HC Dukla Jihlava, founded in 1956, is an

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team in the

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. It won the

Czechoslovak Extraliga The Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was the elite ice hockey league in Czechoslovakia from 1936 until 1993, when the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Slovak Extraliga and Czech Extraliga formed from the split. History ...

title 12 times: six consecutive championships beginning in 1967, then in 1974, four consecutive championships beginning in 1982, and again in 1991. As of 2019, HC Dukla Jihlava plays in the Czech 1. liga after being relegated from the

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in 2017–18. Some of its prominent players have included Jaroslav Holík,

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, Jan Klapáč, Jan Suchý,

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senior, Miloš Podhorský, Jan Hrbatý, Josef Augusta, Milan Chalupa, Jaroslav Benák, Petr Vlk, Libor Dolana, Igor Liba, Oldřich Válek,

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and

Bedřich Ščerban Bedřich Ščerban (born 31 May 1964) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He competed at three Winter Olympics. Career Ščerban began his career with HC Dukla Jihlava of the Czech Extraliga in 1986. In 1991, he moved to Fi ...

Honours

Domestic

Czech 1. Liga * Winners (4): 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2021–22, 024–25 * Runners-up (3): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2016–17 * 3rd place (4): 2000–01,

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, 2013–14, 2018–19

* Winners (12): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1990–91 * Runners-up (7): 1965–66,

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, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87 * 3rd place (5): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1987–88

International

IIHF European Cup The IIHF European Cup, also known as the Europa Cup, was a European ice hockey club competition for champions of national leagues which was contested between 1965 and 1997, governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). History The ...

* Runners-up (5): 1967–68, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1983–84 * 3rd place (1): 1984–85

Spengler Cup The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team ...

* Winners (5): 1965, 1966, 1968, 1978, 1982 * Runners-up (5): 1970, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1984

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jihlava Ice hockey teams in the Czech Republic Ice hockey teams in Czechoslovakia Military sports clubs and teams Sport in Jihlava Ice hockey clubs established in 1956 1956 establishments in Czechoslovakia