khl medvescak zagreb

Over the years, KHL Medveščak Zagreb players, better known as the Bears, won a number of distinguished sports titles. The Club won 3 Yugoslavian championships, 4 Yugoslavian Cups, and after Croatia declared independence (1995-2007), 18 more consecutive national championships. KHL Medveščak's greatest international achievements trace back to the 1980s and 1990s, when the Club recorded wins against top teams from Italy, France and Austria. In the 1989/1990 season, the Club played in the quarterfinal group of the Champions League, which was played out in Zagreb, while in the 1990/1991 season, it went on to play in the semifinal group and win third place. In 2009 Medveščak skated back into the international rink under the leadership of team president Damir Gojanović, who was an active team player at the time and a once member of Croatia's hockey representation. On 15 May 2009 the team was accepted into the regional Erste Bank Ice Hockey League! The league consisted of teams from Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, and Croatia! The Bears' main goal in their premiere season (2009/2010) was to make it into the playoffs. However, in the quarterfinals they proved that they were ready for much more than just qualifying for the playoffs, and made it all the way to the semifinals in their debut season in the Erste Bank Ice Hockey League. The following years in EBEL were equally successful the 'new-old' Medveščak. In the 2010/2011 season they were cut short in the quarterfinals, only to return to the semifinals in 2011/2012. In their last EBEL season in 2012/2013 they were stopped in the quarterfinals. After four seasons in the Erste Bank Ice Hockey League, Medveščak decided on 29 April 2013 to take a historic step to join the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) the largest hockey league outside of North America and in September 2013 will begin to write a new history for this prestigious sports society!