AIK Hockey

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AIK Hockey
Founded	1891
Home ice	Hovet
Based in	Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Colours	Black, yellow
League	HockeyAllsvenskan
Chairman	Mats Hedenström
Head coach	Roger Melin
General manager	Anders Gozzi
Captain	David Engblom

AIK Hockey (often referred as just AIK) is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Solna, just north of Stockholm. AIK was founded in Stockholm in 1891, and the hockey department was formed in 1921. The club relocated to Solna in 1937, but the ice hockey team always plays their matches in Stockholm, mainly at Hovet, but the more popular games are usually played at Globen, which has a larger capacity of 14,119. AIK are currently playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest league in Sweden.

[edit] History

AIK is an abbreviation for "Allmänna Idrottsklubben", which in direct translation means "The general sports club". The name was chosen to indicate that the club was open for everyone and also that one of the main events was to be athletics, at that time called "allmän idrott" in Swedish.

AIK have played sixty-six season in the highest league during the team's 86 year long existence. They have won the Swedish championship seven times (1934, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1982, 1984) and been runner-up six other times (1930, 1936, 1940, 1968, 1978, 1981).

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Current roster

Players under contract for the 2008-09 season, as of May 22, 2008.

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
31		Fredrik Holmgren	L	2008	Stockholm, Sweden
40		Christopher Heino-Lindberg	R	2008	Stockholm, Sweden

Defensemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
3		Andreas Jungbeck	L	2008	Stockholm, Sweden
4		Mikael Österberg	L	2005	Stockholm, Sweden
6		Dick Tärnström	L	2008	Stockholm, Sweden
17		Fredrik Carlsson	L	2006	Stockholm, Sweden
29		Jonas Liwing	R	2008	Stockholm, Sweden
37		Stefan Johansson	L	2008	Piteå, Sweden
45		Per Savilahti-Nagander	L	2008	Luleå, Sweden
72		Erik Ryman	L	2007	Stockholm, Sweden

Forwards
Number		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
14		Rasmus Ericsson	C	R	2007	Borlänge, Sweden
15		Fredric Korduner	RW	L	2008	Stockholm, Sweden
18		Patrik Bergström	RW	L	2007	Piteå, Sweden
19		Tobias Ericsson	LW	L	2006	Stockholm, Sweden
20		Daniel Bång	RW	L	2006	Stockholm, Sweden
21		Christian Sandberg	C	R	2005	Stockholm, Sweden
22		Mattias Beck	LW	L	2006	Stockholm, Sweden
25		Johan Adolfsson	LW	L	2007	Örebro, Sweden
33		David Engblom	LW	L	1995	Stockholm, Sweden
79		Henrik Eriksson	C	R	2008	Leksand, Sweden
89		Kristian Gahn	C	L	2007	Stockholm, Sweden
92		Jonas Westerling	C	L	2007	Mora, Sweden
—		Johan Ryno	RW	L	2008	Örebro, Sweden

[edit] Retired numbers

• 1 Leif "Honken" Holmqvist
• 5 Bert-Ola Nordlander
• 11 Peter Gradin

[edit] See also

• Allmänna Idrottsklubben

[edit] References

• Retired Numbers (English). European Hockey.net. Retrieved on January 23, 2007.

[edit] External links

• AIK Hockey - official site
• Black Army - official supporter club's site
• Smokinglirarna - supporter site
• Golden Fanatics Stockholm - supporter site
• Golden Hill - supporter forum

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