Hokejsko drsalno društvo Jesenice or simply HDD Jesenice is a Slovenian

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team based in

Jesenice Jesenice (, ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is the tenth-largest town in Slovenia, located in the traditional province of Upper C ...

. They are members of the

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and the

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. HDD Jesenice was founded in 2014. The club replaced a temporary team called Team Jesenice, which was established in 2013. HDD Jesenice previously competed in the

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from 2014 to 2016, before the league merged into the Alps Hockey League. The club won their first Slovenian Championship in the 2014–15 season and as a result qualified for the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup. Their home arena is

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History

HDD Jesenice was founded in 2014 and joined the

(INL) and the

for the 2014–15 season. The team replaced a temporary team called Team Jesenice, which was founded in 2013 as a successor of

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, a team that was dissolved in 2012 due to financial debt. Team Jesenice was operated by the

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during the 2013–14 season, and is not regarded as the same team as HDD Jesenice. In their first Inter-National League season, HDD Jesenice finished the regular season in third place. Going into the playoffs Jesenice was drawn against Slavija for the quarterfinals. They defeated Slavija in four games and advanced to the semifinals against

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. Jesenice lost the semifinal series in four games. In their first Slovenian Championship season Jesenice finished the regular season in second place, three points behind Olimpija. Following their second-place finish Jesenice advanced straight to the semifinals where they were drawn against the third-placed Triglav Kranj. Jesenice won in two games and progressed to the final against Olimpija. Jesenice won the finals three games to one, winning their first Slovenian Championship title. As a result of winning the 2014–15 Slovenian Championship Jesenice qualified for the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the second round. Jesenice was drawn in Group B of the second round against

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, Miskolci Jegesmedve and Mogo Riga. Jesenice finished the round-robin Group B tournament in third place and failed to qualify for the third round of the tournament. In the same season, Jesenice also competed in the inaugural season of the Slovenian Cup, where they lost in the final against Olimpija. Jesenice finished the 2015–16 INL regular season in third place, 19 points behind the first-placed VEU Feldkirch. The team advanced to the playoffs where they were drawn against the second-placed

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in the semifinals. Lustenau went on to defeat Jesenice in three games. In the 2015–16 Slovenian Championship season Jesenice finished first in the standings with nine wins from ten games. In the playoffs Jesenice advanced to the finals after defeating

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in the quarterfinals and

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in the semifinals. Jesenice went on to lose the final to Olimpija after five games. In June 2016, the Inter-National League was merged with the Italian

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to form the

(AlpsHL). HDD Jesenice applied as the only Slovenian member and was accepted into the 16-team league. In the 2016–17 season, Jesenice won their second national title after defeating Olimpija 3–0 in the finals.

Season-by-season record

Other tournaments

* 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group B (second round) *2015–16 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up * 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group C (second round) *2017–18 Slovenian Cup: Winners *2018–19 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up *

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: 2nd in Group B (second round) *2019–20 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up *2020–21 Slovenian Cup: Winners *2021–22 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up * 2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group D (second round) *2022–23 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up * 2022–23 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group E (third round) * 2024–25 IIHF Continental Cup: 2nd in Group C (second round)

Players and personnel

Current roster

''As of 3 February 2023''

Head coaches

*Gorazd Rekelj, 2014 *Roman Pristov, 2014–2015 * Nik Zupančič, 2015 *Dejan Varl, 2015–2016 * Nik Zupančič, 2016–2017 *Gaber Glavič, 2017–2018 * Marcel Rodman, 2018–2019 * Mitja Šivic, 2019–2021 * Nik Zupančič, 2021–2022 *Gaber Glavič, 2022–2024 *Niko Eronen, 2024–2025

Notes

a: Matches between Slovenian teams in the

and

counted for the national championship as well.
b: Jesenice joined the competition for the playoffs only.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jesenice, HDD 2014 establishments in Slovenia Ice hockey clubs established in 2014 Inter-National League teams Sport in Jesenice, Jesenice Slovenian Ice Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in Slovenia