HC '05 Banská Bystrica

HC '05 was founded in 2005 but professional hockey in Banská Bystrica was playing long before. The previous club was established in 1922. The club was named Slávia but later changed name several times. In 1962, the club was named Iskra (Spark in English) and this name kept up until 2005. In interwar period and during the World War II, the club played in the Slovak League. Their best placement was second in 1930, 1931, and 1934. They were members of the first postwar Czechoslovak Extraliga season. In the 1945–46 season, they finished 6th in Group A and were relegated from the Top level. Banská Bystrica returned to the Extraliga in the 1947–48 season but they finished 6th in Group A and were relegated again. This season was their last at the Top level until the 1995–96 Slovak Extraliga season. Since 1963–64, Iskra played in the 1. SNHL (1st Slovak National Hockey League), the second level in Czechoslovak hockey. They were members of all seasons of the 1. SNHL since its introduction in 1963 until dissolution of league in 1993. Iskra won the 1. SNHL in the 1968–69 season and qualified for the preliminary round of the Czechoslovak Extraliga. They lost 5 of 6 games in the preliminary round against Škoda Plzeň, VŽKG Ostrava, and Mladá Boleslav and were not promoted to the Extraliga.

After dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the club was included to the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level in Slovak hockey. In their first season, they finished second. In the next season, Iskra won the 1. Liga and was promoted to the Slovak Extraliga. Iskra placed ninth in the 1995–96 season and they had to play the relegation round. Iskra saved the Extraliga for the 1996–97 season but this season was less productive and they were relegated from the Top level. They returned in the 1998–99 season but were relegated again, by missing the cut by three points. In 2005, the club was transformed to an incorporated company and renamed to HC '05. They were promoted to the Extraliga in the 2007–08 season after their victory in the playoffs finals against HK Spišská Nová Ves. In the 2010–11 season, they finished third in the regular season, defeated their big rival HKm Zvolen in the quarterfinals, and lost 3–4 against HK Poprad in the semifinals. This season was their most successful since their 1. SNHL victory in 1969.

Slovak Extraliga

• Winners (3): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
• 3rd place (2): 2010–11, 2013–14

Slovak 1. Liga

• Winners (4): 1994–95, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08
• Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1999–2000
• 3rd place (1): 2006–07

Slovak Hockey League

• Runners-up (1): 1938–39
• 3rd place (1): 1939–40

1st. Slovak National Hockey League

• Winners (1): 1968–69
• Runners-up (3): 1965–66, 1975–76, 1986–87
• 3rd place (2): 1981–82, 1990–91

Source: hc05.sk[1]Source: eliteprospects.com[2]As of February 3, 2021.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
29		Matej Gajan	G	L	22	2019	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
37		Alexis D'Aoust	RW	R	24	2020	Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
48		Ivan Ďatelinka (C)	D	L	37	2015	Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia
82		Jakub Sukeľ	RW	L	25	2020	Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
55		Marc-Olivier Crevier-Morin	D	L	24	2020	Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada
63		Patrik Lamper (A)	LW	L	27	2019	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
24		Adrián Zubák	D	R	18	2019	Brezno, Slovakia
25		Alex Tamáši	C	L	22	2017	Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia
8		Vladimír Vybiral	LW	L	22	2020	Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia
21		Adam Žiak	D	L	21	2019	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
71		Filip Vašaš	RW	R	22	2019	Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia
72		Michal Kabáč	C	L	25	2018	Trstená, Slovakia
81		Michal Ganz	D	L	19	2020	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
64		Brian Ihnacak	C	R	35	2020	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
53		Jacob Cardwell	D	R	28	2020	Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
34		Filip Belányi	G	L	19	2020	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
23		Lukáš Lunter	RW	R	21	2018	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
41		Samuel Mlynarovič	LW	R	30	2020	Poprad, Czechoslovakia
18		Oliver Giertl	C	L	21	2020	Brezno, Slovakia
56		Martin Kriška	RW	L	36	2020	Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
13		Félix Petrinec	D	L	22	2018	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
79		Dominik Sojka	C	L	19	2019	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
15		Alex Breton	D	L	23	2020	Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada
96		Marek Sloboda	LW	L	23	2020	Bratislava, Slovakia
94		Alex Výhonský	RW	L	26	2020	Košice, Slovakia
23		Martin Bdžoch	D	L	23	2020	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
38		Dalibor Dvorský	C	L	15	2020	Zvolen, Slovakia
88		Eugen Rabčan	G	L	19	2020	Levoča, Slovakia
17		Martin Faško-Rudáš	LW	R	20	2020	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia