Idrottsklubben Oskarshamn, commonly known as IK Oskarshamn, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Oskarshamn, 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 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, the team adopted the name IK70, for the 1972–73 season, and finally IK Oskarshamn, for the 1986–87 season.
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 for 3,275 people. The arena was first built in November 1974, but was completely renovated and enlarged during the 2004–05 season.
Seasons In the 2000–01 season and in the 2004–05 seasons, IK Oskarshamn succeeded to reach the Kvalserien. In the 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.
Both in 2011–12 season and in 2012–13 season IK Oskarshamn finished in the top-7 and reached the playoff round. Evan McGrath was the top scorer in the HockeyAllsvenskan regular season with 50 points in 52 games.Swehockey.se - Scoring leaders of Hockeyallsvenskan 2012-13.IK Oskarshamn webpage information
Players and personnel Current roster
Source: eliteprospects.comAs of 17 November 2024.
Head coaches
Head coaches of IK OskarshamnNameYearGunnar Thallberg1970–1972Christer Myhren1972–1974Kurt Svensson1974–1975Tommy Pettersson1975–1978Per Bäckman1978–1981Rolf Marklund1981–1982Morgan Svensson1982–1985Ulf Woxö1985–1986Ulf Woxö, Göran Håkansson1986Ulf Woxö, Peder Liedberg1986–1987Göran Håkansson, Stig Forsberg1987–1988Karl-Axel Jönsson1988–1989Hansove Norberg1989–1991Torbjörn Hedvall1991–1994Hasse Sjöö1994–1995Torbjörn Hedvall1995Ivan Hansen1995–1998Björn Åkerblom1998–1999Mats Weiderståhl1999–2000Matti Heikklä2000Ola Hyden, Michael Larsson2001Joakim Fagervall2001–2004Daniel Broberg2004–2006Peter Ekroth2006Staffan Lundh2006–2007Michael Larsson, Mats Johansson2007 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 2018–2020Per-Erik Johnsson2020 Martin Filander 2020–2024Björn Karlsson2024–2025Albin Blomqvist, Mikael Sandberg2025Tero Lehterä2025Jeff Jakobs2025–
Honored members IK Oskarshamn retired numbers No.PlayerPositionCareerNo. retirement 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 totaled 229 points for Oskarshamn in ten seasons. He is the first player in IK Oskarshamn to have his number retired and hoisted to the roof.
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.
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
Per Gustafsson Mathias Johansson Greg Mauldin Niklas Hjalmarsson Stefan Pettersson David Rodman Evan McGrath Eetu Qvist Dale Weise
References
External links
Official home page