Orli Znojmo
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Orli Znojmo (in English Znojmo Eagles) is a Czech-based ice hockey team that currently plays in the Chance Liga. The club Orli Znojmo is based in Znojmo and their home arena is Nevoga Arena.
HC LERAM Orli Znojmo | |
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City | Znojmo, Czech Republic |
League | Czech Extraliga (1999–2009) ICE Hockey League (2011–2020, 2021–2022) 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League (2020–2021, 2022–2023) Chance Liga (2009–2011, 2023–present) |
Founded | 1933; 91 years ago (1933) as TJ Sokol Znojmo[1] |
Home arena | Nevoga Arena (Capacity: 4,500) |
Colors | |
Owner(s) | Pavel Ohera |
General manager | Rostislav Docekal |
Head coach | Jiří Beroun |
Captain | Tomáš Svoboda |
Website | Znojmo |
Franchise history | |
1933–1993 | TJ Sokol Znojmo |
1993–1997 | SK Agropodnik Znojmo |
1997–2001 | HC Excalibur Znojemští Orli |
2001–2006 | HC JME Znojemští Orli |
2006–2009 | HC Znojemští Orli |
2009– | Orli Znojmo |
Championships | |
Czech 1. Liga | 2 (1998, 1999) |
From 1999 to 2009, the club competed in the Czech Extraliga. Their biggest success in that league was a third-place finish in 2005–06. National Hockey League players Patrik Eliáš, Martin Havlát and Tomáš Vokoun played for this club during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. On 1 April 2009, Orli sold its Czech Extraliga license to another South Moravian club, HC Kometa Brno.
After two seasons in the Czech First League, the club announced on 31 May 2011 that they were joining the Austrian-based Erste Bank Hockey League.[2]