HC Vítkovice Ridera

HC Vítkovice Ridera is an ice hockey club based in Vítkovice (The Moravian-part of Ostrava) in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Extraliga. It plays at Ostravar Aréna (formerly Palác kultury a sportu Ostrava-Vítkovice).

The club was founded in 1928 after the merger of SK Moravská Slavia and SK Slovan Ostrava. Vítkovice were the champions of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in the 1951–52 and 1980–81 seasons.

Franchise history
1928–1936:	SSK (Sportovně Společenský Klub) 1936–1945:	ČSK (Český Sportovní Klub) 1945–1948:	SK Vítkovické Železárny 1948–1952:	Sokol Vítkovické Železárny 1952–1957:	Baník Vítkovice 1957–1976:	VŽKG Ostrava 1976–1993:	TJ Vítkovice 1993–2005:	HC Vítkovice 2005–2016:	HC Vítkovice Steel 2016–present:	HC Vítkovice Ridera



Current roster
Updated February 22, 2019


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