HK Poprad

HK Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in Slovakia. It plays its games in Poprad, Slovakia. The squad's greatest successes include 2nd place in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006, 2011 and 2021. The team finished in the standings of the 2023-2024 season in 1st place, with a record of 27 wins and 15 losses. The club is nicknamed Kamzíci, which means "Chamoises" in Slovak.

HK Poprad
Nickname	Kamzíci
City	Poprad, Slovakia
League	Slovak Extraliga
Founded	1935 (1935) (as "HC Tatry")
Home arena	Poprad Ice Stadium (capacity 4,233) (Slovak: Zimný štadión mesta Poprad)
Colours	Blue, royal blue, white
Owner(s)	(Richard Pichonský, chairman)
General manager	Július Koval
Head coach	Ján Šimko
Captain	Adam Cracknell
Website	www.hkpoprad.sk

History

HK Poprad, in its current incarnation, was founded in 1935 by the merger of two existing teams. Those teams were "SK Vysoke Tatry" (founded in 1926), and a team called "HC Poprad" (founded in 1929 as "Karpathenverein Poprad", name changed to "HC Poprad" in 1930). The 1935 merged team was named "HC Tatry". They started playing in the original SNHL, a 2nd-tier league, and eventually played as one of the strongest teams in various other 2nd-tier leagues. During this time, they went through various name changes, and won Slovak championships in 1970, 1981,1985, and 1991. The 1991 team, known at the time as "SKP PS Poprad", was admitted into the 1st-tier Extraliga of Czechoslovakia.

After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Poprad started playing in the new independent Slovak Championship which was named the Slovak Extraliga. The team underwent more minor name changes until 2010, and since that year, the official team name has been HK Poprad.

In the 1996–97 season Poprad was eliminated in the semifinals by HC Košice. In the next season 1997–98, they played semifinals again against HC Košice and lost 0–3. However, these two seasons were successful because the team won bronze medals. In the 2005–06 season the team reached the most remarkable success, but lost 3–4 in the final series against MsHK Žilina. This success was repeated in the 2010–11 season, when they played against the long-time rival HC Košice and lost 1–4 in the final.

Season-by-season record

This is a partial list of the last tenth seasons completed by HK Poprad.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime/shootout wins, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2015–16	50	18	3	11	18	68	139	149	6th, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (HKM Zvolen)
2016–17	56	18	6	9	23	75	153	167	7th, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (HK Nitra)
2017–18	56	25	6	4	21	91	159	152	6th, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 (HK Dukla Trenčín)
2018–19	57	28	9	3	17	102	168	147	5th, Extraliga	Lost in Semifinals, 2–4 (HC '05 Banská Bystrica)
2019–20	55	28	5	5	17	99	170	131	4th, Extraliga	Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2020–21	50	26	7	3	14	95	186	133	3rd, Extraliga	Lost in Finals, 1–4 (HKM Zvolen)
2021–22	50	17	7	6	20	71	165	161	6th, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (HK Nitra)
2022–23	50	17	9	3	21	72	151	153	7th, Extraliga	Lost in Wild card round, 0–3 (HK Nitra)
2023–24	50	27	5	3	15	94	163	119	1st, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (HK Nitra)
2024–25	54	24	4	6	20	86	178	144	6th, Extraliga	Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (HK Nitra)

Honours

Domestic

Slovak Extraliga

• Runners-up (3): 2005–06, 2010–11, 2020–21
• 3rd place (2): 1996–97, 1997–98

Czechoslovak Extraliga

• 3rd place (1): 1937–38

Slovak Hockey League

• Runners-up (1): 1941–42
• 3rd place (2): 1942–43, 1943–44

1st. Slovak National Hockey League

• Winners (4): 1969–70, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1990–91
• Runners-up (4): 1966–67, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1987–88
• 3rd place (6): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1985–86

Pre-season

Tatra Cup

• Winners (14): 1936/1937, 1937/1938, 1938/1939, 1941/1942, 1946/1947, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023

Players

Current roster

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Source: hkpoprad.sk^[1]Source: eliteprospects.com^[2]As of 27 June 2025.

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
34		Filip Belányi	G	L	24	2023	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
98		Peter Bjalončík	C	L	27	2024	Poprad, Slovakia
5		Martin Bodák	D	R	25	2025	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
91		Andrew Calof	RW	R	34	2023	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
27		Adam Cracknell (C)	RW	R	40	2024	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
29		Samuel Fereta	D	L	26	2024	Humenné, Slovakia
59		Oldrich Kotvan (A)	D	L	35	2022	Skalica, Czechoslovakia
20		Peter Kundrik	C	L	26	2021	Poprad, Slovakia
36		Branislav Ligas	D	R	24	2024	Martin, Slovakia
87		Juraj Majdan	RW	L	33	2025	Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia
49		Ľubomír Malina	D	L	33	2024	Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia
24		Aurel Nauš	RW	L	27	2024	Martin, Slovakia
7		Martin Nemčik	D	L	33	2025	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
4		Ladislav Romančík	D	R	29	2024	Skalica, Slovakia
9		Juraj Šiška	RW	L	29	2024	Nitra, Slovakia
		Damian Slávik	G	L	20	2025	Nové Zámky, Slovakia
		Martin Sluka	D	L	20	2024	Považská Bystrica, Slovakia
18		Alex Šotek	RW	R	21	2023	Poprad, Slovakia
52		Ryan Sproul	D	R	32	2025	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
25		Markus Suchý	C	L	21	2022	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
26		Tomáš Török	LW	L	30	2024	Martin, Slovakia
23		Oliver Turan (A)	D	R	24	2023	Innsbruck, Austria
15		Jakub Urbánek	C	R	26	2023	Martin, Slovakia
30		Ádám Vay	G	L	31	2023	Budapest, Hungary
94		Alex Výhonský	RW	L	31	2025	Košice, Slovakia

Retired numbers

HK Poprad retired numbers

No.	Player	Position	Career	No. retirement
13	Arne Kroták	LW	1990–2019	September 13, 2019[3][4]

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed regular season.^[5]

•  *  – current Poprad player

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

Points Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Arne Kroták LW 980 380 486 866 .88 Miroslav Škovira LW 582 205 253 458 .79 Slavomír Pavličko LW 564 143 278 421 .75 Peter Junas LW 480 157 225 382 .80 Patrik Svitana RW 509 137 243 380 .75 Peter Klouda C 379 81 194 275 .73 Igor Rataj RW 309 106 120 226 .73 Lukáš Hvila LW 367 100 94 194 .53 Štefan Fabian D 686 44 144 188 .27 Samuel Mlynarovič* LW 371 85 99 184 .50

Goals Player Pos G Arne Kroták LW 380 Miroslav Škovira LW 205 Peter Junas LW 157 Slavomír Pavličko LW 143 Patrik Svitana RW 137 Igor Rataj RW 106 Lukáš Hvila LW 100 Marcel Haščák RW 95 Adam Lapšanský LW 95 Martin Kuľha RW 89

Assists Player Pos A Arne Kroták LW 486 Slavomír Pavličko LW 278 Miroslav Škovira LW 253 Patrik Svitana RW 243 Peter Junas LW 225 Peter Klouda C 194 Radoslav Suchý D 147 Štefan Fabian D 144 Igor Rataj RW 120 Daniel Brejčák* D 110

Franchise playoff scoring leaders

These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history. Figures are updated after each completed season.^[6]

•  *  – current Poprad player

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Poprad player

Points Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Arne Kroták LW 102 41 31 72 – Miroslav Škovira LW 65 23 24 47 – Patrik Svitana RW 81 10 30 40 .49 Slavomír Pavličko LW 43 11 19 30 .70 Marcel Haščák RW 43 12 14 26 .60 Lukáš Hvila LW 40 10 15 25 .63 Martin Kuľha RW 34 14 10 24 .71 Dávid Skokan C 24 10 12 22 .92 Radoslav Suchý D 57 1 21 22 .39 Samuel Mlynarovič* LW 51 9 12 21 .41

Goals Player Pos G Arne Kroták LW 41 Miroslav Škovira LW 23 Martin Kuľha RW 14 Marcel Haščák RW 12 Slavomír Pavličko LW 11 Martin Frank F 11 Patrik Svitana RW 10 Lukáš Hvila LW 10 Dávid Skokan C 10 Samuel Mlynarovič* LW 9

Assists Player Pos A Arne Kroták LW 31 Patrik Svitana RW 30 Miroslav Škovira LW 24 Radoslav Suchý D 21 Slavomír Pavličko LW 19 Samuel Takáč LW 17 Lukáš Hvila LW 15 Marcel Haščák RW 14 Jaroslav Kasík D 13 Dávid Skokan C 12

NHL alumni

• Jamie Arniel (2022)
• Ľuboš Bartečko (1993–1994, 2010, 2014–2015)
• Peter Bondra (2004)
• Michal Handzuš (1996)
• Kevin Henderson (2016)
• Miroslav Ihnačák (1992, 2004)
• Brandon Mashinter (2021)
• Ladislav Nagy (2010)
• Andrej Nedorost (2011)
• Radoslav Suchý (1994, 2004–2005, 2010–2016)
• Tomáš Surový (2000)
• Ľubomír Vaic (1993–1994, 2011–2013)
• Kyle Wanvig (2010)
• Viktor Svedberg (2024)
• Adam Cracknell (2025)
• Teemu Pulkkinen (2025)
• Ben Thomas (2025)
• Ivan Vishnevskiy (2021)

See also

• Lev Poprad
• Tatra Cup