Västerviks IK

Västerviks Ishockeyklubb (English: Vasterviks Ice hockey club), is a Swedish ice hockey club, based in Västervik. The club, founded in 1971, had spent decades yo-yoing between the third and fourth tiers of Swedish ice hockey, Division 1 and Division 2, before securing promotion on March 31, 2016, to HockeyAllsvenskan (second tier) for the 2016–17 season.

Västerviks IK
CityVästervik, Småland, Sweden
LeagueHockeyAllsvenskan
Founded1971
Home arenaPlivit Arena
ColorsRed, Blue
   
General managerEmil Georgsson
Head coachMattias Karlin
CaptainJoakim Hagelin
Websitewww.vikhockey.se

The club almost reached the Swedish Elite League Kvalserien during the 1996–97 season.[1]

History

Founding

Västerviks IK was founded in April 1971, when VAIS (Västerviks Allmänna Idrottssällskap), (English: The public sport company of Vastervik) decided to close down it’s hockey section and only invest in football.

Season 1996/97

The club almost reached Sweden's highest league, SHL, when they knocked out Sunne IK in playoff 1, and Huddinge IK in playoff 2. But in playoff 3, Linköping HC became too difficult and took the place in SHL.

Season 2016/17

In the spring of 2016, Vasterviks IK qualified for the HockeyAllsvenskan after some good seasons in Division 1. On September 15, 2016, Vastervik played the first HockeyAllsvenskan match at Hovet against AIK. It was the start of a season that ended in success. A third place in the regular season and a second place in the playoff who meant that Vastervik was knocked out. AIK went forward on goal difference.

Players

(Last Updated: 7 December 2020)

Nr Pos Player Country S/H Date of birth Height Weight Place of Birth
Goalies
33 G Zackarias Skog Sweden L 27 June 1995 193 cm 91 kg Göteborg
72 G Daniel Marmenlind Sweden L 14 November 1997 185 cm 83 kg Uppsala
90 G Samuel Ward Sweden L 19 January 1995 183 cm 78 kg Nyköping
Defenders
3 D Michael Kapla USA L 19 September 1994 183 cm 91 kg Eau Claire
11 D Alexander Anderberg Sweden R 5 January 1997 187 cm 96 kg Karlstad
14 D Erik Gustafsson (A) Sweden L 18 December 1992 182 cm 82 kg Oskarshamn
16 D/F Saku Kinnunen Finland L 3 January 1995 178 cm 86 kg Kuhmo
42 D Oskar Drugge Sweden L 11 September 1992 177 cm 77 kg Luleå
48 D Gustav Nielsen Sweden L 7 April 1999 172 cm 72 kg Hudiksvall
57 D Alfred Barklund Sweden L 21 Oktober 2000 189 cm 91 kg Stockholms län
77 D Ludvig Jardeskog Sweden L 21 July 1995 188 cm 91 kg Kristianstad
Forwards
10 C Gerry Fitzgerald Canada R 26 August 1993 175 cm 82 kg Port Alberni
12 C/W Simon Krekula Sweden R 5 February 1998 181 cm 81 kg Stockholm
13 F Fabian Ilestedt Sweden L 12 July 1995 190 cm 87 kg Karlskrona
17 C/LW Gilbert Gabor Sweden/Slovakia L 11 September 1995 191 cm 100 kg Stockholm
19 LW Viktor Liljegren Sweden L 28 April 1994 191 cm 94 kg Stockholm
20 C Marcus Westfält Sweden L 12 May 2000 191 cm 92 kg Stockholm
21 LW Victor Öhman (A) Sweden L 7 April 1992 185 cm 92 kg Malmö
44 LW Axel Jonsson Fjällby (Loan) Sweden L 10 February 1998 182 cm 84 kg Stockholm
49 C/W Oskar Pettersson Sweden R 13 May 1999 183 cm 85 kg Örnsköldsvik
50 LW/C Kellen Jones (A) Canada L 16 August 1990 175 cm 82 kg Montrose
59 C/W Marcus Davidsson Sweden L 18 November 1998 184 cm 87 kg Stockholm
68 LW/RW Joakim Hagelin (C) Sweden L 30 April 1989 189 cm 90 kg Linköping
70 C Jacob Bjerselius Sweden R 4 August 1998 188 cm 81 kg Vendelsö
88 RW Jonathan Davidsson (Loan) Sweden R 12 Mars 1997 181cm 84 kg Stockholm
91 C/RW Tim Wahlgren Sweden L 8 Mars 1998 184 cm 84 kg Kramfors

Team Staff

(Last Updated: 16 May 2020)

PositionName
Head CoachMattias Karlin
Asst. CoachEmil Georgsson
Goaltending CoachGabriel Remelin
General ManagerEmil Georgsson
Equipment ManagerJörgen Fransson
Equipment ManagerFelix Gustafsson
Athletic TrainerAnders Dahl

List of prominent players

Player with more than 200 games:

  • Niklas Dacke (384)
  • Joakim Englund (382)
  • Emil Georgsson (372)
  • Erik Gustafsson (317)
  • Pierre Gustavsson (315)
  • Gunnar Johansson (302)
  • Joacim Hedblad (246)
  • Jonas Widmark (233)
  • Mikael von der Geest (230)

References
  1. Kenny Wiis (19 February 2014). "Minns VIK:s succé 1996/97" (in Swedish). Västerviks-tidningen. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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