HC Bílí Tygři Liberec

Bílí Tygři Liberec
Bílí Tygři Liberec
City	Liberec
League	Czech Extraliga
Founded	1956
Home arena	Home Credit Arena; (capacity: 7,500)
Colours	Navy blue, aqua blue, white;
General manager	Ctibor Jech
Head coach	Patrik Augusta
Captain	Petr Jelínek
Affiliate(s)	Benátky nad Jizerou (1.liga)
Website	www.hcbilitygri.cz

Bílí Tygři Liberec (English: Liberec White Tigers) are a professional ice hockey club based in Liberec, Czech Republic. The team competes in the Czech Extraliga, the highest level of play in professional Czech ice hockey.

History[]

The first hockey club in Liberec was founded in 1934 under the name SK Rapid Horní Růžodol. After the WWII, there have been two sections: Jiskra Kolora and Tatran. In 1956, a new ice rink was built in Liberec and the clubs agreed to merge, under the name TJ Lokomotiva Liberec. Since 1961, the club have been named: Stadion Liberec.

Since 1985, the level of Liberec hockey began to decline and the team played in the third highest competition. It has been given its current name since 2000 and the team returned to the Czech Extraliga in 2002. On 5 October 2010, as the first Czech ice hockey club played on their home ice with an NHL team, specifically in the preparatory match with the Boston Bruins.^[1] In the 2015/16 season, Liberec won its first ever Czech Champion title.

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Czech Extraliga

Winners (1): 2015–16
Runners-up (3): 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21
3rd place (2): 2004–05, 2006–07

Czech 1. Liga

Winners (1): 2001–02
Runners-up (2): 1997–98, 2000–01

Players[]

Current roster[]

Source: hcbilitygri.cz^[2]Source: eliteprospects.com^[3]As of August 29, 2021.

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
60		G	L	23	2020	Brandýs nad Labem, Czech Republic
77	Martin Faško-Rudáš	LW	R	21	2021	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
17	Lukáš Derner	D	L	38	2005	Liberec, Czechoslovakia
16	Michal Birner	LW	L	35	2018	Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
26	Petr Jelínek (C)	C	L	37	2014	Prague, Czechoslovakia
28		C	R	21		Liberec, Czech Republic
31	Jaroslav Pavelka	G	L	27	2020	Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Czech Republic
41	Tomáš Filippi	RW	L	29	2020	Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czechoslovakia
23		D	R	25	2021	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
69	Marek Zachar	LW	L	23	2018	Liberec, Czech Republic
5	Ladislav Šmíd	D	L	35	2017	Frýdlant, Czechoslovakia
29	Michal Ivan	D	L	21	2021	Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
18		LW	L	20		Vrchlabí, Czech Republic
12	Dávid Gríger	C	R	26	2020	Poprad, Slovakia
55		D	L	22		Prague, Czech Republic
19	Daniel Špaček	RW	R	35	2007	Liberec, Czechoslovakia
59	Petr Kolmann	D	L	32	2008	Liberec, Czechoslovakia
21	Jakub Klepiš	RW	R	37	2021	Praha, Czechoslovakia
44	Mislav Rosandić	D	L	26	2020	Zagreb, Croatia
53	Jaroslav Vlach	LW	L	29	2012	Paběnice, Czechoslovakia
71		C	L	20	2018	Jihlava, Czech Republic
67	Tomáš Záborský	LW	L	33	2021	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
73		D	R	21	2020	Prague, Czech Republic
45	Jan Ordoš	RW	R	24	2021	Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
43	Ondřej Vitásek	D	L	31	2020	Prostějov, Czechoslovakia

References[]

^ "Liberec poznal sílu vyslance z NHL. Boston zúčtoval s Čechy 7:1". Sport.cz (in Czech). 5 October 2010.
^ "Team Roster / HC Bílí Tygři Liberec" (in Czech). www.hcbilitygri.cz. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
^ "Team Roster / HC Bílí Tygři Liberec". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

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[1] "Liberec poznal sílu vyslance z NHL. Boston zúčtoval s Čechy 7:1". Sport.cz (in Czech). 5 October 2010.

[2] "Team Roster / HC Bílí Tygři Liberec" (in Czech). www.hcbilitygri.cz. Retrieved 2017-05-14.

[3] "Team Roster / HC Bílí Tygři Liberec". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

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