Alba Volán Székesfehérvár

Fehérvár AV19
City	Székesfehérvár, Hungary
League	Országos Bajnokság I 1978–2012 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga 2007–
Founded	1960
Home arena	Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall (Capacity: 3,600)
Colors	Blue, White
General manager	Gábor Ocskay
Head coach	Tyler Dietrich
Captain	András Benk
Website	Fehérvár AV19
Franchise history
1960–1998	Székesfehérvári Volán SC
1998–2000	Alba Volán-Riceland
2000–2007	Alba Volán-FeVita
2007–2009	Alba Volánbusz Székesfehérvár
2009–2014	SAPA Fehérvár AV19
2014–	Fehérvár AV19
Championships
Hungarian Champions	13 (1981, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Fehérvár AV19 is a Hungarian ice hockey team that plays in the Austrian Erste Bank 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.

History

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

• Hungarian Championship:
  • Winners (13) : 1981, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Interliga:
  • Winners (2): 2003, 2007
• IIHF Continental Cup:
  • Third place (1) : 2005

Current roster

Updated August 22, 2016.^[2]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
91		Bodó, ChristopherChristopher Bodó	C	R	25	2015	St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
36		Erdély, CsanádCsanád Erdély	C	L	20	2016	Dunaújváros, Hungary
29		Hetényi, ZoltánZoltán Hetényi	G	L	28	2013	Budapest, Hungary
9		Kocsis, FerencFerenc Kocsis	C	L	21	2013	Mór, Hungary
61		Koger, DánielDániel Koger	RW	L	27	2014	Székesfehérvár, Hungary
18		Korbuly, GergelyGergely Korbuly	D	L	22	2015	Budapest, Hungary
93		Láday, TamásTamás Láday	D	L	20	2016	Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
17		Makowski, DavidDavid Makowski	D	R	27	2016	Wildwood, Missouri, United States
4		Manavian, AntoninAntonin Manavian	D	R	29	2015	Paris, France
47		Maylan, JustinJustin Maylan	C	R	25	2016	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
57		Orbán, AttilaAttila Orbán	D	L	26	2010	Szekszárd, Hungary
70		Orbán, BranceBrance Orbán	LW	L	28	2015	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
5		Owens, ChrisChris Owens	D	L	27	2016	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
31		Rajna, MiklósMiklós Rajna	G	L	25	2012	Dunaújváros, Hungary
3		Reisz, AronAron Reisz	C	R	21	2015	Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
27		Reiter, AttilaAttila Reiter	D	L	22	2013	Székesfehérvár, Hungary
65		Sagert, KalvinKalvin Sagert	D	L	29	2016	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
55		Sarauer, AndrewAndrew Sarauer	C	L	32	2013	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
88		Sárpátki, RóbertRóbert Sárpátki	RW	R	21	2013	Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
20		Sofron, IstvánIstván Sofron	RW	L	28	2016	Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
28		Szabó, DánielDániel Szabó	D	R	21	2013	Székesfehérvár, Hungary
11		Szabo-Pál, KrisztiánKrisztián Szabo-Pál	RW	L	20	2014	Gyergyószentmiklós, Romania
51		Szaller, MarkMark Szaller	D	L	20	2015	Székesfehérvár, Hungary
6		Szirányi, BenceBence Szirányi	D	R	28	2013	Budapest, Hungary
84		Vas, JánosJános Vas	RW	L	32	2016	Dunaújváros, Hungary
95		Vincze, PéterPéter Vincze	C	R	21	2013	Székesfehérvár, Hungary

Head coaches

• József Kertész 1977–1979
• Ambrus Kósa 1979–1981
• János Balogh 1981–1983
• Antal Palla 1983–1985
• Gábor Ocskay senior 1985–1988
• Ferenc Lőrincz 1988–1989
• Elek Tamás 1989–1991
• Borisz Puskarjov 1996–97
• Tibor Kiss 1997–2000
• Jan Jasko 2000–2003
• Branislav Sajban 2003–2004
• Pat Cortina 2004–2006
• Karol Dvorak 2006
• Jan Jasko 2006–2008
• Lajos Énekes 2008
• Ted Sator 2008–2009
• Lajos Énekes 2009
• Jarmo Tolvanen 2009–2010
• Ulf Weinstock 2010–2011
• Kevin Primeau 2011–2012
• Jan Neliba 2012–2013
• Marty Raymond 2013–2014
• Rob Pallin 2014–2016
• Tyler Dietrich 2016–

Retired numbers

• 25 Balázs Kangyal, born 1969, number retired January 27. 2009
• 19 Gábor Ocskay, 1983–2009, number retired April 1. 2009^[3]
• 24 Krisztián Palkovics, born 1975, number retired September 7. 2012

References

1. "Slovenia makes it mark in Austrian playoffs". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
2. "Alba Volán Székesfehérvár - Team -Roster". Alba Volán Székesfehérvár. 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
3. "Nation mourns hockey heros death". Budapest Times. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2010-01-02.

External links

• (English) Official Club Website
• (Hungarian) Official Club Website
• Club profile on the official site of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga