2011–12 Lev Poprad season

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2011–12 HC Lev Poprad
Division6th Bobrov
Conference10th Western
2011–12 record13–0–8–4 (54 pts)
Goals for125
Goals against162
Team information
CoachCzech Republic Radim Rulík
Assistant coachSlovakia Róbert Pukalovič
Russia Vladimir Kapulovsky
CaptainSlovakia Ľuboš Bartečko
ArenaPoprad Ice Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsCzech Republic Tomáš Netík (17)
AssistsSlovakia Juraj Mikúš (16)
Czech Republic Karel Pilař (16)
PointsSlovakia Ľuboš Bartečko (30)
Penalty minutesSlovakia Branislav Mezei (117)
Plus/minus(+) Slovakia Juraj Mikúš (+10)
(−) Slovakia Rudolf Huna (−13)
WinsSlovakia Ján Laco (8)
Goals against averageSlovakia Ján Laco (2.57)

The 2011–12 Lev Poprad season was the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) franchise's first and last season of play.

Season summary[edit]

Almost two months after being officially admitted to the KHL, Lev announced the signings of its first five players on 30 June 2011. In the final roster, the majority of the players were from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Head coach was Radim Rulik and the team captain was Lubos Bartecko. Lev's regular season was planned to start on 10 September 2011 with a match at home against Avangard Omsk,[1] but because of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, the start of the season was postponed and Lev had their first game on 12 September against Metallurg Magnitogorsk. However, for their first win they had to wait until the sixth game, a 2–0 away win against Dinamo Riga on 26 September. Lev also failed to qualify for the play-offs and ended the season as 21st overall, with 54 points from 54 games. The team's top scorer was Lubos Bartecko with 30 points (16 goals and 14 assists).

Schedule and results[edit]

2011–12 Game Log
September: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0) Pts. 0
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
October: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0) Pts. 0
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
November: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0) Pts. 0
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
December: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0) Pts. 0
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
January: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0) Pts. 0
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
February: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0–0) Pts. 0
Game Date Opponent Score Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap

  Win (3 points)   Overtime/shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Loss (0 points)

Players[edit]

Thirty-three players in all represented the Lev Poprad during their lone season of play and existence. Lubos Bartecko led the team with 16 assists and 30 points, Tomas Netik led them in goalscoring registering 17.[2] The list of players and 2011–12 regular season statistics are presented below.

Lev bench during the match against Amur Khabarovsk on January 10, 2012.
Skaters
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/-
Slovakia Lubos Bartecko LW 53 16 14 30 30 1
Czech Republic Tomas Netik LW 42 17 11 28 26 9
Slovakia Juraj Mikus C 44 12 16 28 46 10
Czech Republic Vaclav Nedorost LW 37 14 8 22 22 3
Slovakia Ladislav Nagy RW 30 7 12 19 59 −2
Slovakia Rastislav Spirko LW 53 10 8 18 8 2
Czech Republic Karel Pilar D 31 1 16 17 34 3
Czech Republic Jaroslav Kristek RW 39 10 6 16 14 7
Sweden Emil Lundberg C 54 10 6 16 26 −8
Slovakia Branislav Mezei D 53 3 11 14 117 −5
Czech Republic Stepan Novotny RW 34 5 6 11 16 −2
Czech Republic Jiri Hunkes D 48 1 10 11 32 −2
Czech Republic Jiri Sekac C 36 2 8 10 4 −1
Sweden Karl Fabricius LW 48 1 7 8 20 −11
Canada Jonathan Sigalet D 49 1 7 8 30 6
Czech Republic Martin Chabada RW 35 4 3 7 24 −4
Slovakia Rudolf Huna LW 49 2 5 7 14 −13
United States Grant Lewis D 45 1 6 7 32 −8
Slovakia Martin Strbak D 35 1 4 5 32 4
Slovakia Vladimír Mihálik D 37 1 4 5 37 −4
Czech Republic Ales Jezek F 13 2 0 2 18 −7
Czech Republic Stanislav Balan F 16 1 1 2 4 −1
Slovakia Richard Mraz LW 3 0 2 2 0 −1
Czech Republic Bohumil Jank D 13 0 1 1 12 3
Canada Dan DaSilva RW 15 0 1 1 10 −3
Czech Republic Jakub Matai D 19 0 1 1 8 −7
Slovakia Karol Csanyi F 2 0 0 0 0 0
Slovakia Peter Ölvecký LW 6 0 0 0 0 −1
Czech Republic Jaroslav Sarsok F 7 0 0 0 2 −1
Sweden Alexander Hellström D 20 0 0 0 12 −8
Czech Republic Tomas Kloucek D 20 0 0 0 18 −3
Goaltenders
Player GP W L SOP SOG GA SV SV% GAA G A SO PIM TOI
Slovakia Ján Laco 27 8 16 3 827 70 757 91.5 2.57 0 0 5 0 1631:42
Czech Republic Tomas Duba 27 5 17 5 756 82 674 89.2 3.00 0 1 1 2 1640:26

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kontinental Hockey League Championship – Russian Ice Hockey Championship Season 2011/2012 Calendar" (PDF). Kontinental Hockey League. June 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Lev Poprad 2011–12 season's players stats". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014.