Ice Devils Sofia

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Ledenite Dyavoli Sofia
Ice Devils Sofia logo.png
City Sofia, Bulgaria
Founded 2007
Home arena Winter Sports Palace
Colours Yellow, blue

Ice Devils Sofia (Bulg. Хокеен Клуб "Ледени Дяволи" or Ledenite Dyavoli Sofia) is a Bulgarian ice hockey club, from Sofia. They played one season (2007–08) in the Bulgarian Hockey League. The club is playing in the second-highest ice hockey league of Bulgaria, the Balkan Amateur Hockey League (BaHL).

Bulgarian language South Slavic language

Bulgarian, is an Indo-European language and a member of the Southern branch of the Slavic language family.

Ice hockey team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.

The Bulgarian Hockey League is an ice hockey league in Bulgaria.

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History

The club was founded in 2007 and joined Group B of the Bulgarian Hockey League for the 2007-08 season. They finished with a record of four wins, one overtime win, and one loss, which was good enough for first place in their group. [1] Ledenite participated in the Balkan League for the 2008-09 season, finishing in second place behind HC Etro 92 Veliko Tarnovo. [2] In the 2009-10 season, they finished in second place in the regular season and lost in the playoff finals to Thessaloniki. [3] The club finished first in the regular season in 2010-11, but were knocked out in the playoffs semifinals. [4] During the 2011-12 season, Ledenite finished in fourth place in the regular season and lost in the third place game to Red Star Sofia. [5] They finished in second place in Group A of the Balkan League in 2012-13. [6]

HC Etro 92 Veliko Tarnovo was an ice hockey team in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. The club was founded in 1992. They played in the Bulgarian Hockey League in the 1998-99 and 2000-01 seasons. The club later returned to play in the Balkan League in the 2008-09 through 2010-11 seasons.

The playoffs, play-offs, postseason and/or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be either a single game, a series of games, or a tournament, and may use a single-elimination system or one of several other different playoff formats. Playoff, in regard to international fixtures, is to qualify or progress to the next round of a competition or tournament.

Results

The "Ice Devils" were able to win their first BaHL Championship in the season 2013-14.

The Balkan Hockey League, called the BaHL, is the second highest-level ice hockey league in Bulgaria.

Season Result
2007/08 2nd BaHL

1st B group National Chamnpionship

2008/09 2nd BaHL
2009/10 2nd BaHL
2010/11 3rd BaHL
2011/12 4th BaHL (Group A)
4th BaHL (Group B)
2012/13 2nd BaHL (Group A)
2nd BaHL (Group B)
2013/14 1st BaHL (Group A)
1st BaHL (Group B)

Team

Squad

Name Nationality
Angelov, Plamen Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Avakyan, Aleksandar Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Dilov, Luben Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Dimitrov, Aleksandar Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Dimitrov, Borislav Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Eftimov, Gerasim Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Ganchev, Galin Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Gyazov, Kiril Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Hunzinger, Klaus Flag of Germany.svg
Iliev, Slav Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Ivanov, Georgi Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Klima, Martin Flag of Slovakia.svg
Kolarov, Sabin Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Konov, Dimitar Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Kresteva, Vesela Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Lisichkova, Tina Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Marinov, Dimitar Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Milanov, Aleksandar Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Nenov, Yuri Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Nikolov, Nikolai Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Pantaleev, Aleksandar Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Penev, Penio Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Peneva, Alisa Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Raschkov, Ivan Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Šprongl, Martin Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Stanchev, Josif Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Stoimenov, Svilen Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Stoimenova, Mariyana Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Stoyanov, Nikolai Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Stoyanov, Stoyan Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Stoyanov, Vladimir Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Valentovic, Peter Flag of Slovakia.svg
Virág, Csaba Flag of Slovakia.svg
Vladimirov, Vladimir Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Vlk, Jiri Flag of the Czech Republic.svg

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References

  1. ↑ 2007-08 season on hockeyarchives.info
  2. ↑ 2008-09 season on hockeyarchives.info
  3. ↑ 2009-10 season on hockeyarchives.info
  4. ↑ 2010-11 season on hockeyarchives.info
  5. ↑ 2011-12 season on hockeyarchives.info
  6. ↑ 2012-13 season on hockeyarchives.info
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