GKS Katowice (ice hockey)
{{Infobox hockey team
| team = GKS Katowice
(GKS GieKSa Katowice S.A.)
| colour = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#198C19 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFFF00 5px solid;
| colour text= #000000
| logo = GKS Katowice crest.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Katowice, Poland
| league = Polska Hokej Liga
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1964|2|27}}
| arena = Spodek
| colours = Green, yellow, black
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| coach = Jacek Płachta
| website = {{URL|https://hokej.gkskatowice.eu}}
}}
GKS Katowice is a professional ice hockey team in Katowice, Poland. The team was founded in 1964. GKS Katowice won six Polska Liga Hokejowa titles between 1958 and 1970. From 2017 to 2019 the name of the club was changed to Tauron KH GKS Katowice, due to sponsorship by Tauron Group. The club finished the regular season 2021-2022 in 1st place and won the playoffs by defeating Zagłębie Sosnowiec, GKS Tychy and Unia Oświęcim.
Notable members
File:GKS Gornik Katowice ice hockey.jpg
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The original coaches for GKS Katowice were Aggie Kukulowicz,{{cite web|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=163942|title=Adolph Kukulowicz|website=Elite Prospects|access-date=2020-01-31}} and Stanislav Konopásek.{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/405/gks-katowice/1965-1966|title=GKS Katowice|website=Elite Prospects|access-date=2020-01-31}}
Achievements
- 1st place (8): 1958, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 2022, 2023
- 2nd place (10): 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1969, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018
- 3rd place (10): 1955, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2019, 2020
- 3rd place (2): 2019, 2025
- Winner (1): 1970
- Finalist (1): 2001
- 1st place (1): 2012
Autosan cup:
- 1st place (3): 1973, 1975, 1976
Champions Hockey League
GKS Katowice will make its Champions Hockey League debut in the 2022-23 season. The team will face Rögle BK, ZSC Lions and Fehérvár AV19.
Players in the season [[2021–22 Polska Hokej Liga season|2021/2022]]
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Goaltenders:
Defensemen:
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References
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External links
- [https://hokej.gkskatowice.eu/ Official site] {{in lang|pl}}
{{Ice hockey in Poland}}
Category:Ice hockey teams in Poland
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Katowice
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