HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

Hokejsko drsalno društvo Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as HDD Olimpija or simply Olimpija, was a Slovenian professional ice hockey from Ljubljana. They played their home games at the Tivoli Hall. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav championships and 15 Slovenian championships. They won ten consecutive titles between 1995 and 2004.

HDD Olimpija
CityLjubljana, Slovenia
LeagueErste Bank Eishockey Liga
(2007–2017)
Slovenian Championship
(1991–2017)
Yugoslav Hockey League
(1937–1991)
Founded1928 (1928)
(as SK Ilirija)[1]
Dissolved2017 (2017)
Operated1928–2017
Home arenaTivoli Hall
(Capacity: 7,000)
ColorsGreen, white, black               
Franchise history
1928–1941SK Ilriia
1946HK Udarnik
1947HK Triglav
1948HK Enotnost
1949–1961HK Ljubljana
1962–2002HK Olimpija
2002–2017HDD Olimpija
Championships
Slovenian Championship15 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)
Yugoslav Championship13 (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984)
Active sport clubs named
Olimpija Ljubljana
FootballBasketballHandball
(Women's)
Ice Hockey
Defunct clubs named Olimpija Ljubljana
Ice Hockey
(1928–2017)		 Basketball
(1946–2019)		 Football
(1945–2005)

History

The club was founded in 1928 as SK Ilirija.[1] It was the first club on the territory of Yugoslavia to play organized ice hockey under the Canadian rules. In the 2007–08 season, their first in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, they made it all the way to the Finals, but lost 4 games to 2 against EC Red Bull Salzburg.[2] Following the 2016–17 season, the club was dissolved due to financial debt.[3]

Club names through history
  • SK Ilrija (1928–1941)
  • HK Udarnik (1946)
  • HK Triglav (1947)
  • HK Enotnost (1948)
  • HK Ljubljana (1949–1961)
  • HK Olimpija (1962–1985)
  • HK Olimpija Kompas (1985–1991)
  • HK Olimpija Hertz (1991–1998)
  • HK Olimpija (1999–2002)
  • HDD Zavarovalnica Maribor Olimpija[4] (2002–2008)
  • HDD Tilia Olimpija (2008–2012)
  • HDD Telemach Olimpija (2012–2016)
  • HDD Olimpija (2016–2017)

Arena

The team played their home matches at the Tivoli Hall complex, a 7,000 all-seated ice hockey indoor hall in Ljubljana.[5][6]

Honours
Olimpija vs EC KAC at Bežigrad Stadium in 2012–13 Austrian Hockey League season
Runners-up (1): 2007–08
Winners (13): 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84
Runners-up (13): 1947–48, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1990–91
  • Yugoslav Ice Hockey Cup
Winners (4): 1969, 1972, 1975, 1987
  • Slovenian Championship
Winners (15): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
Runners-up (10): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17
Winners (4): 1993–94, 1995–96, 2000, 2015–16
  • Slovenian Ice Hockey Supercup
Winners (2): 1998–99, 2016
Winners (2): 2000–01, 2001–02
Runners-up (1): 1997
Third place (1): 1995
  • Karawankencup
Winners (4): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979
  • Alpencup
Winners (1): 1972

Team captains (since 1988)

Former NHL players

Head Coaches (since 1989)
  • Nikolai Ladygin, 1989–1990
  • Alexander Astashev, 1990–1991
  • Štefan Seme, 1991–1992
  • Peter Janoš, 1992–1993
  • Brad Buetow, 1993–1994
  • Pavle Kavčič, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997
  • Matjaž Sekelj, 1997–1998, 1998–1999
  • Bud Stefanski, 1998–1999
  • Matjaž Sekelj, 1999–2000
  • Marjan Gorenc, 2000–2001, 2001–2002
  • Chris Imes, 2002–2003
  • Matjaž Sekelj, 2003–2004, 2004–2005
  • Andrej Brodnik, 2005–2006
  • Ildar Rahmatullin, 2006–2007, 2007–2008
  • Mike Posma, 2007–2008, 2008–2009
  • Randy Edmonds, 2008–2009
  • Bojan Zajc, 2008–2009
  • Dany Gelinas, 2009–2010
  • Hannu Järvenpää, 2009–2012
  • Heikki Mälkiä, 2012–2012
  • Bojan Zajc, 2012–2014
  • Ivo Jan, 2014
  • Fabian Dahlem, 2014–2016
  • Bojan Zajc, 2016–2017

Retired numbers
  • 24 – Tomaž Vnuk, C, 1987–2009[7]
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gollark: Chorus City, I'm supreme eternal mayor.
gollark: The coauthor one is really good.
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gollark: You should index them using OCR™.

References
  1. "HDD Telemach Olimpija" (in Slovenian). hokej.si. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. Sportal (12 March 2008). "Red Bull Salzburg prvak lige EBEL" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. Jurij Završnik (9 May 2017). "HDD Olimpija na pokopališče" (in Slovenian). Ekipa24. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. "STA: Odslej Zavarovalnica Maribor Olimpija". www.sta.si (in Slovenian). 17 October 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. "Hala Tivoli (dvorana in drsališče Tivoli) – Šport Ljubljana". sport-ljubljana.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. Vanja Brkić (8 August 2011). "V Hali Tivoli bodo delali bolj kakovosten led". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. "Vnuks jersey retired at Tivoli". Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

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