HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | |
City: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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League: | Erste Bank Eishockey Liga |
Founded: | 1929 |
Home Arena: | Dvorana Tivoli (cap: 4,500) |
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Affiliates: | HS Olimpija Ljubljana |
Championships | |
Playoff Championships: | Yugoslavia: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984 Slovenia: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 |
Hokejsko Drsalno Društvo Tilia Olimpija Ljubljana is a Slovenian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Erste Bank Hockey League. They play their home games at Dvorana Tivoli in Ljubljana. Olimpija has won 12 Yugoslav Championships and 11 Slovenian championships. They won 10 consecutive times from 1995 to 2004. In the 2007–08 season, their first in Erste Bank Hockey League, they made it all the way to the Finals, but lost 4 games to 2 against EC Red Bull Salzburg. The current main sponsor (as of the 2009-10 season) of the team is Zavarovalnica Tilia, an insurance company.
Achievements[]
- Yugoslav Ice Hockey League: (until 1991)
- Winners (12) : 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984
- Slovenian Ice Hockey Championship:
- Winners (11) : 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007
- Runners-up (6) : 1992, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2008, 2009
Previous Names of the Club[]
- SK Ilrija - 1929-1942
- HK Udarnik - 1946
- HK Triglav - 1947
- HK Unity - 1948
- HK Ljubljana - 1949-1961
- HK Olimpija Ljubljana - 1962-1984
- HK Olimpija Kompas - 1985-1990
- HK Olimpija Hertz - 1991-1998
- HDD ZM Olimpija - 2001-2008
- HDD Tilia Olimpija - 2008-present
Team captains (since 1988)[]
Srdan Kuret, 1988-1991
Igor Beribak, 1991-2002
Peter Rožič, 2002-2003
Ildar Rakhmatullin, 2003-04
Damjan Dervarič, 2004-05
Mitja Šivic, 2005-06
Robert Ciglenečki, 2006-07
Tomaž Vnuk, 2007-09
Kevin Mitchell, 2009-present
Former NHL Players who played for Olimpija[]
Head Coaches (since 1989)[]
Nikolaj Ladigin, 1989-90
Aleksander Astashev, 1990-91
Štefan Seme, 1991-92
Peter Janoš, 1992-93
Brad Buetow, 1993-94
Pavle Kavčič, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97
Matjaž Sekelj, 1997-98, 1998-99
Bud Stefanski, 1998-99
Matjaž Sekelj, 1999-2000
Marjan Gorenc, 2000-01, 2001-02
Chris Imes, 2002-03
Matjaž Sekelj, 2003-04, 2004-05
Andrej Brodnik, 2005-06
Ildar Rakhmatullin, 2006-07, 2007-08
Mike Posma, 2007-08, 2008-09
Randy Edmonds, 2008-09
Bojan Zajc, 2008-09
Dany Gélinas, 2009-10
Retired numbers[]
- '24' Tomaž Vnuk, C, 1987–2009, number will be retired prior to the 2010-11 season.
References[]
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