IK Oskarshamn
| IK Oskarshamn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Oskarshamn, Sweden |
| League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| Founded | 27 May 1970 |
| Home arena | Be-Ge Hockey Center |
| Colours | |
| General manager | Oscar Alsenfelt |
| Head coach | Björn Karlsson |
| Website | ikoskarshamn.se |
 Current season | |
IK Oskarshamn is an ice hockey club from Oskarshamn in Sweden. The team plays in the second-highest league, the HockeyAllsvenskan. The 2019–20 season was the team's first season in the top-tier league, the Swedish Hockey League.
History
IK Oskarshamn (abbreviated as IKO) was founded on 27 May 1970 when the ice hockey sections of Oskarshamns AIK and IFK Oskarshamn were merged into one club. Originally known as AIK–IFK Oskarshamn, it adopted the name IK70 for the 1972–1973 season, and finally IK Oskarshamn in 1986.[1][2]
The team thrice reached the final qualification stage for the highest league in Sweden before their promotion there. This happened in the 2000–01, 2004–05 as well as the 2018–19 season in which the club were promoted to the highest league in Sweden for the first time in club history. The team plays its home games in Be-Ge Hockey Center which has a capacity of 3,275 people. The arena was first built in 1974 but was completely renovated and enlarged in 2005.
Seasons
In the 2000–01 season and in the 2004–05 season IK Oskarshamn succeeded to reach the Kvalserien. In Kvalserien the team finished in 5th place the first year and in 6th place the second year. In the 2010–11 season, IK Oskarshamn finished 9th, six points from playing in the new pre-qualification.[3]
Both in 2011–12 season and in 2012–13 season IK Oskarshamn finished in the top-7 and reached the Playoff round. IK Oskarshamns Evan McGrath was the top scorer in the HockeyAllsvenskan regular season with 50 points in 52 games.[4][5]
Players and personnel
Current roster
Source: eliteprospects.com[6]As of 17 November 2024.
Head coaches
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Gunnar Thallberg | 1970–1972 |
| Christer Myhren | 1972–1974 |
| Kurt Svensson | 1974–1975 |
| Tommy Pettersson | 1975–1978 |
| Per Bäckman | 1978–1981 |
| Rolf Marklund | 1981–1982 |
| Morgan Svensson | 1982–1986 |
| Ulf Woxö, Göran Håkansson | 1986 |
| Ulf Woxö, Peder Liedberg | 1986–1987 |
| Göran Håkansson, Stig Forsberg | 1987–1988 |
| Karl-Axel Jönsson | 1988–1989 |
| Hansove Norberg | 1989–1991 |
| Torbjörn Hedvall | 1991–1994 |
| Hasse Sjöö | 1994–1995 |
| Torbjörn Hedvall | 1995 |
| Ivan Hansen | 1995–1998 |
| Björn Åkerblom | 1998–1999 |
| Mats Weiderståhl | 1999–2000 |
| Matti Heikklä | 2000–2001 |
| Ola Hyden, Michael Larsson | 2001 |
| Joakim Fagervall | 2001–2004 |
| Daniel Broberg | 2004–2006 |
| Peter Ekroth | 2006 |
| Staffan Lundh | 2006–2007 |
| Michael Larsson, Mats Johansson | 2007 |
| Charles Franzén | 2007–2009 |
| Tommy Salo | 2009–2010 |
| Lenny Eriksson | 2010 |
| Lars Ivarsson | 2010–2011 |
| Fredrik Söderström | 2011–2017 |
| Björn Hellkvist | 2017–2018 |
| Håkan Åhlund | 2018–2020 |
| Per-Erik Johnsson | 2020 |
| Martin Filander | 2020–2024 |
| Björn Karlsson | 2024– |
Honored members
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Skeeter Moore | C | 1992–1996 | 6 December 2010 |
| 5 | Peter Ekroth | D | 1992–1997 | 6 December 2010 |
| 12 | Alexander Johansson | D | 1999–2011 | 27 December 2011 |
| 15 | Fredric Jaensson | LW | 1998–2008 | 20 September 2008 |
| 28 | Thomas Gustafsson | RW | 1996–2006 |
Thomas Gustafsson was a proud servant who in ten seasons totalled 229 points for Oskarshamn. He is the first player in IK Oskarshamn who have his number retired and hoisted to the roof.[8]
Fredric Jaensson played a total of nine seasons in the club. Notably, when he left the club after the 2007–08 season, he had a total of 318 points in the HockeyAllsvenskan. It was at that time the most points of all Allsvenskan players in franchise history. His Jersey was hoisted to the rafters on 20 September 2008.
Skeeter Moore and Peter Ekroth were recruited to the club in 1992 by then chairman Evert Mellström. The acquisitions were notable because the players came from the Elitserien with IK Oskarshamn then playing in Division 3. In only three seasons, the team climbed from division 3 to the division 1 (HockeyAllsvenskan) the country's second tier competition. During a celebration ceremony on December 6, 2010, Ekroth's and Moore's jerseys were hoisted up in the roof of Arena Oskarshamn.[9]
Alexander Johansson is an IKO icon that came to the club in the 1999–2000 season and played 528 matches in 12 seasons for the club. The 2010–11 season was his last season for IK Oskarshamn. The club raised his jersey to the rafters in a pre-game ceremony against Leksands IF on 27 December 2011.
Notable former players
- Per Gustafsson
- Mathias Johansson
- Greg Mauldin
- Niklas Hjalmarsson
- Stefan Pettersson
- David Rodman
- Evan McGrath
- Eetu Qvist
- Dale Weise
References
- ^ Peter A. Rosén (28 May 2020). "De samlar ihop till en 50-årspresent till IK Oskarshamn" (in Swedish). Oskarshamnsnnytt. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Historik" (in Swedish). Ishockeyblogg. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "HockeyAllsvenskan". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ Swehockey.se - Scoring leaders of Hockeyallsvenskan 2012-13.
- ^ IK Oskarshamn webpage information Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "IK Oskarshamn roster". Eliteprospects.com. 2024-11-17. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "Historien om Ishockeyklubben Oskarshamn" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
- ^ "Tomas Bjornstrom player profile". eliteprospects.com. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "IK Oskarshamn honor Moore and Ekroth" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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