What league does HC Sparta Praha play in?

HC Sparta Praha play in the Czechia.

When was HC Sparta Praha founded?

HC Sparta Praha was founded in 1903 in Praha, CZE, Czechia.

Where is HC Sparta Praha based?

HC Sparta Praha is based in Praha, CZE.

Who is the head coach of HC Sparta Praha?

The head coach of HC Sparta Praha is Slavomír Lener.

Who is the captain of HC Sparta Praha?

The captain of HC Sparta Praha is Richard Zemlicka.

What arena does HC Sparta Praha play in?

HC Sparta Praha play their home games at O2 arena in Praha, CZE.

Who is the general manager of HC Sparta Praha?

The general manager of HC Sparta Praha is Miroslav Kunes.

What are the team colors of HC Sparta Praha?

The team colors of HC Sparta Praha are Maroon + White.

HC Sparta Praha

1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

HC Sparta Praha were 28-13-11 in the 1996-97 Czechia season with 67 points, 2nd overall.

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1996-1997 HC Sparta Praha Player Stats

All Positions

HC Sparta Praha — 1996-1997 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Czechia
1.		Roman Horák (C)	45	17	40	57	6	8	5	1	3	4	0	4
2.		Patrik Martinec (C)	46	20	27	47	10	5	10	3	5	8	2	0
3.		David Vyborny (C)	43	19	28	47	12	16	10	7	7	14	6	5
4.		Richard Zemlicka (LW)	40	24	22	46	78	7	8	5	5	10	20	0
5.		Jiri Zelenka (RW)	42	20	22	42	55	17	10	4	8	12	14	5
6.		Robert Lang (C)	34	14	24	38	28	16	5	1	2	3	4	0
7.		Andrei Potaichuk (RW/LW)	44	16	19	35	12	8	8	1	4	5	8	-1
8.		Radek Hamr (D)	48	12	20	32	4	12	10	2	5	7	4	-2
9.		Jaroslav Nedved (D)	46	10	20	30	117	9	10	0	3	3	12	-1
10.		Miroslav Hlinka (C)	42	8	22	30	65	19	8	0	1	1	6	3
11.		Jan Benda (C/D)	44	7	21	28	74	-4	10	1	1	2	14	-8
12.		Jiri Vykoukal (D)	45	5	22	27	22	23	10	0	3	3	4	3
13.		Jaroslav Hlinka (C/LW)	44	8	18	26	12	6	7	0	0	0	0	-3
14.		Martin Hosták (RW)	25	6	13	19	10	4
15.		Vaclav Burda (D)	46	5	14	19	63	10	5	0	1	1	2	0
16.		Jan Hlaváč (LW/RW)	34	8	10	18	18	0	10	5	2	7	2	0
17.		Ladislav Benysek (D)	33	3	5	8	28	14	5	0	0	0	2	5
18.		Frantisek Ptacek (D)	43	2	6	8	22	0	10	0	1	1	2	-1
19.		Jiri Krocak (D)	25	0	8	8	22	8	8	0	1	1	6	-1
20.		Pavel Geffert (F)	24	1	6	7	24	1
21.		Martin Chabada (RW)	14	1	2	3	4	3	4	0	1	1	2	-1
22.		Vladimir Petrovka (F)	4	0	1	1	2	-1
23.		Patrik Stefan (C)	5	0	1	1	2	0	7	1	0	1	0	-2
24.		Jan Bohacek (D)	9	0	1	1	27	1
25.		Radek Duda (RW/LW)	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
26.		Václav Benák (D)	2	0	0	0	2	2	5	2	0	2	0	0
27.		Jaroslav Roubík (LW)	4	0	0	0	0	0
28.		Daniel Zapotocny (D)	5	0	0	0	2	1
29.		Ivo Novotny (F)	7	0	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Euro HL
1.		Jiri Zelenka (RW)	6	5	3	8	2	-	4	2	4	6	2
2.		Roman Horák (C)	5	1	5	6	0	-	4	1	4	5	2
3.		Radek Hamr (D)	6	1	5	6	0	10	4	0	3	3	2	4
4.		Jan Hlaváč (LW/RW)	3	5	0	5	6	3	4	0	0	0	2
5.		David Vyborny (C)	6	3	2	5	2	-	4	3	2	5	4
6.		Miroslav Hlinka (C)	4	3	1	4	8	0	4	0	2	2	2
7.		Richard Zemlicka (LW)	5	1	3	4	2	-	4	6	2	8	2
8.		Vaclav Burda (D)	5	1	2	3	2	7	4	0	3	3	2	5
9.		Ladislav Karabin (LW)	5	1	2	3	6	-	2	0	0	0	0
10.		Patrik Martinec (C)	5	0	3	3	4	-	4	0	0	0	2
11.		Vladimir Petrovka (F)	2	0	2	2	0	2
12.		Jan Bohacek (D)	3	0	2	2	2	-
13.		Frantisek Ptacek (D)	6	1	0	1	2	-	4	0	2	2	4
14.		Jaroslav Hlinka (C/LW)	6	0	1	1	0	-	4	2	0	2	0
15.		Václav Benák (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
16.		Martin Chabada (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	2
17.		Jiri Vykoukal (D)	5	0	0	0	4	-	4	0	2	2	2
18.		Jiri Krocak (D)	6	0	0	0	2	-	4	0	0	0	0

HC Sparta Praha — 1996-1997 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Czechia
1.		Ivo Capek (G)	1	1.33	.947	0	1	-	0	45:00	18
2.		Robert Schistad (G)	27	3.17	.899	15	7	-	1	1269:00	593	8	2.80	.904
3.		Adam Svoboda (G)	28	3.37	.881	13	10	-	0	1335:00	553	3	3.27	.877
4.		Martin Cinibulk (G)	2	3.30	.864	1	1	-	0	109:00	38
Euro HL
1.		Adam Svoboda (G)	4	3.67	.893	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3.67	.893
2.		Robert Schistad (G)	3	3.00	.870	-	-	-	-	-	-

1996-1997 HC Sparta Praha Staff

Head CoachSlavomír Lener
Asst. CoachVáclav Sýkora
General ManagerMiroslav Kunes
Sports ManagerJosef Horesovsky
Team ManagerJaroslav Velechovsky
ChairmanAntonin Charouz
PresidentPavel Wohl

Team Staff History

1996-1997 HC Sparta Praha Captains

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Richard Zemlicka

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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1996-1997 HC Sparta Praha Demographics

HC Sparta Praha Facts

Plays in: Tipsport Extraliga
Team Colors: Maroon + White
Town: Praha, CZE Map
Founded: 1903

1996-1997 HC Sparta Praha Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

HC Sparta Praha: 3 798 GP
NHL: 222 GP
WC: 205 GP
OG: 62 GP
SHL: 211 GP
Liiga: 15 GP
Czechia: 2 516 GP
AHL: 497 GP
DEL: 41 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: O2 arena
Location: Praha
Capacity: 17 360
Construction Year: 2004
Secondary Arena: Sportovní hala Fortuna

HC Sparta Praha Games

HC Sparta Praha — 1996-1997 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 04:00 PM GMT+1	HC Sparta Praha	Mountfield HK	-	Extraliga
11/13/2026 06:00 PM GMT+1	Energie Karlovy Vary	HC Sparta Praha	-	Extraliga
11/01/2026 04:00 PM GMT+1	HC Sparta Praha	HC Litvinov	3 - 0	Extraliga
10/30/2026 05:30 PM GMT+1	BK Mladá Boleslav	HC Sparta Praha	1 - 4	Extraliga
10/27/2026 06:00 PM GMT+1	Rytiri Kladno	HC Sparta Praha	5 - 1	Extraliga

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Latest Transactions

HC Sparta Praha — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/02/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jan Rutta (D)	Genève-Servette HC	Details
10/25/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Krystof Hrabik (F)	Rytíři Kladno	Details
10/25/2026	Confirmed	joining	Martin Procházka (F)	Rytíři Kladno	Details
10/05/2026	Loan	joining	Vojtech Hradec (F)	BK Mladá Boleslav	Details
10/05/2026	Loan	leaving	Tomas Hyka (F)	BK Mladá Boleslav	Details
10/04/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Aaron Irving (D)	HC Kometa Brno	Details
09/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	David Němeček (D)	HIFK	Details
09/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	David Němeček (D)	Unknown	Details

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HC Sparta Praha History and Standings

HC Sparta Praha — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Czechia	17	7	7	-	1	2	45	40	25	1.47	6	-
2025-2026	Czechia	52	23	18	-	6	5	161	135	86	1.65	7	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	Czechia	52	29	13	-	7	3	177	110	104	2	1	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	Czechia	52	32	11	-	6	3	172	119	111	2.13	2	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	Czechia	52	28	15	-	6	3	155	122	99	1.9	3	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Czechia	56	27	17	-	6	6	203	153	99	1.77	3	Final loss
2020-2021	Czechia	52	32	11	-	3	6	194	116	108	2.08	1	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	Czechia	52	21	16	-	14	1	174	145	92	1.77	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	Czechia	52	20	23	-	7	2	140	140	76	1.46	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2017-2018	Czechia	52	18	22	-	5	7	140	150	71	1.37	10	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2016-2017	Czechia	52	26	15	-	5	6	164	117	94	1.81	3	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	Czechia	52	30	9	-	7	6	200	132	110	2.12	2	Final loss
2014-2015	Czechia	52	27	18	-	6	1	194	140	94	1.81	4	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	Czechia	52	34	11	-	1	6	208	100	110	2.12	1	Semifinal loss
2012-2013	Czechia	52	24	19	-	5	4	171	149	86	1.65	5	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Czechia	52	27	7	-	8	10	163	109	107	2.06	1	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	Czechia	64	17	36	-	7	4	139	177	69	1.08	2	Saved in play-out
	Czechia	52	14	29	-	6	3	115	142	57	1.1	12	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	Czechia	52	21	16	-	9	6	157	132	87	1.67	5	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Czechia	52	22	17	-	7	6	147	137	86	1.65	4	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	Czechia	52	19	17	-	6	10	135	145	79	1.52	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	Czechia	52	25	17	-	2	8	178	157	87	1.67	4	Champion
2005-2006	Czechia	52	21	21	2	5	3	155	135	78	1.5	6	Champion
2004-2005	Czechia	52	29	12	5	4	2	164	106	102	1.96	2	Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004	Czechia	52	27	17	5	1	2	150	116	90	1.73	3	Semifinal loss
2002-2003	Czechia	52	25	12	9	3	3	147	117	93	1.79	3	Semifinal loss
2001-2002	Czechia	52	28	9	8	4	3	196	132	103	1.98	1	Champion
2000-2001	Czechia	52	22	19	2	3	6	146	139	80	1.54	5	Final loss
1999-2000	Czechia	52	34	10	8	-	-	193	112	76	1.46	1	Champion
1998-1999	Czechia	52	27	16	9	-	-	186	123	63	1.21	4	Semifinal loss

HC Sparta Praha Tournament Statistics

HC Sparta Praha — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Spengler Cup	2	1	1	-	0	0	6	6	3	1.5	2	Semifinal loss
	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	18	9	14	2.33	4	Eighth Final Loss
2024-2025	Champions HL	6	3	2	-	0	1	13	15	10	1.67	13	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	Spengler Cup	2	2	0	-	0	0	12	4	6	3	1	Final loss
	Champions HL	6	1	5	-	0	0	15	22	3	0.5	4	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	Champions HL	6	5	1	-	2	0	17	10	13	2.17	1	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	Czech Cup	5	3	1	0	0	1	20	12	10	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	Champions HL	4	2	1	-	1	0	16	10	8	2	2	Final loss
2015-2016	Champions HL	4	2	1	-	0	1	12	10	7	1.75	2	Eighth Final Loss
2014-2015	Champions HL	6	3	1	-	1	1	25	19	12	2	1	16th final loss
2013-2014	ET	8	3	2	-	2	1	28	21	14	1.75	4	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	3	4	-	1	0	29	34	11	1.38	5	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	ET	8	3	4	-	0	1	20	23	10	1.25	5	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	Czech Cup	4	2	2	-	0	0	11	10	6	1.5	3	Did not make playoffs
	Spengler Cup	2	0	2	-	0	0	4	8	0	0	3	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	ET	8	4	3	-	0	1	22	16	13	1.63	4	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	Czech Cup	4	2	1	-	1	0	12	10	8	2	1	Champion
2008-2009	Czech Cup	4	2	2	-	0	0	10	8	6	1.5	3	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	Czech Cup	6	2	3	-	1	0	15	19	8	1.33	3	Did not make playoffs
	ECC	2	2	0	-	0	0	11	7	6	3	1	Final loss
2006-2007	ECC	2	0	2	-	0	0	4	7	0	0	3	-
2005-2006	Spengler Cup	4	0	4	-	0	0	10	20	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	Spengler Cup	4	2	1	-	1	0	18	15	6	1.5	2	Final loss
2003-2004	Czech Cup	6	5	0	1	-	-	21	7	11	1.83	1	Final loss
2002-2003	Czech Cup	6	3	2	1	-	-	19	11	7	1.17	1	Semifinal loss
	Spengler Cup	4	0	4	-	0	0	5	13	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	Czech Cup	6	4	1	1	-	-	20	13	9	1.5	1	Champion
	Spengler Cup	4	1	3	-	0	0	11	14	2	0.5	5	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Spengler Cup	4	0	2	-	1	1	9	13	3	0.75	4	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	Czech Cup	6	3	2	1	-	-	25	18	7	1.17	3	Did not make playoffs

HC Sparta Praha Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

HC Sparta Praha — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Tomas Smerha (F)	2026-2027	VHK Vsetín	1. liga	19	12	17	29	16
2.	Petr Kafka (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Příbram	2. liga	13	8	19	27	4
3.	David Tomasek (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	17	7	16	23	16
4.	Robert Sabolic (F)	2026-2027	HD Jesenice	Alps Hockey League	16	10	12	22	12
5.	Martin Ruzicka (F)	2026-2027	HC Oceláři Třinec	Extraliga	17	5	16	21	0
6.	Jiri Smejkal (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	17	11	7	18	15
7.	Richard Jarusek (F)	2026-2027	Berani Zlín	1. liga	20	10	7	17	11
8.	Lukas Klimek (F)	2026-2027	HC Poruba 2011	2. liga	11	10	6	16	2
9.	Albert Michnac (F)	2026-2027	HC Dukla Jihlava	1. liga	18	6	10	16	8
10.	Filip Elias (D)	2026-2027	HK Kralupy nad Vltavou	2. liga	13	4	12	16	10

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

HC Sparta Praha — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	27.80
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	28.92
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	28.32
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	28.10
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	28.26

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jaroslav Hlinka (F)	664	192	398	590
2.	Petr Ton (F)	511	252	242	494
3.	Richard Zemlicka (F)	529	213	248	461
4.	David Vyborny (F)	505	154	294	448
5.	Jiri Zelenka (F)	579	206	211	417

Franchise All-Time Goals

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Petr Ton (F)	511	252	242	494
2.	Jan Havel (F)	352	233	129	362
3.	Vladimir Zabrodsky (F)	168	228	0	228
4.	Richard Zemlicka (F)	529	213	248	461
5.	Jiri Zelenka (F)	579	206	211	417

Franchise All-Time Assists

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jaroslav Hlinka (F)	664	192	398	590
2.	David Vyborny (F)	505	154	294	448
3.	Patrik Martinec (F)	380	121	251	372
4.	Richard Zemlicka (F)	529	213	248	461
5.	Petr Ton (F)	511	252	242	494

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jaroslav Nedved (D)	389	64	207	756
2.	Richard Zemlicka (F)	529	213	461	722
3.	Jan Hanzlík (D)	557	37	111	692
4.	Michal Bros (F)	494	145	344	565
5.	Miroslav Forman (F)	579	117	294	527

Franchise All-Time Games Played

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jaroslav Hlinka (F)	664	192	398	590
2.	Jiri Zelenka (F)	579	206	211	417
3.	Miroslav Forman (F)	579	117	177	294
4.	Frantisek Ptacek (D)	578	44	113	157
5.	Jan Hanzlík (D)	557	37	74	111

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Josef Sroubek (F)	5	10	10	2.00
2.	Stephen Beda (D)	1	0	2	2.00
3.	Gord MacKenzie (F)	18	32	34	1.89
4.	Roman Horák (F)	115	53	142	1.23
5.	Robert Lang (F)	34	14	38	1.12

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Filip Chlapík (F)	2021-2022	Czechia	53	31	39	70	1.32	39
2.	Jiri Dolezal (F)	1989-1990	Czechoslovakia	54	35	34	69	1.28	54
3.	Petr Ton (F)	2013-2014	Czechia	50	35	32	67	1.34	22
4.	David Vyborny (F)	1998-1999	Czechia	49	23	44	67	1.37	22
5.	Pavel Richter (F)	1982-1983	Czechoslovakia	44	20	44	64	1.45	18

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jan Havel (F)	1967-1968	Czechoslovakia	36	38	15	53	1.47	44
2.	Jiri Dolezal (F)	1989-1990	Czechoslovakia	54	35	34	69	1.28	54
3.	Petr Ton (F)	2013-2014	Czechia	50	35	32	67	1.34	22
4.	Petr Ton (F)	2009-2010	Czechia	48	34	21	55	1.15	39
5.	Vladimir Zabrodsky (F)	1956-1957	Czechoslovakia	26	33	0	33	1.27	-

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jaroslav Hlinka (F)	2013-2014	Czechia	50	17	45	62	1.24	36
2.	Jaroslav Hlinka (F)	2001-2002	Czechia	52	16	45	61	1.17	54
3.	David Vyborny (F)	1998-1999	Czechia	49	23	44	67	1.37	22
4.	Pavel Richter (F)	1982-1983	Czechoslovakia	44	20	44	64	1.45	18
5.	Patrik Martinec (F)	1998-1999	Czechia	50	10	44	54	1.08	18

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

HC Sparta Praha — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	David Koci (D)	2011-2012	Czechia	41	0	5	5	0.12	132
2.	David Koci (D)	2012-2013	Czechia	30	0	2	2	0.07	122
3.	Jaroslav Nedved (D)	1996-1997	Czechia	46	10	20	30	0.65	117
4.	Martin Chabada (F)	2001-2002	Czechia	51	19	21	40	0.78	113
5.	Jiri Jana (F)	1985-1986	Czechoslovakia	40	17	11	28	0.70	107

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Previous names:
1903 - 1948 - AC Sparta Praha
1948 - 1949 - Sokol Sparta Bubeneč
1949 - 1951 - ZSJ Bratrství Sparta Praha
1951 - 1952 - ZSJ Sparta ČKD Sokolovo Praha
1952 - 1965 - TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo
1965 - 1990 - TJ Sparta ČKD Praha
1990 - present - Sparta Praha