HSC Csíkszereda

HSC Csíkszereda
League	Romanian Hockey League (1933–present) MOL Liga (2008–present) Panonian League (2002–2004)
Founded	1929
Home arena	Vákár Lajos Ice Hall (capacity: 4,000)
Affiliate(s)	HSC Csíkszereda Farm
Website	Official website

Sport Club Csíkszereda (Romanian: Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc) is a professional ice hockey club based in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania (Hungarian: Csíkszereda). They play in the country's top-level championship, the Romanian Hockey League and also participate in the international competition MOL Liga, that features teams from Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. SC Csíkszereda is one of the most successful teams in the domestic championship with 14 titles, including six in a row between 2007 and 2012.

History

Situated in the Ciuc Basin, one of the coldest regions in the country, it offers an ideal background for wintersports. Skating on meadows flooded by a watercourse began in the 1870s, and the first skating association, the Csíkszeredai Korcsolyázó Egylet was founded in 1881.

The birth of the ice hockey team is dated to 1929, when some young man saw a film about ice hockey match and became encouraged to form their own club. Upon hearing the creation of the new team, Bucharest-based Tenis Club Român invited Csíkszereda to a friendly match, that was won by the hosts to 4–0. On 24–25 January 1931 Tenis Club were called for a rematch, where they first clinched another 4–0 victory, however, on the following day the game ended 1–1, with Jenő Császár scoring the first ever goal of Csíkszereda. This goal was also the first in the history of Romanian ice hockey that was photographed.

The team entered the Romanian championship in 1933, but due to the lack of financial and infrastructural background they could not compete with Bucharest clubs. In addition, from the mid-1930s more and more talented players left the club to join league the rivals HC Brâila and Telefon Club, which later became the national champion.

After the Second Vienna Award in 1940, the city was re-assigned to Hungary, and the team entered the Hungarian league. The skate rink of Csíkszereda was modernized and it hosted the national championship in 1943–44. Following the World War II the Second Vienna Award was cancelled and the area fell under Romanian administration again.

The club's first success came in 1949, when they obtained the Romanian Hockey League title, which was followed by another 4 titles until 1963. In January 1971 the newly built ice hall was handed over. The club suffered a set-back in the coming decades and it could not win another league title until 1997. In 1999 the ice hall took the name of club legend and founder of the hockey team, Lajos Vákár. Since the second part of the 2000s Csíkszereda proved to be untouchable in the domestic championship and they are also one of the dominant teams of the MOL Liga.

Team

Current roster

Goaltenders

• 25 Gellért Ruczuj
• 35 Róbert Fülöp
• 36 Stanislav Kozuch

Defensemen

• 09 Jozef Hruby
• 12 Huba Bors
• 13 Attila Góga
• 15 Botond Flinta
• 17 Albin Podstavek
• 18 Endre Kósa
• 33 Szabolcs Papp
• 74 Szabolcs Molnár
• 88 István Nagy

Forwards

• 07 Zsolt Molnár
• 20 Tihamér Becze
• 21 Ede Mihály
• 22 Levente Péter
• 23 Ervin Moldován
• 27 Szabolcs Szőcs
• 28 Dániel Tranca
• 31 Novak Vaclav
• 40 Attila Bálint
• 55 Lubomir Hurtaj
• 71 Ottó Bíró
• 77 Csanád Virág
• 85 Magor Tivadar Petres
• 91 Tamás Bíró

Technical staff

• Head Coach: Timo Lahtinen
• Coach: Béla Nagy, Eduard Giblak
• Physiotherapist: László Nagy
• Club Doctor: István László Bachner
• Kit Manager: Zoltán Nagy

Achievements

• Romanian Hockey League:
  • Winners (15): 1949, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Romanian Cup:
  • Winners (9) :1950, 1952, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Panonian League:
  • Winners (1) : 2004
• MOL Liga:
  • Winners (1) : 2011

References

• Kész, Lóránd (2009), A csíkszeredai jégkorong türténete.

External links

• (Hungarian) Official Website