Hydro Fehérvár AV19 is a Hungarian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Austrian win2day ICE Hockey League. They were founded in 1960 and played from 1978 in the Hungarian Országos Bajnokság I through sorts of affiliations until 2012, claiming the Championship on 13 occasions. They play their home games at Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall in Székesfehérvár. In 2009, the club was renamed after the main sponsor Sapa Profiles Kft Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of a Swedish aluminum group. The club did not have a main naming sponsor for a couple of years before 2019, however, in 2019 Hydro Extrusion Hungary Kft, the Hungarian subsidiary of the Norwegian company became the new naming sponsor, thus naming the club Hydro Fehérvár AV19.

Fehérvár AV19
CitySzékesfehérvár, Hungary
LeagueOrszágos Bajnokság I
1978–2012
ICE Hockey League
2007–present
Founded1960
Home arenaAlbaAréna
(Capacity: 6,000)
ColorsBlue, white
   
General managerViktor Szélig
Head coachKevin Constantine
Websitewww.fehervarav19.hu
Franchise history
1960–1998Székesfehérvári Volán SC
1998–2000Alba Volán-Riceland
2000–2007Alba Volán-FeVita
2007–2009Alba Volánbusz Székesfehérvár
2009–2014SAPA Fehérvár AV19
2014–2019Fehérvár AV19
2019–presentHydro Fehérvár AV19
Championships
Hungarian champions13 (1981, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

History

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Székesfehérvári Volán Sports Club was founded in 1960. In 1964–65, the team started playing in outdoor rinks and 10 years later the hockey department came together with the intention of having a professional team. In 1977, the opening of a rink started a new chapter in the history of Hungarian hockey and Volan. At this point, only Budapest and Dunaújváros had suitable structure for hockey. They played their first season in the Hungarian championships in 1977–78, and three years later on the back of Budapest VSC folding and the Sports club benefiting from an influx of BVSC players captured their first Hungarian championship in 1981, becoming the first provincial team to do so.

At the turn of the millennium, Alba Volán-FeVita rose to prominence to become the top team in the nation. This culminated in the series of 10 consecutive championship titles of the Hungarian league from 2003. This turn of domination persuaded the club seek application into the Austrian League for stronger competition. This happened against the background, to better expose the players of the national team in the A-group level. In their first EBEL season in 2007–08, Alba Volánbusz experienced to skill level difference and finished in last place, this was offset however, by the successful Hungarian national team inclusion at the 2008 IIHF World Championships after seventy years back promotion to the highest international division.[1]

Fehérvár AV19' still competed in the Hungarian Championship at first, with the club sourcing a farm team SAPA AV19 Székesfehérvár II in the Championship or the MOL Liga. However, after many years of struggling to field a competitive team in 2012 they were unable to participate in the Hungarian Championship, as they were required to enter their second team in the Erste Bank Junior League. They did not directly inform the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation of their decision. This led to angst, however, the club still participated in the Hungarian Cup.

Achievements

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Players and personnel

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Current roster

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Updated 19 August 2024

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22   Josh Atkinson D L 32 2023 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
47   Csongor Ambrus C R 21 2022 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
87   Gergő Ambrus W L 23 2021 Gheorgheni, Romania
10   István Bartalis C L 34 2020 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
  Chase Berger C L 30 2024 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
11   Chris Brown RW R 33 2024 Flower Mound, Texas, United States
51   Tim Campbell D R 33 2019 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
39   Trevor Cheek C L 31 2024 Vancouver, Washington, United States
42   Márkó Csollák D L 22 2022 Budapest, Hungary
36   Csanád Erdély C L 28 2016 Dunaújváros, Hungary
21   Ádám Falus D L 23 2023 Budapest, Hungary
16   János Hári (C) LW L 32 2020 Budapest, Hungary
35   Dominik Horváth G L 23 2021 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
18   Sam Jardine D L 31 2024 Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
17   Roland Kiss D L 25 2023 Dunaújváros, Hungary
26   Rasmus Kulmala C L 30 2024 Alastaro, Finland
92   Anže Kuralt RW R 33 2018 Kranj, Slovenia
82   Bálint Magosi RW R 35 2021 Dunaújváros, Hungary
59   Joel Messner D R 30 2024 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
93   Ákos Mihály W R 25 2019 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
13   Kristof Németh L 22 2021 Dunaújváros, Hungary
45   Rasmus Reijola G L 32 2024 Vantaa, Finland
14   Balázs Sebők C L 29 2024 Budapest, Hungary
7   Martin Štajnoch D R 34 2024 Bojnice, Slovakia
5   Bence Stipsicz D L 27 2017 Budapest, Hungary
34   István Terbócs RW R 28 2021 Budapest, Hungary

Head coaches

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Alternate Logo of Fehérvár AV19

Honored members

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Fehérvár AV19 retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
19 Gábor Ocskay C 1993–2009 1 April 2009[2]
24 Krisztián Palkovics RW 1993–2012 7 September 2012
25 Balázs Kangyal D 1997–2008 27 January 2009

References

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  1. ^ "Slovenia makes it mark in Austrian playoffs". International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Nation mourns hockey heros death". Budapest Times. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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