Piráti Chomutov (English: Chomutov Pirates) is a Czech ice hockey team from Chomutov, Czech Republic. Established as ČSK Chomutov in 1945, the team has played in Chomutov through numerous team name changes and promotions/relegations in the Czechoslovak and Czech leagues. They play in the second level 1st Czech Republic Hockey League. Their home arena is the Rocknet aréna located in Chomutov, Czech Republic.

History

The club was established in 1945 as ČSK Chomutov.

In the 1950–51 season, playing as Sokol Hutě, the team was promoted to the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League, where they played until the 1963–64 season.

In 1967, as VTŽ Chomutov, the team was promoted to the highest league again but was relegated the very next year. In 1984 the club was demoted to the third level of hockey in Czechoslovak hockey, the Second National Hockey League.

In 1997, as KLH Chomutov, the club bought the license in the First National Hockey League (FNHL) from HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi.

After winning the league in the 2011–12 FNHL season, Piráti Chomutov returned to the top-level league Czech Extraliga. During the play-outs in the 2013–14 season Piráti Chomutov lost and returned to the First National Hockey League. Season 2014–15 in FNHL was one of the most successful in history. Pirati Chomutov became a winner and after play off returned to the top-level league (season 2015–16).

1956 airplane disaster

On 24 November 1956, while the team was operating under the name TJ Baník Chomutov ZJF, some members of the team were involved in a fatal airplane accident. A Czechoslovak Airlines flight, on an Ilyushin Il-12B aircraft, crashed near Eglisau, Switzerland. Three players, two top club officials and a reporter were among others on board the scheduled flight from Zurich to Prague, which crashed in fields after an engine failure. All on board perished.

Roster

Updated April 25, 2018

No.NatPlayerPosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
93Czech RepublicTadeáš DvořákGR312017Tábor, Czech Republic
29Czech RepublicŠtěpán LukešGL29Chomutov, Czech Republic
34Czech RepublicDominik PavlátGL262013Tábor, Czech Republic
4Czech RepublicOndřej BuchtelaDR262013Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
25Czech RepublicLukáš ChalupaDL322016Radonice, Czech Republic
67Czech RepublicStanislav DietzDL352017Písek, Czech Republic
22Czech RepublicTomáš DvořákDL302017Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
55Czech RepublicPatrik KadeřávekDL292017Prague, Czech Republic
3Czech RepublicRonald KnotDR312017Prague, Czech Republic
96Czech RepublicJaroslav MrázekDL402011Milevsko, Czech Republic
59Czech RepublicŠimon SzathmáryDR302011Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
24Czech RepublicJakub TrefnýDL452018Louny, Czech Republic
86Czech RepublicJan HavelRWL292017
44Czech RepublicDarek HejcmanCR31Chomutov, Czech Republic
77Czech RepublicNicolas HlavaRWR31Chomutov, Czech Republic
71Czech RepublicIvan Huml (A)LWL442016Kladno, Czech Republic
15Czech RepublicRoman ChloubaLWR352016Chomutov, Czech Republic
27Czech RepublicJakub ChrpaRWL32Chomutov, Czech Republic
11Czech RepublicPetr KoblasaRWR322016Soběslav, Czech Republic
13Czech RepublicJakub LaukoCL26Prague, Czech Republic
33Czech RepublicMichal PoletínRWL342016Prague, Czech Republic
62Czech RepublicVladimír RůžičkaCL372014Most, Czech Republic
88Czech RepublicJakub SklenářLWL382015Znojmo, Czech Republic
76Czech RepublicJiří SmejkalCL292017České Budějovice, Czech Republic
66Czech RepublicMartin ŠťovíčekRWL302013Prague, Czech Republic
18Czech RepublicVojtěch TomečekRWR312017Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
14Czech RepublicMarek Tomica (A)CL452015Třebíč, Czech Republic
72Czech RepublicLukáš VantuchCL382018Jihlava, Czech Republic
82Czech RepublicMichal Vondrka (C)LWL432015České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Club names

  • 1945 - ČSK Chomutov
  • 1949 - ZJS spojené ocelárny
  • 1951 - Sokol Hutě
  • 1953 - TJ Baník Chomutov ZJF
  • 1958 - Baník VTŽ Chomutov
  • 1960 - VTŽ Chomutov
  • 1991 - Klub ledního hokeje VT VTJ Chomutov
  • 1996 - KLH Chomutov
  • 2011 - Piráti Chomutov

See also

External links

  • (in Czech)