BIK Karlskoga is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Karlskoga, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, the HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 (formally IF Karlskoga/Bofors). Between 1978 and 2011 the club was known as Bofors IK, which was then changed to its current name.

Karlskoga has been a stable fixture in Sweden's second tier leagues, playing in HockeyAllsvenskan and its predecessors since 1997. They're the only team to have played all seasons of Sweden's second tier since that time, as well as the only team to have played every season of its current form, HockeyAllsvenskan.

Team history Founded on April 12, 1978, as Bofors IK.

Karlskoga Municipality municipal board decided to purchase the rights to the club name on December 6, 2011, thus changing its name to BIK Karlskoga.

In 1978, the club elected its first chairperson, Knut Larsson.

Season by season Year Level League Record Notes Position W–OT–L 1999–2000 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 7th of 12 13–1–3–15 855 Allsvenskan South (spring) 3rd of 8 9–0–0–5 1,087 2000–01 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 2nd of 12 17–2–3–6 1,655 Superallsvenskan 7th of 8 5–2–0–7 2,948 2001–02 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 4th of 12 17–2–3–6 2,281 Superallsvenskan 3rd of 8 6–1–2–5 3,204 Playoffs — 3-1–2–0 2,285 Won vs IFK Arboga 2–1 in gamesWon vs Troja/Ljungby 2–1 in games 2002 Elitserien qualifiers 5th of 6 3–0–0–7 2,441 2002–03 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 3rd of 12 15–3–4–6 2,102 Superallsvenskan 3rd of 8 6–3–1–4 3,415 Playoffs — 0–0–1–1 2,720 Lost vs IFK Arboga 0–2 in games 2003–04 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 3rd of 12 18–3–0–11 2,382 Superallsvenskan 6th of 8 5–2–2–5 3,204 Playoffs — 2–1–0–2 3,074 Won vs Nybro IF 2–0 in gamesLost vs AIK 1–2 in games 2004–05 Tier 2 Allsvenskan North 4th of 12 20–3–9 2,393 Superallsvenskan 6th of 8 4–3–7 2,469 Playoffs — 2–0–0–3 2,342 Won vs Almtuna 2–1 in gamesLost vs Oskarshamn 0–2 in games 2005–06 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 7th of 15 24–4–14 2,078 2006 Elitserien qualifiers 6th of 6 0–1–9 2,407 2006–07 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 11th of 16 15–10–20 1,621 2007–08 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 9th of 16 17–9–19 1,805 2008–09 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 10th of 16 16–5–4–20 1,693 2009–10 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 6th of 14 20–7–11–14 2,123 Playoffs — 0–0–0–2 3,017 Lost vs Malmö 0–2 in games 2010–11 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 10th of 14 17–5–7–23 1,662 2011–12 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 3rd of 14 30–4–1–17 2,284 First season as Bofors IK Karlskoga 2012 Elitserien qualifiers 6th of 6 2–1–3–4 3,554 2012–13 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 4th of 14 30–3–0–19 2,467 Playoffs 2nd of 4 3–0–0–3 2,852 2013–14 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 4th of 14 25–5–9–13 2,673 Playoffs 3rd of 4 1–0–1–4 1,956 2014–15 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 14 22–6–4–20 2,431 Playoffs 6th of 6 0–0–3–2 2,146 2015–16 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 14 20–8–7–17 2,331 Playoffs 3rd of 6 3–0–0–2 1,782 2016–17 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 2nd of 14 27–7–2–16 2,656 HockeyAllsvenskan finals — 0–0–0–3 3,511 Lost 0–3 in games vs Mora Playoffs — 1–1–0–1 3,369 Won 2–1 in games vs AIK SHL qualifiers — 0–0–2–2 3,364 Lost 0–4 in games vs Rögle 2017–18 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 12th of 14 16–8–7–21 2,376 2018–19 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 14 23–6–6–17 2,458 Playoffs 3rd of 6 2–0–1–2 2,505

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