Iptamenoi Pagodromoi Athinai

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Iptamenoi Pagodromoi Athinai, known as Athens Iptameni HC, is a professional ice hockey team from Athens, Greece. They play in the Greek Ice Hockey Championship and are the most successful club, with eight titles. The team was founded in 1984 and joined the Greek Championship when it began in 1989. They finished as runners-up in 1989, 1990 and 1991, losing to Aris Saloniki. They won their first championship in 1992, and again in 1993. After financial troubles, the league paused until 2000, when Iptameni won again. After 2000, all ice rinks in Greece closed and the league paused until 2007-08. In 2008 they finished first in the standings (5-0-0) and won the playoff finals against Albatros Athens. In 2009 they had a perfect season and won the title, and in 2010 they again won the league with an undefeated record as there were no playoffs. The club did not participate in the 2010-11 season. In 2013 they again went 10-0-0, scoring 129 goals and allowing 13. In 2014 governance moved to the Hellenic Winter Sports Federation, and the team won the league again in 2018. They remain the leading Greek ice hockey club with multiple championships.