Sparta Warriors

Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
City	Sarpsborg, Norway
League	GET-ligaen
Founded	1928; 94 years ago
Home arena	Sparta Amfi
Colors	Blue and white ;
Head coach	Sjur Robert Nilsen
Captain	Niklas Roest
Affiliates	Comet Halden (1. div)
Website	http://www.sparta.no/
Championships
Regular season titles	4
Playoff championships	1984, 1989, 2011

Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg, commonly referred to as the Sparta Warriors, is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Sarpsborg, Norway. They currently play in the GET League. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena and is Norway's oldest ice hockey rink. The team colours are blue and white.

History[]

The ice hockey department of IL Sparta was founded in 1958, and got off to a fantastic start when Norway's first indoor hockey arena, Sparta Amfi, was opened in 1963. Within three years, they earned promotion to the Eliteserien (first division) as the first team outside Oslo to do so. It was only to be a short stint, and through most part of the late 1960s and 1970s, Sparta spent their time in the second division, with occasional visits to the top flight.

The 1980s was to be Sparta's greatest decade. Under the leadership of coach and strengthened by several strong signings from other Norwegian clubs and a couple of Swedish stars, they claimed the Norwegian Championships in 1984. The feat was repeated in 1989, when the club beat heavily favoured Trondheim in the final after claiming the last playoff spot.

Economic problems followed this success, and in 1995 Sparta filed for bankruptcy, the only sports club in Norway ever to do so. This meant that they had to start from scratch in the third division, and they lost their best players to other clubs in Norway. However, many of these players subsequently returned to Sparta, and in 1997 they were back in the Eliteserien, where they have remained since.

In the 2008-09 season, the team won the league, and won silver in the Norwegian Championship after being defeated by Vålerenga in the final.

Season-by-season results[]

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Sparta Warriors. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Sparta Warriors seasons.

Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Regular season^[1]									Playoffs
Season	League	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
2013–14	Eliteserien	45	23	16	3	3	136	104	78	4th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–4 (Storhamar)
2014–15	Eliteserien	45	26	14	0	5	176	122	83	3rd	Lost in Semi-finals, 1–4 (Storhamar)
2015–16	Eliteserien	45	24	12	5	4	172	138	86	4th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 2–4 (Storhamar)
2016–17	Eliteserien	45	18	20	1	6	128	111	62	8th	Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 (Stavanger)
2017–18	Eliteserien	45	35	7	0	3	152	109	93	2nd	Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 (Lillehammer)

Current roster[]

Updated 1 December 2019^[2]^[3]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
31		G	L	25		Fredrikstad, Norway
89		W	L	30		Vang, Norway
23	Robin Dahse	W	L	29		Malmö, Sweden
21		F	L	23		Lillehammer, Norway
71		G	L	20		Sarpsborg, Norway
62	Martin Grönberg	C/LW	L	27	2018	Falun, Sweden
78		RW	L	26		Stavanger, Norway
51		D	L	36	2015	Oslo, Norway
11	Kristian Jakobsson	W	L	26		Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
5		D	R	22	2016	Sarpsborg, Norway
85		RW	R	23	2016	Sarpsborg, Norway
14		C	L	25	2014	Sarpsborg, Norway
9		D	L	20	2018	Sarpsborg, Norway
34		G	L	24	2014	Sarpsborg, Norway
6		D	L	22	2016
20		C	R	27	2017	Sarpsborg, Norway
24	Mattias Nilsson	D	L	28		Visby, Sweden
13		D	L	23	2016	Fredrikstad, Norway
28	Niklas Roest	LW	L	35	2014	Oslo, Norway
95		W	L	27	2012	Sarpsborg, Norway
63		C/D	L	29	2018	Sarpsborg, Norway
22		C/RW	R	22	2015	Sarpsborg, Norway
12	Victor Öhman	C/RW	L	26		Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
4	Kristian Østby	D	L	26	2013	Sarpsborg, Norway
7		C	L	20

Records and statistics[]

Scoring leader statistics for regular season only. Matches played statistic includes playoff games.

– current active player

Scoring leaders[]

Points
Player	Seasons	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
	1986-2005	LW	635	275	384	659	1.03
Stephen Foyn	1986-1991	LW	315	255	343	598	1.89
Jonas Solberg Andersen	1998-2013	RW	596	246	303	549	0.92
Henrik Malmström	2008-2018	LW	432	195	289	484	1.12
	2001-2015	C	519	105	224	329	0.63
	1984-1988	C	134	173	134	307	2.29
	1986-1997	LW	282	110	195	305	1.08
Niklas Roest	2006-	C	454	112	178	290	0.63
		C	359	164	85	249	0.69
Dion Knelsen	2010-2016	C	178	101	132	233	1.30

Most league matches[]

Matches
Player	Career	Matches
	1986-2005	635
Jonas Solberg Andersen	1998-2013	596
Niklas Roest	2006-	568
	2001-2015	519
	2002-2012	505
Henrik Malmström	2008-2018	497
	2000-2011	415
	1996-2003	408
		359
	1998-2008	339

Last updated: 29 May 2018
Source: http://stats.sparta.no/

Famous players[]

References[]

^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points
^ "Sparta Warriors: Spillere" (in Norwegian). www.sparta.no. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
^ "Eliteprospects.com - Sparta Warriors". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.

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[key-1] Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points

[2] "Sparta Warriors: Spillere" (in Norwegian). www.sparta.no. Retrieved 2019-11-09.

[3] "Eliteprospects.com - Sparta Warriors". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.

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Awards	Gullpucken Playoff MVP Polar Bear Trophy
Related topics	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association 1. divisjon 2. divisjon National men's team National women's team National men's junior team National women's U-18 team Norwegian NHL draftees
See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup