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HC Sparta Praha | |
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City | Prague, Czech Republic |
League | Czech Extraliga |
Founded | 6 December 1903 |
Home arena | O2 Arena |
Colours | red, yellow, blue[1] |
Owner(s) | Kaprain Group |
General manager | Petr Vosmík |
Head coach | Pavel Gross |
Captain | Michal Řepík |
Website | hcsparta.cz |
Franchise history | |
1903–1948 | AC Sparta Praha |
1948–1949 | Sokol Sparta Bubeneč |
1949–1951 | ZSJ Bratrství Sparta Praha |
1951–1953 | ZSJ Sparta ČKD Sokolovo Praha |
1953–1965 | TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo |
1965–1990 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha |
1990–present | HC Sparta Praha |
Hockey Club Sparta Praha, commonly known as HC Sparta Prague, is a Prague-based Czech professional ice hockey team playing in the Czech Extraliga. The club has won four Czech championships (most recently in 2007) and four Czechoslovak championships, as well as two Spengler Cups, making it one of the most successful hockey clubs in Czech history. The team HC Sparta Praha plays its home games at O2 Arena, the largest arena in the country.
Founded in 1903, Sparta is one of the oldest hockey teams in the world.