HC Havířov Panthers
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AZ Havířov is an ice hockey
team in the Second National Hockey League
(third-level league) from Havířov
.
The city of Havířov was established in 1955. However the beginnings of ice hockey in surrounding villages date back to 1928, when workers began to skate on local ponds after their shift. The hockey club was registered in 1931 as KČT Lazy, named after the Lazy Coal Mine. In 1966 the club moved to Havířov and was given the name AZ Havířov after Antonín Zápotocký
Coal Mine. In 1992 the club was promoted to the second level league.
In 1999 the club bought the Extraliga
license from Slezan Opava. In the 2002/2003 season Havířov lost the relegation play-off against HC Kladno
and was relegated to the First National Hockey League. Since that time the club was constantly haunted by the financial problems. Finally, in January 2010 the club announced insolvency
and the remaining games were lost by forfeit
. According to the ice hockey federation rules, the club is automatically relegated to the lower division, i.e. the Second National Hockey League.
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 Second National Hockey League
2. 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 :...
(third-level league) from Havířov
Havírov
Havířov is a city in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 82,768 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. It is the largest town in the country without a university...
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The city of Havířov was established in 1955. However the beginnings of ice hockey in surrounding villages date back to 1928, when workers began to skate on local ponds after their shift. The hockey club was registered in 1931 as KČT Lazy, named after the Lazy Coal Mine. In 1966 the club moved to Havířov and was given the name AZ Havířov after Antonín Zápotocký
Antonín Zápotocký
Antonín Zápotocký was communist Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953 and President of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1957....
Coal Mine. In 1992 the club was promoted to the second level league.
In 1999 the club bought 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....
license from Slezan Opava. In the 2002/2003 season Havířov lost the relegation play-off against 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....
and was relegated to the First National Hockey League. Since that time the club was constantly haunted by the financial problems. Finally, in January 2010 the club announced insolvency
Insolvency
Insolvency means the inability to pay one's debts as they fall due. Usually used to refer to a business, insolvency refers to the inability of a company to pay off its debts.Business insolvency is defined in two different ways:...
and the remaining games were lost by forfeit
Walkover
In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...
. According to the ice hockey federation rules, the club is automatically relegated to the lower division, i.e. the Second National Hockey League.
Club names
- 1931 - KČT Lazy (registration of the hockey club)
- 1939-1945 - interrupted due to World War II
- 1966 - AZ Havířov
- 1995 - HC Femax Havířov
- 2003 - HC Havířov Panthers
- 2010 - AZ Havířov