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HC Porto
CityPorto, Portugal
LeagueLiga Ibérica
Founded2023
Home arenaTrofa Ice Arena
(600 seats)
ColoursNavy, white
   
Head coachJim Aldred
CaptainEdgars Svencis
Websitewww.hcporto.com
Franchise history
2023–presentH.C. Porto

Ice Hockey Club Porto, or HC Porto, is a Portuguese ice hockey team based in Porto. Established in 2023, they became the first Portuguese team to join the Spanish Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo (LNHH),[1] and became founding members of the Portuguese-Spanish Liga Ibérica in 2024.[2]

History

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Ice Hockey Club Porto was established in July 2023 by Portugal national ice hockey team head coach Jim Aldred, to develop Portuguese hockey,[3] and raise its profile in the country.[4]

The team became the first Portuguese member of the Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo (LNHH) in Spain after an agreement made between the Portuguese Winter Sports Federation, Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). League regulations Portuguese team was ineligible to qualify for the Spanish national championship, but only play regular season games.[1][5] Lacking a full-sized ice rink in Portugal, the team played its home games at rinks in Spain.[5][6]

One of the team's first player signings was former Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Oskars Bārtulis.[7] HC Porto played its first competitive game LNHH on 19 September, losing 8–1 to Majadahonda HC,[8] with Janis Berzins scoring Porto's first goal.[9] During the 2023–24 season, HC Porto won seven of its 14 games, and placed fifth of eight teams.[10]

In March 2024, HC Porto won the inaugural Portugal national 3-on-3 hockey tournament, placing first in a four-team round robin with 10 points, ahead of the Vikings, Luso Lynx Hockey, and Ice Clube da Covilhã.[11]

On 13 September 2024, HC Porto joined the newly created Liga Ibérica de Hóquei no Gelo. The league was established through a partnership between the Portuguese and Spanish Winter Sport Federations, and included the six leading Spanish teams from the LNHH.[5][2] HC Porto's first game of the season was delayed when the players' equipment did not arrive on the same flight as them. Their opponent, SAD Majadahonda, loaned their away jerseys and extra equipment to play the game, which HC Porto lost by a 5–1 score. When the lost equipment arrived, the next day's game was played resulting in 2–1 victory for HC Porto.[5] HC Porto won nine of their 18 games in the 2024–25 season, placing fourth of seven teams.[12]

HC Porto won the 2024–25 Portugal national 3-on-3 hockey tournament, undefeated in the regular season and playoffs.[13][14]

An Olympic-sized ice rink with a capacity of 600 seats, is scheduled to open in Trofa in 2025, provide a training facility, and allowing the Portugal national ice hockey team to host IIHF events.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "HC Porto estreia Portugal na liga espanhola de hóquei no gelo" (in Portuguese). BomDia.eu. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "España y Portugal se unen para crear la Liga Ibérica" (in Spanish). NHL. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "HC Porto testa qualidade do hóquei no gelo português na Liga espanhola" (in Portuguese). Sapo Desporto. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ Silva, David (February 27, 2024). "Ver a seleção portuguesa de hóquei no gelo nas Olimpíadas é um sonho". Esporte ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Oeiras, Portugal. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d da Costa Brookes, Cristina (October 11, 2024). "Could new ice rinks be on the cards for Portugal?". The Portugal News. Lagoa, Portugal. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "HC Porto, a new Portuguese team for the Spanish league" (in Spanish). HockeyHielo.net. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Oskars Bārtulis". 5 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.[self-published]
  8. ^ "Equipa portuguesa em ação no campeonato espanhol de hóquei no gelo" (in Portuguese). Record. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Majadahonda 8–1 Porto". 19 September 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Championnat d'Espagne 2023/24". Hockey Archives (in French). Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "HC Porto é o primeiro campeão nacional de hóquei no gelo 3x3" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Record. 24 March 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "Liga Nacional Hockey Hielo–Loterias 2024/25". Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo (in Spanish). March 31, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  13. ^ "HC Porto wins Portugal Champioship 2024/25". HC Porto. April 17, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  14. ^ "Campeonato Nacional Hóquei no Gelo 3X3 - 24/25". Portuguese Winter Sports Federation (in Portuguese). Covilhã, Portugal. December 17, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  15. ^ "Arena". HC Porto. February 13, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  16. ^ "Ice Hockey Club Porto's New Home Arena in Trofa". HC Porto. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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