HDD Jesenice

HDD Jesenice
City Jesenice, Slovenia
League Inter-National League
Slovenian Ice Hockey League
Founded 2013 (2013)
Operated 2013–present
Home arena Podmežakla Hall
Colours Red, black, white
              
Head coach Dejan Varl
Captain Miha Brus
Affiliates HD Mladi Jesenice
Website HDDJesenice.si
Franchise history
2013–2014 Team Jesenice
2014–present HDD Jesenice
Championships
Slovenian Champions 2015

Hokejsko Drsalno Društvo Jesenice, commonly referred to as HDD Jesenice or simply Jesenice, is a Slovenian ice hockey team based in Jesenice. They are members of the Inter-National League and the Slovenian Ice Hockey League. HDD Jesenice was founded in 2013 as Team Jesenice before changing to their current name for the 2014–15 season. The club plays their home games at the Podmežakla Hall. The team is also known as SIJ Acroni Jesenice due to sponsorship reasons.

History

HDD Jesenice was founded in 2013 under the name of Team Jesenice and joined the Inter-National League (INL) and the Slovenian Ice Hockey League (SIHL) for the 2013–14 season. The team replaced HD Mladi Jesenice in the Slovenian Ice Hockey League who withdrew from the competition after the end of the 2012–13 season due to financial reasons.[1] In their debut Inter-National League season Team Jesenice finished the regular season in eighth place and qualified for the playoffs, however were knocked out in the quarterfinals.[2] Following the end of the Inter-National League season Team Jesenice joined the 2013–14 Slovenian Ice Hockey League at the playoff stage of the competition.[3] Team Jesenice was drawn against Slavija who they defeated in two games to advance to the final against Olimpija.[4] Team Jesenice went on to lose the final series in two games.[4] Prior to the start of the 2014–15 season the club was renamed to HDD Jesenice. In their second Inter-National League season, Jesenice finished the regular season in third.[5] Going into the playoffs Jesenice was drawn against Slavija for the quarterfinals.[6] They defeated Slavija in four games and advanced to the semifinals against VEU Feldkirch.[6] Jesenice lost the semifinal series in four games.[6] In their second Slovenian Ice Hockey League season Jesenice finished the regular season in second place, three points behind Olimpija.[7] Following their second place finish Jesenice advanced straight to the semifinals where they were drawn against the third placed Triglav Kranj.[7] Jesenice defeated in two games and progressed to the final against Olimpija.[7] Jesenice won the finals three games to one, winning their first Slovenian Ice Hockey League title.[7] As a result of winning the 2014–15 Slovenian Ice Hockey League Jesenice qualified for the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the second round.[8] Jesenice was drawn in Group B of the second round against CH Jaca, Miskolci Jegesmedve and Mogo Riga.[9] Jesenice finished the round-robin Group B tournament in third place and failed to qualify for the third round of the tournament.[9] In the same season, Jesenice also competed in the re-established Slovenian Ice Hockey Cup, where they lost in the final against Olimpija.[10]

Season-by-season record

Season GP W OTW OTL L GF GA PTS Finish Playoff Ref
2013–14 INL 36 20 0 3 13 160 103 63 8th Lost in quarterfinals (Gherdëina) [11][12]
2013–14 SIHL[a] 0 – – – – – – – – Lost in finals (Olimpija) [13]
2014–15 INL 28 17 1 4 6 141 71 57 3rd Lost in semifinals (Feldkirch) [14]
2014–15 SIHL[b] 12 10 0 0 2 97 23 30 2nd Won in finals (Olimpija) [7]
2015–16 INL 32 18 4 1 9 118 76 63 3rd Lost in semifinals (Lustenau) [15]
2015–16 SIHL[b] 10 9 1 0 0 62 13 32 1st Lost in finals (Olimpija) [16]

Tournaments

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team roster for the 2015–16 season[17]

# Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
28 Slovenia Nejc Berlisk D R 26 2014–15 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
16 Slovenia Miha Brus (C) F L 29 2013–14 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
37 Slovenia Gašper Cerkovnik D R 24 2015–16 Jesenice, Slovenia
91 Slovenia Tadej Čimžar F L 24 2015–16 Kranj, Slovenia
22 Slovenia Jure Dolinšek F R 26 2013–14 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
19 Slovenia Damir Ejup D L 28 2013–14 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
47 Slovenia Matevž Erman D R 27 2014–15 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
51 Lithuania Aivaras Bendžius F L 23 2015–16 Elektrėnai, Lithuania
12 Slovenia Gašper Glavič F L 18 2015–16 Slovenia
27 Slovenia Aleš Jeklič D L 21 2015–16 Jesenice, Slovenia
7 Slovenia Luka Kraigher D L 20 2015–16 Jesenice, Slovenia
10 Canada Shane Heffernan F L 28 2015–16 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
57 Slovenia Nik Lahajnar F L 24 2013–14 Mojstrana, Slovenia
18 Slovenia Marjan Manfreda (A) F L 32 2013–14 Bled, Yugoslavia
39 Slovenia Jure Pavlič G L 24 2013–14 Ljubljana, Slovenia
17 Slovenia Miha Pesjak F L 22 2014–15 Jesenice, Slovenia
81 Slovenia Sašo Rajsar (A) F L 27 2013–14 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
15 Slovenia Denis Rakovič D R 24 2013–14 Jesenice, Slovenia
40 Slovenia Aleš Remar F L 32 2013–14 Kranj, Yugoslavia
55 Slovenia Dejan Zemfa F L 33 2015–16 Bled, Yugoslavia
23 Slovenia Urban Sodja F R 24 2013–14 Jesenice, Slovenia
24 Slovenia Anže Terlikar F L 35 2014–15 Kranj, Yugoslavia
20 Slovenia Marko Tarman D L 19 2014–15 Jesenice, Slovenia
58 Slovenia Luka Tošič D L 28 2014–15 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
33 Slovenia Žan Us G L 19 2015–16 Kranj, Slovenia
95 Slovenia Grega Vilman G L 20 2013–14 Jesenice, Slovenia
72 Slovenia Andrej Židan F L 27 2014–15 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
– Slovenia Jure Legat G L 17 2015–16 Slovenia

Head coaches

  • Gorazd Rekelj, 2013–2015, replaced by Roman Pristov midway through the 2014–15[18]
  • Roman Pristov, 2014–2015, replaced by Nik Zupancic midseason[19]
  • Nik Zupančič, 2014–2015[20]
  • Dejan Varl, 2015–present[21]

Notes

^ a: Team Jesenice joined the competition for the playoffs only.[22]
^ b: Matches between Slovenian teams in the Inter-National League counted for the national championship as well.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Ivanković, Vicko (2012-01-28). "Mladi Jesenice withdraws from Slohokej league". European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Austria2 Team Standings 2013 - 2014". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Slovenia Team Standings 2013 - 2014". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 "2013/2014 Državno prvenstvo Slovenije". European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Austria2 Team Standings 2014 - 2015". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Games from Inter-National League (INL)". European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sezona 2014/2015, tekmovanje DP Člani 14/15" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Continental Cup groups known". International Ice Hockey Federation. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. 1 2 "2016 Continental Cup Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ↑ A.V. (1 December 2015). "Prva pokalna lovorika v vitrino Telemacha Olimpije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sezona 2013/2014, tekmovanje INL - Inter National League 2013/14" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Sezona 2013/2014, tekmovanje INL - Inter National League 2013/14" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sezona 2013/2014, tekmovanje DP Člani 13/14" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sezona 2014/2015, tekmovanje INL - Inter National League 2014/15" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Sezona 2015/2016, tekmovanje INL - Inter National League 2016/16" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "Sezona 2015/2016, tekmovanje DP Člani 15/16" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "HDD Jesenice". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Gorazd Rekelj". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Roman Pristov". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nik Zupancic". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Dejan Varl". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "HDD Jesenice". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  23. ↑ http://www.sport-tv.si/Binary/60/DP_v_hokeju.pdf

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