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	Niklas Johansson
Head coach	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 highest 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 five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of VIK Västerås HK seasons.

Year	Level	Division	Record		Avg. home atnd.	Notes	Ref.
Year	Level	Division	Position	W-T-L W-OT-L	Avg. home atnd.	Notes	Ref.
2008–09	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	3rd	24–2–6–13	2,573		^[2]
2008–09	Elitserien qualifier		6th	2–1–1–6	3,605		^[2]
2009–10	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	8th	21–3–5–23	2,129		^[2]
2010–11	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	5th	26–2–7–17	2,404		^[2]
2010–11	Tier 2	Promotion pre-qualifier	2nd	2–1–1–2	2,310		^[2]
2011–12	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	4th	29–1–6–16	2,665		^[2]
2011–12	Tier 2	Promotion pre-qualifier	4th	1–0–1–4	1,547		^[2]
2012–13	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	3rd	28–5–4–15	3,326		^[2]
2012–13	Elitserien qualifier		4th	3–1–1–5	3,918		^[2]
2013–14	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	2nd	26–9–4–13	3,170		^[2]
2013–14	Elitserien qualifier		6th	2–1–1–6	4,032		^[2]
2014–15	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	1st	28–4–6–14	3,578		^[2]
2014–15	2015 Hockeyallsvenskan Final		In progress				^[2]

Famous players

Mikael Backlund
Patrik Berglund
Anders Berglund
Magnus Eriksson
Erik Ersberg
Mishat Fahrutdinov
Mats Ytter
Patrik Juhlin
Nicklas Lidström
Pär Mårts
Peter Popovic
Leif Rohlin
Tommy Salo
Göran "Flygis" Sjöberg
Aleksei Salomatin
Rickard Wallin

References

↑ "VIK Västerås HK" (in Swedish). HockeyAllsvenskan. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Official Statistics". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (Swedish: Svenska ishockeyförbundet).

External links

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Official homepage
VIK Support supporter's club
Gulsvart Ultras supporter's club

HockeyAllsvenskan

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Arenas	ABB Arena Nord Arena Oskarshamn Arena Polarica Timrå Isstadion Gärdehov Himmelstalundshallen Hovet Kirsebergs Ishall Metallåtervinning Arena Nelson Garden Arena Nobelhallen Smidjegrav Arena Tegera Arena T3 Center

Allsvenskan seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05

HockeyAllsvenskan Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Related topics	Swedish Ice Hockey Association Kvalserien (HockeyAllsvenskan) Hockeyettan Kvalserien Swedish Hockey League Guldpucken J20 SuperElit National men's team National women's team

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

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