Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC
| Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia Hockey Club | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Budapest, Hungary |
| League | Erste Liga & OB I Bajnokság |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Home arena | Vasas Jégcentrum |
| Colours | Blue, yellow, white |
| Head coach | Balázs Kangyal |
| Affiliates | Ferencvárosi TC |
| Website | Official website  |
| Franchise history | |
| 2015–2018 | MAC Budapest |
| 2018–2020 | MAC Újbuda |
| 2020–2022 | MAC HKB Újbuda |
| 2022– | Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC |
| Championships | |
| OB I Bajnokság | 2018, 2025 |
| Hungarian Cup | 2017, 2023 |
| Erste Liga | 2018 |
Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia Hockey Club (lit. 'Budapest Ice Hockey Academy Hockey Club'), previously known as MAC HKB Újbuda, MAC Újbuda, and MAC Budapest, is a Hungarian ice hockey club in the multi-national Erste Liga and in the OB I Bajnokság, the Hungarian national championship league. They play in Budapest, Hungary at the Vasas Jégcentrum.
History
[edit]In their first year of competition they would finish second in the regular season, and would reach the league finals, being swept in 4 games by DVTK Jegesmedvék. In their second season MAC would once again finish the regular season in 2nd place. They won their first playoff series 4-1 over Fehérvári Titanok, as well as their second over Debreceni HK in the semi-final 4-1.[1] In the final they would be swept four games to one by the defending champions DVTK Jegesmedvék to once again finish in second place overall.
MAC Budapest won both the Erste Liga championship and the Hungarian championship in 2018.
The newly renamed MAC Újbuda joined the Slovak Extraliga during the 2018–19 season and 2019–20 season.
The team returned to the Erste Liga ahead of the 2020–21 season under the name MAC HKB Újbuda.
Arena
[edit]Vasas Jégcentrum (lit. 'Vasas Ice Center') has served as the Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC home venue since 2022.[2]
Prior to the relocation, the team spent seven seasons playing at Tüskecsarnok on the 'Buda' side of Budapest.
Team
[edit]2025–26 roster
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Coaching staff and team personnel
- Head coach: Balázs Kangyal
- Assistant coach: Tibor Marton
- Goaltending coach: Krisztián Budai
References
[edit]- ↑ "Erste Liga".
- ↑ "A Vasas Jégcentrumba költözik a MAC HKB". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC – Roster". Erste Liga (in Hungarian and English). Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "2025-2026 Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia HC Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Hungarian)
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