VIK Västerås HK

  • Winning the regular season 1992/93
  • Winning the Allsvenskan in 1988
  • Winning the Division 1 2000, 2001

The VIK Västerås Hockey Klubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Västerås, currently playing in the second-rate HockeyAllsvenskan. Play their home games the team 34 seasons, the highest Swedish league previously belonged, in the 5800 -seat ABB Arena Nord from.

History

The association is clear from the 1913 gegründetetn Västerås IK, at the 1939 Ice Hockey Division was launched. In 1947, the first rise in the Allsvenskan, at that time the highest league in Sweden. In the following years the team changed between first and second league before it could establish itself in the second half of the 1950s in the makings.

1970 had Västerås IK from the Allsvenskan dismount. After a reform of the Swedish league system five years later, the club came in a newly created four second division seasons. 1980 VIK dissolved and broken up into individual clubs each sport, so that among other things the Västerås IK Hockey emerged as an independent club.

1988 succeeded VIK Hockey returning to the top division, which has now been carried out under the title " Elitserien ". In the debut season 1988/89 the team had in the play-offs, but managed to avoid relegation. In the following years it established itself in the premier league and qualified in part for the championship finals. In 1999, the youth team separated under the name " Västerås IK Ungdom " from the main club.

In June 2000, the team was withdrawn from the league due to the bankruptcy of the VIK Hockey, the license was transferred to the previous youth team and the club entered as " Västerås IK Ungdom " in the third division of. 2000 and 2001, won the newly formed club, although the championship of Division 2 but missed promotion to the second division. This goal was achieved only in 2003, so that the club has since then played in the Allsvenskan. Merged in 2005, the club finally with the Västerås HC today " VIK Västerås HK ".

Home ground

The home games of VIK Västerås HK will be held in the 5800 -seat ABB Arena Nord, which was built in 1965 and was called to 2007 Rocklundahallen.

Well-known former players

  • Patrik Juhlin
  • Nicklas Lidstrom
  • Andreas Lindh
  • Pär marts
  • Peter Popovic
Swedish Hockey League Mats Waltin 1988–89 Elitserien season Magnus Eriksson (ice hockey) Almtuna IS BIK Karlskoga Karlskrona HK IK Oskarshamn IF Troja-Ljungby
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