HC JME Znojemští Orli
Encyclopedia
Orli Znojmo is a Czech-based ice hockey
team that currently plays in the Austrian Hockey League
. The club is based in Znojmo
and their home arena is Hostan Arena
.
From 1999 to 2009, the club competed in the Czech Extraliga
. Their biggest success in that league was a third-place finish in 2005-06. National Hockey League
players Patrik Eliáš
, Martin Havlát
and Tomáš Vokoun
played for this club during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. On April 1, 2009, Orli sold its Czech Extraliga
license to another South Moravian club, HC Kometa Brno.
After two seasons in the Czech First League, the club announced on May 31, 2011 that they were joining the Austrian-based Erste Bank 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 that currently plays in the Austrian Hockey League
Austrian Hockey League
The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:...
. The club is based in Znojmo
Znojmo
Znojmo is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, near the border with Lower Austria, connected to Vienna by railway and road . The royal city of Znojmo was founded shortly before 1226 by King Ottokar I on the plains in front of Znojmo Castle...
and their home arena is Hostan Arena
Hostan Arena
Hostan Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Znojmo, Czech Republic. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 people and was built in 1970. It is currently home to the HC JME Znojemští Orli ice hockey team....
.
From 1999 to 2009, the club competed 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....
. Their biggest success in that league was a third-place finish in 2005-06. National Hockey League
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...
players Patrik Eliáš
Patrik Elias
Patrik Eliáš is a Czech professional hockey left winger and alternate captain for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League . A long-time Devil and currently the team's longest-tenured skater, Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leading scorer, while also holding franchise records for most...
, Martin Havlát
Martin Havlat
Martin Havlát is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
and Tomáš Vokoun
Tomas Vokoun
Tomáš Vokoun is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
played for this club during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. On April 1, 2009, Orli sold its 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....
license to another South Moravian club, HC Kometa Brno.
After two seasons in the Czech First League, the club announced on May 31, 2011 that they were joining the Austrian-based Erste Bank Hockey League.
Club names
- 1933 - TJ Sokol Znojmo
- 1993 - SK Agropodnik Znojmo
- 1997 - HC Excalibur Znojemští Orli
- 2001 - HC JME Znojemští Orli
- 2006 - HC Znojemští Orli
- 2009 - Orli Znojmo