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(Redirected from HC Prešov) Not to be confused with HC 21 Prešov. Ice hockey team in Prešov, Slovakia

HC Prešov Penguins

City	Prešov, Slovakia
Founded	1928
Folded	2019
Home arena	Ice Arena Prešov (capacity: 6,000)
Colours	Blue, white, yellow
Website	www.hcpresovpenguins.sk
Franchise history
1964	Tatran Prešov
1968	VTJ Dukla Prešov
1970	ZPA Prešov
1994	Dragon Prešov
1997	HK VTJ Prešov
1998	HK VTJ Farmakol Prešov
2003	PHK Prešov
2005	HK Lietajúce kone Prešov
2008–2015	HC Prešov 07
2015–2019	HC Prešov Penguins

HC Prešov Penguins was an ice hockey team which played in the 1. Liga, the second level of Slovak ice hockey, and was formed in 1928. They played in the city of Prešov, Slovakia at Ice Arena Prešov.

Honours

Domestic

Slovak 1. Liga

Runners-up (2): 1997–98, 2009–10
3rd place (7): 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18

Slovak Hockey League

Runners-up (2): 1939–40, 1940–41

History

The club was founded in 1928 as Snaha Prešov. They changed their name many times since:

1931 – Slávia Prešov
1952 – ČSSZ Prešov
1953 – DŠO Tatran Prešov
1964 – Tatran Prešov
1968 – VTJ Dukla Prešov
1970 – ZPA Prešov
1970 – Sedlo Aréna
1994 – Dragon Prešov
1997 – HK VTJ Prešov
1998 – HK VTJ Farmakol Prešov
2003 – PHK Prešov
2006 – HK Lietajúce kone Prešov
2007 – HC 07 Prešov
2014 – PHK 3b Prešov
2015 – HC Prešov Penguins

Achievements

Promoted to the Slovak Extraliga: 1998
Slovak 1.Liga champion: 2004

Notable players

Igor Liba

References

"History of Prešov Penguins". hcpresovpenguins.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

External links

Official website (in Slovak)
HC Prešov Penguins on Facebook