Timrå IK
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| Timrå IK | |
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| League | Elitserien |
| Founded | 1938 (1928) |
| History | Wifsta/Östrands IF 1942-1963 Wifsta/Östrand/Fagerviks IF 1963-1966 Timrå IK 1966-1990 Sundsvall/Timrå Hockey 1990-1994 ST Hockey 1994-1995 Timrå IK 1995-present |
| Arena | E.ON Arena |
| City | Timrå, Sweden |
| Team Colors | Red, white |
| General Manager |  Thomas Johansson |
| Head Coach | Charles Berglund |
| Captain | Sanny Lindström |
| Swedish Champions | |
Timrå IK (Timrå Red Eagles) is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, outside Sundsvall, Sweden. The team will play its 11th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien 2007-08. Prior seasons include 1975-76, 1977-78, 1981-82 and 2000-2007.
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[edit] Club history
The club origins from Wifstavarvs IK, founded on May 11th 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.
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 spring 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. Meanwhile, 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 artifical 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 E.ON 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 one season, 1976-77, Timrå stood undefeated in all 22 games and qualified for promotion again. However, it would 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 6th 1995 named Timrå IK yet again.
After Kvalserien 2000 the Red Eagles finally earned promotion 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 Championships for the first time since 1974.
[edit] Season-by-season record
[edit] The first five years: 1937-38 to 1941-42
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (2 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pts), Pts = Points, 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 Provinical Championships Lost 1st Round (Hermes), Swedish Championships |
| ÖIF | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | (Provincial series) (not completed) |
Quarter-finals of Provinical Championships | |
| 1938-39 | WIK | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 53 | 13 | 3rd, Provincial series | Finals of Provinical Championships (Swedish Championships of 1939 was cancelled) |
| ÖIF | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 43 | 4th, Provincial series | (did not start in Provinical Championships) | |
| 1939-40 | WIK | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 11 | (Provincial series) (not completed) |
Finals of Provinical Championships |
| ÖIF | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 21 | (Provincial series) (not completed) |
Quarter-finals of Provinical Championships | |
| 1940-41 | WIK | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1st, Provincial series | Won Provinical Championships (Swedish Championships of 1941 was temporarily closed for the Provinical champions) |
| ÖIF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (did not start in Provincial series) |
Semi-finals of Provinical Championships | |
| 1941-42 | WIK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | (Provincial series) (not completed) |
(did not start in Provinical Championships) |
| ÖIF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | (Provincial series) (not completed) |
Finals of Provinical Championships |
[edit] Joint forces and lower divisions: 1942-43 to 1955-56
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (2 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pts), Pts = Points, 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 1 (Nyland) Lost Qualification 2 (Göta), Swedish Championships |
| 1943-44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (Provincial series was cancelled) |
Won 1st Round (Nyland) Won 2nd Round (Skellefteå) Won 3rd Round (Brynäs) Lost Quarterfinal (Nacka), Swedish Championships |
| 1944-45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 7 | (Provincial series) (not completed) |
Won 1st Round (Strand) Won 2nd Round (Skellefteå) Lost Quarterfinal (Hammarby), Swedish Championships |
| 1945-46 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 11 | 1st, Provincial series | Won 1st Round (Nyland) Won 2nd Round (Atlas Diesel) Lost Quarterfinal (Södertälje), Swedish Championships |
| 1946-47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 2 | (Provincial series) (not completed) |
Won 1st Round (Warpen) Won 2nd Round (Hofors) Lost Quarterfinal (Södertälje), Swedish Championships |
| 1947-48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (Provincial series was cancelled) |
Won 1st Round (Piteå) Won 2nd Round (Nyland) Lost 3rd Round (Clemensnäs), Swedish Championships |
| 1948-49 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 96 | 23 | 1st, Division 3 | Won Qualification 1 (Sandviken) Won Qualification 2 (Malung) Promoted to Division 2 (Swedish Championships of 1949 was cancelled) |
| 1949-50 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 37 | 3rd, Division 2 | Lost 1st Round (Piteå), Swedish Championships |
| 1950-51 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 67 | 40 | 2nd, Division 2 | Won 1st Round (Nyland) Won 2nd Round (Bofors) Lost 3rd Round (AIK), Swedish Championships (The last open Championships) |
| 1951-52 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 41 | 4th, Division 2 | (Swedish Championships of 1952 was cancelled) |
| 1952-53 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 44 | 3rd, Division 2 | Did not qualify |
| 1953-54 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 71 | 5th, Division 2 | Did not qualify |
| 1954-55 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 36 | 4th, Division 2 | Did not qualify |
| 1955-56 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 72 | 14 | 1st, Division 2 | Won Qualification 1 (Clemensnäs) Lost Qualification 2 (Mora) Won Extra qualification (Tranås) Promoted to Division 1 |
[edit] Top division: 1956-57 to 1974-75
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (2 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pts), Pts = 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, Division 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1957-58 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 53 | 4th, Division 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1958-59 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 50 | 5th, Division 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1959-60 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 61 | 53 | 4th, Division 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1960-61 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 38 | 3rd, Division 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1961-62 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 64 | 75 | 2nd, Division 1 | 8th, Swedish Championships series (8 teams) |
| 1962-63 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 64 | 76 | 4th, Division 1 | 8th, Swedish Championships series (8 teams) |
| 1963-64 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 80 | 77 | 6th, Division 1 | 3rd, Kvalserien (8 teams) |
| 1964-65 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 103 | 99 | 5th, Division 1 | 2nd, Kvalserien (4 teams) |
| 1965-66 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 91 | 78 | 3rd, Division 1 | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-2 (Brynäs) |
| 1966-67 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 89 | 88 | 5th, Division 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1967-68 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 77 | 6th, Division 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1968-69 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 80 | 96 | 5th, Division 1 | Did not qualify |
| 1969-70 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 95 | 86 | 5th, Division 1 | 1st, Kvalserien (4 teams) |
| 1970-71 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 105 | 122 | 4th, Division 1 | 5th, Swedish Championships series (8 teams) |
| 1971-72 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 120 | 92 | 3rd, 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, Division 1 | 8th, Swedish Championships series (8 teams) |
| 1973-74 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 170 | 134 | 2nd, Division 1 | 2nd, Swedish Championships series (8 teams) (26 pts, behind Leksand (32 pts)) |
| 1974-75 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 156 | 95 | 4th, Division 1 | Lost in Semifinals, 1-2 (Brynäs) Won 3rd place games, 2-1 (Skellefteå) |
[edit] Elitserien and below: 1975-76 to 1998-99
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (2 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pts), BP = Bonus points (awarded mid-season for Fortsättningsserien 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, 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, 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, Division 1 | Lost in Play Off 1, 1-2 (Hammarby) |
| 1980-81 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | - | 48 | 195 | 69 | 1st, 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, 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, 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, Fortsättningsserien | Won in Play Off 1, 2-1 (Huddinge) Lost in Play Off 2, 1-2 (Vita Hästen) |
| 1989-90 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 146 | 104 | 2nd, Fortsättningsserien | Lost in Play Off 1, 1-2 (Örebro) |
| 1990-91 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 168 | 134 | 2nd, 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, Fortsättningsserien | Won in Play Off 1, 2-0 (Roma) Lost in Play Off 2, 1-2 (Mora) |
| 1993-94 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 145 | 87 | 2nd, Fortsättningsserien | Lost in Play Off 1, 0-2 (Hammarby) |
| 1994-95 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 147 | 101 | 3rd, Fortsättningsserien | Did not qualify for Kvalserien (4 teams) |
| 1995-96 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 144 | 82 | 1st, 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, 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 (Lidingö) 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) |
[edit] Elitserien: 1999-00 to present
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 Pts), L = Losses, T = Ties (1 Pts), OW = Overtime or Shootout wins (1 Pts), Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OW | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1999-00 | 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) |
[edit] Notable players
[edit] Current squad
As of March 31, 2007
| Goaltenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 31 | |
Johan Backlund | L | 2006 | Skellefteå, Sweden |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | ||
| 2 | |
Eric Moe | R | 2005 | Timrå, Sweden | |
| 6 | |
Anton Strålman1 | R | 2005 | Tibro, Sweden | |
| 7 | |
Johan Svedberg1 | L | 2004 | Kalix, Sweden | |
| 8 | |
Sanny Lindström - C | L | 2002 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 9 |  |
Kalle Koskinen2 | L | 2002 | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| 21 | |
Mika Niskanen1 | L | 2007 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 29 | |
Kimmo Lotvonen | L | 2006 | Oulu, Finland | |
| 30 | |
Petri Kokko | L | 2006 | Oulu, Finland | |
| 36 | |
Pär Styf | R | 1999 | Sollefteå, Sweden | |
| Forwards | ||||||
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| Number | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
| 10 | |
Oscar Sundh | LW | L | 2006 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| 11 | |
Peter Nylander2 | LW | L | 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 12 | |
Robert Carlsson2 - A | LW | L | 1997 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| 13 |  |
Peter Regin | C | L | 2005 | Herning, Denmark |
| 14 | |
Mikko Laine1 | RW | R | 2006 | Espoo, Finland |
| 16 | |
Per Hallin2 | RW | L | 2000 | Södertälje, Sweden |
| 17 | |
Johan Andersson | C | L | 2006 | Motala, Sweden |
| 19 | |
Björn Svensson | RW | L | 2006 | Ljungby, Sweden |
| 26 | |
Mattias Wennerberg2 | LW | L | 2005 | Umeå, Sweden |
| 27 | |
Timo Pärssinen | RW | L | 2006 | Lohjan mlk, Finland |
| 32 | |
Riku Hahl - A | C | L | 2006 | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| 71 | |
Jonathan Hedström - A | LW | L | 2006 | Boliden, Sweden |
| 79 | |
Fredrik Warg1 | C | R | 2005 | Skellefteå, Sweden |
| tbd | |
Fredrik Hynning | LW | L | 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden |
- 1 Will leave the team for the 2007-08 season according to this team builder interview article 2007-03-31.
- 2 Negotiations about extended contract for the 2007-08 season is underway according to this team builder interview article 2007-03-31.
[edit] Team captains
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- Markus Åkerblom, 2002-2003
- Robert Carlsson, 2003-2005
- Sanny Lindström, 2005-present
[edit] Retired numbers
- 5 Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg, F, 1959-1962, D, 1969-1972
[edit] Reserved numbers
- 20 Henrik Zetterberg, C, 1997-2002, 2004-2005
[edit] References
[edit] Books
Edholm, Bert [1995]. Timrå IK - en klassiker (in Swedish).
[edit] Web pages
- Official Statistics (English). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- Swedish Ice Hockey (records of the past) (Swedish). Anders Pemer, Erik Göthe. Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- Retired Numbers (English). European Hockey.net. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
[edit] External links
| Swedish Elitserien |
| Brynäs IF | Djurgårdens IF | Frölunda HC | Färjestads BK | HV71 | Linköpings HC | Luleå HF | Malmö Redhawks | MODO Hockey | Mora IK | Skellefteå AIK | Timrå IK |
