STS 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 Arena Sanok, which has a capacity of 3,100 people. Between 1965–2006, 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==
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 1960–1991, STS Sanok from 1991–1994, STS-Autosan Sanok from 1994–1999, SKH Sanok from 1999–2001, KH Sanok from 2001–2011, Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok from 2011–2015, before taking on their present Ciarko PBS Bank STS Sanok name.
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.
==Achievements==
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 	— 	 	
2017/2018	Ciarko KH 58 Sanok 	Slovak 2. Liga 	In Progress 	 	
==Notable players==
===Retired numbers===
STS Sanok retired numbers	STS Sanok retired numbers	STS Sanok retired numbers	STS Sanok retired numbers	STS Sanok retired numbers
No. 	Nationality 	Player 	Lifespan 	
7 	 	Piotr Milan 	1971–1995 	
17 	 	Jan Paszkiewicz 	1950–2011 	
Homegrown:
* Jan Paszkiewicz (top scorer in club history)
* Tomasz Demkowicz (Polish national team player)
* Marcin Ćwikła (Polish national team player)
* Michał Radwański (Polish national team player)
* Maciej Mermer (Polish national team player)
Poles from Other Clubs:
* Marek Cholewa (3-time Olympian)
* Jerzy Sobera (Olympian)
* Tomasz Wawrzkiewicz (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)
Foreigners:
* Mike Danton (former NHLer, Naturalized Polish citizen, Poland national team player)
* Samson Mahbod
* Zenon Konopka (former NHLer)
* Martin Richter (Czech Republic national team player, 1st Player in Club history that has won a World Championship)
* Martin Vozdecký (Czech Republic national roller hockey team player)
* Petr Šinágl (Czech Republic national roller hockey team player)
* Dmitri Suur (Estonia national team player)
* Kaupo Kaljuste (Estonia national team player)
* Nicolas Besch (France national team player)
* Sergei Antipov (Kazakhstan national team player)
* Anthony Aquino (Italy national team player)
* Martin Ivičič (Slovakia national team player)
* Miroslav Zaťko (Slovakia national team player)
* Peter Bartoš (Slovakia national team player, 1st Player in Club history that has played in the NHL)
* Stanislav Hudec (Slovakia national team player)
* Vladislav Baláž (Slovakia national team player))
* Viliam Čacho (Slovakia national team player)
* Jakob Milovanovič (Slovenia national team player)
==References==
==External links==
*Official site (In Polish)
*Facebook Page (In Polish)
*EliteProspects
Category:Ice hockey teams in Poland
Category:Carpathian League teams