GKS Tychy (ice hockey)
GKS Tychy | |
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City | Tychy, Poland |
League | Polska Hokej Liga |
Founded | April 20, 1971 (April 20, 1971) |
Home arena | Stadion Zimowy w Tychach (capacity: 2,753) |
Colours | Green, black, red |
President | Grzegorz Bednarski |
General manager | Wojciech Matczak |
Head coach | Andrei Gusov |
Website | gkstychy.info/hokej |
Górnośląski Klub Sportowy (GKS) Tychy is a Polish ice hockey team from Tychy which current plays in the Polska Hokej Liga, the highest professional ice hockey league in the country.
The club was founded April 20, 1971. GKS Tychy is a three-time Polish champion - 2005, 2015 and 2018. The club has also won eightPolish Cup titles, in 2001, 2006-2009, 2014, 2016 and 2017, making them the first Polish team to win the Cup three years in a row and to have nerver lost a Polish Cup final. Furthermore, GKS Tychy is the first Polish club who won a medal of European Cup with a third place in 2016 Continental Cup.
Stadion Zimowy, the home arena of GKS Tychy, has a capacity of 2,753 seats.
Major achievements
Polish Championships- Winners (3): 2005, 2015, 2018
- Runners-up (9): 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017
- Third place (6): 1981, 1983, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013
Polish Cup- Winners (8): 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017
Polish SuperCup- Winners (1): 2015
- Finalist (1): 2017
IIHF Continental Cup- Third place (1): 2016
- Third place (1): 2016
Famous players
- Henryk Gruth
- Krzysztof Oliwa
- Mariusz Czerkawski
- Michał Garbocz
External links
Official website (in Polish)- Polska Hokej Liga: PHL Tabela
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