HDD Jesenice

Hokejsko drsalno društvo Jesenice, commonly referred to as HDD Jesenice or simply Jesenice, is a Slovenian ice hockey team based in Jesenice. They are members of the Alps Hockey League and Slovenian Ice Hockey League. HDD Jesenice was founded in 2013 as Team Jesenice before changing to their current name for the 2014–15 season. Jesenice previously competed in the Inter-National League from 2013 to 2016 before it was merged into the Alps Hockey League. The club won their first Slovenian Ice Hockey League in the 2014–15 season and as a result qualified for the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup. Jesenice plays their home games at the Podmežakla Hall. The team is also known as SIJ Acroni Jesenice due to sponsorship reasons.

HDD Jesenice
City	Jesenice, Slovenia
League	Alps Hockey League Slovenian League
Founded	2013 (2013)
Operated	2013–present
Home arena	Podmežakla Hall
Colours	Red, black, white
Head coach	Marcel Rodman
Affiliates	HD Hidria Jesenice
Website	HDDJesenice.si
Franchise history
2013–2014	Team Jesenice
2014–present	HDD Jesenice
Championships
Slovenian Champions	2015, 2017, 2018

History

HDD Jesenice was founded in 2013 under the name of Team Jesenice and joined the Inter-National League (INL) and the Slovenian Ice Hockey League for the 2013–14 season. The team replaced HD Mladi Jesenice in the Slovenian Ice Hockey League who withdrew from the competition after the end of the 2012–13 season due to financial reasons.[1] In their debut Inter-National League season Team Jesenice finished the regular season in eighth place and qualified for the playoffs, however were knocked out in the quarterfinals.[2] Following the end of the Inter-National League season, Team Jesenice joined the 2013–14 Slovenian Ice Hockey League at the playoff stage of the competition.[3] Team Jesenice was drawn against Slavija who they defeated in two games to advance to the final against Olimpija.[4] Team Jesenice went on to lose the final series in two games.[4] Prior to the start of the 2014–15 season the club was renamed to HDD Jesenice. In their second Inter-National League season, Jesenice finished the regular season in third.[5] Going into the playoffs Jesenice was drawn against Slavija for the quarterfinals.[6] They defeated Slavija in four games and advanced to the semifinals against VEU Feldkirch.[6] Jesenice lost the semifinal series in four games.[6] In their second Slovenian Championship season Jesenice finished the regular season in second place, three points behind Olimpija.[7] Following their second-place finish Jesenice advanced straight to the semifinals where they were drawn against the third placed Triglav Kranj.[7] Jesenice defeated in two games and progressed to the final against Olimpija.[7] Jesenice won the finals three games to one, winning their first Slovenian Championship title.[7] As a result of winning the 2014–15 Slovenian Championship Jesenice qualified for the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the second round.[8] Jesenice was drawn in Group B of the second round against CH Jaca, Miskolci Jegesmedve and Mogo Riga.[9] Jesenice finished the round-robin Group B tournament in third place and failed to qualify for the third round of the tournament.[9] In the same season, Jesenice also competed in the re-established Slovenian Cup, where they lost in the final against Olimpija.[10]

Jesenice finished the 2015–16 INL regular season in third place, 19 points behind the first placed VEU Feldkirch.[11] The team advanced to the playoffs where they were drawn against the second placed EHC Lustenau in the semifinals.[11] Lustenau went on to defeat Jesenice in three games.[11] In the 2015–16 Slovenian Championship season Jesenice finished first in the standings with nine wins from ten games.[12] In the playoffs Jesenice advanced to the finals after defeating Maribor in the quarterfinals and Celje in the semifinals.[12] Jesenice went on to lose the final to Olimpija after five games.[12] In June 2016 the Inter-National League was merged with the Italian Serie A to form the Alps Hockey League (AHL). HDD Jesenice applied as the only Slovenian member and was accepted into the 16 team league.[13]

In the 2016–17 season, Jesenice won their second national title after defeating Olimpija 3–0 in the finals.[14]

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	PTS	Finish	Playoff	Ref
2013–14 INL	36	20	0	3	13	160	103	63	8th	Lost in quarterfinals (Gherdëina)	[15][16][17]
2013–14 Slovenian Hockey League season^[a]	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Lost in finals (Olimpija)	[15][18]
2014–15 INL	28	17	1	4	6	141	71	57	3rd	Lost in semifinals (Feldkirch)	[15][19]
2014–15 Slovenian Hockey League season^[b]	12	10	0	0	2	97	23	30	2nd	Won in finals (Olimpija)	[15][7]
2015–16 INL	32	18	4	1	9	118	76	63	3rd	Lost in semifinals (Lustenau)	[15][11]
2015–16 Slovenian Hockey League season^[b]	10	9	1	0	0	62	13	32	1st	Lost in finals (Olimpija)	[15][12]
2016–17 AlpsHL	40	24	2	2	12	149	98	78	4th	Lost in semifinals (Asiago)	[20][15]
2016–17 Slovenian Hockey League season^[a]	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Won in finals (Olimpija)	[14][15]
2017–18 AlpsHL	40	26	4	2	8	171	88	88	3rd	Lost in semifinals (Ritten)	[21][15]
2017–18 Slovenian Hockey League season^[a]	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Won in finals (Olimpija)	[22][15]

Tournaments

• 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup – 3rd in Group B of the Second round. Failed to advance.
• 2016 Slovenian Cup – Lost in the final to HDD Olimpija.
• 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup – 3rd in Group C of the Second round. Failed to advance.
• 2017 Slovenian Cup – Won in the final against HK Olimpija.
• 2018 Slovenian Cup – Lost in the final to HK Olimpija.
• 2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup – 2nd in Group B of the Second round. Failed to advance.

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team roster for the 2018–19 season[23]

#	Nat	Name	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
11		Luka Kalan	F	L	27	2016–17	Kranj, Slovenia
47		Gašper Glavič	F	L	23	2015–16	Slovenia
98		Blaž Tomaževič	F	R	22	2016–17	Slovenia
91		Tadej Čimžar	F	L	28	2015–16	Kranj, Slovenia
16		Miha Brus (C)	F	L	33	2013–14	Jesenice, Yugoslavia
23		Urban Sodja	F	R	28	2013–14	Jesenice, Slovenia
33		Clarke Saunders	G	L	30	2017–18	Brockville, Ontario
76		Nik Pem	F	L	24	2017–18	Jesenice, Slovenia
89		Luka Bašič	F	R	30	2017–18	Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
31		Urban Avsenik	G	R	22	2018–19	Jesenice, Slovenia
25		Žiga Kogovšek	G	L	20	2016–17	Slovenia
27		Lan Brun-Rauh	D	L	20	2017–18	Slovenia
21		Gašper Korošec	D	R	21	2017–18	Slovenia
46		Nejc Stojan	D	L	20	2017–18	Slovenia
8		Žiga Urukalo	D	L	21	2016–17	Slovenia
19		Gašper Seršen	F	L	20	2016–17	Slovenia
88		Jaka Sodja	F	L	20	2016–17	Slovenia
24		Jaka Šturm	F	L	21	2016–17	Slovenia
22		Erik Svetina	F	L	20	2017–18	Slovenia
4		Andrej Tavželj	D	L	36	2017–18	Jesenice, Yugoslavia
12		David Rodman	F	L	36	2018–19	Jesenice, Yugoslavia
7		Aljoša Crnovič	D	L	21	2017–18	Slovenia
18		Nik Brglez	F	L	20	2017–18	Slovenia
15		Patrik Rajsar	F	L	22	2017–18	Slovenia
63		Philippe Paradis	F	L	29	2018–19	Normandin, Quebec
32		Eric Pance	F	L	29	2018–19	Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
9		Rok Avsenek	F	L	22	2017–18	Slovenia
17		Miha Pesjak	D	L	27	2018–19	Jesenice, Slovenia
75		Mathieu Gagnon	D	L	27	2018–19	Montreal, Quebec
15		Alen Hadžić	D	L	22	2017–18	Slovenia

Head coaches

• Gorazd Rekelj, 2013–2015, replaced by Roman Pristov midway through the 2014–15[24]
• Roman Pristov, 2014–2015, replaced by Nik Zupančič midseason[25]
• Nik Zupančič, 2014–2015[26]
• Dejan Varl, 2015–2016[27]
• Nik Zupančič, 2016–2017[26]
• Gaber Glavič, 2017–2018, replaced by Marcel Rodman midway through the 2018–19[28][29]
• Aleš Burnik, 2018 (caretaker)[28]
• Marcel Rodman, 2018–present[29]

Notes

^ a: Jesenice joined the competition for the playoffs only.[30]
^ b: Matches between Slovenian teams in the Inter-National League counted for the national championship as well.[31]

References

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External links

• Official website (in Slovene)