VIK Västerås HK

VIK Västerås HK
City Västerås, Sweden
League Hockeyallsvenskan
Founded 2000 (2000) (1939)
Home arena ABB Arena Nord
Colours Black, Yellow
         
General manager Sweden Niklas Johansson
Head coach Sweden Martin Filander
Franchise history
2000–2005 Västerås IK Ungdom
2005–present VIK Västerås Hockey Klubb
Previous franchise history
1939–2000 Västerås IK Hockey

VIK Västerås HK (VIK Västerås Hockey Klubb) is an ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second-tier league in Sweden, Hockeyallsvenskan. Västerås IK played 12 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien (1988–89 to 1999–00) before the club went bankrupt and merged with the junior club (Västerås IK Ungdom), which changed name to VIK Västerås HK in 2005.

History

ABB Arena Nord in Västerås, Sweden. Home ground of VIK Västerås HK.

Västerås IK was founded in 1913 and started playing ice hockey in 1939. The ice hockey section of Västerås IK was later separated and was active until 2000, when the club folded and the A team was moved to the club Västerås IK Ungdom (English: junior), which changed to its current name in 2005.[1]

Season-by-season

This list features only the ten most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of VIK Västerås HK seasons.

Year Level Division Record Avg.
home
atnd.		 Notes Ref.
Position W-T-L
W-OT-L
2007–08 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 16 24–7–14 2,467 [2]
Playoff to Elitserien qualifier — 4–1 3,576 Won in 1st round, 2–1 in games vs Växjö Lakers HC
Won in 2nd round, 2–0 in games vs Borås HC
Elitserien qualifier 6th of 6 1–0–9 3,875
2008–09 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 3rd of 16 24–2–6–13 2,573 [2]
Elitserien qualifier 6th of 6 2–1–1–6 3,605
2009–10 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 8th of 14 21–3–5–23 2,129 [2]
2010–11 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 14 26–2–7–17 2,404 [2]
Promotion pre-qualifier 2nd 2–1–1–2 2,310
2011–12 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 4th of 14 29–1–6–16 2,665 [2]
Promotion pre-qualifier 4th 1–0–1–4 1,547
2012–13 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 3rd of 14 28–5–4–15 3,326 [2]
Elitserien qualifier 4th of 6 3–1–1–5 3,918
2013–14 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 2nd of 14 26–9–4–13 3,170
Elitserien qualifier 6th of 6 2–1–1–6 4,032
2014–15 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 1st of 14 28–4–6–14 3,578
HockeyAllsvenskan finals — 1–0–1–2 4,833 Lost 3–1 in games to Karlskrona HK
SHL qualifiers — 1–0–0–4 4,108 Lost 4–1 in games to Rögle BK
2015–16 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 9th of 14 20–3–9–20 3,346
2016–17 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 13th of 14 13–4–3–32 2,860
HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers TBD TBD TBD

Famous players

References

  1. ↑ "VIK Västerås HK" (in Swedish). HockeyAllsvenskan. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Official Statistics". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (Swedish: Svenska ishockeyförbundet).
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