Hokejsko drsalno društvo Jesenice or simply HDD Jesenice was a Slovenian ice hockey team based in Jesenice. Founded in 2014, the club replaced a temporary team called Team Jesenice, which was established in 2013. HDD Jesenice competed in the Inter-National League from 2014 to 2016, before the league merged into the Alps Hockey League. The club won their first Slovenian Championship in the 2014–15 season and as a result qualified for the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup. Their home arena was Podmežakla Hall.
History HDD Jesenice was founded in 2014 and joined the Inter-National League (INL) and the Slovenian Ice Hockey League for the 2014–15 season. The team replaced a temporary team called Team Jesenice, which was founded in 2013 as a successor of HK Acroni Jesenice, a team that was dissolved in 2012 due to financial debt. Team Jesenice was operated by the Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia during the 2013–14 season, and is not regarded as the same team as HDD Jesenice. In their first Inter-National League season, HDD Jesenice finished the regular season in third place. Going into the playoffs Jesenice was drawn against Slavija for the quarterfinals. They defeated Slavija in four games and advanced to the semifinals against VEU Feldkirch. Jesenice lost the semifinal series in four games. In their first Slovenian Championship season Jesenice finished the regular season in second place, three points behind Olimpija. Following their second-place finish Jesenice advanced straight to the semifinals where they were drawn against the third-placed Triglav Kranj. Jesenice won in two games and progressed to the final against Olimpija. Jesenice won the finals three games to one, winning their first Slovenian Championship title. As a result of winning the 2014–15 Slovenian Championship Jesenice qualified for the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup where they entered in the second round. Jesenice was drawn in Group B of the second round against CH Jaca, Miskolci Jegesmedve and Mogo Riga. Jesenice finished the round-robin Group B tournament in third place and failed to qualify for the third round of the tournament. In the same season, Jesenice also competed in the inaugural season of the Slovenian Cup, where they lost in the final against Olimpija.
Jesenice finished the 2015–16 INL regular season in third place, 19 points behind the first-placed VEU Feldkirch. The team advanced to the playoffs where they were drawn against the second-placed EHC Lustenau in the semifinals. Lustenau went on to defeat Jesenice in three games. In the 2015–16 Slovenian Championship season Jesenice finished first in the standings with nine wins from ten games. In the playoffs Jesenice advanced to the finals after defeating Maribor in the quarterfinals and Celje in the semifinals. Jesenice went on to lose the final to Olimpija after five games. In June 2016, the Inter-National League was merged with the Italian Serie A to form the Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL). HDD Jesenice applied as the only Slovenian member and was accepted into the 16-team league.
In the 2016–17 season, Jesenice won their second national title after defeating Olimpija 3–0 in the finals.
Season-by-season record SeasonCompetitionRankPlayoff2014–15Inter-National League (first stage) 20 13 1 4 2 110 45 45 3rd Lost in semifinals Inter-National League (second stage) 8 4 0 0 4 31 26 14 3rdSlovenian Hockey Championship 12 10 0 0 2 97 23 30 2nd Won in finals 2015–16Inter-National League 32 18 4 1 9 118 76 63 3rd Lost in semifinals Slovenian Hockey Championship 10 9 1 0 0 62 13 32 1st Lost in finals 2016–17Alps Hockey League 40 24 2 2 12 149 98 78 4th Lost in semifinals Slovenian Hockey Championship — — — — — — — — — Won in finals 2017–18Alps Hockey League 40 26 4 2 8 171 88 88 3rd Lost in semifinals Slovenian Hockey Championship — — — — — — — — — Won in finals 2018–19Alps Hockey League 40 21 1 3 15 173 115 68 8th Lost in semifinals Slovenian Hockey Championship 12 9 1 0 2 71 15 29 2nd Lost in finals 2019–20Alps Hockey League 44 20 5 7 12 148 121 77 3rd Cancelled(COVID-19 pandemic) Slovenian Hockey Championship 14 11 0 1 2 96 30 34 2nd 2020–21Alps Hockey League 30 19 5 1 5 121 74 74 2nd Lost in semifinals Slovenian Hockey Championship 14 11 1 0 2 82 15 35 2nd Won in finals 2021–22Alps Hockey League (preliminary round) 29 21 5 1 2 135 58 74 1st Lost in finalsAlps Hockey League (master round) 9 5 0 0 4 32 30 19 2ndSlovenian Hockey Championship 14 12 0 0 2 87 16 36 1st Lost in semifinals2022–23Alps Hockey League (preliminary round) 28 25 0 0 3 120 32 75 1st Won in finalsAlps Hockey League (master round) 8 3 0 3 2 19 22 16 2ndSlovenian Hockey Championship — — — — — — — — — Lost in finals 2023–24Alps Hockey League (preliminary round) 30 14 3 4 9 107 84 52 7th Did not qualifyAlps Hockey League (qualification round A) 8 3 0 1 4 27 28 16 3rdSlovenian Hockey Championship (first phase) 8 7 1 0 0 45 7 23 1st Lost in finals Slovenian Hockey Championship (second phase) 6 3 1 0 2 29 17 11 2nd2024–25Alps Hockey League (preliminary round) 36 19 7 1 9 133 84 72 3rd Lost in finals Alps Hockey League (master round) 8 2 1 1 4 23 23 11 4thSlovenian Hockey Championship 8 6 0 0 2 46 20 18 2nd Lost in finals
Other tournaments 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group B (second round) 2015–16 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group C (second round) 2017–18 Slovenian Cup: Winners 2018–19 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up 2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup: 2nd in Group B (second round) 2019–20 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up 2020–21 Slovenian Cup: Winners 2021–22 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up 2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group D (second round) 2022–23 Slovenian Cup: Runners-up 2022–23 IIHF Continental Cup: 3rd in Group E (third round) 2024–25 IIHF Continental Cup: 2nd in Group C (second round)
Head coaches Gorazd Rekelj, 2014 Roman Pristov, 2014–2015 Nik Zupančič, 2015 Dejan Varl, 2015–2016 Nik Zupančič, 2016–2017 Gaber Glavič, 2017–2018 Marcel Rodman, 2018–2019 Mitja Šivic, 2019–2021 Nik Zupančič, 2021–2022 Gaber Glavič, 2022–2024 Niko Eronen, 2024–2025 Nik Zupančič, 2025–2026 Gal Koren, 2026
Notes a: Matches between Slovenian teams in the Inter-National League and Alps Hockey League counted for the national championship as well. b: Jesenice joined the competition for the playoffs only.
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