STS Sanok

Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok
Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok
City	Sanok, Poland
League	Slovak 2. Liga
Founded	1958; 63 years ago
Home arena	; (capacity: 5,000)
Colours	Red, White, Blue;
General manager	vacant
Head coach
Website	sanok58.pl
Franchise history
1958–1960	RKS Sanoczanka
1960–1991	Stal Sanok
1991–1994	STS Sanok
1994–1999	STS-Autosan Sanok
1999–2001	SKH Sanok
2001–2008	KH Sanok
2008–2011	Ciarko KH Sanok
2011–2015	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok
2015–2016	Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok
2017–	Ciarko KH 58 Sanok

STS Sanok is an ice hockey team in Sanok, Poland. The team is playing its first season in the Eastern Division of the Slovak 2. Liga, the third tier of ice hockey in Slovakia. The team was inactive during the 2016–2017 season due to financial difficulties. Before that, the team competed in the Polska Liga Hokejowa (PHL), the top-level hockey league in Poland.

The team's full legal name is Sanockie Towarzystwo Sportowe S. A.. The club was founded in 1958 as RKS Sanoczanka, and has undergone a number of name changes. It has been playing under the name Ciarko KH 58 Sanok since 2017, for sponsorship reasons. They play their home games in , which has a capacity of 3,100 people. Between 1965 and 2006, they played their games at Torsan, which has now been taken down and is being used as a parking lot.

The club's main sponsors are PBS Bank, Ciarko, and the City of Sanok. The head coach is Marcin Ćwikła, a former homegrown player who also played for the Polish national team.

History[]

, where KH Sanok plays

, where KH Sanok plays

STS Sanok was founded in 1958 as RKS Sanoczanka, and have changed their name several times since. The team was also called Stal Sanok from 1960 to 1991, STS Sanok from 1991 to 1994, STS-Autosan Sanok from 1994 to 1999, SKH Sanok from 1999 to 2001, KH Sanok from 2001 to 2011, Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok from 2011 to 2015, before taking on their present Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok name.^{[citation needed]}

Sanok has won the Polska Hokej Liga playoff championship twice, in the 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 seasons. They won the Polish Cup twice, in 2010/11 and 2011/12.^{[citation needed]}

Achievements[]

Sanok players after winning the 2011–12 Polish Hockey League championship.

Polish League Playoff Champion:

(2) 2011–12, 2013–14

Polish League Regular Season:

(2) 2011–12, 2012–13

Polish Cup:

Winners (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

Promotion to Polish League:

1976, 1992, 2004.

Season-by-season results[]

Season	Team Name	League	Playoff Rank	Playoff Result	Cup Result
1970–1971	Stal Sanok	III Liga	1	Promotion
1971/1972	Stal Sanok	II Liga	4
1972/1973	Stal Sanok	II Liga	5
1973/1974	Stal Sanok	II Liga	6
1974/1975	Stal Sanok	II Liga	3
1975/1976	Stal Sanok	II Liga	1	Promotion
1976/1977	Stal Sanok	I Liga	11	Relegation
1977/1978	Stal Sanok	II Liga	4
1978/1979	Stal Sanok	II Liga	5
1979/1980	Stal Sanok	II Liga	6
1980/1981	Stal Sanok	II Liga	7
1981/1982	Stal Sanok	II Liga	3
1982/1983	Stal Sanok	II Liga Group South	4
1983/1984	Stal Sanok	II Liga	3
1984/1985	Stal Sanok	II Liga	4
1985/1986	Stal Sanok	II Liga	4
1986/1987	Stal Sanok	II Liga	3
1987/1988	Stal Sanok	II Liga	5
1988/1989	Stal Sanok	II Liga	3
1989/1990	Stal Sanok	II Liga	3
1990/1991	Stal Sanok	II Liga	3
1991/1992	STS Sanok	II Liga	1	Promotion
1992/1993	STS Sanok	I Liga (renamed Polska Liga Hokejowa)	5
1993/1994	STS Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	7
1994/1995	STS Autosan Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	9
1995/1996	STS Autosan Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	5
1996/1997	STS Autosan Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	4
1997/1998	STS Autosan Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	6
1998/1999	STS Autosan Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	8
1999/2000	SKH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	4
2000/2001	SKH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	8	Relegation
2001/2002	KH Sanok	I Liga	4
2002/2003	KH Sanok	I Liga	2
2003/2004	KH Sanok	I Liga	2	Promotion	1st Round
2004/2005	KH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	7		1st Round
2005/2006	KH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	8
2006/2007	KH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	9		1st Round
2007/2008	KH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	8		1st Round
2008/2009	Ciarko KH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	9
2009/2010	Ciarko KH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	9
2010/2011	Ciarko KH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	6		Cup Champions
2011/2012	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	1	Playoff Champions	Cup Champions
2012/2013	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok	Polska Liga Hokejowa	4		Finalists
2013/2014	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok	Polska Hokej Liga	1	Playoff Champions	Finalists
2014/2015	Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok	Polska Hokej Liga	4		Finalists
2015/2016	Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok	Polska Hokej Liga	4
2016/2017	Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok	Did Not Play	—
	Ciarko KH 58 Sanok	Slovak 2. Liga	In Progress

2017/18 roster[]

Updated 19 November 2017^[1]^[2]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
88	(A)	F	R	33	2017	Sanok, Poland
79		LW	R	25	2017	Poland
15		RW		25	2017	Poland
95		LW	R	32	2017	Rzeszów, Poland
38		D	R	28	2017	Katowice, Poland
97		F	L	24	2017	Zakopane, Poland
11		F		21	2017	Poland
		D	L	28	2017	Grodno, Belarus
55		F	L	23	2017	Grodno, Belarus
74		D		47	2017	Poland
30		G	L	25	2017	Poland
44		D	L	23	2017	Grodno, Belarus
76		F	R	34	2017	Poland
55		D	R	31	2017	Poland
22	(A)	F	L	43	2017	Sanok, Poland
71		F		25	2017	Poland
9		D	R	25	2017	Poland
25		G	L	28	2017	Poland
77		F		21	2017	Poland
18	(C)	F	L	31	2017	Poland
10		F		20	2017	Poland

Notable players[]

KH Sanok logo until 2015

Retired numbers[]

No.	Nationality	Player	Lifespan
STS Sanok retired numbers
7			1971–1995
17			1950–2011

Homegrown:

(top scorer in club history)
(Polish national team player)
(Polish national team player)
(Polish national team player)
(Polish national team player)

Poles from Other Clubs:

Marek Cholewa (3-time Olympian)
Jerzy Sobera (Olympian)
(6-time Representative at the World Championships)
Marcin Kolusz (Captain of Poland & 1st Player in Club history that has been drafted into the NHL)
Wojtek Wolski (One of the many Poles in the NHL – Played in Sanok during the 2012 NHL Lockout)