Stavanger Oilers
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Stavanger Oilers | |
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EliteHockey Ligaen | |
Founded | 10 November 2000 |
Home arena | DNB Arena |
Colors | White, black, yellow |
Owner(s) | Tore Christiansen |
General manager | Pål Haukali Higson |
Head coach | Anders Gjøse[1] |
Captain | Mathias Trettenes |
Website | oilers.no |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 7 (2011/12, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23) |
Playoff championships | 9 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023) |
Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, commonly referred to as Stavanger Oilers, is a
History
Stavanger Oilers were established as a company team by Finnish expatriate workers in 2000. Viking Hockey had traditionally been the dominant hockey club in Stavanger. The club's establishment was led by the Finnish businessman Hartti Kristola, who withdrew his economic support from Viking to focus on Oilers.
The club played their first official game in the autumn of 2001, with players from the higher divisions of Finnish hockey, as well as a number of former Norwegian national ice hockey team players[who?]. These played alongside amateur local players. Stavanger Oilers, starting at the bottom of the league system, went through the 2001/02 season unbeaten, scoring 304 goals. The club top scorer, Finnish forward Jari Kesti, scored or assisted on 226 of them.
In 2002/03 Oilers went through their first 18 games unbeaten. Ahead of the season, the team received more Finnish players, as well as two of
Ahead of its first season in the
The second elite season saw two players leave the club: Jari Kesti signed for Vålerenga and Christian Dahl Andersen went to Swedish side Arboga. Both came back during the same seasons, after unsuccessful stints in their new clubs. Owner Hartti Kristola withdrew his financial backing, and a local business executive, Tore Christensen, took over control of the club. Oilers' performances varied throughout the season, and after a loss against bottom side Bergen, Matti Riekkinen resigned as the team coach. He was replaced by Swede Gunnar Johansson in January 2005. The team finished the season in seventh place, losing against Vålerenga in the play-off quarter-finals.
Ahead of the 2005/06 season, Swedish players
In the 2006/07 season, players joining included
Honours
- Norwegian Champions (9): 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023[2]
- Regular season champions (7): 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23[2]
- IIHF Continental Cup (1): 2013–14
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Oilers. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Stavanger Oilers seasons.
Norwegian Champions
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Regular Season Champions | Promoted | Relegated |
Season | League | Regular season[3] | Postseason | ||||||||
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GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | |||
2018–19 | Eliteserien | 48 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 172 | 109 | 101 | 3rd | Lost in Semi-finals, 2–4 ( Storhamar )
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2019–20 | Eliteserien | 45 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 194 | 90 | 113 | 1st | The play-offs were cancelled |
2020–21 | Eliteserien | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 52 | 48 | 3rd | |
2021–22 | Eliteserien | 45 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 162 | 89 | 105 | 1st | Won Norwegian Championship, 4–0 ( Storhamar )
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2022–23 | Eliteserien | 45 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 192 | 83 | 99 | 1st | Won Norwegian Championship, 4–3 ( Storhamar )
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Source:[4]
Retired numbers
No. | Player | Position | Career | Number retirement |
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7 | Jari Kesti | C | 2001–2004, 2005–2006 | 7 September 2006 |
22 | Tomi Suoniemi | C | 2001–2006 | 7 September 2006 |
References
- ^ "Oilers med historisk ansettelse i ny gulljakt". NRK (in Norwegian). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Stavanger Oilers". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Stavanger Oilers". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 April 2023.