HK Olimpija

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HK Olimpija
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CityLjubljana, Slovenia
LeagueICE Hockey League
(2021–present)
Alps Hockey League
(2017–2021)
Slohokej League
(2009–2012)
Slovenian League
(2004–present)
Founded2004; 18 years ago (2004)[1]
Home arenaTivoli Hall
ColoursGreen, white
   
Head coachMitja Šivic
CaptainŽiga Pance
Websitewww.hkolimpija.si
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Home colours
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Franchise history
2004–presentHK Olimpija
Championships
Slovenian League1 (2019)
Alps Hockey League2 (2019, 2021)
Active sport clubs named
Olimpija Ljubljana
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Football
(Women's)		Handball
(Women's)
Defunct clubs named
Olimpija Ljubljana
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Football
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(1946–2019)		 Ice Hockey
(1928–2017)

Hokejski klub Olimpija (English: Olimpija Hockey Club), currently named HK Slovenske železnice Olimpija due to sponsorship reasons, is an ice hockey club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ICE Hockey League and the Slovenian League. Founded in 2004 as a farm team of HDD Olimpija, the club turned professional in 2017 after HDD Olimpija folded. Olimpija won the Slovenian League once, in 2019, and the Alps Hockey League twice, in 2019 and 2021. Olimpija play their home games at Tivoli Hall.

History[]

HK Olimpija was founded in 2004 with the primary task of educating young players and promoting ice hockey in Ljubljana and its surroundings.[2]

The history of ice hockey in Ljubljana dates back to 1928, when SK Ilirija was founded. In 1932, they played the first official ice hockey match in Slovenia. The club changed its name several times before becoming Olimpija in 1962.[3] HDD Olimpija was dissolved in 2017.[4] After the dissolution, HK Olimpija reassembled the professional team.

In addition to the men's professional team, the club also has a women's squad. Since the 2016–17 season, they have won five consecutive national titles.[5]

Early years (2004–2017)[]

Initially, the club focused on developing young players. As a farm team of HDD Olimpija, they played in the Slovenian League for several seasons, finishing third as their best result in the 2010–11 season.[6]

Successes with a professional team (2017–2021)[]

In the 2017–18 season, the newly established professional team played its inaugural season in the Alps Hockey League and finished as runners-up in the Slovenian League and the Slovenian Cup. In 2018–19, Olimpija won the "treble" after winning all three competitions in which they participated: the Alps Hockey League, the Slovenian League and the Slovenian Cup.[7] The following season they won the Cup again, while the other two competitions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2020–21 season, Olimpija defended the AHL title and became the first club to win the competition multiple times.[8] However, they failed to defend the national title, narrowly losing 3–2 in the final against their rivals HDD Jesenice.[9]

Return of ICE Hockey League to Ljubljana (2021–present)[]

In the 2021–22 season, Olimpija joined the international ICE Hockey League, where HDD Olimpija previously played until 2017.[10]

Club identity[]

Colours and badge[]

Olimpija's traditional colours in all sports are green and white. These two colours are consistent with the colours of the flag of Ljubljana. The club plays home matches in mostly green uniforms, while the away kits are predominantly white. The badge represents a dragon, holding an ice hockey stick. The dragon is also the city's symbol, representing power, courage and wisdom.[11] Derived from the city symbols, Olimpija's nicknames are Zmaji (The Dragons) and Zeleno-beli (The Green and Whites).[12][13]

Supporters and rivalries[]

Tivoli Hall

In addition to fans from Central Slovenia and other parts of the country, Olimpija has two official supporters groups. Ledeni zmaji (The Ice Dragons) are exclusively fans of the ice hockey club, while the Green Dragons mostly attend football matches of NK Olimpija and attend the most important matches and derbies of HK Olimpija.

HK Olimpija's main rivals are HDD Jesenice. The matches between the two sides are referred to as the "Eternal Derby" (Slovene: Večni derbi). Both clubs and their predecessors from the same cities have contested over 500 matches against each other.[14]

Arena[]

The team play their home matches at Tivoli Hall, a 7,000 all-seated ice hall in Ljubljana.[15] The hall opened in 1965 and was most recently renovated in 2020.[16]

Current roster[]

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Updated on 13 January 2022[17][18]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
2 Slovenia D L 22 2021–22 Jesenice, Slovenia
4 Finland Joona Erving D L 27 2021–22 Haukipudas, Finland
6 Slovenia Miha Štebih D L 29 2020–21 Maribor, Slovenia
8 Canada F L 28 2021–22 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
9 Slovenia D L 26 2021–22 Ljubljana, Slovenia
11 Slovenia F L 19 2018–19 Slovenia
12 Slovenia F L 24 2018–19 Ljubljana, Slovenia
13 Slovenia Žiga Pance (C) F L 33 2020–21 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
14 Slovenia D L 22 2021–22 Slovenia
16 Slovenia Aleš Mušič F L 39 2018–19 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
17 Slovenia D R 26 2019–20 Kranj, Slovenia
18 France Bastien Maïa F R 24 2021–22 Rouen, France
20 Slovenia F L 29 2021–22 Jesenice, Slovenia
22 France Guillaume Leclerc F L 25 2021–22 Besançon, France
23 Slovenia F L 22 2021–22 Slovenia
27 Slovenia D L 24 2018–19 Ljubljana, Slovenia
29 Slovenia F R 32 2019–20 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
31 Slovenia G L 18 2021–22 Ljubljana, Slovenia
33 Slovenia G L 25 2021–22 Kranj, Slovenia
42 Slovenia F L 22 2021–22 Slovenia
51 Slovenia Mitja Robar D L 39 2021–22 Maribor, Yugoslavia
58 Canada Sébastien Piché D L 33 2021–22 La Sarre, Quebec, Canada
70 Slovenia F R 22 2021–22 Jesenice, Slovenia
77 Finland G L 27 2020–21 Lappeenranta, Finland
80 Slovenia G L 17 2020–21 Slovenia
88 Slovenia F L 25 2020–21 Ljubljana, Slovenia
91 Slovenia F L 29 2020–21 Kranj, Slovenia
92 Slovenia Aleksandar Magovac D R 30 2020–21 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
93 Slovenia F L 28 2021–22 Kranj, Slovenia
97 Slovenia F L 24 2021–22 Slovenia
98 Slovenia F R 24 2021–22 Slovenia

Honours[]

  • Slovenian Championship
Winners (1): 2018–19
Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2020–21
Winners (2): 2018–19, 2020–21
Winners (3): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
Runners-up (1): 2017–18

References[]

  1. ^ "HK Slovenske železnice Olimpija" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ "About the club". HK Olimpija. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ "HDD Olimpija Ljubljana" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Začel se je stečajni postopek stare hokejske Olimpije" (in Slovenian). Siol. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Državno prvenstvo" (in sl-SI). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ^ "Sezona 2010/2011, tekmovanje DP Člani 10/11" (in sl-SI). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ^ "Novosti v in pred Tivolijem, kjer se bodo držali lanskega načela" (in Slovenian). Siol. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  8. ^ D. S. (24 April 2021). "SŽ Olimpija novi stari prvak Alpske lige" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Izjemen preobrat Jeseničanov, mož odločitve 18-letnik" (in Slovenian). Siol. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  10. ^ Golob, Aleš (20 September 2021). "Olimpija z uspešnim domačim uvodom dokazala, da ne bo topovska hrana" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Ljubljana, city of dragons". City Municipality of Ljubljana. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Zmaji na rdeče bike pozabili z zmago nad rdečimi železarji". Delo (in sl-si). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  13. ^ "Zeleno-beli v zmagovalnem ritmu, Jeseničani končali črni niz". Delo (in sl-si). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. ^ "Olimpija po loteriji dobila 500. derbi z Jesenicami" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Hala Tivoli (dvorana in drsališče Tivoli) – Šport Ljubljana". sport-ljubljana.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Hala Tivoli dobiva končno podobo #video #foto" (in Slovenian). Siol. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Člani 2021/22 – HK SŽ Olimpija" (in sl-SI). HK Olimpija. Retrieved 25 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  18. ^ "HK SZ Olimpija – Roster". ICE Hockey League. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

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