Irbis-Skate Sofia | |
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City | Sofia, Bulgaria |
League | Bulgarian Hockey League |
Founded | 2012 |
Home arena | Winter Sports Palace |
Colours | Blue, black, white |
Head coach | Stanislav Mukhachev |
Website |
www |
Franchise history | |
2012–present | Irbis-Skate Sofia |
Championships | |
Bulgarian Hockey League | 7 |
Bulgarian Cup | 8 |
Irbis-Skate Sofia ( Bulgarian: Спортен клуб ИРБИС-СКЕЙТ) is a Bulgarian professional ice hockey team based in Sofia, that competes in the Bulgarian Hockey League. Irbis-Skate Sofia was founded in 2012 and joined the Bulgarian Hockey League for the 2015–16 season. The club won the 2015–16 season and the 2016 Bulgarian Cup and as a result qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup.
Irbis-Skate Sofia was founded in August 2012 and initially competed in small tournaments and exhibition matches against Bulgarian Hockey League teams. [1] [2] The club also formed minor ice hockey teams to compete in competitions before entering their under-12 team into the national championship for the 2013–14 season. [2] [3] [4] In 2015 Irbis-Skate Sofia entered the Bulgarian Hockey League for the 2015–16 season with their home arena being the Winter Sports Palace. [5] The club finished the first round of the 2015–16 season in first place and as a result won the 2016 Bulgarian Cup. Irbis-Skate Sofia then went on to win all their remaining games of the season and finished in first place to claim their first Bulgarian Hockey League title. [6] As a result of winning the 2015–16 season Irbis-Skate Sofia qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the first round. [7] The club was selected as host of the Group A tournament and was drawn against HC Bat Yam, Partizan Belgrade and Zeytinburnu Belediyespor. [7] [8]
Irbis-Skate Sofia | |
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City | Sofia, Bulgaria |
League | Bulgarian Hockey League |
Founded | 2012 |
Home arena | Winter Sports Palace |
Colours | Blue, black, white |
Head coach | Stanislav Mukhachev |
Website |
www |
Franchise history | |
2012–present | Irbis-Skate Sofia |
Championships | |
Bulgarian Hockey League | 7 |
Bulgarian Cup | 8 |
Irbis-Skate Sofia ( Bulgarian: Спортен клуб ИРБИС-СКЕЙТ) is a Bulgarian professional ice hockey team based in Sofia, that competes in the Bulgarian Hockey League. Irbis-Skate Sofia was founded in 2012 and joined the Bulgarian Hockey League for the 2015–16 season. The club won the 2015–16 season and the 2016 Bulgarian Cup and as a result qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup.
Irbis-Skate Sofia was founded in August 2012 and initially competed in small tournaments and exhibition matches against Bulgarian Hockey League teams. [1] [2] The club also formed minor ice hockey teams to compete in competitions before entering their under-12 team into the national championship for the 2013–14 season. [2] [3] [4] In 2015 Irbis-Skate Sofia entered the Bulgarian Hockey League for the 2015–16 season with their home arena being the Winter Sports Palace. [5] The club finished the first round of the 2015–16 season in first place and as a result won the 2016 Bulgarian Cup. Irbis-Skate Sofia then went on to win all their remaining games of the season and finished in first place to claim their first Bulgarian Hockey League title. [6] As a result of winning the 2015–16 season Irbis-Skate Sofia qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the first round. [7] The club was selected as host of the Group A tournament and was drawn against HC Bat Yam, Partizan Belgrade and Zeytinburnu Belediyespor. [7] [8]