Västerås IK (Västerås Ishockey klubb) is a professional ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second-tier league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Västerås IK played 12 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien (1988–89 to 1999–00) before the club went bankrupt and merged with the junior club (Västerås IK Ungdom), which changed name to VIK Västerås HK in 2005. In 2018, after playing a year in tier three, Hockeyettan, the club changed it name back to the old name Västerås IK.
History
Västerås IK was founded in 1913 and started playing ice hockey in 1939. The ice hockey section of Västerås IK was later separated and was active until 2000, when the club folded and the A team was moved to the club Västerås IK Ungdom (English: junior), which changed to its current name in 2018.
Season-by-season This list features only the ten most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of VIK Västerås HK seasons. Year Level Division Record Notes PositionW-T-LW-OT-L 2007–08 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 16 24–7–14 2,467 Playoff to Elitserien qualifier — 4–1 3,576 Won in 1st round, 2–1 in games vs Växjö Lakers HCWon in 2nd round, 2–0 in games vs Borås HC Elitserien qualifier 6th of 6 1–0–9 3,8752008–09 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 3rd of 16 24–2–6–13 2,573 Elitserien qualifier 6th of 6 2–1–1–6 3,605 2009–10 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 8th of 14 21–3–5–23 2,129 2010–11 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 14 2,404 2nd 2–1–1–2 2,310 2011–12 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 4th of 14 29–1–6–16 2,665 Promotion pre-qualifier 4th 1–0–1–4 1,547 2012–13 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 3rd of 14 28–5–4–15 3,326 Elitserien qualifier 4th of 6 3–1–1–5 3,918 2013–14 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 2nd of 14 26–9–4–13 3,170 Elitserien qualifier 6th of 6 2–1–1–6 4,032 2014–15 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 1st of 14 28–4–6–14 3,578 HockeyAllsvenskan finals — 1–0–1–2 4,833 Lost 3–1 in games to Karlskrona HK SHL qualifiers — 1–0–0–4 4,108 Lost 4–1 in games to Rögle BK 2015–16 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 9th of 14 20–3–9–20 3,346 2016–17 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 13th of 14 13–4–3–32 2,860 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers 4th of 6 3–3–0–4 2,618 2017–18 Tier 3 HockeyEttan West 1st of 14 16–3–3 2,258 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers 2nd of 6 5-2-3 3,903 2018–19 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 3rd of 14 26–6–3–17 3,375 HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs 2nd of 6 3–1–0–1 4,101
Famous players Mikael Backlund Patrik Berglund Anders Berglund Magnus Eriksson Erik Ersberg Mishat Fahrutdinov Mats Ytter Patrik Juhlin Nicklas Lidström Pär Mårts Peter Popovic Leif Rohlin Tommy Salo Göran "Flygis" Sjöberg Aleksei Salomatin Rickard Wallin Uno Öhrlund Fredrik Johansson
References
External links
Official homepage