HC Vítkovice Ridera

HC Vítkovice Ridera
HC Vítkovice Ridera
Nickname	"Vítky"
City	Ostrava, Czech Republic
League	Czech Extraliga
Founded	1928
Home arena	Ostravar Aréna ; (capacity: 9,833)
Colours	Blue, white;
Mascot	Rytíř Vítek (Knight Vítek)
Owner(s)	Aleš Pavlík
President	František Černík
General manager	Roman Šimíček
Head coach	Pavel Trnka
Captain	Dominik Lakatoš
Website	hc-vitkovice.cz
Franchise history
1928–1929	SK Moravská Ostrava
1929–1936	SSK Vítkovice
1936–1945	ČSK Vítkovice
1945–1948	SK Vítkovické železárny
1948–1952	Sokol VŽKG
1952–1957	Baník VŽKG
1957–1976	TJ VŽKG Ostrava
1976–1993	TJ Vítkovice
1993–2005	HC Vítkovice
2005–2016	HC Vítkovice Steel
2016–resent	HC Vítkovice Ridera

HC Vítkovice Ridera is a professional ice hockey team based in Vítkovice, the Moravian-part of Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Extraliga. It plays at Ostravar Aréna.

The club was founded in 1928 after the merger of SK Moravská Slavia and SK Slovan Ostrava. Vítkovice were the champions of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in the 1951–52 and 1980–81 seasons.

Its biggest rivals are HC Oceláři Třinec and HC Sparta Prague.

Honours

Domestic

Czech Extraliga

Runners-up (4): 1996–97, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2010–11
3rd place (2): 1997–98, 2000–01

Czechoslovak Extraliga

Winners (2): 1951–52, 1980–81
Runners-up (5): 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1982–83, 1992–93
3rd place (2): 1957–58, 1978–79

International

IIHF European Cup

Runners-up (1): 1981–82

Pre-season

Spengler Cup

Runners-up (1): 1980

Tatra Cup

Winners (5): 1968/1969, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009

Players

Current roster

Source: hc-vitkovice.cz^[1]Source: eliteprospects.com^[2]As of 18 July, 2023.


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
71	Roberts Bukarts	RW	R	34	2021	Jurmala, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
15	Petr Chlán	C	L	25	2021	Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
–	Valentin Claireaux	C	R	33	2023	Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France
27	Rastislav Dej	C	L	36	2017	Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
12	Petr Fridrich	LW	R	24	2021	Ostrava, Czech Republic
44	Petr Gewiese	D	L	31	2020	Nový Malín, Czech Republic
11	Marek Kalus	LW	L	31	2020	Krmelín, Czech Republic
–	Jan Káňa	LW	L	32	2023	Zlín, Czechoslovakia
33	Lukáš Klimeš	G	L	30	2022	Brno, Czech Republic
72	Jakub Kotala	RW	L	28	2023	Havířov, Czech Republic
18	Lukáš Kovář	D	L	32	2020	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
25	Josef Krejsa	LW	L	21	2021	Bohumin, Czech Republic
26	Peter Krieger	C	L	30	2022	Oakdale, Minnesota, United States
31	Dominik Lakatoš (A)	LW	L	27	2019	Liberec, Czech Republic
23	Vojtěch Lednický	RW	R	23	2020	Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic
–	Matěj Machovský	G	L	31	2023	Opava, Czech Republic
2	Juraj Mikuš	D	L	36	2022	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
88	Peter Mueller (A)	C	R	36	2022	Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
–	Stuart Percy	D	L	31	2023	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
24	Matěj Prčík	D	L	20	2021	Hodonín, Czech Republic
9	Matěj Přibyl	RW	R	20	2022	Unicov, Czech Republic
21	Roman Půček	LW	L	24	2022	Vsetín, Czech Republic
22	Willie Raskob	D	R	29	2022	Hastings, Minnesota, United States
32	Jakub Stehlík	D	R	34	2021	Znojmo, Czechoslovakia
18	Anthony Nellis	C	L	30	2024	Lévis, Quebec, Canada