HC Bat Yam

City Bat Yam, Israel
League Israeli League
Founded 1992
Operated 1992–present
Home arena Ice Peaks Holon
Colours Blue, white
         
General manager Viktor Gokhberg
Head coach Dmitri Gromkov
Championships
Regular season titles 1 (1994–95)
Israeli League 2 (1994–95, 2015–16)

HC Bat Yam is an Israeli ice hockey team based in Bat Yam and compete in the Israeli League. HC Bat Yam was founded in 1992 and won their first league title in 1995. In 2010 the club qualified for their first IIHF Continental Cup however were knocked out in the first round without winning a game. HC Bat Yam won their second title in 2016 and as a result qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup.

History

HC Bat Yam was founded in 1992 in Bat Yam, Israel and joined the Israeli League.[1] In the 1993–94 season Bat Yam finished as runner-up to HC Haifa.[2] Bat Yam improved in the 1994–95 season with the club finishing the regular season in first place after winning seven of their eight games to claim their first regular season title.[3] In the playoffs Bat Yam was drawn against the fourth place HC Metulla for their semifinal.[3] Bat Yam defeated Metulla 13–5 to advance to final against the Jerusalem Capitals who had defeated HC Haifa in the other semifinal.[3] Bat Yam defeated the Jerusalem Capitals 11–3 to claim their first league title.[3] The following season Bat Yam finished in second place behind the Lions Jerusalem.[4] From the 1997–98 season to the 1999–2000 season Bat Yam finished the regular season in fourth place and were eliminated from the playoffs in the semifinals.[5][6][7] The following season Bat Yam dropped out of playoff contention after finishing the regular season in fifth place.[8] In the 2009–10 season Bat Yam returned to the playoffs and qualified for the final against HC Ma’alot where they were defeated.[9][10] The club however qualified for the 2010–11 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the first round.[11] Bat Yam lost both of their games against CH Jaca and Ankara University SK and failed to qualify for the second round.[12] The club again finished as runners-up in the 2011–12 season after being defeated by Maccabi Metulla.[13] In 2012 the teams current arena, Ice Peaks Holon, was opened in the city of Holon.[1] The following three seasons Bat Yam failed to qualify for the playoffs.[14][15][16] In the 2015–16 season Bat Yam finished the regular season in fourth placed and were drawn against the regular season winner, Horses Kfar Saba for the semifinal.[17][18] Bat Yam defeated Horses Kfar Saba 7–2 and advanced to the final against Monfort Ma'alot who had defeated the Rishon Devils in the other semifinal.[18] Bat Yam defeated Monfort Maalot 6–3 in the final to claim their second league title.[18] As a result of winning the 2016 final Bat Yam also qualified for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the first round.[19] The club was placed in Group A alongside Irbis-Skate Sofia, Partizan Belgrade and Zeytinburnu Belediyespor.[20]

Season by season results

Season GP W SOW SOL L GF GA PTS Finish Playoff Ref
2013–14 6 3 0 0 3 28 32 9 3rd, Centre Did not qualify for the championship round
Finished first in the placement round 		[15]
2014–15 8 4 0 1 3 34 29 13 3rd, Centre Did not qualify [16]
2015–16 9 6 0 0 3 79 27 18 4th Won semifinal vs. Horses Kfar Saba, 7–2
Won final vs. Monfort Ma'alot, 6–3 		[17][18]

Tournaments

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team roster for the 2015–16 season[21]

Nat Name Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
Israel Tal Avneri D L 31 2014–15 Dallas, Texas, United States
Israel Adam Bader F L 19 2014–15
Israel Nisan Butbull D L 35 2007–08
Israel Maxim Gokhberg G L 20 2013–14
Israel Joshua Greenberg F L 28 2010–11 Los Angeles, California, United States
Russia Yevgeni Grischenko F L 34 2014–15
Israel Yevgeni Gusin G R 48 1998–99 Temirtau, Soviet Union
Israel Bar Jacoby D L 23 2014–15
Israel Ariel Kapulkin F R 18 2014–15 Ramat Gan, Israel
Israel Alexander Korotkin F L 49 2013–14
Israel Denis Kozhevnikov D R 16 2014–15
Russia Evgenij Kozhevnikov F 35 2014–15 Leningrad, Soviet Union
Russia Michail Kozhevnikov D L 35 2014–15 Leningrad, Soviet Union
Israel Gil Kremer D R 23 2012–13 Ramat Gan, Israel
Israel Stanislav Kvashnikov G L 17 2014–15
Israel Ilya Levin F L 28 2012–13
Israel Alexander Litvak F L 32 2014–15
Israel Danil Nykhaychuk D L 16 2014–15
Israel Ostap Rodichev F 18 2014–15
Russia Boris Ruhkind F L 55 2014–15
Israel Sergei Shifrin F 34 2013–14
Russia Valeri Solomatov D L 24 2014–15
Israel Idan Treibochan F L 24 2009–10 Rishon LeZion, Israel
Israel Anton Turchin D L 43 2013–14
Russia Yegor Valeyev D L 17 2014–15 Nizhnekamsk, Russia
Russia Artyom Verny F 23 2014–15 Moscow, Russia
Israel Yan Youmashey F L 24 2010–11 Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Head coaches

  • Yevgeni Gusin, 2013–2015[22]
  • Dmitri Gromkov, 2015–present[23]

General managers

  • Viktor Gokhberg, 2015–present[24]

References

  1. 1 2 "HC Bat Yam". European Ice Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Championnat d'Israël 1993/94" (in French). Passion Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Championnat d'Israël 1994/95" (in French). Passion Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  4. ↑ "Championnat d'Israël 1995/96" (in French). Passion Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  5. ↑ "Championnat d'Israël 1997/98" (in French). Passion Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  6. ↑ "Championnat d'Israël 1998/99" (in French). Passion Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  7. ↑ "Championnat d'Israël 1999/2000" (in French). Passion Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  8. ↑ "Championnat d'Israël 2000/01" (in French). Passion Hockey. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  9. ↑ "HC Maalot - History / Titles". Hockeyarenas.net. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  10. ↑ "HC Bat-Yam - History / Titles". Hockeyarenas.net. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  11. ↑ "Continental Cup in Minsk". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2010-06-12. Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  12. ↑ "2010-2011 Continental Cup: Group A in Jaca, Spain". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  13. ↑ Gokhberg, Viktor (2012-04-29). ""Maccabi Metulla Eggenbreggers" Champion of the Israeli Ice Hockey League season 2011 – 2012". Ice Hockey Federation of Israel. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  14. ↑ "IHFI Ice Senior 2012-2013 Ice Senior Division 'A'". Ice Hockey Federation of Israel. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  15. 1 2 "Israel Team Standings 2013-2014". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  16. 1 2 "Israel Team Standings 2014-2015". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  17. 1 2 "Israel Team Standings 2015-2016". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "HC Bat Yam wins title in Israel". European Ice Hockey Online. 2016-06-13. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  19. ↑ "Continental Cup - 2017 Preliminary". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  20. ↑ "2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup: Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  21. ↑ "HC Bat Yam". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  22. ↑ "Yevgeni Gusin". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  23. ↑ "Dmitri Gromkov". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  24. ↑ "Viktor Gokhberg". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-09-26.

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