HC Nové Zámky

HC Nové Zámky
City	Nové Zámky, Slovakia
League	Slovak Extraliga
Founded	1965 (1965)
Home arena	Nové Zámky Ice Stadium (capacity 4500, only 2000 seats)
Colours	Green, white, black
President	František Sucharda
General manager	Imre Valášek
Head coach	Erik Čaládi
Captain	Marek Slovák
Website	hcnovezamky.eu

HC Nové Zámky is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Tipos Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Nové Zámky, Slovakia at Nové Zámky Ice Stadium. The team is nicknamed Býci, meaning "Bulls" in English.

History of ice hockey in Nové Zámky started in 1937. In 1965, team Lokomotíva Nové Zámky was founded. They played in 2. Slovak National Hockey League until 1993, when Czechoslovakia broke up into Czech Republic and Slovakia and Lokomotíva was moved to newly created Slovak 2. Liga. During season 2006/07, Lokomotíva played in Hungarian Borsodi Liga. Next year club have won the 2. Liga and qualified to Slovak 1. Liga, but after 3 seasons, Lokomotíva was relegated to Slovak 2. Liga. In 2011, current team HC Nové Zámky was created and replaced Lokomotíva Nové Zámky in Slovak 2. Liga, where they ended on 6th place in group West. In season 2012/13, Nové Zámky joined international MOL Liga, where they managed to reach semi-finals from 4th place, but lost to HSC Csíkszereda 3–0 on aggregate. In the 2013–14 season, Nové Zámky ended in basic part on 2nd place with 90 points, just behind champion from last season, Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák. In semi-final, Nové Zámky defeated 4th team, Miskolci Jegesmedvék JSE 1–3 on aggregate and for the first time, team managed to qualify to MOL Liga Finals. There, Nové Zámky confronted ASC Corona Brașov, which defeated DAB. Docler in semi-finals. Nové Zámky have won 4–2 on aggregate and became first and only Slovak team to won MOL Liga title. Next season 2014–15 they lost in final with DVTK Jegesmedvék, 0–4 in series. In the same season, team won the lowest league in Slovakia Slovak 2. Liga against MHK Humenné and qualify to Slovak 1. Liga. In first season of the second level of ice hockey in the country, they ended in basic part on 2nd place with 90 points behind HC 46 Bardejov. Nové Zámky then defeated in quarterfinals HC Dukla Senica 3–1 on aggregate, in semi-finals HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš 3–0 on aggregate and in finals HC 46 Bardejov 3–2 on aggregate and won a title 2015–16 season.

Slovak 1. Liga

• Winners (1): 2015–16

Slovak 2. Liga

• Winners (1): 2014–15
• Runners-up (1): 2004–05

Erste Liga

• Winners (1): 2013–14
• Runners-up (1): 2014–15

Source: hcnovezamky.eu^[1]Source: eliteprospects.com^[2]As of July 14, 2023.

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
32		Viktor Mičík	G	L	22	2023	Nové Zámky, Slovakia
5		Michal Roman	D	L	26	2020	Kysucké Nové Mesto, Slovakia
97		Richard Ondrušek	F	L	26	2018	Nové Zámky, Slovakia
33		Andrej Hatala	D	R	27	2021	Trenčín, Slovakia
21		Markuss Komuls	D	L	29	2024	Liepāja, Latvia
24		Patrik Števuliak	LW	R	28	2019	Trstená, Slovakia
89		Peter Šišovský	RW	L	33	2021	Dubnica nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia
72		Lukáš Kozák	D	L	32	2021	Martin, Czechoslovakia
8		Tomáš Klempa (A)	RW	L	40	2021	Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
29		Martin Knižka	D	R	23	2021	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
93		Martin Barto	C	L	25	2021	Martin, Slovakia
11		Austin Farley	LW	L	30	2021	Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
71		Juraj Mikúš	C	R	37	2022	Skalica, Czechoslovakia
43		Mike Lee	D	L	28	2022	Hamden, Connecticut, United States
26		Martin Chovan	D	R	38	2022	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
23		Tomáš Mikúš (C)	LW	L	31	2022	Skalica, Slovakia
62		Milan Tadeáš Jobek	F	L	19	2022	Trnava, Slovakia
91		Hugo Kováč	RW	R	23	2023	Nitra, Slovakia
9		Troy Loggins	LW	L	29	2022	Huntington Beach, California, United States
22		Václav Stupka	LW	L	38	2023	Trnava, Czechoslovakia
10		Radek Prokeš	C	L	29	2023	Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
83		Peter Novajovský	D	L	35	2023	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
88		Marc-Olivier Roy	C	L	29	2023	Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada

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