Stoczniowiec Gdańsk

Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
City	Gdańsk, Poland
League	Polska Hokej Liga
Founded	1953; 69 years ago (1953) (Original), 2013; 9 years ago (2013) (Re-formed)
Folded	February 2021; 1 year ago (2021-02)
Home arena	Hala Olivia
Colours	Blue, Black

Stoczniowiec Gdańsk was a professional ice hockey team in Gdańsk, Poland. The team formerly played in the Polska Hokej Liga, the top-level ice hockey league in Poland, with their highest finish being third, achieved in 2003.

History[]

The club was founded in 1953 by a group of workers from the Northern Shipyard as part of a bigger sports club. Initially the club used the name Polonia Gdańsk. They changed their name to Stoczniowiec Gdańsk in 1970 when the club officially became part of the newly created multi-sports club Stoczniowiec Gdańsk. In 1972 the club moved to their new home, Hala Olivia after the completion of the stadiums construction, and Stoczniowiec saw themselves playing in the Ekstraklasa for the first time. In 2003 the club had its greatest success when it finished third in the league. This was a feat that the club could not replicate and in 2012 the team suffered financial difficulties and had to disband at the end of the season. In 2012 Hockey Club Gdańsk stated their intentions of being admitted to the 1. liga (second division) for the 2012–13 season, and agreed to take on Stoczniowiec's debt. Owing to Stoczniowiec being disbanded another club was set up, Pomeranian Hockey Club 2014 with the intention of continuing Stoczniowiec's traditions, however by the time PHC were officially organised and admitted into the league in 2014 Stoczniowiec had reformed. In 2013 Stoczniowiec was reformed and in the process gained ownership of the company who owned Hockey Club Gdańsk, deciding to merge the two clubs together, officially taking on the name GKS Stoczniowiec. In 2017 the club returned to the 1. liga, and finished runners up in the league, securing promotion to Poland's top division. The team finished bottom of the league at the end of the 2020–21 season, with the Stoczniowiec Gdańsk sports club announcing that the ice hockey section of the sports club was to again be disbanded, in part due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours[]

Stoczniowiec Gdańsk logo from 1970 to 2014

• Polska Hokej Liga
  • Third place: 2003
• Polish Cup
  • Runners-up: 2002, 2006, 2008
• Polish 1. Liga
  • Winners: 1976, 1981, 1983
  • Runners-up: 2020
• Baltic Cup
  • Winners: 2005

External links[]

• Official website

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