Timrå IK

Timrå IK
City	Timrå, Sweden
League	Swedish Hockey League
Founded	11 May 1928; 93 years ago (1928-05-11)
Home arena	NHC Arena (Capacity: 6,000)
Colours
General manager	Club manager Kent Norberg Sports manager
Head coach	Fredrik Andersson
Captain	Christopher Liljewall
Website	www.timraik.se
Home colours Away colours
Franchise history
1928–1942	Wifstavarvs IK
1942–1963	Wifsta/Östrands IF
1963–1966	Wifsta/Östrand–Fagerviks IF
1966–1990	Timrå IK
1990–1994	Sundsvall/Timrå Hockey
1994–1995	ST Hockey
1995–present	Timrå IK

Timrå IK is a professional Swedish ice hockey team based in Timrå, north of Sundsvall. After winning the 2021 SHL qualifiers, Timrå has been promoted for play in the top-tier league, Swedish Hockey League (SHL), in the 2021–22 season. Previous seasons in the top Swedish division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, 2000–01 to 2012–13 and 2018-19. The team's home venue is NHC Arena with a capacity of 6 000 spectators.

The club was founded on 11 Maj 1928 as a boxing club and started the ice hockey section in 1937. ^[1] They are historically traditional rivals with Modo Hockey since they both are situated in Västernorrland County and are playing in the professional ice hockey leagues in Sweden.

History[]

The club origins from Wifstavarfs GIF, founded in 1921, later relaunched as Wifstavarvs IK, in 1928, and Östrands IF, founded in 1931. Both clubs started playing ice hockey in 1938 and in the summer of 1942 they merged into Wifsta/Östrands IF, more commonly called W/Ö. W/Ö made its first Swedish Championship appearance in 1943. The championships were played independently from the national league at the time.^[2]

Five seasons later, 1948–49 the team was accepted for play in the national league system in Sweden. Starting in third league, Wifsta/Östrands IF won nine out of ten games and directly advanced to second league or Division II Norra (North Division).

In the spring of 1956, having spent seven seasons facing teams like Brynäs IF, Mora IK and Leksands IF, W/Ö qualified for the top national league on March 10, 1956 as the top league, Division I, nicknamed Allsvenskan by many, was expanded from 6+6 to 8+8 teams, a North and South Division.

In 1963, the local club Fagerviks GF was absorbed and W/Ö was renamed Wifsta/Östrand–Fagerviks IF or simply WÖF.

Starting with the 1958–59 season, W/Ö was playing its home games on an artificial ice rink. Some years later an ice arena was built, and WÖF played its first indoor season 1965–66 under the roof of what is now NHK Arena. Just one year later, the lengthy name Wifsta/Östrand–Fagerviks IF was finally replaced by Timrå IK as of 1966–67.

Timrå IK continued to play successful hockey and stayed in the top league in Sweden until Elitserien was formed in 1975. Having finished last of the 10 teams, the club received their first relegation and was demoted after 20 years in the top league. Back in second league for the 1976–77 season, Timrå stood undefeated in all 22 games and qualified for promotion again. However, it did not last. Two one-year visits in Elitserien 1977–78 and 1981–82 ended in low results and relegation.

Many winters later, still in second league, an effort to regain the status of old times was made. On May 22, 1990, the collaboration Sundsvall/Timrå Hockey was formed with the nearby club IF Sundsvall Hockey. Still no success, and just a few years after, the joint Main/Farm team relationship was ended.

Some confusion followed when the former Timrå club was named ST Hockey during the 1994–95 season, but is since April 6, 1995 known as Timrå IK yet again.

After qualifying for the Kvalserien in 2000, the Red Eagles finally earned promotion to Elitserien on April 14, 2000, and returned to Elitserien after 18 years of absence. Almost three years later, March 1, 2003, Timrå IK played the Swedish Championship playoffs for the first time since 1974.

In the 2007–08 season Timrå IK moved up Anton Lander and Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson from the junior teams. Despite both being only 16 years old at the time, their game was a success. They were both offered, and signed, professional hockey contracts with the club.

In the 2012–13 season, Timrå finished eleventh in the regular season and therefore had to play in the 2013 Kvalserien to stay in the top-tier league, but the team finished outside the top two spots and was relegated to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan for the first time since the .

After playing five seasons in HockeyAllsvenskan, Timrå were able to earn a promotion to the SHL following the conclusion of the 2017–18 HockeyAllsvenskan season. Some of the key players during the season and the subsequent promotion playoffs were Jonathan Dahlén, Vilmos Galló, Anton Wedin and goaltender Henrik Haukeland.^[3]

Crest evolution[]

The crest of Timrå IK consists of a shield with two pines with the text "Timrå IK" spelled out in sky-blue letters at the bottom. The present shield is a contemporary interpretation of Timrå IK's earlier shields and made its debut for the 2012/2013 season when it replaced the earlier "Timrå Red Eagles" shield which had been in used since season 1996/1997.^[4] The current logo resembles the shield of Timrå Municipality along with Västernorrland County and has a strong local connection.^[5]

In the original shield the abbreviation of the club "WIK" (Wifstavarvs IK) is spelled out and the clubs year of inception spelled in the right corner. During the fusion with IF Sundsvall Hockey they jointly played under the name "Sundsvall Timrå Hockey" (ST Hockey) and which crest beard little resemblance to Timrå IK's former shields.^[6]

Average attendances[]

As of 15 April 2021 ^[7][8][9]

The table below show Timrå IK's attendances for the latest seasons in both the Swedish Hockey League and HockeyAllsvenskan during the regular season.

Season	Stadium	Capacity	Total	Average	Occupancy	League
2016/17	NHC Arena	6,000	78 949	3 036	50.6%	HA
2017/18			79 585	3 061	51%	HA
2018/19			102 228	3 932	65.5%	SHL
2019/20			86 814	3 339	55.7%	HA
2020/21			1 158	45	0.8%	HA

Players[]

Retired numbers[]

• 5 Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg, F, 1959–1962, D, 1969–1972†

Reserved numbers[]

• 20 Henrik Zetterberg, C, 1997–2002, 2004–05

Season-by-season record[]

The first five years: 1937–38 to 1941–42[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (2 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pt), Pt(s) = Point(s), GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, WIK = Wifstavarvs IK, ÖIF = Östrands IF

Season	Club	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1937–38	WIK	11	7	2	2	16	27	17	(Provincial series) (not completed)	Won Provincial Championships Lost 1st Round (), Swedish Championships
1937–38	ÖIF	8	2	4	2	6	24	19	(Provincial series) (not completed)	Quarter-finals of Provincial Championships
1938–39	WIK	12	8	2	2	18	53	13	3rd, Provincial series	Finals of Provincial Championships (Swedish Championships of 1939 was cancelled)
1938–39	ÖIF	12	3	8	1	7	21	43	4th, Provincial series	(did not start in Provincial Championships)
1939–40	WIK	10	9	1	0	18	45	11	(Provincial series) (not completed)	Finals of Provincial Championships
1939–40	ÖIF	9	4	4	1	9	18	21	(Provincial series) (not completed)	Quarter-finals of Provincial Championships
1940–41	WIK	6	5	1	0	10	22	6	1st, Provincial series	Won Provincial Championships (Swedish Championships of 1941 was temporarily closed for the Provincial champions)
1940–41	ÖIF	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	(did not start in Provincial series)	Semi-finals of Provincial Championships
1941–42	WIK	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	(Provincial series) (not completed)	(did not start in Provincial Championships)
1941–42	ÖIF	3	2	0	1	5	11	7	(Provincial series) (not completed)	Finals of Provincial Championships

Joint forces and lower divisions: 1942–43 to 1955–56[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (2 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pt), Pt(s) = Point(s), GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1942–43	5	4	0	1	9	22	6	(Provincial series) (not completed)	Won Qualification () Lost 1st round (Göta), Swedish Championships
1943–44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	(Provincial series was cancelled)	Won 1st Qualification () Won 2nd Qualification () Won 1st Round (Brynäs) Lost Quarterfinal (Nacka), Swedish Championships
1944–45	3	3	0	0	6	24	7	(Provincial series) (not completed)	Won 2nd Qualification (Strand) Won 1st Round () Lost Quarterfinal (Hammarby), Swedish Championships
1945–46	4	4	0	0	8	37	11	1st, Provincial series	Won Qualification () Won 1st Round on w/o () Won 2nd Round () Lost Quarterfinal (Södertälje), Swedish Championships
1946–47	2	2	0	0	4	29	2	(Provincial series) (not completed)	Won 1st Round () Won 2nd Round () Lost Quarterfinal (Södertälje), Swedish Championships
1947–48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	(Provincial series was cancelled)	Won 1st Qualification (Piteå) Won 2nd Qualification () Lost 1st Round (), Swedish Championships
1948–49	10	9	1	0	18	96	23	1st, North Division 3	Won Qualification 1 (Sandviken) Won Qualification 2 () Promoted to Division 2 (Swedish Championships of 1949 was cancelled)
1949–50	10	5	3	2	12	47	37	3rd, North Division 2	Lost Qualification (Piteå), Swedish Championships
1950–51	10	7	3	0	14	67	40	2nd, North Division 2	Won Qualification () Won 1st Round (Bofors) Lost 2nd Round (AIK), Swedish Championships (The last open Championships)
1951–52	10	5	4	1	11	44	41	4th, North Division 2	(Swedish Championships of 1952 was cancelled)
1952–53	10	5	4	1	11	38	44	3rd, North Division 2	Did not qualify
1953–54	12	2	8	2	6	48	71	5th, North Division 2	Did not qualify
1954–55	10	4	4	2	10	43	36	4th, North Division 2	Did not qualify
1955–56	10	9	1	0	18	72	14	1st, North Division 2	Won Qualification 1 () Lost Qualification 2 (Mora) Won Extra qualification (Tranås) Promoted to Division 1

Top division: 1956–57 to 1974–75[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (2 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pt), Pt(s) = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1956–57	14	6	7	1	13	53	58	4th, North Division 1	Did not qualify
1957–58	14	7	5	2	16	59	53	4th, North Division 1	Did not qualify
1958–59	14	4	6	4	12	47	50	5th, North Division 1	Did not qualify
1959–60	14	5	8	1	11	61	53	4th, North Division 1	Did not qualify
1960–61	14	8	4	2	18	52	38	3rd, North Division 1	Did not qualify
1961–62	21	9	11	1	19	64	75	2nd, North Division 1	8th, Swedish Championships series (8 teams)
1962–63	21	9	10	2	20	64	76	4th, North Division 1	8th, Swedish Championships series (8 teams)
1963–64	21	10	10	1	21	80	77	6th, North Division 1	3rd, Kvalserien (8 teams)
1964–65	26	9	10	7	25	103	99	5th, North Division 1	2nd, Kvalserien (4 teams)
1965–66	21	10	9	2	22	91	78	3rd, North Division 1	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–2 (Brynäs)
1966–67	21	9	7	5	23	89	88	5th, North Division 1	Did not qualify
1967–68	21	5	12	4	14	61	77	6th, North Division 1	Did not qualify
1968–69	21	8	10	3	19	80	96	5th, North Division 1	Did not qualify
1969–70	20	9	9	2	20	95	86	5th, North Division 1	1st, Kvalserien (4 teams)
1970–71	28	11	11	6	28	105	122	4th, North Division 1	5th, Swedish Championships series (8 teams)
1971–72	28	15	8	5	35	120	92	3rd, North Division 1	3rd, Swedish Championships series (8 teams) (16 pts, behind Brynäs (24 pts) and Leksand (19 pts))
1972–73	28	8	14	6	22	94	118	4th, North Division 1	8th, Swedish Championships series (8 teams)
1973–74	35	22	11	2	46	170	134	2nd, North Division 1	2nd, Swedish Championships series (8 teams) (26 pts, behind Leksand (32 pts))
1974–75	30	18	7	5	41	156	95	4th, North Division 1	Lost in Semifinals, 1–2 (Brynäs) Won 3rd place games, 2–1 (Skellefteå)

Elitserien and below: 1975–76 to 1998–99[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (2 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pt), BP = Bonus points (awarded mid-season for teams from 1986–87 to 1998–99), Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	BP	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1975–76	36	7	24	5	–	19	134	181	10th, Elitserien	Relegated to Division 1
1976–77	22	22	0	0	–	44	167	50	1st, North Division 1	Won in Play Off 1, 2–0 (Strömsbro) Won in Play Off 2, 2–1 (Mora) 2nd, Kvalserien (4 teams) Promoted to Elitserien
1977–78	36	5	27	4	–	14	102	180	9th, Elitserien	4th, Kvalserien (5 teams) Relegated to Division 1
1978–79	24	21	2	1	–	43	165	68	1st, North Division 1	Won in Play Off 1, 2–0 (Hammarby) Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2 (Södertälje)
1979–80	27	23	1	3	–	49	194	94	1st, North Division 1	Lost in Play Off 1, 1–2 (Hammarby)
1980–81	27	23	2	2	–	48	195	69	1st, North Division 1	Won in Play Off 1, 2–1 (Strömsbro) Won in Play Off 2, 2–0 (Örebro) 2nd, Kvalserien (4 teams) Promoted to Elitserien
1981–82	36	10	22	4	–	24	106	182	10th, Elitserien	Relegated to Division 1
1982–83	32	24	4	4	–	52	204	74	3rd, Allsvenskan	(Play Off 1 required for Fortsättningsserien teams only) Won in Play Off 2, 2–0 (Piteå IF) Won in Play Off 3, 2–1 (Örebro) 4th, Kvalserien (4 teams)
1983–84	32	15	11	6	–	36	168	122	8th, Allsvenskan	Did not qualify for Kvalserien (4 teams)
1984–85	32	18	9	5	–	41	170	122	1st, North Fortsättningsserien	Lost in Play Off 1, 0–2 (Mora)
1985–86	32	12	15	5	–	29	135	171	8th, Allsvenskan	Did not qualify for Kvalserien (4 teams)
1986–87	32	15	16	1	–	31	169	178	8th, Allsvenskan	Did not qualify for Kvalserien (4 teams)
1987–88	32	20	11	1	7	48	163	124	1st, North Fortsättningsserien	Won in Play Off 1, 2–0 (Mora) Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2 (Väsby)
1988–89	32	20	9	3	7	50	159	93	2nd, North Fortsättningsserien	Won in Play Off 1, 2–1 (Huddinge) Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2 ()
1989–90	32	21	9	2	7	51	146	104	2nd, North Fortsättningsserien	Lost in Play Off 1, 1–2 (Örebro)
1990–91	32	21	8	3	7	52	168	134	2nd, North Fortsättningsserien	Lost in Play Off 1, 0–2 (Väsby)
1991–92	36	20	12	4	–	44	178	110	9th, Allsvenskan	Did not qualify for Kvalserien (4 teams)
1992–93	32	26	6	0	6	58	165	76	1st, North Fortsättningsserien	Won in Play Off 1, 2–0 () Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2 (Mora)
1993–94	32	21	9	2	6	50	145	87	2nd, North Fortsättningsserien	Lost in Play Off 1, 0–2 (Hammarby)
1994–95	32	18	12	2	5	43	147	101	3rd, North Fortsättningsserien	Did not qualify for Kvalserien (4 teams)
1995–96	32	24	5	3	7	58	144	82	1st, North Fortsättningsserien	Won in Play Off 1, 2–1 (Hammarby) Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2 (Rögle)
1996–97	32	25	5	2	7	59	163	73	1st, North Fortsättningsserien	Lost in Play Off 1, 0–2 (Nyköping)
1997–98	32	19	9	4	–	42	125	71	5th, Allsvenskan	(Play Off 1 required for Fortsättningsserien teams only) Won in Play Off 2, 2–0 (Boden) Won in Play Off 3, 2–0 () 5th, Kvalserien (6 teams)
1998–99	42	29	10	3	–	61	191	81	4th, Allsvenskan	(Play Off 1 required for Fortsättningsserien teams only) Won in Play Off 2, 2–0 (Kumla) Lost in Play Off 3, 0–2 (Mora)

Elitserien: 1999–2000 to 2012–2013[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pt), OTW = Overtime or Shootout wins (1 Pt), Pt(s) = Point(s), GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTW	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1999–2000	46	29	9	8	4	99	169	99	631	1st, SuperAllsvenskan	1st in Kvalserien (6 teams) Promoted to Elitserien
2000–01	50	16	21	13	6	67	136	156	699	9th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
2001–02	50	10	29	11	5	46	99	158	767	12th, Elitserien	1st in Kvalserien (6 teams)
2002–03	50	26	16	8	4	90	155	138	880	3rd, Elitserien	Won in Quarterfinals, 4–0 (Luleå) Lost in Semifinals, 2–4 (Västra Frölunda)
2003–04	50	21	20	9	2	74	117	124	903	6th, Elitserien	Won in Quarterfinals, 4–1 (Linköping) Lost in Semifinals, 1–4 (Färjestad)
2004–05	50	26	13	11	4	93	159	118	1005	3rd, Elitserien	Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Djurgården)
2005–06	50	16	24	10	1	59	104	128	794	9th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
2006–07	55	22	21	12	4	82	129	136	1021	5th, Elitserien	Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Modo)
2007–08	55	23	23	9	5	83	134	136	785	5th, Elitserien	Won in Quarterfinals, 4–1 (Modo) Lost in Semifinals, 2–4 (HV71)
2008–09	55	19	24	12	7	76	152	142	728	8th, Elitserien	Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (HV71)
2009–10	55	18	19	18	3	75	138	150	620	8th, Elitserien	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (HV71)
2010–11	55	17	25	13	9	73	140	165	856	10th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
2011–12	55	10	31	14	8	52	115	183	680	12th, Elitserien	1st in Kvalserien (6 teams)
2012–13	55	12	30	13	8	57	100	127	496	11th, Elitserien	3rd in Kvalserien (6 teams) Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan

SHL and HockeyAllsvenskan: 2013–2014 to present[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pt), OTW = Overtime or Shootout wins (1 Pt), Pt(s) = Point(s), GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes Sources:^{[10] [11]}

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTW	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
2013–14	52	18	18	16	6	76	124	125	760	8th, HockeyAllsvenskan	Did not qualify
2014–15	52	20	23	9	2	71	128	139	583	10th, HockeyAllsvenskan	Did not qualify
2015–16	52	19	21	12	8	77	120	120	458	8th, HockeyAllsvenskan	5th in Play Off (Slutspelsserien) (6 teams)
2016–17	52	22	20	10	7	83	130	121	395	6th, HockeyAllsvenskan	5th in Play Off (Slutspelsserien) (6 teams)
2017–18	52	26	12	14	7	99	134	99	298	1st, HockeyAllsvenskan	Won in Hockeyallsvenskan Final, 3–0 (Leksand) Won in Direktkval, 4–3 (Karlskrona) Promoted to SHL
2018–19	52	10	33	9	5	44	115	182	418	14th, SHL	Lost in Direktkval, 3–4 (Oskarshamn) Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan
2019–20	52	29	11	12	8	107	178	116	617	3rd, HockeyAllsvenskan	(Play Off (Slutspelsserien) (6 teams) cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2020–21										1st, HockeyAllsvenskan	Won in Hockeyallsvenskan Final, 4–1 (IF Björklöven) Promoted to SHL

Leaders[]

Team captains[]

• (1999–2001)
• Timo Peltomaa & Marcus Karlsson (2001–2002)
• (2001–2002)
• (2002–2003)
• Robert Carlsson (2003–2005)
• Sanny Lindström (2005–2008)
• Pär Styf (2008–2011)
• Elias Granath (2011–2012)
• Per Hallin (2012–2016)
• Andreas Molinder (2016–2017)
• (2017–2019)
• (2019–2020)
• Jonathan Dahlén (2020–present)

Head coaches[]

• Stig Andersson (1956–1962)
• (1962–1964)
• (1964–1967)
• & (1967–1968)
• (1968–1970)
• (1970–1976)
• (1976–1978)
• (1978–1980)
• (1980–1983)
• Björn Pettersson & (1983–1984)
• Håkan Pettersson & (1984–1985)
• Håkan Pettersson & Christer Sehlstedt (1985–1986)
• (1986–1987)
• (1987–1988)
• (1988–1989)
• Ulf Weinstock & (1989–1990)
• Ulf Weinstock & Sune Bergman (1990–1991)
• Ulf Weinstock & (1991–1992)
• Juhani Tamminen & (1992–1993)
• Ulf Thors & Magnus Billman (1993–1994)
• (1994–1998)
• (1998−2002)
• Lars Molin (2002)
• Kent Johansson (2002–2007)
• Charles Berglund (2007–2010)
• Per-Erik Johnsson (2010–2011)
• Kent Norberg (2011–2012)
• Tomas Montén (2012–2013)
• (2013–2014)
• (2014–2017)
• Fredrik Andersson (2017–present)

References[]

External links[]

• (in Swedish) Timrå IK Official Homepage
• Timrå IK Supporterklubb Homepage (Official Fan Club)
• Timrå IK Forum