Hokejový Klub Nitra is a professional ice hockey club based in Nitra, Slovakia. The club has been a member of the Slovak Extraliga since the 2003–04 season and winner of Slovak Extraliga in the 2015–16 season and 2023–24 season.

HK Nitra
NicknameCorgoni
CityNitra, Slovakia
LeagueSlovak Extraliga
Founded1926 (1926)
Home arenaNitra Aréna
(capacity 3,600)
ColoursPrussian blue, Columbia blue, white
     
General managerTomáš Chrenko
Head coachAndrej Kmeč
CaptainBranislav Mezei
Websitewww.hknitra.sk

History

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The club was founded in 1931 under the name AC. Their first trophy which they won was the Tatra Cup in 1934. The club was renamed several times; from 1945 to 1976 they were named Sokol, Komunálny podnik, Spojené závody, Slavoj, Slovan, and Štart.

In 1976 the club was renamed Plastika Nitra. They won the 1. SNHL (1st Slovak National Hockey League), the second level of Czechoslovak hockey, in the 1983–84 season and clinched participation in the preliminary round for the Czechoslovak Extraliga. There they earned 2 points in 4 games against Škoda Plzeň and Poldi Kladno and did not qualify for the Extraliga. Nitra won the 1. SNHL in the 1986–87 season but in the preliminary round they lost against Poldi Kladno. In the next season they triumphed in the 1. SNHL again, but in the preliminary round they were defeated by TJ Vítkovice. Nitra's first promotion to the Czechoslovak Extraliga came in the 1989–90 season when they finished 4th in the qualification group and clinched participation at the Extraliga for the next season. Nitra finished 13th in their first Extraliga season, earning 39 points in 53 games and were relegated to the 1. SNHL. They won the next season of the 1. SNHL but were defeated by ŠKP Poprad in the preliminary round. In the 1991-92 season they won the 1. SNHL again, but the preliminary round was not played due to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

Nitra won its first Slovak Extraliga title in the 2015–16 season. In the quarterfinal against MsHK Žilina, Nitra swept the series 4-0. In the semifinal they played seven games to beat HKm Zvolen. The final opponent was HC '05 Banská Bystrica, whom Nitra defeated 4–2 in the series to win the league title.

Honours

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Domestic

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Slovak Extraliga

Slovak 1. Liga

1st. Slovak National Hockey League

International

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IIHF Continental Cup

Pre-season

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Tatra Cup

  •   Winners (1): 1933/1934

Rona Cup

  •   Winners (1): 2010

Players

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Current roster

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Source: hknitra.sk[1]Source: eliteprospects.com[2]As of September 25, 2024.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
74   Sami Aittokallio G L 32 2023 Tampere, Finland
2   Matej Bača D L 29 2023 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
21   Filip Bajtek RW L 33 2020 Třinec, Czechoslovakia
92   Miloš Bubela C R 32 2023 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
25   Samuel Buček LW R 25 2023 Nitra, Slovakia
27   Sebastián Čederle C L 24 2022 Skalica, Slovakia
11   Oliver Fatul D L 22 2023 Bratislava, Slovakia
29   Sahir Gill LW L 32 2022 Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
80   Tomáš Hrnka C L 33 2020 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
91   Robby Jackson C L 27 2023 Alameda, California, United States
33   Libor Kašík G L 32 2022 Zlín, Czechoslovakia
39   Jakub Lacka LW R 26 2022 Bratislava, Slovakia
24   Branislav Mezei (C) D L 44 2015 Nitra, Czechoslovakia
88   Dávid Okoličány RW L 27 2023 Trstená, Slovakia
16   Marko Stacha D L 22 2022 Ilava, Slovakia
17   Martin Vitaloš D R 24 2022 Bratislava, Slovakia
31   Erik Šebo G L 21 - Bratislava, Slovakia
12   Mark Auk D L 29 2024 Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, United States
65   Alex Cotton D R 23 2023 Langley, British Columbia, Canada
-   Matúš Lisý D L 17 - -
10   Tomáš Pobežal LW L 18 2023 Púchov, Slovakia
23   Adam Nemec RW L 17 - Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
94   Tomáš Chrenko Jr. C R 17 2023 Nitra, Slovakia
83   Austin Alger C R 27 2024 Livonia, Michigan, United States
81   Karol Csányi RW L 33 2024 Komárno, Slovakia
37   Robert Bačo LW R 21 2023 Košice, Slovakia
-   Brett Ritchie RW R 31 2024 Orangeville, Ontario, United States

References

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  1. ^ "Team Roster / HK Nitra". www.hknitra.sk. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  2. ^ "Team Roster / HK Nitra". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
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