Storhamar Hockey, commonly known as Storhamar Ishockey or often referred to by its initials SIL, is a Norwegian professional ice hockey team based in Hamar, Norway. The club currently plays in the EliteHockey Ligaen, the highest level of Norwegian hockey. The club has won eight regular season titles and seven national championships since its founding on 18 March 1957. Storhamar play their home games in the CC Amfi. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey. The team colours are yellow and blue.
History
The 1952 Winter Olympics inspired local Hamar youth to form a hockey club in the area. The first ice rink was constructed in 1955, and Storhamar was formally accepted into the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association two years later.
To date, the club has won the Norwegian Championships (playoffs) seven times, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2018 and 2024
The most notable player in franchise history is Erik Kristiansen who played 20 seasons scoring 509 goals and 406 assists in 649 games. The best known player internationally from Storhamar is Patrick Thoresen.
During the 2016–17 playoffs, Storhamar Hockey was involved in the longest professional hockey match ever recorded, taking 217 minutes and 14 seconds to defeat Sparta Warriors 2-1. The game ended in the 11th period (8 overtimes) when Joakim Jensen scored for Storhamar.
Season-by-season results This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by Storhamar. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Storhamar Hockey seasons. Norwegian ChampionsRegular Season ChampionsPromotedRelegated SeasonLeagueRegular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—PointsPlayoffsGPWLOTWOTLGFGAPtsFinish2013–14Eliteserien45221535146123626thLost in Semi-finals, 3–4 (Vålerenga)2014–15Eliteserien45291024200112952ndLost in Finals, 3–4 (Stavanger)2015–16Eliteserien45221724146111746thLost in Semi-finals, 3–4 (Stavanger)2016–17Eliteserien45211437131104763rdLost in Quarter-finals, 3–4 (Sparta)2017–18Eliteserien4535703183881081stWon Norwegian Championship, 4–1 (Lillehammer)2018–19Eliteserien4828884175971042ndLost in Finals, 2–4 (Frisk Asker)2019–20Eliteserien45261144179111902ndCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Eliteserien24176109857532nd2021–22Eliteserien43201544139127726thLost in Finals, 0–4 (Stavanger)2022–23Eliteserien4528104319193952ndLost in Finals, 3–4 (Stavanger)2023–24Eliteserien4533903209761331stWon Norwegian Championship, 4–1 (Vålerenga)2024–25Eliteserien4534263192661141stWon Norwegian Championship, 4–0 (Stavanger)2025–26EliteserienWon Norwegian Championship, 4–2 (Frisk Asker) Source:
Players Current roster As of 13 February 2025.
Team captains Michael Smithurst - 2000-03 Mikael Tjälldèn - 2003-05 Mads Hansen - 2005-06; 2013-15 Mattias Livf - 2006-08 Pål Johnsen - 2008-13 Christian Larrivée - 2015-17 Patrick Thoresen - 2017 Kodie Curran - 2017-18 Patrick Thoresen - 2018-2024 Jacob Berglund - 2024-present
Retired numbers Retired numbers No. Player Position Career Number retirement 11 Steinar Johansen C 1957-1984 December 9, 2017 18 Pål Johnsen C 1992–2003, 2006–2015 September 5, 2015 20 Erik Kristiansen C 1977–1987, 1988-1998 1998 37 Lars Løkken Østli D 2005–2019 2019
Head coaches Lasse Beckman Lenny Eriksson Lennart Åhlberg Göran Sjöberg Petter Thoresen Lars Molin Petter Salsten Aleksandr Smirnov Rune Gulliksen Peter Johansson
Records and statistics
Statistics for regular season only. – current active player
Scoring leaders PointsPlayer Seasons Pos Pål Johnsen 1992-2015 C 725 245 501 746 1.02 Erik Kristiansen 1977–1998 C 481 396 340 736 1.53 Tom Erik Olsen 1990-2006 RW 530 325 301 626 1.18 Joakim Jensen 2007–2019 RW 502 245 232 477 0.95 Eirik Skadsdammen 1999-2018 LW 717 226 236 462 0.64 Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm 1992-2005 C 359 168 269 437 1.21 Christian Larrivée 2006- C 394 146 270 416 1.06 Peter Madach 1986–1996 C 277 135 211 346 1.24 Arne Bergseng 1984-1990 C 206 157 130 287 1.39 Aleksander Smirnov 1995-20012003-2006 D 335 68 192 260 0.77 Øystein Tronrud 1982-1989 FW 224 122 148 260 1.16
Most league matches Matches Player Career Matches Pål Johnsen 1992-2015725 Eirik Skadsdammen 1999-2018717 Tom Erik Olsen 1990-2006530 Joakim Jensen 2007-2019512 Jonas Nordgren 1997-2009492 Lars Løkken Østli 2005-2019484 Lars Erik Hesbråten 2003-2019483 Erik Kristiansen 1977-1998 481 Jon-Hroar Nordstrøm 1984-1999426 Børre Østvang 1981-1994403 Last updated: 19 January 2021Source: silarkivet.no
Team Norwegian Championship 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1999–00 2003-04 2007-08 2017-18 2023-24
Individual NIHF Golden Puck winners Øyvind Løsamoen - 1983/84 Erik Kristiansen - 1984/85 Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm - 1995/96 Petter Salsten - 1996/97 Pål Johnsen - 1999/00
GET-ligaen Playoff MVP 2006/07, 2014/15 - Christian Larrivée 2007/08 - Ruben Smith
All Star team selections Åge Ellingsen, 1985, 1986, 1989 Erik Kristiansen, 1985 Petter Salsten, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Nikolai Davydkin, 1993 Jim Marthinsen, 1995, 1996 Martin Åhlberg, 1995 Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003 Tom Erik Olsen, 1996 Aleksandr Smirnov, 1997 Mika Rautio, 1998 Pål Johnsen, 2000 Antti Rahkonen, 2004 Jonas Norgren, 2006 Mads Hansen, 2006 Patrick Yetman, 2006 Trevor Koenig, 2011 Tommy Johansen, 2012
Previous seasons' rosters Storhamar Dragons roster 2009/10
References
External links Official website