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Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, it returned to the Tipos Extraliga. The club has won nine Slovak championships, one Czechoslovak championship (1979) and one IIHF Continental Cup (2004), making it the second most successful hockey club in Slovak history after their biggest rival HC Košice. The team plays its home games at Ondrej Nepela Arena, also known as Slovnaft Arena. The team is nicknamed Belasí, which means the "sky blues" in English.
Vladimír Búřil is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. Buril played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga. Buril retired after the 2009–10 season. He is an uncle of a Canadian ice dancer, Andrew Poje.
Matej Češík is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HK Spišská Nová Ves of the Slovak 1. Liga.
Branislav Fábry is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Nové Zámky in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, 65th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, however never pursued a North American career.
Michal Hreus is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga. As a junior, he played for Sparta Prague. He was also an active player in a few German teams. He returned to Slovakia in 1998/99 and played in the Slovak Extraliga in Skalica. In the following year he won a championship with the Slovan Bratislava club, where he played 1999 - 2002. During this period he also transferred to the Finnish Rauma Lukko. After playing for the Czech team Litvinov he returned to his home town and started a successful career path at Mshk Žilina. Hreus was one of the team's key players to gain the championship debut. His former club Slovan Bratislava expressed an interest in Hreus and Mshk Žilina released him until 30 April. During this time Hreus won his third championship.
Branislav Jánoš is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player.
Tomáš Jasko is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who currently plays for HC Bratislava B of the Slovak 2. Liga.
Ondrej Rusnák is a Slovak retired professional ice hockey player. He is currently working as an assistant coach for ASC Corona Brașov of the Erste Liga.
Michal Šafařík was a Czech professional ice hockey player.
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Jan Srdínko is a former Czech professional ice hockey player. Srdinko most recently was a member of HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga. Srdinko also played for HC Vsetín, HC Sparta Praha, Leksands IF and HC Kladno. Srdinko has been a member of six Czech Extraliga championship teams at HC Vsetín and once with HC Sparta.
Roman Stantien is a former Slovak professional ice hockey player, and later hockey coach. He played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga.
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Lukáš Klok is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Patrik Lamper is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga.
Patrik Bačík is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for HC '05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga.
Vladislav Habal is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a free agent having last played for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Tipsport Liga.
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