HC Slavia Praha

HC Slavia Praha (eng: HC Slavia Prague) is a Czech professional ice hockey team located in Prague playing in the Czech 1st National Hockey League, the second-highest league in the country. Slavia played in the Czech Extraliga from 1994 until 2015, winning the national championship in 2003 and 2008. The club plays its home games at Zimní stadion Eden in Prague. From 2004 until 2015, it played at O2 Arena.
The team played in the 2008–09 season of the Champions Hockey League.
The team was relegated to the 1. Liga in the 2014–15 Czech Extraliga season.
==History==
Slavia at first played bandy hockey, taking on BZK Praha on January 6, 1901, defeating them 11-4. Two weeks later they won the 1901 Bohemian Crown Lands Championship with a 17-2 victory over BZK. Slavia then played against Training Eis Club in Vienna on February 17, again winning easily by a 17-3 score.
The club won the Magazine of Sports and Games Cup in 1904 and repeated as champions in 1905, finishing ahead of I. ČLTK Praha and SK Smíchov. In 1906-07, they finished second behind AC Sparta Praha, who defeated them 4-3 in the final. Slavia won the cup for a third time in 1908. In the same year also played a match abroad in Budapest, defeating the local club, Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet, 5-2.
In 1908, they were among the founding members of the Bohemian Ice Hockey Federation and won the inaugural 1908 Bohemian Ice Hockey Championship. Slavia went on to repeat as Bohemian champions in 1909 and 1911, and also claimed the Crown Lands Championship in both those years as well as in 1912.
The majority of the Bohemian National Team that won gold at the Ice Hockey European Championship 1911 was composed of players from Slavia Praha. Slavia was heavily represented at the international level until World War I interceded in 1914. After the war, the Czechoslovak National Team, again with a heavy Slavia flavor, claimed bronze at the 1920 Olympics.
They won the 1919 Czech Hockey Union Championship. In 1922, the hockey team, along with skiers and skaters formed a separate department from the sports club. At the 1924 Czechoslovak Championship, played under the auspices of the Office of the President, Slavia dominated, winning the cup presented personally by the president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. They won the final match against CSK Vyšehrad 1907 17:0. 
From 1929 to 1936, Slavia played in the Prague Championship of the Czechoslovak Championship. With the formation of the Czechoslovak Extraliga for 1936-37, Slavia was among the seven teams to qualify for the new league. They were relegated and spent the next season playing in the regional competition in Prague.
During World War II, the section showed scant activity and was connected to the football department. With a relatively young squad, Slavia played in the Prague competition with varying success.
After the war, the club played in the lower-level Czechoslovak leagues, including the Czechoslovak 2. Liga and the 1. Česká národní hokejová liga. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Slavia played in the Czech 1.liga, in which they finished second and earned promotion to the top-tier Czech Extraliga for 1994-95.
Slavia became Czech champions by winning the Extraliga in 2003, defeating HC Pardubice four games to three in a seven game series. They claimed the title again in 2008, this time triumphing over HC Karlovy Vary in seven games. 
==Honours==
:Czech Extraliga championships: 2 (2003, 2008)
:Czechoslovak champion: 1 (1924)
:Czech Hockey Union champion: 1 (1919)
:Bohemian champion: 3 (1908, 1909, 1911)
:Bohemian Crown Lands champion: 4 (1901, 1909, 1911, 1912)
:Magazine of Sports and Games Cup champion 3 (1904, 1905, 1908)
==Team Photos==
Slavia 2008.jpg|The 2007-08 Extraliga champions.
Slavia 1930.png|The club in December 1930.
==Pre-1918 Match Results==
===Bandy===
Date 	Location 	Teams 	Score 	Attendance	Notes
17. February 1901	Vienna, Engelmann-Platz	Slavia - TEC 	17:3(13-1,4-2) 	 	
01. January 1907 	Prague 	Slavia II - Sparta 	4:5(1-1,3-4) 	 	
12. January 1908 	Prague, Slavia-Platz 	Slavia - Ruch 	15:1(5-1,10-0))	 	hry-Pokal
26. January 1908 	Prague 	Slavia II - Novomestsky 	15:2 	 	
26. January 1908 	Jungbunzlau 	Slavia - Ruch 	9:0 	 	1908 Boh Ch.
26. January 1908 	Jungbunzlau 	NP 	Slavia champion	 	
02. February 1908	Budapest 	Slavia - Budapester EV 	5:2 	 	
27. January 1912 	Prague, Wendelinka 	Slavia - DFC 	12:0(8-0,4-0) 	 	Ringhoffer
28. January 1912 	Prague, Wendelinka 	Slavia - Visehrad 	9:1(7-1,2-0) 	 	Ringhoffer
28. January 1912 	Prague, Wendelinka 	Slavia - Leipziger Sportklub 	6:8(3-5,3-3) 	3000 	Ringhoffer
11. February 1912	Prague 	Slavia - Charlottenburger Sportclub	1:0(0-0,1-0) 	 	
===Ice Hockey===
Date 	Location 	Teams 	Score 	Attendance	Notes 	
25./26. December 1906	Prague 	Slavia - CLTC 	10:6 	 	hry-Pokal 	
25./26. December 1906	Prague 	Slavia - Smichov 	10:2 	 	hry-Pokal 	
30. December 1906 	Prague 	Slavia - CLTK 	7:3 	 	hry-Pokal 	
01. January 1907 	Prague 	Slavia - Sparta 	4:5(1-1,3-4) 	 	hry-Pokal 	
12. January 1908 	Prague 	Slavia - Ruch 	15:1(5-1,10-0)	 	hry-Pokal 	
26. January 1908 	Jungbunzlau 	Slavia - Ruch 	9:0 	 	Boh Ch. 	
26. January 1908 	Jungbunzlau 	Slavia - Sparta 	NP 	 	Final, Sparta rejected official	
26. January 1908 	Jungbunzlau 	Slavia - Ml. Boleswav 	5:7 	 	 	
26. January 1908 	Prague 	Slavia II - Novomestsky 	15:2 	 	 	
02. February 1908 	Budapest 	Slavia - Budapester EV 	5:2 	 	 	
03. January 1909 	Prague 	Slavia - Slavia II 	15:0 	 	hry-Pokal 	
3. January 1909 	Prague 	Slavia II - Zimni SK 	10:3 	 	hry-Pokal 	
14. January 1909 	Prague 	Slavia - Zimnis SK II 	3:1 	 	Boh. CL Champ 	
14. January 1909 	Prague 	Slavia II - Zimnis SK 	1:2 	 	Boh. CL Champ 	
14. January 1909 	Prague 	Slavia - Zimnis SK 	8:1 	 	Boh. CL Champ 	
14. January 1909 	Prague 	Slavia II - Zimnis SK 	2:1 	 	Boh. CL Champ 	
24. January 1909 	Prague 	Slavia - Boleslav 	7:2 	 	 	
27. January 1909 	Prague 	Slavia - Smichov 	16:2 	 	 	
27. January 1909 	Prague 	Slavia II - AFK Brsovic 	18:0 	 	 	
27. February 1909 	Prague 	Slavia II - Zimnis SK 	3:0 	 	Boh. Champ 	
27. February 1909 	Prague 	Slavia - Union 	4:0 	 	Boh. Champ 	
28. February 1909 	Prague 	Slavia - Slavia II 	3:1 	 	Boh. Champ 	
28. February 1909 	Prague 	Slavia - Sparta 	4:0 	 	Boh. Champ 	
30. January 1910 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost 	0:0 	 	 	
08. January 1911 	Prague 	Slavia - BZK 	11:0(6-0,5-0) 	 	 	
08. January 1911 	Prague 	Slavia I - Slavia II 	9:2 	 	 	
14. January 1911 	Prague 	Slavia - Slavia II 	6:1(4-0,2-1) 	 	Boh. CL Champ 	
15. January 1911 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost II 	5:0 	 	Boh. CL Champ 	
15. January 1911 	Prague 	Slavia - Ceska Sport. Spolecnost 	3:0 	 	Boh. Champ 	
01. February 1911 	Prague 	Slavia - Akad. Prag 	8:0(5-0,4-0) 	 	Boh. Champ 	
02. February 1911 	Prague 	Slavia II - Hockeyovy Cercle Karlin 	0:1(0-0,0-1) 	 	Boh. Champ 	
02. February 1911 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost II 	8:1(6-0,2-1) 	 	Boh. Champ 	
02. February 1911 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost 	3:0(1-0,2-0) 	 	Boh. Champ 	
05. February 1911 	Prague 	Slavia - Budapester EV 	3:3(3:2,0-1) 	 	 	
12. February 1911 	Prague 	Slavia II - BZK 	7:0(5-0,2-0) 	 	 	
12. February 1911 	Prague 	Slavia - SHK Karlin 	8:0(6-0,2-0) 	 	 	
14. January 1912 	Prague 	Slavia - Zimni 	1:1 	 	Boh. Champ 	
21. January 1912 	Prague 	Slavia II - Zimnisport 	4:0 	 	Boh. CL Champ 	
21. January 1912 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost 	3:0 	 	Boh. CL Champ 	
21. January 1912 	Prague 	Slavia - Slavia II 	0:0 	 	CL, Slavia II forfeit 	
21. January 1912 	Prague 	Slavia - Zimnisport 	8:0 	 	Boh. CL Champ 	
31. January 1912 	Prague 	Slavia - Slavia II 	1:1 	 	 	
02. February 1912 	Prague 	Slavia II - SHK Karlin 	2:0(1-0,1-0) 	 	 	
04. February 1912 	Prague 	Slavia II - Spolecnost 	1:0(1-0,0-0) 	 	 	
05. January 1913 	Prague 	Slavia - DEHG 	3:2(2-1,1-1) 	 	 	
05. January 1913 	Prague 	Slavia - Karlinsky SK 	4:2(1-0,3-2) 	 	 	
12. January 1913 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost 	0:1(0-0,0-1) 	 	Official: Kreidl (Berlin) 	
12. January 1913 	Prague 	Slavia - DEHG 	2:0(1-0,1-0) 	 	 	
19. January 1913 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost II 	4:3 	 	 	
01. February 1913 	Prague 	Slavia - DEHG 	3:1(1-1,2-0) 	 	Ringhoffer 	
02. February 1913 	Prague 	Slavia - Sportclub Charlottenburg 	1:2 (1-1,0-1) 	 	Ringhoffer 	
01. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost 	0:0 	 	 	
01. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia II - Spolecnost II 	0:14 	 	 	
03. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost II 	10:0 	 	Ringhoffer 	
04. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia - Münchner Männerturnverein 	2:0(1-0,1-0) 	 	Ringhoffer 	
04. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost 	NP 	 	Ring., stopped after 30 mins 	
11. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost 	3:2 	 	Ringhoffer 	
11. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia - Berliner Schlittschuh Club	2:10 	 	Ringhoffer Final 	
17. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia - Münchner Männerturnverein 	3:3 	 	 	
18. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia - Münchner Männerturnverein 	4:3 	 	 	
18. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia II - Sparta 	1:6 	 	 	
25. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia komb.- DEHG II 	13:0 	 	 	
25. January 1914 	Prague 	Slavia Jug. - Deutsche Sportbrüder 	4:1 	 	 	
08. February 1914 	Prague 	Slavia - Sparta 	5:0(3-0,2-0) 	 	 	
08. February 1914 	Prague 	Slavia II - Smichov 	11:0(5-0,6-0) 	 	 	
08. February 1914 	Prague 	Slavia III - DEHG II 	6:0(3-0,3-0) 	 	 	
08. February 1914 	Prague 	Slavia Jug. - Sportbrüder Erf. 	6:0(3-0,3-0) 	 	 	
03. February 1915 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost 	2:3(1-1,1-2) 	 	 	
03. February 1915 	Prague 	Slavia - Sparta 	0:3(0-0,0-3) 	 	 	
22. January 1917 	Prague, Schützeninsel	Slavia - Spolecnost 	5:3(3-2,2-1) 	600 	Schiri: Lanzinger 	
04. February 1917 	Prague 	Slavia II - FK Deutsche Sportbrüder 	2:5 	 	 	
04. February 1917 	Prague 	Slavia - FK Deutsche Sportbrüder 	5:0 	 	 	
11. February 1917 	Prague 	Slavia - Chechie III 	4:0 	 	 	
05. January 1918 	Prague 	Slavia - Spolecnost 	5:7 	 	 	
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==External links==
* HC Slavia Praha official homepage
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