HC Rostov
{{short description|Professional ice hockey team, Rostov-on-Don, Russia}}
{{Pro hockey team
| bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#ED1216 5px solid; border-bottom:#ED1216 5px solid
| text_color = black
| team = HC Rostov
| logo = File:HC_Rostov_logo.png
| logosize = 240
| city = Rostov-on-Don
| colours = Red, White
{{color box|#ED1216}} {{color box|white}}
| league = VHL
| founded = 2004
| arena = Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports
| owner =
| coach = Grigorijs Panteļejevs{{cite web|title=EliteProspects - HC Rostov|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/16125/hk-rostov/2018-2019/|language=English|access-date=July 28, 2019}}
| GM =
| website = [http://hc-rostov.ru/ HC Rostov]
| championships1_type = VHL-B Champions
| championships1 = 2015
2017
2019
}}
Hockey Club Rostov ({{langx|ru| Хоккейный клуб Ростов}}), commonly referred to as HC Rostov, are a professional ice hockey team based in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. HC Rostov plays in the OLIMPBET VHL and play at the Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports.
History
In 2005, a local amateur under the name 'Condors' was established and was immediately successful, winning the Rostov Region Championship in both 2005 and 2006. In 2010 the team joined the Krasnodar League, where they played for two years. In 2013 the club, now operated under the name HC Rostov, turned professional and joined the Russian Hockey League.{{cite web|title=Хоккейный клуб Ростов-на-Дону - КЛУБ - История|url=http://hc-rostov.ru/show-text.asp?t=istorija|language=Russian|access-date=December 10, 2019}}
During their time in the Russian Hockey League (which was renamed in 2015 to the Supreme Hockey League Championship), HC Rostov were a dominant force, finishing 1st in the regular season rankings 4 years in a row, and winning the VHL-B Championship in 2015, 2017 and 2019. During this period, the only other team to win the Championship was HC Tambov.{{cite web|title=Elite Prospects - Pervenstvo VHL|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/russia3|language=English|access-date=December 10, 2019}}
The VHL expanded during the 2019 off-season, with 6 new teams joining the league. On 31 May 2019 it was announced that Humo Tashkent, Dynamo Tver, Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod and Kazakhstan's Nomad Nur-Sultan would be joining the league.{{cite web|title=The new VHL takes shape|url=http://www.eurohockey.com/article/5432-the-new-vhl-takes-shape.html|language=English|date=June 2, 2019 |access-date=July 28, 2019}}{{cite news|title= Tashkent-based Humo club to play in Higher Hockey League in 2019-2020 season |url=https://tashkenttimes.uz/sports/3971-tashkent-based-humo-club-to-play-in-higher-hockey-league-in-2019-2020-season|publisher=Tashkent Times| language=English|date=June 3, 2019 |access-date=July 28, 2019}} Two months later on 22 July 2019, it was announced that HC Rostov would also be joining the league, along with China's ORG Beijing.{{cite web|title=Twelfth off-season week: Humo debut and two new recruits|url=http://www.vhlru.ru/materials/291977/|language=Russian|date=July 22, 2019 |access-date=July 28, 2019}}
HC Rostov's logo features a Condor in reference to the origins of the club.
References
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External links
- [http://hc-rostov.ru/ HC Rostov]
{{VHL}}
{{Ice hockey in Russia}}
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2005
Category:Ice hockey teams in Russia