HC Vítkovice Ridera


HC Vítkovice Ridera is an ice hockey club based in Vítkovice in the Czech Republic, competing in the Czech Extraliga. It plays at Ostravar Aréna.
The club was founded in 1928 after the merger of SK Moravská Slavia and SK Slovan Ostrava. Vítkovice were the champions of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in the 1951–52 and 1980–81 seasons.

Franchise history

1928–1936: SSK

1936–1945: ČSK

1945–1948: SK Vítkovické Železárny

1948–1952: Sokol Vítkovické Železárny

1952–1957: Baník Vítkovice

1957–1976: VŽKG Ostrava

1976–1993: TJ Vítkovice

1993–2005: HC Vítkovice

2005–2016: HC Vítkovice Steel

2016–present: HC Vítkovice Ridera

Current roster

Updated February 22, 2019