Lillehammer IK
Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb | |
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EliteHockey Ligaen | |
Founded | 1957 |
Home arena | Eidsiva Arena Håkons Hall |
Colors | Red, navy and white |
General manager | Atle Svensrud |
Head coach | Jakub Petr |
Captain | Christian Fosse |
Affiliate | Gjøvik (1. div) |
Website | lillehammerhockey |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 0 |
Playoff championships | 1994 |
Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club based in Lillehammer, Norway and playing in the EliteHockey Ligaen (EHL). Home games are played in Eidsiva Arena (Kristins Hall), and occasionally in Håkons Hall.
History
Founded on 2 November 1957, Lillehammer IK was a pioneer of ice hockey in the northern areas of eastern Norway. Playing under difficult conditions on natural ice for the first thirty years, success was limited to the odd foray into the second tier of the hockey league. However, they produced some fine talents, two of them brothers Arne and Lars Bergseng, who went on to become two of the best players in the first division during the 1980s.
The big break for the hockey club was
Since the heady Olympic days of the early 1990s, Lillehammer IK have struggled keep up the high level people started to expect. Economic problems have on several occasions threatened the club's existence. Today the club is known for a good youth department, helped on by the hockey college NTG, producing players such as current
After the struggles of the late 1990s and 2000s, Lillehammer IK rose to become one of the better clubs in Norway through their stellar player development during the early 2010s. However after being one game away from the finals in 2014 but then eventually losing in seven games to the eventual champion Stavanger Oilers, the club hit two rough seasons, the latter 2015-16 season ending in relegation play. But in only two seasons the team was able to elevate to their second best season ever during the 2017-18 season, ending up with a bronze medal in the series and their first finals appearance in 24 years in the playoffs.
On the 18 November 2017, the club hosted an event called
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by Lillehammer. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Lillehammer IK seasons.
Norwegian Champions
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Regular Season Champions | Promoted | Relegated |
Season | League | Regular season[1] | Playoffs | ||||||||
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GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | |||
2013–14 | Eliteserien | 45 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 158 | 135 | 79 | 3rd | Lost in Semi-finals, 3–4 (Stavanger) |
2014–15 | Eliteserien | 45 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 140 | 137 | 65 | 7th | Lost in Quarter-finals, 0–4 ( Storhamar )
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2015–16 | Eliteserien | 45 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 118 | 157 | 42 | 9th | 1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien |
2016–17 | Eliteserien | 45 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 138 | 131 | 72 | 6th | Lost in Semi-finals, 1–4 (Frisk Asker) |
2017–18 | Eliteserien | 45 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 171 | 123 | 88 | 3rd | Lost in Finals, 1–4 ( Storhamar )
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2018–19 | Eliteserien | 48 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 185 | 141 | 90 | 4th | Lost in Quarter-finals, 3–4 (Frisk Asker) |
2019–20 | Eliteserien | 45 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 158 | 131 | 76 | 5th | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
2020–21 | Eliteserien | 24 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 83 | 71 | 44 | 5th | |
2021–22 | Eliteserien | 45 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 139 | 133 | 72 | 7th | Lost in Quarter-finals, 3–4 (Stjernen) |
2022–23 | Eliteserien | 45 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 112 | 168 | 47 | 7th | Lost in Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Stavanger) |
Source:[2]
Players
Retired numbers
No. | Player | Position | Career | Number retirement |
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24 | Per Olav Skarpjordet | D/F | 1996-2005 | December 30, 2009 |
17 | Øystein Tronrud | F | ?-1982, 1989-1994 | N/A |
94 | Lars Bergseng | F | ?-1981, 1990-1994 | N/A |
25 | Arne Bergseng | F | ?-1980s?, 1990-1994 | N/A |
Records and statistics
- – current active player
Most matchesIncludes regular season and playoffs.
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Former notable players
- Åge Ellingsen
- Ole Kristian Tollefsen
- Per Åge Skrøder
- Andreas Martinsen
- Tomáš Sršeň
- Martin Špaňhel
- R.J. Anderson
- Gino Guyer
- Brett Cameron
- Lars Erik Spets
- Troy Rutkowski
References
- ^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points
- ^ "Lillehammer". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)