Gentofte Stars

IC Gentofte
City	Gentofte Municipality, Denmark
League	Danish Division 1
Founded	1965
Website gentoftestars.dk
Franchise history
1965–1996	Hellerup IK
1996–present	IC Gentofte

Gentofte Stars is a Danish ice hockey team from the Gentofte Municipality. They currently play in Danish Division 1.

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.

Notable players

Michael de Angelis
Alexander Kuzminski
Rasmus Olsen
Frederik Storm
Alexander Sundberg

References

↑ hik.dk, HIK history

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