ŠK Vysoké Tatry

ŠK Vysoké Tatry was a sports club in Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia, established at the initiative of sports enthusiast and official, Miloslava Slavika. The club's foundation date is generally considered to be December 5, 1926, where interested individuals met in Stary Smokovec and agreed to create a team.

Initially, the club focused primarily on skiing in the winter and volleyball and tennis during the summer months. At the end of 1929, an ice hockey section was created.

The hockey team participated in the Pohár Palace sanatória Dr. Szontágha, which was held on December 29, 1929, and January 1, 1930, in Novy Smokovec. Tatry lost to CSK Vyšehrad 1907 13-0 and VŠ Brno 8-0.

On February 15th and 16th, 1930, the club participated in the Slovak Championship, where they lost to Ski Klub Bratislava 2-0, Slavia Banská Bystrica 3-1, and ŠK Žilina 2-1. They finished in fourth and last place in the competition.

In 1930-31, the club took part in the following matches:


 * December 26, 1930 ŠK Žilina 2:0
 * December 26, 1930 ŠK Žilina 3:0
 * January 1, 1931 ŠK Třinec 1:2
 * January 2, 1931 MHC Budapešť 1:3
 * January 2, 1931 Brünner EV 0:1
 * January 11, 1931 ŠK Žilina 3:0
 * January 19, 1931 HT Krynica 0:6
 * January 22, 1931 PAC Poprad 14:0
 * January 24, 1931 Skiklub Bratislava 0:0
 * January 29, 1931 PAC Poprad 6:0
 * February 1, 1931 LTC Plzeň 0:4
 * February 2, 1931 LTC Plzeň 1:2
 * February 15, 1931 ČSK Košice 0:0

After several more seasons of play, the club merged with HC Poprad to form HC Tatry in 1935.

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