BK Mladá Boleslav
Encyclopedia
BK Mladá Boleslav is an ice hockey
team in the Czech Extraliga
. They play their home games at Ško-Energo Aréna.
, and in 2008 won the 1. národní hokejová liga
. In that year, they joined the Extraliga
, after winning a promotion-relegation play-off against HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi.
In each of its first three seasons in the Czech Extraliga, Mladá Boleslav has had to win a promotion-relegation play-off in order to ensure its survival, most recently beating Slovan Ústečtí Lvi 4-3 in the best-of-seven series.
During the 2010-2011 season, the team was deducted 22 points for having used players who were not correctly registered to the club, an affair which also involved the clubs HC Plzeň and HC Kladno
. An appeal against the penalty was turned down. The club was later fined 3 million Czech crowns in a separate matter in which its administration was ruled to have deliberately withheld information concerning club debt.
In September 2011, local born player Radim Vrbata
of the NHL
's Phoenix Coyotes
, bought a 33% share in the club.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the Czech Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
. They play their home games at Ško-Energo Aréna.
History
In 2000 and 2001, Mladá Boleslav won the 2. národní hokejová liga2. národní hokejová liga
The 2. národní hokejová liga is the third-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the First National Hockey League. It began in 1993.-Format :...
, and in 2008 won the 1. národní hokejová liga
1. národní hokejová liga
The 1. národní hokejová liga is the second-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic under the Extraliga. It began in 1993.-Format in 2008-09 season:...
. In that year, they joined the Extraliga
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. As of 2009, it is ranked by the IIHF as the third strongest league in Europe....
, after winning a promotion-relegation play-off against HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi.
In each of its first three seasons in the Czech Extraliga, Mladá Boleslav has had to win a promotion-relegation play-off in order to ensure its survival, most recently beating Slovan Ústečtí Lvi 4-3 in the best-of-seven series.
During the 2010-2011 season, the team was deducted 22 points for having used players who were not correctly registered to the club, an affair which also involved the clubs HC Plzeň and HC Kladno
HC Kladno
Rytíři Kladno is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga, the top flight level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic....
. An appeal against the penalty was turned down. The club was later fined 3 million Czech crowns in a separate matter in which its administration was ruled to have deliberately withheld information concerning club debt.
In September 2011, local born player Radim Vrbata
Radim Vrbata
Radim Vrbata is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
of the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
's Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
, bought a 33% share in the club.