| HDD Olimpija | |
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| City | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| League | Yugoslav Hockey League (1937–1991) Slovenian Championship (1991–2017) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (2007–2017) |
| Founded | 1928 (as SK Ilirija)[1] |
| Operated | 1928–2017 |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Home arena | Tivoli Hall (Capacity: 7,000) |
| Colors | Green, white, black |
| Franchise history | |
| 1928–1941 | SK Ilriia |
| 1946 | HK Udarnik |
| 1947 | HK Triglav |
| 1948 | HK Enotnost |
| 1949–1961 | HK Ljubljana |
| 1962–2002 | HK Olimpija |
| 2002–2017 | HDD Olimpija |
| Championships | |
| Slovenian Championship | 15 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) |
| Yugoslav Championship | 13 (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984) |
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Hokejsko drsalno društvo Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as HDD Olimpija or simply Olimpija, was a Slovenian professional ice hockey club from Ljubljana. They played their home games at the Tivoli Hall. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav championships and 15 Slovenian championships. They won ten consecutive titles between 1995 and 2004.
History
The club was founded in 1928 as SK Ilirija.[1] It was the first club on the territory of Yugoslavia to play organized ice hockey under the Canadian rules. In the 2007–08 season, their first in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, they made it all the way to the Finals, but lost 4 games to 2 against EC Red Bull Salzburg.[2] Following the 2016–17 season, the club was dissolved due to financial debt.[3]
- Club names through history
- SK Ilrija (1928–1941)
- HK Udarnik (1946)
- HK Triglav (1947)
- HK Enotnost (1948)
- HK Ljubljana (1949–1961)
- HK Olimpija (1962–1985)
- HK Olimpija Kompas (1985–1991)
- HK Olimpija Hertz (1991–1998)
- HK Olimpija (1999–2002)
- HDD Zavarovalnica Maribor Olimpija[4] (2002–2008)
- HDD Tilia Olimpija (2008–2012)
- HDD Telemach Olimpija (2012–2016)
- HDD Olimpija (2016–2017)
Arena
The team played their home matches at the Tivoli Hall complex, a 7,000 all-seated ice hockey indoor hall in Ljubljana.[5][6]
Honours
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
- Yugoslav Ice Hockey League (until 1991)
- Yugoslav Ice Hockey Cup (until 1991)
- Winners (4): 1969, 1972, 1975, 1987
- Winners (4): 1993–94, 1995–96, 2000, 2015–16
- Slovenian Ice Hockey Supercup
- Winners (2): 1998–99, 2016–17
- Runners-up (1): 1996–97
- Third place (1): 1995
- Karawankencup
- Winners (4): 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79
- Alpencup
- Winners (1): 1971–72
- Rudi Hiti Summer League
- Winners (3): 2000, 2002, 2004
Team captains (since 1988)
Srdan Kuret, 1988–1991- Igor Beribak, 1991–2002
- Peter Rožič, 2002–2003
Ildar Rahmatullin, 2003–04- Damjan Dervarič, 2004–05
- Mitja Šivic, 2005–06
- Robert Ciglenečki, 2006–07
- Tomaž Vnuk, 2007–09
Kevin Mitchell, 2009–10- Jurij Goličič, 2010
- Žiga Pance, 2010–12
- Aleš Mušič, 2012–2017
- Aleš Mušič and Andrej Tavželj (co-captains), 2015
Former NHL players
Head coaches (since 1989)
Nikolai Ladygin, 1989–1990- Alexander Astashev, 1990–1991
- Štefan Seme, 1991–1992
Peter Janoš, 1992–1993- Brad Buetow, 1993–1994
- Pavle Kavčič, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997
- Matjaž Sekelj, 1997–1998, 1998–1999
Bud Stefanski, 1998–1999- Matjaž Sekelj, 1999–2000
- Marjan Gorenc, 2000–2001, 2001–2002
- Chris Imes, 2002–2003
- Matjaž Sekelj, 2003–2004, 2004–2005
- Andrej Brodnik, 2005–2006
- Ildar Rahmatullin, 2006–2007, 2007–2008
- Mike Posma, 2007–2008, 2008–2009
- Randy Edmonds, 2008–2009
- Bojan Zajc, 2008–2009
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Dany Gelinas, 2009–2010 
Hannu Järvenpää, 2009–2012- Heikki Mälkiä, 2012–2012
- Bojan Zajc, 2012–2014
- Ivo Jan, 2014
Fabian Dahlem, 2014–2016- Bojan Zajc, 2016–2017
Retired numbers
- 24 – Tomaž Vnuk, C, 1987–2009[8]
References
- ^ a b c "HDD Olimpija Ljubljana" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Sportal (12 March 2008). "Red Bull Salzburg prvak lige EBEL" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Završnik, Jurij (9 May 2017). "HDD Olimpija na pokopališče". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Odslej Zavarovalnica Maribor Olimpija". sta.si (in Slovenian). 17 October 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Hala Tivoli (dvorana in drsališče Tivoli) – Šport Ljubljana". sport-ljubljana.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Brkić, Vanja (8 August 2011). "V Hali Tivoli bodo delali bolj kakovosten led". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Pokal Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Vnuks jersey retired at Tivoli". Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
External links
Media related to HDD Olimpija at Wikimedia Commons
This page was last edited on 18 December 2023, at 13:58