VIK Västerås HK
| VIK Västerås HK | |
|---|---|
| File:VIKVasterasHK.png | |
| City | Västerås, Sweden |
| League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| Founded | 2000 (1939) |
| Home arena | ABB Arena Nord |
| Colours | Black, Yellow |
| General manager |  Niklas Johansson |
| Head coach | Martin Filander |
| Franchise history | |
| 2000–2005 | Västerås IK Ungdom |
| 2005–present | VIK Västerås Hockey Klubb |
| Previous franchise history | |
| 1939–2000 | Västerås IK Hockey |
VIK Västerås HK (VIK Västerås Hockey Klubb) is an ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Västerås IK played 12 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien (1988–89 to 1999–00) before the club went bankrupt and merged with the junior club (Västerås IK Ungdom), which changed name to VIK Västerås HK in 2005.
History
Västerås IK was founded in 1913 and started playing ice hockey in 1939. The ice hockey section of Västerås IK was later separated and was active until 2000, when the club folded and the A team was moved to the club Västerås IK Ungdom (English: junior), which changed to its current name in 2005.[1]
Season-by-season
This list features only the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of VIK Västerås HK seasons.
| Year | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W-T-L W-OT-L |
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| 2008–09 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 3rd | 24–2–6–13 | 2,573 | [2] | |
| Elitserien qualifier | 6th | 2–1–1–6 | 3,605 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 8th | 21–3–5–23 | 2,129 | [2] | |
| 2010–11 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 5th | 26–2–7–17 | 2,404 | [2] | |
| Promotion pre-qualifier | 2nd | 2–1–1–2 | 2,310 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 4th | 29–1–6–16 | 2,665 | [2] | |
| Promotion pre-qualifier | 4th | 1–0–1–4 | 1,547 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 3rd | 28–5–4–15 | 3,326 | [2] | |
| Elitserien qualifier | 4th | 3–1–1–5 | 3,918 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 2nd | 26–9–4–13 | 3,170 | [2] | |
| Elitserien qualifier | 6th | 2–1–1–6 | 4,032 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 1st | 28–4–6–14 | 3,578 | [2] | |
| 2015 Hockeyallsvenskan Final | In progress | ||||||
Famous players
- Mikael Backlund
- Patrik Berglund
- Anders Berglund
- Magnus Eriksson
- Erik Ersberg
- Mishat Fahrutdinov
- Mats Ytter
- Patrik Juhlin
- Nicklas Lidström
- Pär Mårts
- Peter Popovic
- Leif Rohlin
- Tommy Salo
- Göran "Flygis" Sjöberg
- Aleksei Salomatin
- Rickard Wallin
References
External links
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- Official homepage
- VIK Support supporter's club
- Gulsvart Ultras supporter's club
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