HK Poprad

HK Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in Slovakia. It plays its games in Poprad, Slovakia. The squad's greatest success was 2nd place in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006, 2011 and 2021. The club is nicknamed Kamzíci, which means "Chamois" in English. 
==History==
The club was formed in 1929 under the name Karpathenverein Poprad. In 1930, it was renamed HC Poprad. Poprad was one of the top clubs in Slovakia during the 1930s, winning four straight Slovak Championships from 1932-1936. In 1935, they merged with ŠK Vysoké Tatry to form HC Tatry.
After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Poprad started playing in the new independent Slovak Championship which was named the Slovak Extraliga. In the 1996–97 season Poprad was eliminated in the semifinals by HC Košice. In the next season 1997–98, they played semifinals again against HC Košice and lost 0–3. However, these two seasons were successful because the team won bronze medals. In the 2005–06 season the team reached the most remarkable success, but lost 3–4 in the final series against MsHK Žilina. This success was repeated in the 2010–11 season, when they played against the long-time rival HC Košice and lost 1–4 in the final.
== Season-by-season record ==
This is a partial list of the last nine seasons completed by HK Poprad.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
Season 	GP	W 	OTW	OTL	L 	Pts	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
2015–16	50	18	3 	11 	18	68 	139	149	6th, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (HKM Zvolen)
2016–17	56	18	6 	9 	23	75 	153	167	7th, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (HK Nitra)
2017–18	56	25	6 	4 	21	91 	159	152	6th, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (HK Dukla Trenčín)
2018–19	57	28	9 	3 	17	102	168	147	5th, Extraliga	Lost in Semifinals, 2–4 (HC '05 Banská Bystrica)
2019–20	55	28	5 	5 	17	99 	170	131	4th, Extraliga	Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2020–21	50	26	7 	3 	14	95 	186	133	3rd, Extraliga	Lost in Finals, 1–4 (HKM Zvolen)
2021–22	50	17	7 	6 	20	71 	165	161	6th, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (HK Nitra)
2022–23	50	17	9 	3 	21	72 	151	153	7th, Extraliga	Lost in Wild card round, 0–3 (HK Nitra)
2023–24	50	27	5 	3 	15	94 	163	119	1st, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (HK Nitra)
==Honours==
===Domestic===
Slovak Extraliga
* Runners-up (3): 2005–06, 2010–11, 2020–21
* 3rd place (2): 1996–97, 1997–98
Czechoslovak Extraliga
* 3rd place (1): 1937–38
Slovak Hockey League
* Runners-up (1): 1941–42
* 3rd place (2): 1942–43, 1943–44
1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga
* Winners (4): 1969–70, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1990–91
* Runners-up (4): 1966–67, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1987–88
* 3rd place (6): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1985–86
===Pre-season===
Tatra Cup
* Winners (14): 1936/1937, 1937/1938, 1938/1939, 1941/1942, 1946/1947, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023
==Team Photos==
Poprad 29-30.png|The club in 1929-30.
Tatry 1936.png|The club in 1936.
Poprad 36-37.png|The club in 1936-37.
Poprad 2006.gif|The club in 2006.
SKP Poprad logo.png
==See also==
*Lev Poprad
==External links==
*Official website
Category:Ice hockey teams in Slovakia
Category:Ice hockey teams in Czechoslovakia