Kongsvinger Knights

Kongsvinger Knights

City	Kongsvinger, Norway
League	GET-ligaen
Founded	1961 (1961)
Home arena	Kongsvinger Ishall
Colors	Red, black and white
General manager	Christer Mykkestue
Head coach	Per Lundell
Captain	Viktor Högberg
Website	http://www.knights.no/

Kongsvinger Knights is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Kongsvinger, Norway. The club consists of nine layers: Senior, Junior, U17, U15, U13, U11, U9, U8, U7 and hockeyskole. The senior team play in GET-ligaen.

History^[1]

The beginning

The club was created on 27 January 1961 by Rolf E. Johnson, John Bie-Larsen, Ola Norstrøm. Odd Smedstad, Terje Martinsen and Trond Dahl. They were an independent group that is using the lottery could bring in his first money in cash, as many as 80 NOK, which went to purchase new goalie gloves. In 1961 the hockey team, by a vote that ended 19 to 1, recorded in Kongsvinger sports.

14 January 1962 played Kongsvinger friendly against Skarnes hockey club in Gjemselund. Skarnes led 0-2, but goals from KIL-player Harald Riisnæs and Odd Norstrøm, it was again the balance of the match. In 3 period, two goals from John Bie-Larsen and Trond Dahl, and KIL could thus komkludere with victory in the premiere. Kongsvinger was taken up in the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation, and eventually became a team that was top 3 Division, later called Glåmdal and Romerike Hockey Circuit.

2 division and natural ice

In the 1980s came the players Tore Wålberg and Fred Pedersen to the club, and hockey stood in front of a lift. It was a great initiative that brought the team into 2 division. There were some thrilling matches, against browsing. Bergen, who drew about 400 spectators in the pile of snow on Gjemselund, which probably is a Norwegian record in 3 division.

However, when the team moved up to 2nd Division, came the demand for indoor sports hall, and made from Kongsvinger had to commute as many as 56 trips to the Storhamar ice rink in Hamar in connection with training and matches. This resulted naturally NOK in relegation and only 6 points in the bag, but after all, an educational and fun experience. Kongsvinger is thus the last team that moved up to 2nd Division on natural ice. And then came the downturn after the senior team went more or less reluctantly down the line system, since it is difficult to cope against the competing team without the ice rink. From being one of the best teams in the Hedmark, except Storhamar Dragons, KIL had to put up with being among the worst.

Hockey group work as enthusiastic as ever, to experts and politicians in the city's business community to realize the dream of the ice rink in Kongsvinger. In the year 1992 filled Kongsvinger Sports 100 years, and in this anniversary year was also Kongsvinger their indoor ice rink (Kongshallen). In 2004 moved Kongsvinger up to 1 division.

In 1 division

In 2004 moved Kongsvinger was moved up to 1 division. The team has won the 1.division once (2008/2009), and reached the playoffs for the GET-league three times, in 2009, 2010 and 2014. In 2013 the club also moved from the old, aging Kongshallen, in to a new and modern arena.^[2]

Season-by-season record

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

Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Regular season										Postseason
Season	League	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Postseason
2011–12	1. divisjon	34	22	8	4	—	—	190	109	48	4th	Did not qualify
2012–13	1. divisjon	39	24	10	—	1	4	194	126	78	5th	Did not qualify
2013–14	1. divisjon	36	25	4	—	3	4	169	81	85	2nd	4th in Qualifying for Eliteserien¹
2014–15	Eliteserien	45	2	39	—	1	3	73	272	11	10th	2nd in Qualifying for Eliteserien
2015–16	Eliteserien	45	4	39	—	1	1	67	225	15	10th	2nd in Qualifying for Eliteserien

¹Due to struggeling economy, the board of the Tønsberg Vikings asked that the team was to be moved down one division.^[3] The vacant spot was given to Kongsvinger Knights.^[4]

External links

Official website

References

↑ "Club history". Kongsvinger Knights.
↑ "Åpnet den nye ishallen". Glåmdalen. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
↑ "Vikings trekker laget fra eliteserien". Tønsberg Blad (in Norwegian). 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
↑ "Knights fikk lisensen". Glomdalen (in Norwegian). 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-26.

GET-ligaen

Teams	Frisk Asker Kongsvinger Knights Lillehammer Lørenskog Manglerud Star Sparta Warriors Stavanger Oilers Stjernen Storhamar Vålerenga

Arenas	Askerhallen CC Amfi DNB Arena Jordal Amfi Kristins Hall Lørenskog Ishall Manglerudhallen Kongsvinger Ishall 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

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

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