Rytíři Kladno

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Rytíři Kladno
HC Kladno.png
CityKladno, Czech Republic
LeagueCzech Extraliga
Founded1924 (1924)
Home arenaČEZ Stadion Kladno
(capacity: 5,200)
ColoursDark blue, white, light blue, light gold, ocean blue, dark gold
           
Owner(s)Czech Republic Jaromír Jágr
Head coachCzech Republic
CaptainCzech Republic Tomáš Plekanec
Websitewww.hc-kladno.cz

Rytíři Kladno (English: Kladno Knights) is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League.[1] The team president and owner is Jaromír Jágr, a former NHL player, who is currently (as of 2020-21)[2] playing in home games for the team in addition to his ownership and administrative roles.[3] The team plays its home games at ČEZ Stadion Kladno.

History[]

Rytíři Kladno players (2017)

Kladno was a particularly strong team in the late 1970s, when it won four consecutive league titles (1975–1978), and again in 1980. The team's star, Milan Nový, was league MVP in 1977, 1981, and 1982, and won six scoring titles. František Pospíšil was league MVP in 1971 and 1972.

Before season 1997/1998 happened what everyone expected for some time, Kladno lost its longtime sponsor, ironworks Huť Poldi. After a long time the Poldi disappeared from Kladno hockey jerseys and the successes that this famous club has achieved in previous years have also disappeared and was de facto always last. Primarily the lack of funds did not allow to management improvement of club cadre and the main coach resigned.

Despite the departure of a number of players abroad, Kladno did not go bad after 2003 and celebrated return to the Czech highest-level league. However after the season 2012-13 Kladno performed poorly in the extraliga. Nor the withdrawal of coaches helped, the team reached the highest league again after the 12 years.

Jaromír Jágr played for his hometown Kladno for parts of four seasons, including during the NHL lockouts in 1994, 2004, and 2012. In January 2018, Jágr was assigned to HC Kladno after a partial season with the Calgary Flames.[4]

During the 2010–2011 season, the team was docked 6 points for having used players who were not correctly registered to the club, an affair which also involved the clubs BK Mladá Boleslav and HC Plzeň.[5]

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Czech Extraliga

Czech 1. Liga

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (2): 2002 03 ' 2020 21
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2): ,
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place (1): 2016–17

Czechoslovak Extraliga

1st. Czech National Hockey League

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (3): , ,

2nd. Czechoslovak Hockey League

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1):
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place (1):

International[]

IIHF European Cup

Club names[]

  • 1924 – HOSK Kladno
  • 1948 – Sokol Kladno
  • 1977 – Poldi SONP Kladno
  • 1995 – HC Poldi Kladno
  • 1997 – HC Velvana Kladno
  • 2000 – HC Vagnerplast Kladno
  • 2003 – HC Rabat Kladno
  • 2007 – HC GEUS OKNA Kladno
  • 2010 – HC Vagnerplast Kladno
  • 2011 – Rytíři Kladno

Players[]

Current roster[]

Source: rytirikladno.cz[6]Source: eliteprospects.com[7]As of August 24, 2021.

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
29 Canada Landon Bow G L 26 2021 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
63 Czech Republic Marek Baránek D L 26 2021 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
43 Czech Republic Antonín Melka LW L 31 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
3 Canada Kyle Wood D R 25 2021 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
14 Czech Republic Tomáš Plekanec C L 38 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
61 Canada D R 25 2021 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
88 Czech Republic Matěj Beran LW L 27 2021 Plzeň, Czech Republic
22 Czech Republic Jakub Suchánek D L 35 Tábor, Czechoslovakia
44 Canada Jake Dotchin D R 27 2021 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
68 Czech Republic Jaromír Jágr RW L 49 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
– Norway D R 23 2021 Cape Coral, Florida, United States
10 Czech Republic Tomáš Pitule LW L 31 Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
4 Czech Republic D L 27 2014 Benešov, Czech Republic
79 United States Danny Kristo RW R 31 2021 Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
69 Czech Republic Marek Račuk F L 29 Teplice, Czechoslovakia
17 Canada Daniel Ciampini RW L 30 2021 Concord, Ontario, Canada
83 Czech Republic Vítězslav Bílek LW L 38 Tábor, Czechoslovakia

Summary of league participations[]

NHL alumni[]

See also[]

  • Category:Rytíři Kladno players

References[]

  1. ^ "Zápasy: Rytíři Kladno". Hokej.cz. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ "TIPSPORT extraliga 2019/2020 - základní část". Rytíři Kladno (in Czech). 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  3. ^ "Jágr bude stoprocentním vlastníkem kladenského hokejového klubu". iDNES.cz. 24 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Jagr assigned to hometown team HC Kladno". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  5. ^ "Rozhodnuto: Plzeň, Mladá Boleslav i Kladno přijdou o body". Česká televize (in Czech). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Team Roster / Rytíři Kladno". www.rytirikladno.cz. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  7. ^ "Team Roster / Rytíři Kladno". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.

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