Gentofte Stars

Gentofte Stars
City Gentofte Municipality, Denmark
League Metal Ligaen
Founded 1965
Website gentoftestars.dk
Franchise history
1965–1996 Hellerup IK
1996–2008 IC Gentofte
2008–present Gentofte Stars

Gentofte Stars is a Danish ice hockey team from the Gentofte in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen. They currently play in the Danish Metal Ligaen.

History

The ice hockey section of the Hellerup IK sports club was founded on April 23, 1965.[1] The club made their debut in the AL-Bank Ligaen for the 1967–68 season. The ice hockey section of Hellerup IK participated regularly in the AL-Bank Ligaen for many years, before becoming independent due to financial reasons, becoming IC Gentofte in 1996. Gentofte participated in the AL-Bank Ligaen for three more years, in 1997, 1998, and 1999, before withdrawing due to financial issues. The club qualified for the promotion/relegation round of the AL-Bank Ligaen in the 2000 and 2002 seasons, but failed to earn a promotion to the league.

Team Roster

Updated April 1, 2017.[2]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
79 Denmark Phillip Berg Nicolaisen G L 19
30 Denmark Adian Carlsen G L 21 Herlev, Denmark
1 Finland Teemu Seppänen G L 31 Suomussalmi, Finland
32 Denmark Morten Christensen D L 33
4 Denmark Anders Fisker D L 30 Rødovre, Denmark
61 Finland Jesse Jyrkkiö D R 29 Hämeenlinna, Finland
8 Finland Marlo Koponen D L 31 Imatra, Finland
40 Denmark Christoffer Lindhøj D L 24 Virum, Denmark
13 Denmark Victor Reese D L 20 Roskilde, Denmark
12 Denmark Mikkel Grau Svenson D 21
27 Canada Jeff Terminesi D L 31 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
71 Denmark Matthias Asperup W L 23 Rødovre, Denmark
21 Denmark Mads Eller F L 23 Rødovre, Denmark
11 Denmark Magnus Ferslew C/RW 21
22 Denmark Christian Hee Foss C L 25 Gentofte, Denmark
78 Denmark Nicki Kisum W L 24 Hvidovre, Denmark
26 Denmark Jeppe Klitgaard C R 20 Gentofte, Denmark
9 Denmark Ulrich Linnet F L 27 Herning, Denmark
65 Denmark Emil Møller Rasmussen W L 23 Rødovre, Denmark
29 Denmark Christopher Nielsen F L 26 Gentofte, Denmark
50 Denmark Luis Blak Olsen LW L 24 Østerbro, Denmark
51 Denmark André Pison (A) LW L 23 Herlev, Denmark
16 Denmark Oliver Reuter C L 19 Rødovre, Denmark
18 Finland Joonas Riekkinen (A) D/C L 31 Varpaisjärvi, Finland
19 United States Cam Spiro LW L 26 Hingham, Massachusetts, United States
17 Finland Teemu Virtala (C) C L 35 Uusikaupunki, Finland
14 Finland Marko Virtala F L 33 Uusikaupunki, Finland
10 Denmark Nikolaj Zorko C L 24

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ hik.dk, HIK history
  2. ↑ "Gentofte Stars roster". Elite Prospects.
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