Irbis-Skate Sofia

Irbis-Skate Sofia (Bulgarian: Спортен клуб ИРБИС-СКЕЙТ) is a Bulgarian ice hockey team based in Sofia and compete 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.

CitySofia, Bulgaria
LeagueBulgarian Hockey League
Founded2012
Operated2012–present
Home arenaWinter Sports Palace
ColoursBlue, white, black
     
Head coachStanislav Mukhachev
WebsiteIrbis-skate.com
Championships
Bulgarian Hockey League3 (2015–16), (2016–17), (2017–18)
Bulgarian Cup2 (2015–16), (2016–17)

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]

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team roster for the 2015–16 season[9]

NatNamePosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
Vasil BatchvarovFR282015–16Sofia, Bulgaria
Martin BoyadjievFL332015–16
Juraj DusickaFR402015–16
Martin GyurovFL452015–16Sofia, Bulgaria
Rosen HristovFL382015–16Sofia, Bulgaria
Stanislav MukhachevFL352015–16
Nikola NikolovGL272015–16
Simeon NikolovFR502015–16
Ivan SlavovFR422015–16Sofia, Bulgaria
Bogdan StefanovDL302015–16
Kirill StoinovFR482015–16
Stoyan TodorovD472015–16
Aleksandar TomovGL222015–16
Tzvetan TzvetanovDR432015–16Elin Pelin, Bulgaria
Vasilij VasilievDL392015–16Sofia, Bulgaria
Ivan VelevFR312015–16
Ivaylo VelevFL522015–16

Head coaches
  • Stanislav Mukhachev, 2015–present[10]

References
  1. "За нас" (in Bulgarian). Irbis-Skate Sofia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  2. "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 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  6. "Bulgarian League: 2015–16 season". European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  7. "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.
  9. "Irbis-Skate SK Sofia". European Ice Hockey Online. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  10. "Stanislav Mukhachev". European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
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