GKS Katowice (ice hockey)
Ice hockey team in Katowice, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
GKS Katowice is a professional ice hockey team in Katowice, Poland. The team was founded in 1964. GKS Katowice won six Polska Liga Hokejowa titles between 1958 and 1970. From 2017 to 2019 the name of the club was changed to Tauron KH GKS Katowice, due to sponsorship by Tauron Group. The club finished the regular season 2021-2022 in 1st place and won the playoffs by defeating Zagłębie Sosnowiec, GKS Tychy and Unia Oświęcim.
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| City | Katowice, Poland |
| League | Polska Hokej Liga |
| Founded | 27 February 1964 |
| Home arena | Spodek |
| Colours | Green, yellow, black |
| Head coach | Jacek Płachta |
| Website | hokej |
Notable members
The original coaches for GKS Katowice were Aggie Kukulowicz,[1] and Stanislav Konopásek.[2]
Achievements
- 1st place (8): 1958, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 2022, 2023
- 2nd place (10): 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1969, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018
- 3rd place (10): 1955, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2019, 2020
- 3rd place (2): 2019, 2025
- Winner (1): 1970
- Finalist (1): 2001
- 1st place (1): 2012
Autosan cup:
- 1st place (3): 1973, 1975, 1976
Champions Hockey League
GKS Katowice will make its Champions Hockey League debut in the 2022-23 season. The team will face Rögle BK, ZSC Lions and Fehérvár AV19.
Players in the season 2021/2022
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References
External links
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