Team Facts
Plays in Slovenská hokejová liga Full name Hokejový klub VITAR Martin Team colours Blue + White Town Martin, SVK Founded 1932

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#35 Vladimir Glosar (G) 24 1998 Michalovce, SVK 6'5" 181 L 22/23
#30 Pavol Matovcik (G) 21 2002 Martin, SVK 5'10" 174 L 22/23
#29 Roman Rychlik (G) 22 2000 Trebisov, SVK 6'0" 176 R
#29 Stefan Vallus (G) 21 2001 Poprad, SVK 6'3" 179 L 22/23
DEFENSEMEN
#78 Lukas Belica (D) 21 2002 Martin, SVK 6'1" 185 L 22/23
#18 Marek Biro (D) 35 1988 Banska Bystrica, SVK 6'4" 225 L 22/23
#53 Igor Bobcek (D) 39 1983 Myjava, SVK 6'3" 203 R 22/23
#3 Marek Charvat (D) 28 1995 Ostrava, CZE 6'1" 185 L 22/23
#49 Michal Dvorak (D) 29 1993 Martin, SVK 6'2" 165 L 22/23
#73 Juraj Gracak (D) 16 2006 6'0" 161 R
#55 Robert Ivan (D) 19 2003 Martin, SVK 6'0" 205 R
#19
Sebastian Jasecko (D) 20 2003 Ceske Budejovice, CZE 6'4" 183 R 22/23
#91 Martin Krempasky (D) 24 1998 Kezmarok, SVK 6'2" 209 R
#19 Matus Lukas Lavicka (D) 21 2001 Martin, SVK 6'2" 203 L 22/23
#25 Maros Mesar (D) 19 2003 Kezmarok, SVK 5'7" 194 R
#71 Jakub Nemec (D/F) 25 1997 Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK 6'3" 196 L 22/23
#9 Marcel Petran (D) 36 1986 Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK 6'3" 216 L 22/23
#17 Martin Semanak (D) 22 2000 Kezmarok, SVK 6'1" 198 L
FORWARDS
#55 Martin Barto (C/W)   23 1999 Martin, SVK 6'0" 165 L 23/24
#92 Matej Direr (C) 30 1992 Martin, SVK 5'11" 181 L 22/23
#44 Viktor Durina (RW) 22 2000 Trencin, SVK 5'11" 163 R 22/23
#80 Milos Fafrak (RW/LW) 23 1999 Martin, SVK 6'3" 187 L 22/23
#81 Michal Juscak (C) 23 1999 Bratislava, SVK 5'11" 196 R 22/23
#61 Timi Lahtinen (LW/RW/C) 28 1995 Helsinki, FIN 6'3" 209 L
#55 Patrik Masnica (C) 17 2005 Martin, SVK 6'0" 170 L
#98 Juraj Milý (RW) 26 1996 Presov, SVK 5'8" 157 R 22/23
#10 Michal Murcek (C) 31 1992 Martin, SVK 5'11" 181 L 22/23
#24 Tomas Naus (LW/RW) 21 2001 Martin, SVK 6'0" 187 L 22/23
#25 Patrik Osko (C) 26 1997 Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK 6'4" 174 L 22/23
#13 Adam Pauliny (C/RW) 22 2000 Martin, SVK 6'0" 172 R 22/23
#16 Frantisek Poliacek (LW) 30 1992 Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK 5'9" 168 L 22/23
#88 Andrej Siakel (F) 19 2003 5'9" 150 L
#21 Patrik Sleziak (C) 22 2001 Ruzomberok, SVK 6'1" 176 L
#73 Frantisek Smidzar (W) 21 2002 Martin, SVK 6'0" 174 L 22/23
#18 Patrik Sokoli (RW) 19 2003 Kosice, SVK 6'4" 194 R
#8 Michal Stancek (LW) 20 2002 Poprad, SVK 6'1" 181 L
#55 Kristian Strocka (F) 20 2002 5'11" 181 L Junior
#11 Lukas Toma (C/LW) 26 1996 Trebisov, SVK 6'0" 187 L 22/23
#15 Damian Tyczynski (C) 23 2000 Krynica, POL 5'11" 168 L 22/23
#55 Damian Vano (F) 19 2003 Trencin, SVK 6'3" 187 L
#51 Roman Vano (C) 20 2002 Ilava, SVK 6'2" 187 R 22/23
#55 Dmitri Vorobyov (LW) 28 1994 Yaroslavl, RUS 6'2" 194 R 22/23
Position: G: 4, D: 14, F: 24 | Av Age: 23.83 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 184 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 37 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience HK Martin: 2 893 GP
Liiga: 98 GP
KHL: 12 GP
Czechia: 52 GP Affiliated Team(s) MHC Martin U18 (Slovakia U18)
MHC Martin U20 (Slovakia U20)
Team Captains
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Martin Hockey Center Location Martin, SVK Capacity 4 200 Construction Year 1977
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-26T17:00:00+0200 HK Gladiators Trnava HK Martin - Slovakia2
2023-03-24T18:00:00+0100 HK Martin HK Gladiators Trnava 2 - 1 (OT) Slovakia2
2023-03-22T17:00:00+0100 HK Gladiators Trnava HK Martin 5 - 2 Slovakia2
2023-03-19T18:00:00+0100 HK Martin HK Gladiators Trnava 3 - 5 Slovakia2
2023-03-18T18:00:00+0100 HK Martin HK Gladiators Trnava 4 - 1 Slovakia2
2023-03-15T17:30:00+0100 HK Gladiators Trnava HK Martin 0 - 4 Slovakia2
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
01/17/2023
01/17/2023 Confirmed Leaving Riku Tiainen (F) Leaving for Hannover Indians
07/19/2022
07/19/2022 Confirmed Leaving Marek Pacalaj (D) Leaving for Vlci Zilina
07/06/2022
07/06/2022 Confirmed Joining Róbert Huna (F) Joining from HK Levice
07/06/2022 Confirmed Joining Richard Huna (F) Joining from HK Levice
07/05/2022
07/05/2022 Confirmed Leaving Daniel Babka (F) Leaving for Nice
07/04/2022
07/04/2022 Extension Riku Tiainen (F)
07/04/2022 Confirmed Joining Damian Tyczynski (F) Joining from HK Spisska Nova Ves
07/04/2022 Confirmed Joining Marcel Petran (D) Joining from Vlci Zilina
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
MHC Martin
1993-1994 Slovakia 36 14 10 12 - - 106 100 38 1.06 4 Bronze game win
1994-1995 Slovakia 36 12 6 18 - - 94 110 42 1.17 6 Quarterfinal loss
1995-1996 Slovakia 36 18 7 11 - - 112 95 43 1.19 3 Bronze game loss
1996-1997 Slovakia 36 19 6 11 - - 111 92 44 1.22 5 Bronze game loss
1997-1998 Slovakia 36 12 6 18 - - 112 120 30 0.83 7 Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999 Slovakia 22 7 4 11 - - 58 77 18 0.82 10 Relegated
1999-2000 Slovakia2 44 32 5 7 - - 233 106 69 1.57 1 Champion | Promoted
2000-2001 Slovakia 56 13 2 35 3 3 121 180 50 0.89 8 Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002 Slovakia 54 12 7 28 3 4 130 193 41 0.76 9 Did not make playoffs
2002-2003 Slovakia 54 21 7 25 0 1 141 136 70 1.30 6 Quarterfinal loss
2003-2004 Slovakia 54 11 8 31 1 3 119 185 43 0.80 10 Relegated
2004-2005 Slovakia2 44 26 - 7 7 4 175 93 96 2.18 1 Semifinal loss
2005-2006 Slovakia 54 12 7 29 0 6 119 165 43 0.80 10 Saved in play-out
2006-2007 Slovakia 54 24 - 21 5 4 163 144 82 1.52 5 Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008 Slovakia 54 32 - 16 3 3 169 123 102 1.89 3 Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009 Slovakia 46 20 - 15 3 8 155 141 74 1.61 7 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 Slovakia 47 22 - 16 4 5 139 131 79 1.68 4 Semifinal loss
2010-2011 Slovakia 57 21 - 26 1 9 153 182 74 1.30 9 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 Slovakia 55 15 - 29 7 4 143 186 63 1.15 9 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 Slovakia 56 12 - 36 5 3 117 205 49 0.88 10 Saved in relegation
2013-2014 Slovakia 56 15 - 27 7 7 120 161 66 1.18 8 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 Slovakia 56 17 - 23 6 10 140 157 73 1.30 7 Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016 Slovakia 50 14 - 27 4 5 106 126 55 1.10 8 Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017 Slovakia 56 19 - 24 5 8 141 166 75 1.34 6 Semifinal loss
MHK Martin
2017-2018 Slovakia3 18 13 - 4 0 1 86 45 40 2.22 2 Final loss
HK Martin
2018-2019 Slovakia2 45 28 - 10 4 3 233 120 95 2.11 2 Final loss
2019-2020 Slovakia2 47 32 - 15 3 4 176 123 97 2.06 2 -
2020-2021 Slovakia2 38 25 - 13 2 1 139 107 74 1.95 2 Semifinal loss
2021-2022 Slovakia2 46 26 - 12 3 5 161 123 89 1.93 3 Final loss
2022-2023 Slovakia2 46 20 - 14 8 4 140 112 80 1.74 4 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2008-2009 Continental Cup 3 2 - 1 0 0 16 9 6 2.00 1 Champion

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Vitezslav Bilek (F) 2022-2023 HC Řisuty Czechia3 43 29 37 66 48
2. Roman Kukumberg (F) 2022-2023 HK Gladiators Trnava Slovakia2 42 12 47 59 10
3. Vladimir Antonov (F) 2022-2023 HK Gladiators Trnava Slovakia2 43 33 23 56 41
4. Bruno Mraz (F) 2022-2023 Vlci Zilina Slovakia2 39 14 36 50 26
5. Rastislav Spirko (F) 2022-2023 DEAC Erste Liga 36 13 36 49 6
6. Jakub Ciger (F) 2022-2023 HK 95 Povazska Bystrica Slovakia2 43 17 31 48 65
7. Ivan Thomka (F) 2022-2023 HC Presov U20 Slovakia U20 2 29 13 30 43 6
8. Robert Varga (F) 2022-2023 Vlci Zilina Slovakia2 33 27 15 42 12
9. Juraj Húska (F) 2022-2023 Invicta Dynamos NIHL 1 24 25 17 42 16
10. Filip Vasko (F) 2022-2023 HC 19 Humenne Slovakia2 41 17 25 42 28
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jaroslav Markovic (F) 515 163 222 385
2. Michal Beran (F) 500 152 224 376
3. Jaroslav Török (F) 407 137 173 310
4. Frantisek Poliacek (F) 288 147 131 278
5. Michal Vazan (F) 508 127 115 242
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jaroslav Markovic (F) 515 163 222 385
2. Michal Beran (F) 500 152 224 376
3. Frantisek Poliacek (F) 288 147 131 278
4. Jaroslav Török (F) 407 137 173 310
5. Michal Vazan (F) 508 127 115 242
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Michal Beran (F) 500 152 224 376
2. Jaroslav Markovic (F) 515 163 222 385
3. Jaroslav Török (F) 407 137 173 310
4. Frantisek Poliacek (F) 288 147 131 278
5. Tomas Pokrivcak (F) 445 78 124 202
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Peter Klepac (D) 268 35 139 629
2. Ivan Datelinka (D) 376 40 115 584
3. Jaroslav Török (F) 407 137 310 576
4. Slavomir Hrina (D) 367 32 118 527
5. Michal Beran (F) 500 152 376 413
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jaroslav Markovic (F) 515 163 222 385
2. Michal Vazan (F) 508 127 115 242
3. Michal Beran (F) 500 152 224 376
4. Tomas Pokrivcak (F) 445 78 124 202
5. Matej Direr (F) 432 95 99 194
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Patrik Hunady (F) 12 9 17 1.42
2. Vitezslav Bilek (F) 14 13 19 1.36
3. Kristian Ferletak (F) 14 8 19 1.36
4. Jakub Urbanek (F) 18 10 23 1.28
5. Petr Korinek (F) 4 2 5 1.25
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Radovan Somik (F) 1999-2000 Slovakia2 43 40 28 68 1.58 32
2. Anton Lezo (F) 1999-2000 Slovakia2 44 26 38 64 1.45 14
3. Frantisek Poliacek (F) 2018-2019 Slovakia2 45 32 30 62 1.38 16
4. Lukas Riha (F) 2008-2009 Slovakia 55 14 47 61 1.11 178
5. Frantisek Poliacek (F) 2019-2020 Slovakia2 48 28 28 56 1.17 43
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Radovan Somik (F) 1999-2000 Slovakia2 43 40 28 68 1.58 32
2. Frantisek Poliacek (F) 2018-2019 Slovakia2 45 32 30 62 1.38 16
3. Frantisek Poliacek (F) 2017-2018 Slovakia3 23 30 17 47 2.04 4
4. Frantisek Poliacek (F) 2019-2020 Slovakia2 48 28 28 56 1.17 43
5. Martin Vozdecký (F) 2001-2002 Slovakia 52 28 11 39 0.75 62
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Lukas Riha (F) 2008-2009 Slovakia 55 14 47 61 1.11 178
2. Michal Macho (F) 2008-2009 Slovakia 51 17 39 56 1.10 26
3. Anton Lezo (F) 1999-2000 Slovakia2 44 26 38 64 1.45 14
4. Lukas Riha (F) 2007-2008 Slovakia 53 18 37 55 1.04 134
5. Marek Uram (F) 2009-2010 Slovakia 46 14 35 49 1.07 34
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Peter Klepac (D) 2006-2007 Slovakia 53 8 27 35 0.66 181
2. Lukas Riha (F) 2008-2009 Slovakia 55 14 47 61 1.11 178
3. Dmitri Kamyshnikov (D) 1995-1996 Slovakia 48 13 8 21 0.44 164
4. Lukas Riha (F) 2007-2008 Slovakia 53 18 37 55 1.04 134
5. Slavomir Hrina (D) 2006-2007 Slovakia 53 6 8 14 0.26 130
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 184 lbs 23.83
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 186 lbs 23.68
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 186 lbs 25.61
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 186 lbs 25.66
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 181 lbs 24.43
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