Södertälje SK

Södertälje SK
City Södertälje, Sweden
League HockeyAllsvenskan
Founded 1902
Home arena Scaniarinken
Colors Navy, white, yellow
              
Head coach Ulf Lundberg
Franchise history
1902-present Södertälje Sportklubb
Championships
Playoff championships 1925
Le Mat Trophy 1931, 1941, 1944, 1953, 1956, 1985

Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. The second highest level of pro hockey in Sweden. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league (1975–1978, 1980–1981, 1983–1992, 1996–1998, 2001–2006, 2007–2011). Södertälje SK's fan club is known as the "SSK Support".

History

Södertälje SK was founded in 1902 and have played hockey since 1925. The club has also competed in association football, bandy, and ice skating, amongst others. They have played more seasons (74) in the highest Swedish ice hockey league than any other club, though Djurgården will match that feat in the 2014–15 SHL season. They have won the Swedish championship seven times (1925, 1931, 1941, 1944, 1953, 1956, and 1985). The team has played in the Swedish Hockey League for a combined total of 24 seasons while it was referred to by its previous name, Elitserien.

Södertälje finished the 2004–05 Elitserien season in 8th place and, in the following playoffs that season, advanced to the semifinals. This was the team's best performance in Elitserien since 1989. In the 2005–06 season, however, they were relegated to Allsvenskan (now known as HockeyAllsvenskan). In 2007 the team qualified for Elitserien again. In the 2007–08 season the team finished ninth in Elitserien and thus missed the playoffs but were automatically qualified for the following Elitserien season.

From 2009 to 2011, during Södertälje's three latest seasons in the Elitserien, the team appeared in the Kvalserien three years in a row. In the respective Elitserien seasons they finished 12th and 11th. In both 2009 and 2010 the team survived Kvalserien and thus managed to stay in Elitserien. However, in 2011, things went worse. Prior to the last round, both Södertälje and Modo had 17 points. In the final round of the 2011 Kvalserien, both teams met each other in Fjällräven Center for a game that directly decided which team would be relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje lost the game 0–2 and thus were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. After Södertälje's failure to stay in Elitserien, Södertälje's then head coach Peter Popovic was forced to leave the club. Johan Strömwall became Södertälje's new head coach.[1]

Season-by-season

This is a partial list of the five past completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Södertälje SK seasons.

Season Level Division Record Avg.
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atnd.		 Notes Ref.
Position W-T-L
W-OT-L
2012–13 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 2nd 29–7–2–14 3,644 [2]
Elitserien qualifiers 6th 2–0–1–7 4,026 [3]
2013–14 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 12th 16–6–6–24 3,036 [4][5]
2014–15 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 14th 10–10–5–27 3,033 [6]
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers 6th 3–0–1–6 2,941 Decrease Relegated to Hockeyettan [7]
2015–16 Tier 3 HockeyAllsvenskan East 1st of 12 19–0–0–3 2,422
Allettan South 2nd of 8 9–1–1–3 3,168
Playoffs — 5–1–0–2 3,278 Round 1: won 2–0 in games vs Halmstad HF
Round 2: won 2–1 in games vs Piteå HC
Round 3: won 2–1 in games vs Kristianstads IK
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers 1st of 6 6–2–0–2 3,857 Increase Promoted to HockeyAllsvenskan
2016–17 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 14th of 14 13–4–3–32 2,650
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers TBD TBD TBD

Players

Current roster

Updated November 23, 2013.[8][9]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
13 Sweden Fredric Andersson (C) F L 29 2012 Gnesta, Sweden
24 Sweden Johan Andersson C L 31 2012 Nynäshamn, Sweden
9 Sweden Sebastian Bengtsson C L 23 2012
8 Canada Mike Bergin D L 30 2012 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
17 Sweden Emil Billberg RW/C L 30 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
77 Slovakia Tomas Bokros D R 29 2013 Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
52 Sweden Lucas Carlsson C/RW R 24 2013
14 Sweden Robert Carlsson (A) LW/C L 41 2012 Södertälje, Sweden
27 Sweden Jacob Dahlström W R 25 2012 Stockholm, Sweden
71 United States Philip DeSimone C L 31 2013 East Amherst, New York, United States
17 Sweden Jonas Engström LW L 27 2009 Södertälje, Sweden
10 France Damien Fleury RW R 32 2012 Caen, France
33 Sweden Linus Fröberg C/LW L 25 2013 (loan) Karlstad, Sweden
28 Sweden Jesper Frödén LW R 24 2012 Stockholm, Sweden
19 Canada Jason Gregoire LW/C L 29 2013 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
59 Sweden Adam Hansen D L 24 2013
3 Sweden Daniel Henningsson D L 23 2013
43 Sweden Sebastian Idoff G L 27 2011 Malmö, Sweden
54 Canada Dan Iliakis D R 36 2013 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
20 Sweden Johan Jonsson (A) D L 33 2012 Västerås, Sweden
55 Sweden Patrik Kallmert W L 23 2013 Stockholm, Sweden
37 Sweden Niklas Lundström G L 25 2013 (loan) Värmdö, Sweden
25 United States Jake Marto D L 32 2013 Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
96 Czech Republic David Pastrnak RW R 22 2013 Havirov, Czech Republic
51 Sweden Robin Press D R 23 2012
46 Norway Aleksander Rindal D R 29 2013 Lillehammer, Norway
6 Sweden Fredrik Sonntag D L 31 2011 Nynäshamn, Sweden
22 Sweden Jesper Thörnberg W L 27 2013 Jönköping, Sweden
15 Canada Mario Trabucco RW R 31 2013 Caracas, Venezuela
57 Sweden Mattias Wigley C/LW L 24 2012

Board of directors

  • Chairman of the Board: Sweden Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd
  • Board Member: SwedenPatrik Walle
  • Board Member: Sweden Håkan Söderberg
  • Board Member :Sweden Jan Päkkilä
  • Board Member: SwedenJoakim Gustafsson
  • Board Member: Sweden Peter Onstrand
  • Board Member: Sweden Per Hallberg
  • Board Member: Firial Saado

Management

  • Club Director: Sweden Mats Pernhem
  • General Manager: Sweden Mats Waltin
  • Marketing Manager: Sweden Fredrik Aminoff
  • Ticket Manager: Sweden Jenny Palm

Sports

  • Head Coach: Sweden Mats Waltin

Kit and Medical

  • Kit Manager: Sweden Anders Kellerstam
  • Kitman: Sweden Lars Bergström
  • Physio: Sweden Walter Skeppar
  • Team Doctor: Sweden Tomas Hopfgarten

Former coaches

  • Head Coach: 06/07, 07/08, 08/09 Sweden Leif Strömberg
  • Head Coach: 09/10, 10/11 Sweden Peter Popovic
  • Assistant Coach: Sweden Peter Larsson
  • Assistant Coach: Sweden Jörgen Bemström
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Sweden Stefan Lahde

References

  1. ↑ Daniel Grefve (2011-04-15). "Han ska ta SSK tillbaka till elitserien" (in Swedish). Sportbladet.
  2. ↑ "HockeyAllsvenskan: 2012–13: HockeyAllsvenskan: Overview". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  3. ↑ "SHL: 2012–13: Kval till Elitserien: Overview". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  4. ↑ "2013–14: HockeyAllsvenskan: Overview". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  5. ↑ "2013–14: HockeyAllsvenskan: Team statistics: Attendance". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  6. ↑ "2014–15 HockeyAllsvenskan". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  7. ↑ "2014–15 Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
  8. ↑ "2013-14 Truppen" [Squad] (in Swedish). Södertälje Sportklubb. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  9. ↑ "Södertälje SK roster". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
Preceded by
IK Göta		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1925		 Succeeded by
Djurgårdens IF
Preceded by
IK Göta		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1931		 Succeeded by
Hammarby IF
Preceded by
IK Göta		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1941		 Succeeded by
Hammarby IF
Preceded by
Hammarby IF		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1944		 Succeeded by
Hammarby IF
Preceded by
Hammarby IF		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1953		 Succeeded by
Djurgårdens IF
Preceded by
Djurgårdens IF		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1956		 Succeeded by
Gävle Godtemplares IK
Preceded by
AIK		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1985		 Succeeded by
Färjestads BK
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