• HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Republic

  Filed under Czech Republic
  Jan 19
  HC Oceláři Třinec is a professional hockey club in the Czech Republic with a history stretching back to the 1920s. Třinec is located on the border of Poland and has a population of around 40,000. The club plays out of the Werk Arena which has a capacity of 3700 and was built in 1967.

  Former NHLer Radek Bonk is currently the most well-known player on the team but there are also 5 OHL alumni currently playing for Třinec.

  1. Peter Hamerlik played goal for the Kingston Frontenacs from 2000-01 to 2002-03 HC.
  2. Martin Lojek played for the Brampton Battalion from 2002-03 to 2004-05. Martin had a cup of coffee with the Florida Panthers before returning to the Czech Republic.
  3. Jan Platil was a top-notch defenseman for the Barrie Colts from 2000-01 to 2002-03. A Senators prospect, Jan returned to Czech Republic by way of the KHL in Russia.
  4. Petr Kanko was a fan favourite in Kitchener with the Rangers from 2001-02 to 2003-04, winning a Memorial Cup with the team in 2002-03. A Los Angeles Kings prospect, he got to play 10 games with the NHL squad before heading to Europe. Check out this feature post on Petr.
  5. Tomas Pospisil played for the Sarnia Sting in 2005-06 and 2006-07.

  The team’s official website, which is only in Czech, can be found here.

  
  Tagged as: czech, HC Oceláři Třinec, hockey, radek bonk, werk arena
  
  3 Comments

3 Responses to “HC Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Republic”

1. OHL Alumni Central » Blog Archive » Ottawa 67’s Grad, Lukas Mensator, A Veteran In The Czech Republic said on March 16th, 2010 at 6:19 am

   [...] Vary’s competitors in the league, HC Ocelari Trinec, and the OHL Alumni to be found there, click here. Tagged as: Czech Republic, extraligy, goalie, hc energie karlovy vary, lukas mensator, ottawa 67s [...]

2. OHL Alumni Central » Blog Archive » Two OHL Grads Playing for Skalica in Slovakian Extraliga said on June 4th, 2010 at 6:03 am

   [...] from 2006-07 to 2008-09. During the 2008-09 season, Patrik left to play in the Czech Extraliga with Trinec Ocelari. Over his final two seasons in the OHL, Lusnak was a point per game player. This past season with [...]

3. OHL Alumni Central » Blog Archive » Kanko Drops To Tier 2 In Czech Republic said on August 31st, 2010 at 6:06 am

   [...] HC Ocelari Trinec of the Czech Republic [...]