Újpesti Torna Egylet jégkorong szakosztály (English: Újpesti Torna Egylet ice hockey department) is an ice hockey club from Újpest, Budapest, Hungary. Újpesti TE is one of the sport clubs in Hungary that are part of the Újpesti TE sport society. The club was founded in 1885, while the ice hockey department was founded in 1930 and refounded in 1955. During its history, the club had won 13 titles of national champions.
| Újpesti TE | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Budapest, Hungary |
| League | OB I bajnokság 1955–present MOL Liga 2008–present |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Home arena | Újpesti Jégcsarnok (capacity: 2,200) |
| Colours | Purple, white |
| Head coach | Csaba Virág |
| Captain | András Benk |
| Website | www |
| Franchise history | |
| Újpesti TE 1930–1931 Bp. Dózsa SE 1955–1956 Újpesti TE 1956 Újpesti Dózsa SC 1956–1991 Újpesti Torna Egylet jégkorong szakosztály 1991–present | |
Újpest is infamous as being the club of Attila Ambrus, the "Whiskey Robber".
Former names edit
- Bp. Dózsa SE (1955–1956)
- Újpesti TE (1956–1957)
- Újpesti Dózsa SC (1957–1991)
- Újpesti TE (since 1991)
Honours edit
- Hungarian League:
- Winners (13) : 1958, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- Hungarian Cup (Ice Hockey):
- Winners (9) : 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
Current roster edit
Roster for 2022-23 Erste Liga season [1]
| Goaltenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Born | Place of birth | |
| 39 | 
|
Miklós Rajna | L | 22.06.1991 | Dunaújváros, Hungary |
| 55 |
|
Máté Sági | L | 03.11.2000 | Dunaújváros, Hungary |
| 88 |
|
Tamás Monostori | L | 16.02.2002 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Born | Place of birth | ||
| 3 | 
|
Ville Järvinen | L | 03.01.1997 | Tampere, Finland | |
| 11 |
|
Gábor Tornyai | L | 06.10.1998 | ||
| 12 | 
|
Phil Kiss | L | 02.02.1993 | Burlington, Ontario, Canada | |
| 17 |
|
Dániel Kiss | L | 02.08.1991 | Dunaújváros, Hungary | |
| 44 | 
|
Dusan Kmec | R | 15.05.1998 | Kosice, Slovakia | |
| 76 |
|
Márton Balázsi | L | 07.05.2003 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 97 |
|
Dávid Pokornyi | L | 14.01.2000 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Born | Place of birth | ||
| 5 |
|
Benjamin Nemes (A) | L | 18.03.1993 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 6 |
|
Attila Németh | L | 12.10.1992 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 8 |
|
Alex Kovács | L | 28.10.2000 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | |
| 13 |
|
András Benk (C) | L | 03.09.1987 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 15 |
|
Collin Shirley | L | 16.03.1996 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 18 |
|
Benedek Madácsi | R | 08.06.1999 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | |
| 21 |
|
Toni Henttonen | L | 19.09.1994 | Savonlinna, Finland | |
| 22 |
|
Sebestyén Kovács | L | 22.06.2000 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 68 |
|
James Orban | L | 07.01.1998 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 72 |
|
Bence Balogh | L | 14.02.1996 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | |
| 73 |
|
Kyle Just (A) | L | 17.01.1991 | Arnprior, Ontario Canada | |
| 77 |
|
Botond Lászlóffy | L | 01.08.2003 | ||
| 81 |
|
Patrik Kiss | L | 17.04.1998 | Zalaszentiván, Hungary | |
Famous players edit
- János Ancsin
- József Füzesi
- Zoltán Scheiber
- József Farkas
- László Ancsin
- Béla Balog
- Attila Ambrus - the "Whiskey Robber"
- György Buzás
- István Hircsák
- Branislav Fabry
- Aleksandr Maltsev
- Sergei Svetlov
- Valeri Vasiliev
- Jindrich Kokrment
- Sergei Mylnikov
- Balázs Ladányi
- Jan Kruliš
- Ferenc Szamosi (player & head coach)
- Vitaly Davydov (head coach)
- Józef Voskár
- Ján Zlocha
References edit
- ^ "Újpesti TE at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
External links edit
- (in Hungarian) Official website
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