Team: | HC Vítkovice Ridera |
Colour: | background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#15377E 5px solid; border-bottom:#15377E 5px solid; |
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Logosize: | 200px |
Nickname: | "Vítky" |
City: | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
League: | Czech Extraliga |
Arena: | Ostravar Aréna (capacity: 9,833) |
Colours: | Blue, white |
Mascot: | Rytíř Vítek (Knight Vítek) |
Owner: | Aleš Pavlík |
Gm: | Roman Šimíček |
Coach: | Pavel Trnka |
President: | František Černík |
Dates1: | 1928–1929 |
Name1: | SK Moravská Ostrava |
Dates2: | 1929–1936 |
Name2: | SSK Vítkovice |
Dates3: | 1936–1945 |
Name3: | ČSK Vítkovice |
Dates4: | 1945–1948 |
Name4: | SK Vítkovické železárny |
Dates5: | 1948–1952 |
Name5: | Sokol VŽKG |
Dates6: | 1952–1957 |
Name6: | Baník VŽKG |
Dates7: | 1957–1976 |
Name7: | TJ VŽKG Ostrava |
Dates8: | 1976–1993 |
Name8: | TJ Vítkovice |
Dates9: | 1993–2005 |
Name9: | HC Vítkovice |
Dates10: | 2005–2016 |
Name10: | HC Vítkovice Steel |
Dates11: | 2016–resent |
Name11: | HC Vítkovice Ridera |
HC Vítkovice Ridera is an ice hockey club based in Vítkovice, the Moravian-part of Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Extraliga. It plays at Ostravar Aréna.
The club was founded in 1928 after the merger of SK Moravská Slavia and SK Slovan Ostrava. Vítkovice were the champions of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in the 1951–52 and 1980–81 seasons.
Its biggest rivals are HC Oceláři Třinec and HC Sparta Prague.