Vålerenga Ishockey

Vålerenga Ishockey
Vålerenga Ishockey
City	Oslo, Norway
League	GET-ligaen
Founded	1947; 74 years ago
Home arena	Jordal Amfi
Colors	Dark blue, red and white;
General manager	Frikk Juell
Head coach	Roy Johansen
Captain	Tobias Lindström
Affiliates	Hasle Løren; (1. div)
Website	http://www.vif-hockey.no/
Championships
Regular season titles	30
Playoff championships	1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

Vålerenga Ishockey (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈvôːɽɛŋɑ] (listen); abbreviated as VIF) is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Oslo, Norway. Vålerenga has been the dominant force in Norwegian hockey since the 1960s, claiming 26 national championships and 29 regular season titles. Their old home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in central-eastern Oslo. A new arena at Jordal is currently under construction to replace the old arena, which was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The team's present head coach is Roy Johansen. The General Manager is Espen "Shampo" Knutsen, a former NHL player and club legend.

History[]

Early days[]

Although the parent club Vålerengens Idrettsforening was founded in 1913, the history of Vålerenga Ishockey starts in 1947, when the junior team participated in the national junior championships for the first time. In the 50s, the junior team won the national junior championships five years in a row.

First dynasty (1960–1973)[]

Vålerenga won their first national championship in 1960, taking over the throne from local rivals Gamlebyen. More championships were won in 1962 and 1963. From 1965 to 1971, Vålerenga won the championship an incredible seven times in a row, a feat not repeated in Norwegian hockey since. Notable players from this era include Arne "Mikkel" Mikkelsen, Steinar "Bjølle" Bjølbak, Tor "Jern-Gustav" Gundersen, and notably, Roy "Sleipern" Jansen. Another title was added in 1973, but this also marked the end of the first dynasty as the club faced a generational change.

A new generation (1982–1994)[]

Ten years went by before Vålerenga could celebrate another championship, in 1983. A new generation had emerged, and players such as Jim Marthinsen, Roy Johansen, Geir Myhre, Tor Helge "Totto" Eikeland, Bjørn Kolsrud, Arne Billkvam and Jon Magne Karlstad would go on to become club legends. In 1988, Vålerenga won their 15th title. The next season saw the debut of Espen Knutsen, who would later become the first Vålerenga product to play in the National Hockey League.

Recent era[]

This marked the start of another dynasty for Vålerenga and the club added several more titles in the 1990s. Kent Forsberg became head coach in 1994 and invited his son Peter and Markus Näslund to play a friendly match for the club during the lockout season in the NHL. The 20th national championship was won in 1999. Notable players from this era include Morten Ask, Kenneth Larsen, and Kjell Richard "Ricky" Nygaard, along with Swedish imports such as , Patric Englund and . Six more championships were added after 2000, the last being won in 2009. Vålerenga were in talks to join the Kontinental Hockey League in 2014, but the plans didn't go through.^[1]

Vålerenga's home arena through six decades, Jordal Amfi, was demolished in January 2017 and to be replaced by a new arena, projected to be completed in 2019.^[2]

Season-by-season results[]

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

Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Regular season^[3]									Postseason
Season	League	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Postseason
2013–14	Eliteserien	45	32	8	2	3	195	95	103	1st	Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Stavanger)
2014–15	Eliteserien	45	24	15	2	4	178	126	74	5th	Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 (Stavanger)
2015–16	Eliteserien	45	21	16	6	2	122	98	77	5th	Lost in Semi-finals, 1–4 (Lørenskog)
2016–17	Eliteserien	45	20	16	4	5	135	111	73	5th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 2–4 (Frisk Asker)
2017–18	Eliteserien	45	18	17	5	5	144	132	69	5th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–4 (Lillehammer)

Players and personnel[]

Current roster[]

Updated 29 September 2019^[4]^[5]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
96		F	L	25		Trondheim, Norway
40		F	L	22		Asker, Norway
29		G	L	20	2018	Oslo, Norway
49	Axel Eidstedt	D	L	26	2017	Gothenburg, Sweden
6	Kalle Ekelund	D	R	31	2018	Nybro, Sweden
43		D	R	22	2018
24		F	R	20	2019
52		C/RW	L	30	2012	Karlstad, Sweden
84		C	L	18
16		C	L	25		Lørenskog, Norway
28		F	L	22	2018
46	Tobias Lindström	C/LW	R	33	2013	Stockholm, Sweden
25		W	R	24	2014	Oslo, Norway
18		RW	R	26	2013	Oslo, Norway
19		RW	L	30	2007	Oslo, Norway
44		D	L	29		Uppsala, Sweden
22	Martin Røymark	W	L	34	2018	Oslo, Norway
38	Andreas Stene	C/LW	L	30	2017	Oslo, Norway
90	Daniel Sørvik	D	L	31	2018	Oslo, Norway
73	Villiam Strøm	D	L	30	2018	Trondheim, Norway
30	Joachim Svendsen	G	L	26	2018	Oslo, Norway
70	Steffen Søberg	G	L	28	2012	Oslo, Norway
23	Mats Trygg	D	R	45	2018	Oslo, Norway

Head coaches[]

Jan Molberg, ?-1953
Georg Hebæk, 1953-?
Tor Gundersen, 195?-197?
Lennart Johansson, 1983-1984
, 1984-1987
, 1987-1990
Geir Myhre, 1990-1993
Kent Forsberg, 1994-1995
, 1995-1997
Roy Johansen, 1997-2001
Petter Thoresen, 2001-2004
, 2004-2006
Espen Knutsen, 2006-2016
Roy Johansen, 2016-

Honours[]

Norwegian Champions (26): 1960, 1962–3, 1965–71, 1973, 1982, 1985, 1987–8, 1991–3, 1998–9, 2001, 2003, 2005–7, 2009
Regular Seasons (30): 1961-62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998-1999, 1999-00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19

Individual all-time records[]

Statistics for regular season only.

– current active player

Scoring leaders[]

Points
Player	Seasons	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
Arne Billkvam	1977–1996	RW	531	268	223	491	0.92
Roy Johansen	1976-1994	C	416	228	212	440	1.05
Marius Rath	1986-2003	LW	465	181	256	437	0.93
Øystein Olsen	1990-2008	C	500	224	211	435	0.87
Lars Erik Lund	1996–2011	D	506	130	269	399	0.78
Kenneth Larsen	1996-2009 2012	LW	492	149	229	378	0.76
Vegar Barlie	1990-2007	C	491	159	216	375	0.95
Petter Thoresen	1986–1992	RW	221	184	183	267	1.66
		D	279	173	170	343	1.22
Morten Ask	1998-2003, 2005 2010-11, 2012-	C	352	106	234	340	0.96

Most league matches[]

Matches
Player	Career	Matches
	1977–1994	548
Arne Billkvam	1977–1996	531
Jim Marthinsen	1975–1994	509
Lars Erik Lund	1996–2011	506
Øystein Olsen	1990–2008	500
Kenneth Larsen	1996-2009 2012	492
Roy Jansen	1966–1984	484
Marius Rath	1986–2003	465
	1996-2010	457
Brede Frettem Csiszar	2006-	457

Last updated: 25 May 2018

Notable players[]

Roy "Sleipern" Jansen played 484 regular season games for Vålerenga between 1966 and 1984.

References[]

^ "Vålerenga dropper spill i KHL-ligaen" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ "Slik blir Nye Jordal Amfi" (in Norwegian). VG. 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ 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
^ "Players" (in Norwegian). www.vif-hockey.no. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
^ "Eliteprospects.com - Vålerenga Ishockey". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.

External links[]

[engakhl99-1] "Vålerenga dropper spill i KHL-ligaen" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[nyjordal33-2] "Slik blir Nye Jordal Amfi" (in Norwegian). VG. 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

[key-3] 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

[4] "Players" (in Norwegian). www.vif-hockey.no. Retrieved 2019-09-29.

[5] "Eliteprospects.com - Vålerenga Ishockey". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.

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