Fehérvár AV19

Fehérvár AV19 is a Hungarian ice hockey team that plays in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. They were founded in 1960 and played from 1978 in the Hungarian Országos Bajnokság I through sorts of affiliations until 2012, claiming the Championship on 13 occasions. They play their home games at Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall in Székesfehérvár. In 2009, the club was renamed after the main sponsor Sapa Profiles Kft Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of a Swedish aluminum group.

Fehérvár AV19
CitySzékesfehérvár, Hungary
LeagueOrszágos Bajnokság I
1978–2012
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
2007–
Founded1960 (1960)
Home arenaIfjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall
(Capacity: 3,600)
Colors         
General managerViktor Szélig
Head coachHannu Järvenpää
WebsiteFehérvár AV19
Franchise history
1960–1998Székesfehérvári Volán SC
1998–2000Alba Volán-Riceland
2000–2007Alba Volán-FeVita
2007–2009Alba Volánbusz Székesfehérvár
2009–2014SAPA Fehérvár AV19
2014–Fehérvár AV19
2019-Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Championships
Hungarian Champions13 (1981, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

History

Székesfehérvári Volán Sports Club was founded in 1960. In 1964–65, the team started playing in outdoor rinks and 10 years later the hockey department came together with the intention of having a professional team. In 1977, the opening of a rink started a new chapter in the history of Hungarian hockey and Volan. At this point, only Budapest and Dunaújváros had suitable structure for hockey. They played their first season in the Hungarian championships in 1977–78, and three years later on the back of Budapest VSC folding and the Sports club benefiting from an influx of BVSC players captured their first Hungarian championship in 1981, becoming the first provincial team to do so.

At the turn of the millennium, Alba Volán-FeVita rose to prominence to become the top team in the nation. This culminated in the series of 10 consecutive championship titles of the Hungarian league from 2003. This turn of domination persuaded the club seek application into the Austrian League for stronger competition. This happened against the background, to better expose the players of the national team in the A-group level. In their first EBEL season in 2007–08, Alba Volánbusz experienced to skill level difference and finished in last place, this was offset however, by the successful Hungarian national team inclusion at the 2008 IIHF World Championships after seventy years back promotion to the highest international division.[1]

Fehérvár AV19' still competed in the Hungarian Championship at first, with the club sourcing a farm team SAPA AV19 Székesfehérvár II in the Championship or the MOL Liga. However after many years of struggling to field a competitive team in 2012 they were unable to participate in the Hungarian Championship, as they were required to enter their second team in the Erste Bank Junior League. They did not directly inform the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation of their decision. This led to angst, however, the club still participated in the Hungarian Cup.

Achievements

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated 22 June 2019.[2]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
– Dylan Busenius D L 27 2019 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
51 Tim Campbell D R 29 2019 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
2 Michael Caruso D L 32 2018 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
36 Csanád Erdély C L 24 2016 Dunaújváros, Hungary
32 Dávid Gyenes G L 27 2018 Miskolc, Hungary
40 Jonathan Harty D L 32 2017 Lahr, Germany
21 Dániel Koger RW L 30 2014 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
1 Dániel Kornakker G L 24 2018 Budapest, Hungary
92 Anže Kuralt RW R 28 2018 Kranj, Slovenia
13 Mikko Lehtonen RW R 33 2019 Espoo, Finland
29 Michael Ouzas G L 34 2019 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3 Aron Reisz C R 25 2015 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
55 Andrew Sarauer C L 35 2018 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
88 Tamás Sárpátki RW R 25 2013 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
22 Timotej Šille C L 25 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia
5 Bence Stipsicz D L 23 2017 Budapest, Hungary
33 Bence Szabó D L 22 2016 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
28 Dániel Szabó D R 24 2013 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
11 Krisztián Szabó-Pál RW L 24 2014 Gyergyószentmiklós, Romania
26 Donát Szita RW R 22 2016 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
62 Harri Tikkanen D R 39 2018 Lappeenranta, Finland
17 Scott Timmins C L 30 2019 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
12 Andrew Yogan C L 28 2019 Coconut Creek, Florida, United States

Head coaches
Alternate Logo of Fehérvár AV19
  • József Kertész 1977–1979
  • Ambrus Kósa 1979–1981
  • János Balogh 1981–1983
  • Antal Palla 1983–1985
  • Gábor Ocskay senior 1985–1988
  • Ferenc Lőrincz 1988–1989
  • Elek Tamás 1989–1991
  • Borisz Puskarjov 1996–97
  • Tibor Kiss 1997–2000
  • Jan Jasko 2000–2003
  • Branislav Sajban 2003–2004
  • Pat Cortina 2004–2006
  • Karol Dvorak 2006
  • Jan Jasko 2006–2008
  • Lajos Énekes 2008
  • Ted Sator 2008–2009
  • Lajos Énekes 2009
  • Jarmo Tolvanen 2009–2010
  • Ulf Weinstock 2010–2011
  • Kevin Primeau 2011–2012
  • Jan Neliba 2012–2013
  • Marty Raymond 2013–2014
  • Rob Pallin 2014–2016
  • Tyler Dietrich 2016
  • Benoit Laporte 2016–2017
  • Hannu Järvenpää 2017–

Honored members
Fehérvár AV19 retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
19Gábor OcskayC1993–20091 April 2009[3]
24Krisztián PalkovicsRW1993–20127 September 2012
25Balázs KangyalD1997–200827 January 2009

References
  1. "Slovenia makes it mark in Austrian playoffs". International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. "Fehérvár AV19 Team -Roster". Fehérvár AV19. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. "Nation mourns hockey heros death". Budapest Times. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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