GKS Katowice
(Górniczy Klub Sportowy Katowice)
CityKatowice, Poland
LeaguePolska Hokej Liga
Founded1964
Home arenaSpodek
ColoursGreen, yellow, black
     
Head coachJacek Płachta
Websitehokej.gkskatowice.eu

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.

Notable members

GKS Katowice ice hockey team in 1973

The original coaches for GKS Katowice were Aggie Kukulowicz,[1] and Stanislav Konopásek.[2]

Achievements

Polish championship:

  • 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

IIHF Continental Cup:

  • 3rd place (1): 2019

Polish cup:

  • Winner (1): 1970
  • Finalist (1): 2001

2nd ligue:

  • 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

Goaltenders:

Defensemen:

  • Canada 2 Carl Hudson
  • Russia 98 Aleksandr Jakimienko
  • Poland 4 Oskar Krawczyk
  • Poland 12 Maciej Kruczek (A)
  • Poland 34 Dawid Musioł
  • Poland 97 Mateusz Rompkowski
  • Finland 22 Kalle Valtola
  • Poland 8 Patryk Wajda (A)
  • Poland 5 Jakub Wanacki

Forwards:

  • Poland 24 Mateusz Bepierszcz
  • Poland 19 Piotr Ciepielewski
  • Sweden 53 Anthon Eriksson
  • Poland 10 Bartosz Fraszko
  • Poland 88 Patryk Krężołek
  • Germany 23 David Lebek
  • Finland 7 Mathias Lehtonen
  • Poland 92 Mateusz Michalski
  • Finland 81 Joona Monto
  • Poland 75 Szymon Mularczyk
  • Poland 18 Grzegorz Pasiut (C)
  • Poland 11 Jakub Prokurat
  • Finland 77 Miro-Pekka Saarelainen
  • Poland 48 Igor Smal
  • Poland 86 Filip Wielkiewicz
  • Poland 95 Patryk Wronka

References

  1. ↑ "Adolph Kukulowicz". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. ↑ "GKS Katowice". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2020-01-31.


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