TH Unia Oświęcim explained

Team:KS Unia Oświęcim
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Bg Color:background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#1e56a2 5px solid; border-bottom:#1e56a2 5px solid;
City:Oświęcim, Poland
League:Polska Hokej Liga
Founded:11 December 1946 (club)
1957 (ice hockey section)
Arena:Hala Lodowa Oświęcim
Colours:Blue, white
Gm:Mariusz Sibik
Coach:Nik Zupančič
Name1:KS Unia Oświęcim
Dates1:1957–1999
Name2:Dwory Unia Oświęcim
Dates2:1999–2006
Name3:TH Unia Oświęcim
Dates3:2006–2009
Name4:Aksam Unia Oświęcim
Dates4:2009–2014
Name5:TH Unia Oświęcim
Dates5:2014–2015

Klub Sportowy Unia Oświęcim is a Polish professional ice hockey club based in Oświęcim, Poland. They play in the Polska Hokej Liga, the top-level ice hockey league in Poland. The team's colors are blue and white.[1]

History

The club was created in 1946, with the ice hockey section being created in 1957. From 1957 to 1999 it was called KS Unia Oświęcim, and from 1999 to 2006, Dwory Unia Oświęcim. Their home ice is the Hala Lodowa MOSiR which can holds 3,500 people.

In June 2020, Eliezer Sherbatov, captain of Israel national team, signed a one-year contract with the team, which plays just a short walk from the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where one million Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust.[2] Sherbatov said, "I have a great deal of motivation because it is Auschwitz. I want to win the championship, the Polish Cup and the continental title, and then everyone will know the one who did this is a Jewish–Israeli."[2] His father told him "to work hard, to show his lion’s heart, and to be proud of Israel and show people we are still alive."[3]

Players

Achievements

Season-by-season

Season LeaguePlayoff Rank
1990–91I liga2
1991–92I ligaPlayoff champions
1992–93I liga2
1993–94I liga2
1994–95I liga2
1995–96I liga2
1996–97I liga2
1997–98I ligaPlayoff champions
1998–99I ligaPlayoff champions
1999–2000PLHPlayoff champions
2000–01PLHPlayoff champions
2001–02PLHPlayoff champions
2002–03PLHPlayoff champions
2003–04PLHPlayoff champions
2004–05PLH2
2005–06PLH4
2006–07PLH7
2007–08PLH10 (relegated)
2008–09I liga1 (promoted)
2009–10PLH6
2010–11PLH3
2011–12PLH3
2012–13PLH6
2013–14PHL4
2014–15PHL6

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eurohockey.com/club/488-ks-unia-owiecim.html "Re-Plast Unia"
  2. Web site: Israeli ice hockey star signs to play in Oswiecim, otherwise known as Auschwitz. Philissa. Cramer. Times of Israel. 10 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Israeli-Canadian Eliezer Sherbatov on his Jewish heritage and playing hockey in Poland. The Globe and Mail. Marty Klinkenberg. August 21, 2020.