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| City: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| League: | Bulgarian Hockey League |
| Founded: | 2012 |
| Operated: | 2012–present |
| Home Arena: | Winter Sports Palace |
| Head Coach: | Stanislav Mukhachev |
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Irbis-Skate Sofia (Bulgarian:Спортен клуб ИРБИС-СКЕЙТ) is a Bulgarian ice hockey team based in Sofia and compete in the Bulgarian Hockey League. Irbis-Skate Sofia was founded in 2012 and joined the Bulgarian Hockey League for the 2015–16 season. The club won the 2015–16 season and the 2016 Bulgarian Cup and as a result qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup.
History[]
Irbis-Skate Sofia was founded in August 2012 and initially competed in small tournaments and exhibition matches against Bulgarian Hockey League teams.[1][2] The club also formed minor ice hockey teams to compete in competitions before entering their under-12 team into the national championship for the 2013–14 season.[2][3][4] In 2015 Irbis-Skate Sofia entered the Bulgarian Hockey League for the 2015–16 season with their home arena being the Winter Sports Palace.[5] The club finished the first round of the 2015–16 season in first place and as a result won the 2016 Bulgarian Cup. Irbis-Skate Sofia then went on to win all their remaining games of the season and finished in first place to claim their first Bulgarian Hockey League title.[6] As a result of winning the 2015–16 season Irbis-Skate Sofia qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the first round.[7] The club was selected as host of the Group A tournament and was drawn against HC Bat Yam, Partizan Belgrade and Zeytinburnu Belediyespor.[7][8]
Head coaches[]
- Stanislav Mukhachev, 2015–present[9]
References[]
- ↑ За нас (Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved on 2016-09-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Резултати – ИРБИС-СКЕЙТ: Сезон № 1 2012-2013 (Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved on 2016-09-24.
- ↑ Резултати – ИРБИС-СКЕЙТ: СЕЗОН № 2 2013/2014 (Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved on 2016-09-24.
- ↑ Резултати – държавно първенство СЕЗОН № 3 2014/2015 (Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved on 2016-09-24.
- ↑ Резултати – държавно първенство СЕЗОН № 4 2015/2016 (Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved on 2016-09-24.
- ↑ Bulgarian League: 2015–16 season. European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved on 2016-09-24.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 София ще бъде домакин на кръг от Континенталната купа (Bulgarian). Sportal.bg (2016-09-16). Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved on 2016-09-24.
- ↑ 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup: Group A. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 2016-09-24.
- ↑ Stanislav Mukhachev. European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved on 2016-09-16.
External links[]
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
 Ice hockey in Bulgaria | |
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| Bulgarian Hockey League | HC CSKA Sofia - Irbis-Skate Sofia - HC NSA Sofia - HC Slavia Sofia - HC Levski Sofia |
| National teams | Men's - Women's - Men's under-20 - Men's under-18 - Women's under-18 |
| Other articles | Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation - Bulgarian Cup |
| Related articles: IIHF - IIHF Continental Cup - IIHF European Champions Cup | |
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