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| name2 = '''
| nickname = ''
| founded = {{Start date and age|1961}} (as ''KHL Medveščak'')
| city = [[Zagreb]], Croatia
| arena = Admiral Ice Dome<br /> [[Dvorana Velesajam]]<br />(capacity: 500)<br />[[Dom Sportova]]<br />(capacity: 5,000)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportskiobjekti.hr/default.aspx?id=105|title = Ustanova Upravljanje sportskim objektima – Dvorane Doma sportova}}</ref><br />[[Arena Zagreb]]<br />(capacity: 15,500)
| league = {{plainlist|
*'''[[Yugoslav Ice Hockey League|Yugoslav Hockey League]]''' <br />(1961–1991)
*'''[[Croatian Ice Hockey League]]'''<br />(1991–present)
*'''[[Interliga (1999–2007)|Interliga]]'''
*'''[[Slohokej League]]'''<br />(2007–2009)
*'''[[Austrian Hockey League|Erste Bank Eishockey Liga]]'''<br /> *'''[[Kontinental Hockey League]]'''<br />
*'''IHL'''
}}
| division =
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| president = Dalibor Lebarović
| sports director =
| coach = Danijel Kolombo
| captain =
| website = https://medvescak.com/
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'''KHL Medveščak Admiral''' ({{lang-hr|Klub hokeja na ledu Medveščak
From 1961 to 1991 the club was member of the [[Yugoslav Ice Hockey League|Yugoslav League]], before joining the [[Croatian Ice Hockey League|Croatian League]] amid the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]]. In 2007 they also played in the [[Slovenian Ice Hockey League|Slovenian League]] for two seasons, and then the [[Austrian Hockey League|Austrian League]] from 2009 to 2013. From 2013 until 2017 they played in the [[Kontinental Hockey League]], before returning to the EBEL. They have also participated in multiple editions of the [[IIHF Continental Cup]].
In 2003 they formed a [[farm team]], [[KHL Medveščak Zagreb II]], which gradually took its place in the Croatian League, and which also competed briefly in regional competitions in the 2003–04 [[Panonian League]] and the 2009–10 [[Slohokej League]].
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==History==
===Yugoslav league (1961–1990)===
The team was established in 1961, as a successor team of the defunct SD Zagreb sports society. In its first ten seasons in the [[Yugoslav Ice Hockey League]], Medveščak built up a following and became the second most popular sports team in Zagreb, behind only the local association football team [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]. At the time, Medveščak played their home games at an outdoor rink in the upper-class neighbourhood of [[Šalata]], attracting around 5,000 spectators on average. The team and club developed some great players including legends Boris Renaud and Ivo Ratej.
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===Croatian league (1991–present)===
With the [[breakup of Yugoslavia|dissolution of Yugoslavia]] in 1991, the Gortan group, along with a host of club's sponsors, was plunged into a financial crisis, which led to them pulling out of the team. Without generous funding, the club lost its best players and professional status, and was reduced to competing as an amateur outfit in the newly formed [[Croatian Ice Hockey League]].<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://prohockeynews.com/croatian-hockey-the-low-down/ | title = Croatian Hockey: The low-down | publisher=prohockeynews.com | date = 27 February 2010 | access-date = 2013-07-29}}</ref> However, the club gradually improved and between the late 1990s and the late 2000s Medveščak dominated the league again, winning almost every championship.
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===Austrian league (2009–2013)===
Starting in the [[2009–10 Austrian Hockey League season|2009–10 season]], Medveščak once again moved up in competitive level, joining the Austrian [[Austrian Hockey League|Erste Bank Eishockey Liga]] which featured six Austrian clubs, two from Slovenia and one from Hungary and Croatia each. To mark their move up the professional ranks, the Bears recruited an American coach, [[Ted Sator]], from fellow EBEL team [[Alba Volán Székesfehérvár]].<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=535851 | title = Croatian club Medvescak calls on well-traveled Sator | publisher=[[National Hockey League]] | date = 11 August 2010 | access-date = 2010-09-14}}</ref> With a commitment to continue to participate in the Croatian league playoffs, Medveščak made their Austrian debut in front of a sellout crowd at the Dom Sportova in a 6–5 victory against Slovenian member [[HK Acroni Jesenice]] on 11 September 2009.<ref name = "form"/> The Bears drew over 200,000 spectators throughout the season's home games, and were rewarded for their efforts as the last team to qualify for a spot in the [[Erste Bank Eishockey Liga Playoffs|playoffs]]. In their inaugural season, they stunned top seeded [[Graz 99ers]] in the quarter-finals to knock them out in six games, before being eliminated by eventual champions [[EC Red Bull Salzburg]] in the semi-finals.
[[File:Medvescak - Arena - west stand.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Medveščak game in [[Arena Zagreb]]]]
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==UNICEF partnership==
[[File:KHL Medvescak - KAC 15-01-2010.jpg|thumb|200px|
On 24 August 2010, KHL Medveščak formed an official partnership with [[UNICEF]], becoming the first European hockey team to cooperate with UNICEF, joining prestigious sports clubs such as [[FC Barcelona]], [[Manchester United F.C.]] and [[Boca Juniors]]. The Bears were selected after the success they had in their inaugural season in the EBEL league, hosting more than 200,000 spectators watching live matches without a single incident, and also for its support for the relief campaign for victims of the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]]. Under the cooperation between Medveščak and UNICEF, the Bears actively worked on the campaign to Stop Violence Among Children, and wore a UNICEF sleeve logo and change the club's blue logo color to that of UNICEF's cyan at joint events.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.unicef.hr/show.jsp?newscontainer=168870&page=151871&singlenewsid=169058#news169058 | title = Friendship between UNICEF and KHL Medveščak Zagreb for children | publisher = [[UNICEF]] | date = 24 August 2010 | access-date = 2010-08-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721102630/http://www.unicef.hr/show.jsp?newscontainer=168870&page=151871&singlenewsid=169058#news169058 | archive-date = 21 July 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
==Sponsors==
Medveščak sponsors included companies such as
==Season-by-season record==
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!colspan="9"|Regular season record !!colspan="8"|Playoffs record
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!style="width:7%;"| Season !!style="width:5%;"| POS !!style="width:5%;"| G !!style="width:5%;"| W !!style="width:5%;"| OPW !!style="width:5%;"| OPL !!style="width:5%;"| L !!style="width:7%;"| G+ !!style="width:7%;"|
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| colspan="17"|'''[[Slovenian Hockey League]]'''
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| [[2017–18 Austrian hockey league season|2017–18]]|| || || || || || || || || colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"|
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G - games played, W - win, OPW - overtime or penalties win, OPL - overtime or penalties loss, L - loss, G+ - goals for,
==Honours==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|KHL Medveščak Zagreb}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121119054302/http://www.medvescakizbliza.com/ Official
*[http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1150 Eliteprospects profile] {{in lang|en}}
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{{Kontinental Hockey League}}
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[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Croatia]]
[[Category:Former Kontinental Hockey League teams]]
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