HC Olomouc



HC Olomouc is a hockey team in Olomouc, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Czech 1.Liga, the second-highest league in the country.

It was founded as Spartak Moravia Olomouc in 1955 while part of Czechoslovakia and played in the Czechoslovak 2.Liga. After winning the league championship, Olomouc was promoted to the 1.Liga.

In 1990 the team was promoted to the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top league in the country. When the country split in 1993, Olomouc entered the Czech Extraliga and won the league championship.

In 1998 Olomouc sold the Extraliga licence to HC Energie Karlovy Vary and dropped to the Czech 1.Liga. In 2000 the team sold that licence and dropped out of hockey. In 2002 the team re-entered the 2.Liga and in 2003 was promoted back to the 1.Liga.

Names

 * 1955 '''Spartak Moravia Olomouc
 * 1965 '''DS TJ Moravia Olomouc
 * 1979 '''DS TJ Olomouc
 * 1992 HC Olomouc

Players who played in the NHL

 * Jergus Baca
 * Ladislav Benysek
 * Pavel Brendl
 * Jiri Dopita
 * Jiri Hudler
 * Jiri Latal
 * Jaroslav Svoboda
 * David Krejci