Lev Poprad Hockey Club Lev Poprad ( ) , also known as just Lev Poprad , was a professional ice hockey team based in Poprad , Slovakia that played in the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) for one season . History . The team was originally called " Lev Hradec Králové " and was based in Hradec Králové , Czech Republic . It had been intended to join the KHL for the 2010 – 11 season , for which it fulfilled all necessary conditions except that the Czech Ice Hockey Association refused to give permission to the club . Because of that , Lev ' s management decided to move the club to Slovakia , whereupon it has been accepted by the KHL ' s administration to participate in the league in the 2010 – 11 season . However later the KHL excluded the team from the league for the 2010 – 11 season because the team was not part of any national ice hockey governing body . After further efforts , including joining the Slovak Hockey Federation ( SZĽH ) , HC Lev was officially admitted to the KHL in May 2011 . During the 2011 – 12 season , they played in the Bobrov division of the KHL , while HK Poprad continued playing their Slovak Extraliga matches in the same arena . 2011 – 12 season . Almost two months after being officially admitted to the KHL , Lev announced the signings of the first five players on 30 June 2011 . In the final roster , the majority of the players were from Slovakia and Czech Republic . Head coach was Radim Rulík and the team captain was Ľuboš Bartečko . Lev ' s regular season was planned to start on 10 September 2011 with a match at home against Avangard Omsk , but because of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster , the start of the season was postponed and Lev had their first game on 12 September against Metallurg Magnitogorsk . However , for their first win they had to wait until the sixth game , a 2 – 0 away win against Dinamo Riga on 26 September . Lev also failed to qualify for the play - offs and ended the season as 21st overall , with 54 points from 54 games . The team ' s top scorer was Ľuboš Bartečko with 30 points ( 16 goals and 14 assists ) . New team in Prague . Late in the 2011 – 12 season , a change of owners renewed speculation about a move to Prague , Czech Republic . In March 2012 , the Czech Ice Hockey Association ( ČSLH ) granted permission for a KHL team to play in the Czech Republic , and at the end of April , a newly found team with the same name , HC Lev , but as a different organization , officially applied to the KHL to play in Prague . The Poprad - based HC Lev was disbanded after only one season . Season by season record . " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins , OTW = Overtime Wins , SOW = Penalty Shootout Wins , SOL = Penalty Shootout Losses , L = Losses , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against , Pts = Points " Franchise history . Franchise scoring leaders . These are the top - ten point - scorers in franchise history . Figures are updated after each completed " KHL " regular season . " Note : Pos = Position ; GP = Games Played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; P / G = Points per game < / td > < / tr > < / table > Tatranskí Vlci . Affiliated with Lev Poprad were the Tatranskí Vlci ( English : " Tatra Wolves " ) , a junior team playing in the Northwest division of the Minor Hockey League ( MHL ) . The team consisted of Czech and Slovak players born 1990 or later . They played their home games in nearby Spišská Nová Ves . Just as HC Lev , the Vlci were also disbanded after only one season .