Rytíři Kladno

Rytíři Kladno (English: Kladno Knights) is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga[1] The team president and owner is Jaromír Jágr, a former NHL player, who is currently playing in home games for the team in addition to his ownership and administrative roles.[2][3] The team plays its home games at ČEZ Stadion Kladno.

Rytíři Kladno
CityKladno, Czech Republic
LeagueCzech Extraliga
Founded1924 (1924)
Home arenaČEZ Stadion Kladno
(capacity: 5,200)
ColoursDark blue, white, light blue, light gold, ocean blue, dark gold
           
Owner(s) Jaromír Jágr
Head coach David Čermák
Captain Tomáš Plekanec
Websiterytirikladno.cz

History
Rytíři Kladno players (2017)

Kladno was a particularly strong team in the late 1970s, when it won four consecutive league titles (1975–1978), and again in 1980. The team's star, Milan Nový, was league MVP in 1977, 1981, and 1982, and won six scoring titles. František Pospíšil was league MVP in 1971 and 1972.

Before season 1997/1998 happened what everyone expected for some time, Kladno lost its longtime sponsor, ironworks Huť Poldi. After a long time the Poldi disappeared from Kladno hockey jerseys and the successes that this famous club has achieved in previous years have also disappeared and was de facto always last. Primarily the lack of funds did not allow to management improvement of club cadre and the main coach resigned.

Despite the departure of a number of players abroad, Kladno did not go bad after 2003 and celebrated return to the Czech highest-level league. However after the season 2012-13 Kladno performed poorly in the extraliga. Nor the withdrawal of coaches helped, the team reached the highest league again after the 12 years.

Jaromír Jágr played for his hometown Kladno for parts of four seasons, including during the NHL lockouts in 1994, 2004, and 2012. In January 2018, Jágr was assigned to HC Kladno after a partial season with the Calgary Flames.[4] Jágr took over majority ownership from his father in 2011.[5]

During the 2010–2011 season, the team was docked 6 points for having used players who were not correctly registered to the club, an affair which also involved the clubs BK Mladá Boleslav and HC Plzeň.[6]

Honours

Domestic

Czech Extraliga

Czech 1. Liga

  • Winners (2): 2002–03, 2020–21
  • Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
  • 3rd place (1): 2016–17

Czechoslovak Extraliga

1st. Czech National Hockey League

  • Winners (3): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87

2nd. Czechoslovak Hockey League

  • Winners (1): 1954–55
  • 3rd place (1): 1953–54

International

IIHF European Cup

Club names
  • 1924 – HOSK Kladno
  • 1948 – Sokol Kladno
  • 1977 – Poldi SONP Kladno
  • 1995 – HC Poldi Kladno
  • 1997 – HC Velvana Kladno
  • 2000 – HC Vagnerplast Kladno
  • 2003 – HC Rabat Kladno
  • 2007 – HC GEUS OKNA Kladno
  • 2010 – HC Vagnerplast Kladno
  • 2011 – Rytíři Kladno

Players

Current roster

Source: rytirikladno.cz[7]Source: eliteprospects.com[8]As of December 24, 2021.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
29 Landon Bow G L 26 2021 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
20 Jaromír Pytlík C R 20 2021 Dačice, Czech Republic
63 Marek Baránek D L 27 2021 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
43 Antonín Melka LW L 32 2018 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
3 Kyle Wood D R 25 2021 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
14 Tomáš Plekanec C L 39 2020 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
61 Cody Donaghey D R 25 2021 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
88 Matěj Beran LW L 28 2021 Plzeň, Czech Republic
22 Jakub Suchánek D L 36 2020 Tábor, Czechoslovakia
44 Jake Dotchin D R 28 2021 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
68 Jaromír Jágr RW L 50 2017 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
10 Tomáš Pitule LW L 32 2020 Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
4 Martin Kehar D L 27 2014 Benešov, Czech Republic
79 Danny Kristo RW R 31 2021 Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
69 Marek Račuk F L 29 2020 Teplice, Czechoslovakia
83 Vítězslav Bílek LW L 38 2019 Tábor, Czechoslovakia
26 Jiří Ticháček D L 19 2020 Kladno, Czech Republic
13 Ladislav Zikmund LW L 27 2021 Sokolov, Czech Republic

Summary of league participations

NHL alumni

See also
  • Category:Rytíři Kladno players

References
  1. "Zápasy: Rytíři Kladno". Hokej.cz. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "TIPSPORT extraliga 2019/2020 - základní část". Rytíři Kladno (in Czech). 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  3. "Jágr bude stoprocentním vlastníkem kladenského hokejového klubu". iDNES.cz. 24 April 2017.
  4. "Jagr assigned to hometown team HC Kladno". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  5. "Jagr feels obligated to keep playing for Kladno nearing age 50: report". NHL.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  6. "Rozhodnuto: Plzeň, Mladá Boleslav i Kladno přijdou o body". Česká televize (in Czech). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  7. "Team Roster / Rytíři Kladno". www.rytirikladno.cz. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  8. "Team Roster / Rytíři Kladno". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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