IK Oskarshamn

Ice hockey team in Oskarshamn, Sweden

IK Oskarshamn

City| Oskarshamn, Sweden
League| HockeyAllsvenskan
Founded| 27 May 1970 (27 May 1970)
Home arena| Be-Ge Hockey Center
Colours|
General manager| Oscar Alsenfelt
Head coach| Björn Karlsson
Website| ikoskarshamn.se
Current season
IK Oskarshamn (white uniforms) in a game against AIK.

IK Oskarshamn is an ice hockey club from Oskarshamn in Sweden. The team plays in the second-highest league, the HockeyAllsvenskan. The 2019–20 season was the team's first season in the top-tier league, the Swedish Hockey League.

## History

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IK Oskarshamn (abbreviated as IKO) was founded on 27 May 1970 when the ice hockey sections of Oskarshamns AIK and IFK Oskarshamn were merged into one club. Originally known as AIK–IFK Oskarshamn, it adopted the name IK70 for the 1972–1973 season, and finally IK Oskarshamn in 1986.[1][2]

The team thrice reached the final qualification stage for the highest league in Sweden before their promotion there. This happened in the 2000–01, 2004–05 as well as the 2018–19 season in which the club were promoted to the highest league in Sweden for the first time in club history. The team plays its home games in Be-Ge Hockey Center which has a capacity of 3,275 people. The arena was first built in 1974 but was completely renovated and enlarged in 2005.

### Seasons

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In the 2000–01 season and in the 2004–05 season IK Oskarshamn succeeded to reach the Kvalserien. In Kvalserien the team finished in 5th place the first year and in 6th place the second year. In the 2010–11 season, IK Oskarshamn finished 9th, six points from playing in the new pre-qualification.[3]

Both in 2011–12 season and in 2012–13 season IK Oskarshamn finished in the top-7 and reached the Playoff round. IK Oskarshamns Evan McGrath was the top scorer in the HockeyAllsvenskan regular season with 50 points in 52 games.[4][5]

## Players and personnel

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### Current roster

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No. | Nat | Player  | Pos | S/G | Age  | Acquired  | Birthplace

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27 |  | Nolan Walker | C | R  | 26  | 2024 | Anchorage, USA
13 |  | Rasmus Bengtsson | D | L  | 31  | 2022 | Landskrona, Sweden
22 |  | Erik Bradford | C | L  | 30  | 2024 | Orangeville, Canada
3 |  | Niclas Burström | D | L  | 33  | 2022 | Skellefteå, Sweden
90 |  | Liam Hawel | RW | R  | 25  | 2024 | Arnprior, Ontario
20 |  | Joel Jonsson | LW | L  | 20  | 2024 | Brunflo, Sweden
19 |  | Viktor Smeds | C | R  | 20  | 2024 | Helsingborg, Sweden
26 |  | Ville Jonsson | D | L  | 20  | 2024 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
49 |  | Michael Joyaux | D | R  | 27  | 2024 | Bloomingdale, USA
21 |  | Hampus Karlsson | C | L  | 23  | 2023 | Landsbro, Sweden
9 |  | Eero Savilahti | LW | L  | 32  | 2024 | Tampere, Finland
58 |  | Hugo Jonasson | D | L  | 21  | 2024 | Ljungby, Sweden
35 |  | Emil Kruse | G | L  | 29  | 2023 | Karlstad, Sweden
24 |  | Axel Wemmenborn | C | L  | 32  | 2024 | Kristianstad, Sweden
14 |  | Max Eriksson | D | L  | 19  | 2024 | Sweden
71 |  | Filip Svenningsson | LW | L  | 25  | 2024 | Gislaved, Sweden
38 |  | Axel Landén | D | R  | 19  | 2024 | Jönköping, Sweden
14 |  | Lukas Vesterlund | C | L  | 20  | 2024 | Härnösand, Sweden
57 |  | Evan Weinger | RW | R  | 27  | 2024 | Los Angeles, USA
25 |  | Carter Camper | RW | R  | 36  | 2024 | Rocky River, Ohio, USA
92 |  | Zion Nybeck | LW | L  | 22  | 2024 | Alvesta, Sweden
23 |  | Gustaf Westlund | C | L  | 26  | 2023 | Paris, France
30 |  | Tomas Rydén | G | L  | 30  | 2024 | Karlstad, Sweden
33 |  | Ludvig Östman | D | L  | 25  | 2024 | Borlänge, Sweden
29 |  | Georg Weigelt | C | L  | 22  | 2024 | Stockholm, Sweden

Source: eliteprospects.com[6]As of 17 November 2024.

### Head coaches

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IKO play their home games in Arena Oskarshamn. Head Coaches of IK Oskarshamn[7] Name  | Year

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Gunnar Thallberg  | 1970–1972
Christer Myhren  | 1972–1974
Kurt Svensson | 1974–1975
Tommy Pettersson  | 1975–1978
Per Bäckman | 1978–1981
Rolf Marklund  | 1981–1982
Morgan Svensson  | 1982–1986
Ulf Woxö, Göran Håkansson  | 1986
Ulf Woxö, Peder Liedberg  | 1986–1987
Göran Håkansson, Stig Forsberg  | 1987–1988
Karl-Axel Jönsson  | 1988–1989
Hansove Norberg  | 1989–1991
Torbjörn Hedvall  | 1991–1994
Hasse Sjöö | 1994–1995
Torbjörn Hedvall  | 1995
Ivan Hansen  | 1995–1998
Björn Åkerblom  | 1998–1999
Mats Weiderståhl  | 1999–2000
Matti Heikklä  | 2000–2001
Ola Hyden, Michael Larsson  | 2001
Joakim Fagervall  | 2001–2004
Daniel Broberg  | 2004–2006
Peter Ekroth  | 2006
Staffan Lundh  | 2006–2007
Michael Larsson, Mats Johansson  | 2007
Charles Franzén | 2007–2009
Tommy Salo | 2009–2010
Lenny Eriksson | 2010
Lars Ivarsson | 2010–2011
Fredrik Söderström | 2011–2017
Björn Hellkvist | 2017–2018
Håkan Åhlund | 2018–2020
Per-Erik Johnsson  | 2020
Martin Filander | 2020–2024
Björn Karlsson | 2024–

### Honored members

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IK Oskarshamn retired numbers  No.  | Player  | Position  | Career  | No. retirement

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4 | Skeeter Moore | C | 1992–1996 | 6 December 2010
5 | Peter Ekroth | D | 1992–1997 | 6 December 2010
12 | Alexander Johansson | D | 1999–2011 | 27 December 2011
15 | Fredric Jaensson | LW | 1998–2008 | 20 September 2008
28 | Thomas Gustafsson | RW | 1996–2006 |

Thomas Gustafsson was a proud servant who in ten seasons totalled 229 points for Oskarshamn. He is the first player in IK Oskarshamn who have his number retired and hoisted to the roof.[8]

Fredric Jaensson played a total of nine seasons in the club. Notably, when he left the club after the 2007–08 season, he had a total of 318 points in the HockeyAllsvenskan. It was at that time the most points of all Allsvenskan players in franchise history. His Jersey was hoisted to the rafters on 20 September 2008.

Skeeter Moore and Peter Ekroth were recruited to the club in 1992 by then chairman Evert Mellström. The acquisitions were notable because the players came from the Elitserien with IK Oskarshamn then playing in Division 3. In only three seasons, the team climbed from division 3 to the division 1 (HockeyAllsvenskan) the country's second tier competition. During a celebration ceremony on December 6, 2010, Ekroth's and Moore's jerseys were hoisted up in the roof of Arena Oskarshamn.[9]

Alexander Johansson is an IKO icon that came to the club in the 1999–2000 season and played 528 matches in 12 seasons for the club. The 2010–11 season was his last season for IK Oskarshamn. The club raised his jersey to the rafters in a pre-game ceremony against Leksands IF on 27 December 2011.

## Notable former players

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Goaltender Michal Zajkowski

* Per Gustafsson
* Mathias Johansson
* Greg Mauldin
* Niklas Hjalmarsson
* Stefan Pettersson
* David Rodman
* Evan McGrath
* Eetu Qvist
* Dale Weise

## References

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1. ^ Peter A. Rosén (28 May 2020). "De samlar ihop till en 50-årspresent till IK Oskarshamn" (in Swedish). Oskarshamnsnnytt. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
2. ^ "Historik" (in Swedish). Ishockeyblogg. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
3. ^ "HockeyAllsvenskan". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
4. ^ Swehockey.se - Scoring leaders of Hockeyallsvenskan 2012-13.
5. ^ IK Oskarshamn webpage information Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ "IK Oskarshamn roster". Eliteprospects.com. 2024-11-17. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
7. ^ "Historien om Ishockeyklubben Oskarshamn" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
8. ^ "Tomas Bjornstrom player profile". eliteprospects.com. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
9. ^ "IK Oskarshamn honor Moore and Ekroth" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-03.

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