When was HK Nitra founded?

HK Nitra was founded in 1926 in Nitra, SVK, Slovakia.

Where is HK Nitra based?

HK Nitra is based in Nitra, SVK.

Who is the head coach of HK Nitra?

The head coach of HK Nitra is Jan Neliba.

What arena does HK Nitra play in?

HK Nitra play their home games at Tipsport Arena in Nitra, SVK.

What are the team colors of HK Nitra?

The team colors of HK Nitra are Blue + White.

HK Nitra

2007-2008

2007-2008 Season

HK Nitra were 16-35-3 in the 2007-08 Slovakia season with 44 points, 10th overall.

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2007-2008 HK Nitra Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Branislav Konrád (G)	38	1987	Nitra, SVK	6'2"	192	L
	Marek Mastic (G)	52	1974	Bratislava, SVK	5'10"	176	L
	Jozef Racko (G)	42	1984	Nitra, SVK	6'0"	209	L
	Martin Svajda (G)	37	1989		5'11"	159	R
DEFENSEMEN
	Tomas Burian (D)	42	1984	Znojmo, CZE	6'2"	205	R
	Jan Galko (D)	40	1985		6'3"	198	L
	David Halasz (D)	40	1986	Kosice, SVK	6'1"	209	L
	Tomas Hronsky (D)	37	1988		-	-	-
	Maris Jass (D)	41	1985	Riga, LAT	6'2"	198	L
	Roland Javorcik (D)	37	1989		6'2"	205	-
	Peter König (D)	38	1988	Nitra, SVK	6'3"	209	L
	Robert Lukas (D)	48	1978	Wien, AUT	5'10"	185	L
	Boris Majesky (D)	48	1978	Bratislava, SVK	6'4"	212	R
	Marian Molnar (D)	43	1983		6'1"	192	L
	Valdemar Pelikovský (D)	47	1979	Cesky Tesin, CZE	5'11"	192	L
	Jan Petrmichl (D)	41	1985		6'0"	212	L
	Anton Petruk (D)	44	1982		5'10"	179	R
	Oliver Pravda (D)	38	1987	Nitra, SVK	6'2"	214	-
	Matus Rais (D)	35	1990	Nitra, SVK	6'1"	187	L
	Patrik Rimmel (D)	53	1972	Ostrava, CZE	6'0"	185	L
	Dmitri Rodin (D)	51	1975	Tallinn, EST	6'2"	214	R
	Tomas Sedlak (D)	42	1983	Sternberk, CZE	5'9"	185	L
	Filip Simka (D)	40	1986		6'1"	187	L
	Andrej Simo (D)	37	1988		6'2"	192	L
	Daniel Socha (D)	50	1976		6'1"	190	-
	Tomas Spila (D)	42	1984	Bratislava, SVK	6'0"	212	L
	Jakub Vojta (D)	39	1987	Usti Nad Labem, CZE	6'1"	196	R
	Patrik Vrána (D)	37	1989	Vsetin, CZE	6'4"	216	L
FORWARDS
	Rastislav Barcak (F)	38	1988	Hlohovec, SVK	5'10"	179	-
	Armands Berzins (C)	42	1983	Riga, LAT	6'4"	231	L
	Erik Caladi (RW)	38	1988	Nitra, SVK	5'11"	176	R
	Matus Chrenko (C)	44	1982	Nitra, SVK	6'2"	183	R
	Tomas Chrenko (C)	48	1977		5'11"	168	R
	Marek Civan (RW)	38	1988		-	-	-
	Lubos Dobry (F)	37	1989	Nitra, SVK	5'10"	174	L
	Ivan Dornic (C)	41	1985	Bratislava, SVK	6'0"	198	R
	Michal Ecker (LW)	37	1989		-	-	-
	Martin Galik (LW)	47	1979	Bratislava, SVK	6'1"	203	L
	Rastislav Gaspar (C)	43	1983	Zvolen, SVK	6'0"	185	L
	Maros Grosaft (RW)	36	1990	Nové Zámky, SVK	5'11"	170	R
	Marcel Holovic (LW)	39	1987	Trnava, SVK	6'0"	196	L
	Michal Kapicka (RW)	40	1985	Jablonec nad Nisou, CZE	5'10"	181	R
	Lubomir Kolnik (C)	58	1968	Nitra, SVK	6'1"	194	L
	Miroslav Kovacik (C/LW)	47	1978	Nitra, SVK	6'0"	190	L
	Ján Lipiansky (C)	52	1974	Bratislava, SVK	6'2"	203	L
	Lukas Maslonka (F)	38	1988		6'2"	172	R
	Jozef Mihálik (C)	46	1979	Topolcany, SVK	5'10"	196	L
	Ivan Racek (LW)	45	1981		6'2"	181	L
	Henrich Ruckay (LW)	43	1983	Piestany, SVK	5'10"	181	L
	Jakub Ruckay (RW)	42	1984	Piestany, SVK	5'9"	185	L
	Garip Saliji (LW)	44	1982	Nitra, SVK	5'9"	181	R
	Marek Slovák (C)	38	1988	Nitra, SVK	5'9"	154	L
	Miroslav Stefanka (C)	53	1973	Nitra, SVK	6'2"	192	L
	Martin Uhnák (C)	36	1990	Levice, SVK	5'9"	170	L
	Lukas Vadrna (F)	44	1982		5'10"	194	R
	Stanislav Valach (RW)	43	1983	Trencin, SVK	6'4"	203	L
	Branislav Varga (RW)	37	1989	Nitra, SVK	6'0"	183	L
	Martin Vozdecký (RW)	48	1978	Zlin, CZE	5'11"	190	L

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2007-2008 HK Nitra Staff

Head CoachJan Neliba
Head CoachRostislav Vlach
Asst. CoachLadislav Branikovic
Asst. CoachJan Neliba

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2007-2008 HK Nitra Demographics

HK Nitra Facts

Plays in: Tipsport liga
Team Colors: Blue + White
Town: Nitra, SVK Map
Founded: 1926

2007-2008 HK Nitra Roster Facts

Nationalities

45 players
9 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

HK Nitra: 3 468 GP
WC: 102 GP
OG: 21 GP
SHL: 19 GP
Liiga: 130 GP
Czechia: 691 GP
AHL: 8 GP
DEL: 48 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HK Nitra U14 (Slovakia other)
HK Nitra U16 (Slovakia U16)
HK Nitra U18 (Slovakia U18)
HK Nitra U18 B
HK Nitra U20 (Slovakia U20)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Tipsport Arena
Location: Nitra, SVK
Capacity: 3 600
Construction Year: 1966

HK Nitra Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/09/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HK Dukla Trencin	HK Nitra	-	Extraliga
10/06/2026 05:45 PM UTC	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	HK Nitra	-	Champions HL
10/04/2026 03:00 PM UTC	HK Nitra	HKM Zvolen	2 - 1	Extraliga
10/02/2026 03:30 PM UTC	HK Dukla Michalovce	HK Nitra	6 - 5	Extraliga
09/29/2026 04:00 PM UTC	HK Nitra	HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas	3 - 5	Extraliga

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HK Nitra History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
HK Nitra
2026-2027	Slovakia	8	1	5	-	1	1	20	28	6	0.75	11	-
2025-2026	Slovakia	54	31	11	-	7	5	190	131	112	2.07	1	Champion
2024-2025	Slovakia	54	25	15	-	8	6	197	163	97	1.8	3	Final loss
2023-2024	Slovakia	50	21	20	-	4	5	172	158	76	1.52	8	Champion
2022-2023	Slovakia	50	17	26	-	3	4	125	157	61	1.22	10	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Slovakia	50	26	13	-	8	3	189	137	97	1.94	3	Final loss
2020-2021	Slovakia	50	28	22	-	3	8	163	156	89	1.78	5	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	Slovakia	48	20	28	-	2	7	124	136	65	1.35	8	-
2018-2019	Slovakia	57	32	16	-	5	4	217	138	110	1.93	3	Final loss
2017-2018	Slovakia	56	32	14	-	6	4	197	148	112	2	1	Semifinal loss
2016-2017	Slovakia	56	33	14	-	4	5	196	154	112	2	2	Final loss
2015-2016	Slovakia	50	30	16	-	3	1	160	129	97	1.94	2	Champion
2014-2015	Slovakia	56	30	13	-	7	6	201	141	110	1.96	2	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	Slovakia	56	32	12	-	5	7	192	114	113	2.02	2	Final loss
2012-2013	Slovakia	56	29	15	-	8	4	187	139	107	1.91	3	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	Slovakia	55	13	34	-	5	3	141	194	52	0.95	10	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	Slovakia	57	21	26	-	4	6	168	189	77	1.35	8	Quarterfinal loss
HC Nitra
2009-2010	Slovakia	47	21	18	-	5	3	127	130	76	1.62	7	Semifinal loss
HK Nitra
2008-2009	Slovakia	46	18	22	-	1	5	127	163	61	1.33	9	Saved in relegation
2007-2008	Slovakia	54	12	35	-	4	3	127	206	44	0.81	10	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	Slovakia	54	19	21	-	9	5	149	156	75	1.39	7	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	Slovakia	54	31	16	6	0	1	161	119	99	1.83	1	Semifinal loss
HKm Nitra
2004-2005	Slovakia	54	26	18	7	1	2	152	146	87	1.61	5	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	Slovakia	54	15	32	5	1	1	117	197	52	0.96	9	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	Slovakia2	44	34	6	4	-	-	214	87	72	1.64	1	Champion \| Promoted
2001-2002	Slovakia	54	12	30	6	0	6	107	195	36	0.67	10	Relegated
2000-2001	Slovakia2	40	32	6	2	-	-	204	77	66	1.65	2	Promoted
1999-2000	Slovakia2	44	20	20	4	-	-	202	150	44	1	6	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	Slovakia	22	3	16	3	-	-	52	97	9	0.41	12	Relegated
1997-1998	Slovakia	36	8	20	8	-	-	81	144	24	0.67	9	Did not make playoffs

HK Nitra Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Champions HL	4	1	2	-	1	0	9	12	5	1.25	16	-
2022-2023	Cont Cup	3	2	0	-	1	0	11	7	8	2.67	1	Champion
	Cont Cup	3	3	0	-	0	0	14	6	9	3	1	Promoted
2019-2020	Visegrad Cup	3	2	1	-	0	0	9	9	6	2	2	Final loss
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	3	1	-	0	0	9	6	9	2.25	1	16th final loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	0	3	-	0	1	4	18	1	0.25	3	Did not make playoffs

HK Nitra Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Joshua Lawrence (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	7	6	5	11	2
2.	Roman Zitny (F)	2026-2027	UTE	Erste Liga	7	5	4	9	0
3.	Petr Stloukal (F)	2026-2027	Deggendorfer SC	Oberliga	6	6	1	7	0
4.	Richard Ondrusek (F)	2026-2027	HC Nove Zamky	1. liga	6	5	2	7	2
5.	Robert Varga (F)	2026-2027	HC Slovan Bratislava	Extraliga	8	4	3	7	2
6.	Samuel Bucek (F)	2026-2027	HC Slovan Bratislava	Extraliga	8	4	3	7	2
7.	Tomas Pobezal (F)	2026-2027	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	6	1	6	7	10
8.	Matej Bajza (D)	2026-2027	HK Nitra U20	Extraliga juniorov	10	1	6	7	6
9.	Anthony Camara (F)	2026-2027	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL	11	5	1	6	9
10.	Mario Mucka (F)	2026-2027	HC Nove Zamky	1. liga	6	4	2	6	8

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.87
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	26.71
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	26.83
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.88
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.29

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tomas Chrenko (F)	572	181	278	459
2.	Ivan Hrtus (F)	318	176	173	349
3.	Marek Slovák (F)	491	130	204	334
4.	Miroslav Stefanka (F)	475	112	195	307
5.	Henrich Ruckay (F)	476	155	140	295

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Martin Miklik (F)	336	182	110	292
2.	Tomas Chrenko (F)	572	181	278	459
3.	Ivan Hrtus (F)	318	176	173	349
4.	Henrich Ruckay (F)	476	155	140	295
5.	Samuel Bucek (F)	279	145	118	263

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tomas Chrenko (F)	572	181	278	459
2.	Marek Slovák (F)	491	130	204	334
3.	Miroslav Stefanka (F)	475	112	195	307
4.	Ivan Hrtus (F)	318	176	173	349
5.	Jozef Stümpel (F)	284	86	171	257

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Branislav Mezei (D)	553	32	164	729
2.	Marek Slovák (F)	491	130	334	635
3.	Tomas Chrenko (F)	572	181	459	605
4.	Miroslav Kovacik (F)	382	102	217	595
5.	Garip Saliji (F)	369	78	179	571

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Miroslav Pupák (D)	688	55	95	150
2.	Tomas Chrenko (F)	572	181	278	459
3.	Branislav Mezei (D)	553	32	132	164
4.	Marek Slovák (F)	491	130	204	334
5.	Dusan Milo (D)	490	47	167	214

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Dmytro Timashov (F)	8	2	10	1.25
2.	Roman Tománek (F)	177	101	192	1.08
3.	Brent Gates (F)	48	14	52	1.08
4.	David Laliberté (F)	54	25	58	1.07
5.	Stephen Harper (F)	28	14	30	1.07

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ivan Hrtus (F)	1991-1992	43	27	78
2.	Jozef Stümpel (F)	2013-2014	54	16	67
3.	Samuel Bucek (F)	2021-2022	50	41	64
4.	Roman Tománek (F)	2013-2014	53	31	64
5.	Roman Tománek (F)	2014-2015	55	29	62

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Vladimir Beres (F)	1989-1990	-	46	-
2.	Samuel Bucek (F)	2021-2022	50	41	64
3.	Vladimir Beres (F)	1981-1982	-	39	56
4.	Vladimir Beres (F)	1988-1989	-	36	53
5.	Roman Tománek (F)	2012-2013	55	34	52

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ivan Hrtus (F)	1991-1992	43	51	78
2.	Jozef Stümpel (F)	2013-2014	54	51	67
3.	Michal Kristof (F)	2017-2018	52	40	57
4.	Miroslav Stefanka (F)	2010-2011	56	39	56
5.	Robert Lantosi (F)	2018-2019	56	38	58

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Judd Blackwater (F)	2019-2020	40	33	173
2.	Martin Baca (D)	2012-2013	45	7	167
3.	Garip Saliji (F)	2006-2007	49	22	147
4.	Ivan Svarny (D)	2006-2007	47	22	146
5.	Martin Baca (D)	2011-2012	49	12	145