GKS Tychy (ice hockey)

**GKS Tychy**
GKS Tychy
City	Tychy, Poland
League	Polska Hokej Liga
Founded	April 20, 1971; 53 years ago
Home arena	Stadion Zimowy w Tychach; (capacity: 2,753)
Colours	Green, black, red;
President	Grzegorz Bednarski
General manager	Wojciech Matczak
Head coach	Andrei Gusov
Website	gkstychy.info/hokej/

Górnośląski Klub Sportowy (GKS) Tychy is a Polish professional ice hockey team from Tychy which current plays in the Polska Hokej Liga, the highest professional ice hockey league in the country.

The club was founded April 20, 1971. GKS Tychy is a four-time Polish champion - 2005, 2015, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won eight Polish Cup titles, in 2001, 2006-2009, 2014, 2016 and 2017, making them the first Polish team to win the Cup three years in a row and to have nerver lost a Polish Cup final. Furthermore, GKS Tychy is the first Polish club who won a medal of European Cup with a third place in 2016 Continental Cup. Stadion Zimowy, the home arena of GKS Tychy, has a capacity of 2,753 seats.

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Major achievements[edit]

GKS Tychy players celebrating after winning the Polish Championships in 2018 and 2019

Polish Championships
- Winners (4): 2005, 2015, 2018, 2019
- Runners-up (9): 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017
- Third place (6): 1981, 1983, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013
Polish Cup
- Winners (8): 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017
Polish SuperCup
- Winners (2): 2015, 2018
- Finalist (1): 2017
IIHF Continental Cup
- Third place (1): 2016