Irbis-Skate Sofia
CitySofia, Bulgaria
LeagueBulgarian Hockey League
Founded2012
Home arenaWinter Sports Palace
ColoursBlue, black, white
     
Head coachStanislav Mukhachev
Websitewww.irbis-skate.com
Franchise history
2012–presentIrbis-Skate Sofia
Championships
Bulgarian Hockey League7
Bulgarian Cup8

Irbis-Skate Sofia (Bulgarian: Спортен клуб ИРБИС-СКЕЙТ) is a Bulgarian professional ice hockey team based in Sofia and competes in the Bulgarian Hockey League. Irbis-Skate Sofia was founded in 2012 and joined the Bulgarian Hockey League for the 2015–16 season. The club won the 2015–16 season and the 2016 Bulgarian Cup and as a result qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup.

History

Irbis-Skate Sofia was founded in August 2012 and initially competed in small tournaments and exhibition matches against Bulgarian Hockey League teams.[1][2] The club also formed minor ice hockey teams to compete in competitions before entering their under-12 team into the national championship for the 2013–14 season.[2][3][4] In 2015 Irbis-Skate Sofia entered the Bulgarian Hockey League for the 2015–16 season with their home arena being the Winter Sports Palace.[5] The club finished the first round of the 2015–16 season in first place and as a result won the 2016 Bulgarian Cup. Irbis-Skate Sofia then went on to win all their remaining games of the season and finished in first place to claim their first Bulgarian Hockey League title.[6] As a result of winning the 2015–16 season Irbis-Skate Sofia qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the first round.[7] The club was selected as host of the Group A tournament and was drawn against HC Bat Yam, Partizan Belgrade and Zeytinburnu Belediyespor.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "За нас" (in Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  2. ^ a b "Резултати – ИРБИС-СКЕЙТ: Сезон № 1 2012-2013" (in Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  3. ^ "Резултати – ИРБИС-СКЕЙТ: СЕЗОН № 2 2013/2014" (in Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  4. ^ "Резултати – държавно първенство СЕЗОН № 3 2014/2015" (in Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  5. ^ "Резултати – държавно първенство СЕЗОН № 4 2015/2016" (in Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  6. ^ "Bulgarian League: 2015–16 season". European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  7. ^ a b "София ще бъде домакин на кръг от Континенталната купа" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 2016-09-16. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  8. ^ "2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup: Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-09-24.

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