“I will be able to say in a moment that I am Dukla. I take it as a big honor, because the name is very important. I would like to develop the tradition,” said Pavlíček, Partner SPM Invest. He said he was hockey lover and has been trying to support youth for several years.
“We are basically witnessed by the historical moment, because Dukla Jihlava has never been in the hands of a private owner,” said Bedřich Ščerban, long -time executive HC Dukla. He recalled that the originally military club took over the city when the army released it and took care of it. He believes he will be in good hands now.
HC Dukla acts as a limited liability company. The city has its own own since 1999. The Jihlava hockey players fought to advance to the extra league this year, but lost to the Olomouc in the relegation. The highest competition was played by the twelve Czechoslovak champion for the last time in the 2017/18 season.
“Dukla Jihlava has always played a very important role in the life of the city,” said Mayor of Jihlava Petr Ryška (ODS). He added that the last decade of the fame has been declining a little, so he is glad that when the city is finishing the Horácko multifunctional arena, he managed to agree with the very strong partner of the club. “Which I believe will be a really good partner of both hockey Dukla and I believe that even the city,” he said.
The sale of the majority share of the Dukla Dukla Invest was approved by the Jihlava council unanimously a week ago. The money obtained by agreement will insert the city into the capital fund managed by Dukla, the majority owner will increase the amount so that the fund is 34 million crowns. “It is money that will not be used immediately to operate the club, but which will be a certain insurance,” said Pavlíček today.
When asked what will change in Dukla now, Pavlíček said that it is more a question for Ščerban. “Because I’m not going to interfere with the club,” he said. At the same time, he said that his goal is to win the extra league. “As we get to this, there will be a long way. The first is to get into the extra league,” he said. To enter the extraleague by buying a license, Pavlíček added: “If there is a license, I would probably not hesitate, but now we are currently working with what it is. We have to win the relegation.”
The city in the hockey club will remain a fifth share, which, according to the basis of the discussed council, should ensure the possibility to veto the name of the name HC Dukla, its headquarters or the sale of a license. According to earlier data, HC Dukla will have three executives, one delegating the town hall. Ščerban will be a executive executive.
The SPM investment group was founded in 2016, with entrepreneurs Slavomír Pavlíček and Marek Spaniard. According to the website, the group focuses mainly on long -term investments. Her portfolio includes, for example, the developer of Bohemia Interactive and Echo Media, the tip of the Media, the Radio Space and the Křižík Palace. Last week, the group said its net assets in 2024 exceeded 15 billion crowns.
