Lillehammer IK

Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb
Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb
City	Lillehammer, Norway
League	GET-ligaen
Founded	1957
Home arena	Kristins Hall; Håkons Hall
Colors	Red, navy and white;
General manager	Øystein Tronrud
Head coach	Mikael Kvarnström
Captain	Nick Dineen
Affiliates	Gjøvik (1. div)
Website	lillehammerhockey.no
Championships
Regular season titles	0
Playoff championships	1994

Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club based in Lillehammer, Norway and playing in the GET-ligaen. Home games are played in 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 Lillehammer's candidacy for the 1994 Winter Olympics. In this process the Kristins Hall hockey arena was built and opened in 1988. The city got its Olympics, and the hockey club their boost. Backed by enormous local interest they surged from the third division to the Eliteserien in only three years, but the success would not stop there. In the spring of 1994, after the Olympics was over, Lillehammer beat local rivals Storhamar Dragons in the playoff finals to claim their first, and to date only Norwegian Championship.

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 Chicago Blackhawks player Andreas Martinsen, former Columbus Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers forward Ole Kristian Tollefsen, and Per Åge Skrøder, formerly with MODO Hockey of the Swedish Elite Lague.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Lillehammer. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Lillehammer IK seasons.

Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Regular season^[1]									Playoffs
Season	League	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
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)
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)

Players

Current roster

Current roster (as of October 12, 2018):

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Born	Place of birth
35	Jørgen Hanneborg	L	08.03.1999	Lørenskog, Norway
39	Christoffer Bengtsberg	L	01.11.1989	Stockholm, Sweden

Defensemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Born	Place of birth
6	Stein Andre Hagen	R	30.09.1997	Hamar, Norway
13	Sondre Bjerke	L	21.05.1996
15	Robin Andre Soudsky	-	31.10.1996	Lillehammer, Norway
22	Brendan Ellis	L	05.01.1989	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
29	Christian Fosse	L	21.08.1993	Lillehammer, Norway
44	Stein Tore Bakken	R	13.08.1985	Lillehammer, Norway
47	Adrian Saxrud Danielsen	L	27.09.1992	Hamar, Norway
55	Jonas Medby	R	25.07.1998	Ängelholm, Sweden

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Born	Place of birth
10	Justin Hickman	R	18.03.1990	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
16	Simen Thoresen	L	25.04.1991	Asker, Norway
71	Parker Bowles	L	25.01.1995	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
21	Martin Ellingsen	L	15.08.1998	Lillehammer, Norway
23	Thor Jørgen Torp Friestad	L	26.04.1999	Lillehammer, Norway
26	Joakim Arnestad-Eidsæther	L	01.08.1987	Trondheim, Norway
27	Stian Kaltrud Nystuen	L	11.10.1996
88	Austin Cangelosi	R	27.08.1994	Estero, Florida, United States
9	Joey Benik	L	26.01.1992	St. Francis, Minnesota, United States
68	Fredrik Dahl	R	14.02.1998	Trondheim, Norway
90	Mads Homdrom	L	27.07.1998
92	Nick Dineen	R	28.02.1989	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
97	Emil Nyhus		10.05.1997
61	Alexander Reichenberg		13.06.1992
98	Jacob Lundell Noer	L	18.02.1998	Oslo, Norway

Retired numbers

Retired numbers
No.	Player	Position	Career	Number retirement
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 matches

Includes regular season and playoffs.

Matches
Player	Career	Matches
Stein Tore Bakken	2004-	712
Joakim Eidsæther	2005-	699
Per Olav Skarpjordet	1996-2005	508
Lars Hammerseng	2001-2012	446
Aleksander Rindal	2007-2016	408
Timo Laituri	1991-2004	406
Mattis Haakensen	1991-2000	402
Tor Erik Nilsen	-1996 1997-2001	369
Lars Moe	2000-2009	361
Ronny Reichenberg	1993-2001	360

Last updated: 30 May 2018

Former notable players

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

External links

Official website (in Norwegian)

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[key-1] 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

GET-ligaen
Teams	Frisk Asker Lillehammer Manglerud Star Ringerike Panthers Sparta Warriors Stavanger Oilers Stjernen Storhamar Vålerenga
Arenas	Askerhallen CC Amfi DNB Arena Jordal Amfi Kristins Hall Manglerudhallen Schjongshallen Sparta Amfi Stjernehallen
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Awards	Gullpucken Playoff MVP Polar Bear Trophy
Related topics	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association 1. divisjon 2. divisjon National men's team National women's team National men's junior team National women's U-18 team Norwegian NHL draftees
See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

Sport in Lillehammer
Clubs	Faaberg IL Lillehammer FK Lillehammer IF Lillehammer IK Lillehammer Skiklub Lillehammer Skøiteklubb Søre Ål IL
Venues	Balbergbakken (closed) Håkons Hall Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena Kristins Hall Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track Lillehammer Stadium (closed) Lysgårdsbakken Stampesletta
Events	World All-Round Speed Skating Championships for Women 1953 World Ice Hockey Championships 1989 (Group B) 1999 World Women's Handball Championship 1993 1999 1994 Winter Olympics 1994 Winter Paralympics 2008 European Men's Handball Championship 2010 European Women's Handball Championship 2016 Winter Youth Olympics