Södertälje SK

• Swedish Champion 1925, 1931, 1941, 1944, 1953, 1956, 1985

Södertälje SK ( Södertälje Sportklubb ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Södertälje near Stockholm. The club plays its home games at AXA Sports Center for 6,100 spectators.

History

Södertälje SK was founded in 1902 with the departments gymnastics, athletics, football, tug of war and skating. After 1907 Bandy section followed, the road was not far, founded in 1925 for the hockey department. At the same time, the club was delighted to receive the first Swedish Championship. Six more to follow today (1931, 1941, 1944, 1953, 1956, 1985).

1975 Södertälje SK was a founding member of the Elitserien, but soon followed by the first descent into the second division. After always good finishes before 1975, the success went with entry into the Elitserien abruptly lost. 1978, the club rose to the second division and remained there until an interlude from one season (1980 /81) to 1983 After the championship in the HockeyAllsvenskan the success in the first division was returned: 1985 Södertälje - so far the last. time - Swedish champion. But from the third place in 1989, the results went downhill again. On your marks 6 and 7 followed rank 12 and the new gear in the second division, from the tradition of the club was able to rise until four years later. After three third places handed 1996, the runner-up title in the second division. A year later, the Södertälje Relegation games could still be saved, but not 1998 again. In the following season in the Allsvenskan, although you could be second-division champion, in the relegation play for the rise but could not prevail. In the third experiment the re-emergence is then succeeded in 2001. After three rank 9 and the surprising fourth place in 2005 it reached 2006 again only for 11th place and also in the subsequent relegation had the " Södertälje Lightnings " no luck; third place was not enough to avoid relegation, which is why the team of 2006/ 07 played in the Allsvenskan.

After one season in the second division the club rose up again and could end the season 2007 /08 secure the league. After yet won in the 2009/10 season in the league Kvalserien the receipt, but the club was relegated one season later into the HockeyAllsvenskan.

Venues

The first ice rink of Södertälje SK was called Gamla IP. This hall was built in 1902 was replaced by the 1960 Månskensrinken, which should but only 10 years to stay home of SSK, since 1970, the Scaniarinken was inaugurated. Although the sums of more than 1,000 spectators more than the current arena, but it was too little luxurious and offered too little boxes. Therefore, the team moved in 2006 into the AXA Sports Center, the first SSK Event Arena said.