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
         
Head coachMattias Karlin
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 its 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 its 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

(16 May 2020)

Nr Pos Player Country S/H Date of Birth Height Weight Place of Birth
Goalie
90 G Samuel Ward L 19 January 1995 183 cm / 6'0" 78 kg / 172 lbs Nyköping
1 G Daniel Marmenlind L 14 November 1997 185 cm / 6'0" 83 kg / 187 lbs Uppsala
Defenders
42 D Oskar Drugge L 11 September 1992 177 cm / 5'10" 77 kg / 170 lbs Luleå
- D/F Saku Kinnunen L 3 January 1995 178 cm / 5'10" 86 kg / 190 lbs Kuhmo
- D Alexander Anderberg R 5 January 1997 187 cm / 6'2" 96 kg / 212 lbs Karlstad
14 D Erik Gustafsson L 18 December 1992 182 cm / 6'0" 82 kg / 181 lbs Oskarshamn
- D Michael Kapla L 19 September 1994 183 cm / 6'0" 91 kg / 201 lbs Eau Claire
Forwards
21 LW Victor Öhman L 7 April 1992 185 cm / 6'1" 92 kg / 203 lbs Malmö
70 C Jacob Bjerselius R 4 August 1998 188 cm / 6'2" 81 kg / 179 lbs Vendelsö
- C Cody Bradley / L 26 May 1994 180 cm / 5'11" 81 kg / 179 lbs Tampa
- C Gerry Fitzgerald R 26 August 1993 175 cm / 5'9" 82 kg / 181 lbs Port Alberni
91 C/RW Tim Wahlgren L 8 March 1998 184 cm / 6'0" 84 kg / 185 lbs Kramfors
49 C/W Oskar Pettersson R 13 May 1999 183 cm / 6'0" 85 kg / 187 lbs Örnsköldsvik
- F Fabian Ilestedt L 12 July 1995 190 cm / 6'3" 87 kg / 192 lbs Karlskrona
- RW Anton Blomberg L 17 June 1995 180 cm / 5'11" 80 kg / 179 lbs Motala

Team Staff

(16 May 2020)

PositionName
Head Coach Mattias Karlin
Asst. Coach-
Goaltending Coach Gabriel Remelin
General Manager Emil Georgsson
Equipment Manager Jörgen Fransson
Equipment Manager Felix Gustafsson
Athletic Trainer Anders 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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