The Frisk Tigers are a Norwegian ice hockey club based in Asker. They are members of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, Eliteserien (known as GET-ligaen for sponsorship reasons). The Tigers are the ice hockey department of IF Frisk Asker, a sports club founded in 1922. In 1935, the club began playing ice hockey, joining the newly established Norwegian Ice Hockey Association as its twelfth member.[1][2] The "Tigers" nickname is a recent addition, used in recognition of IK Tigrene with whom Frisk had merged in 1969. As of 2010, they have completed forty-three seasons in the Eliteserien and have won 684 regular season games and five league titles.
Having spent their early years in the second level B-serien, Frisk briefly played in the top flight, then known as 1. divisjon, for a few seasons following World War II. For the most part, however, their achievements remained modest until the construction of the indoor ice rink Askerhallen in 1969. This attracted the attention of Tigrene, an Oslo-based club who had a strong team but nowhere to play, and the two clubs agreed to a merger.[2] Frisk thus gained entry into the highest division for the first time in twenty years and were one of the leading teams in Norway during the 1970s, winning the Norwegian Championship twice. The club's fortunes then began to fade until reaching a low point in 1994, when they spent one season playing in the second tier. The Tigers have since enjoyed another period of success, making three appearances in the Finals during the 2000s and adding a third Norwegian Championship title in 2002.
Norwegian Champions | Regular Season Champions | Promoted | Relegated |
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GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Result | |||
1935β36 | B-serien | West | 1 | 0 | 1 | β | 1 | 3 | β | Lost in Qualifying for Hovedserien, 1β3 (Furuset) | ||||||||||
1936β37 | B-serien | 5 | β | β | 4 | 4th | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
1937β38 | B-serien | Akershus | β | β | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | β | ? | ? | β | Lost in B-serien Final (B.14) | |||||||
1938β39 | B-serien | Akershus | β | β | ||||||||||||||||
1939β40 | B-serien | Akershus | β | β | 2 | 1 | 1 | β | 5 | 5 | β | Won in First Round, 2β1 (B.14) Lost in Second Round, 3β4 (Ready) |
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1940β45 | No games played due to World War II | |||||||||||||||||||
1945β46 | 1. divisjon | β | β | ? | ||||||||||||||||
1946β47 | 1. divisjon | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | β | 16 | 50 | 2 | 8th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1947β48 | 2. divisjon | β | β | |||||||||||||||||
1948β49 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | β | β | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1949β50 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1950β51 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1951β52 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1952β53 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1953β54 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1954β55 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1955β56[b] | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1956β57 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
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1958β59 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1959β60 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | β | β | 45 | 46 | 15 | 4th | |||||||||
1960β61 | 1. divisjon | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | β | β | 65 | 47 | 17 | 7th | |||||||||
1961β62 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | β | β | 19 | 69 | 3 | 8th | |||||||||
1962β63 | 2. divisjon | β | β | |||||||||||||||||
1963β64[c] | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1964β65 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1965β66 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1966β67 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1967β68 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
1968β69 | β | β | ||||||||||||||||||
Frisk merged with Tigrene[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1969β70 | 1. divisjon | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | β | β | 92 | 40 | 33 | 2nd | ? | ||||||||
1970β71 | 1. divisjon | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | β | β | 126 | 67 | 31 | 2nd | ? | ||||||||
1971β72 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | β | β | 52 | 52 | 15 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 4th in Norwegian Championship | |
1972β73 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | β | β | 68 | 43 | 17 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 4th in Norwegian Championship | |
1973β74 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 128 | 40 | 36 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 29 | 15 | Tied 1st in Norwegian Championship | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | β | Tied in Final, 4β4 (Hasle/LΓΈren) Lost in Replay, 0β3 (Hasle/LΓΈren) |
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1974β75 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | β | β | 103 | 58 | 28 | 3rd | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 32 | 14 | Won Norwegian Championship | |
1975β76 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | β | β | 114 | 54 | 29 | 1st | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 38 | 10 | 4th in Norwegian Championship | |
1976β77 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | β | β | 127 | 39 | 32 | 1st | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 12 | 3rd in Norwegian Championship | |
1977β78 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 141 | 65 | 32 | 1st | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 3rd in Norwegian Championship | |
1978β79 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | β | β | 114 | 63 | 23 | 4th | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 27 | 19 | Won Norwegian Championship | |
1979β80 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | β | β | 138 | 83 | 35 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | β | 16 | 15 | β | Lost in Semi-finals, 0β2 (Furuset) Won bronze medal series, 2β0 (Manglerud Star) |
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1980β81 | 1. divisjon | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | β | β | 182 | 121 | 51 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | β | 17 | 21 | β | Lost in Semi-finals, 1β2 (Stjernen) Won bronze medal game, 8β7 (Furuset) |
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1981β82 | 1. divisjon | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | β | β | 178 | 163 | 36 | 6th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1982β83 | 1. divisjon | 36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | β | β | 175 | 130 | 43 | 5th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1983β84 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | β | β | 127 | 137 | 28 | 6th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1984β85 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | β | β | 97 | 68 | 19 | 7th | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 22 | 20 | 1st in Qualifying for 1. divisjon | |
1985β86 | 1. divisjon | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | β | β | 229 | 141 | 45 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | β | 22 | 21 | β | Won in Semi-finals, 2β1 (Sparta Warriors) Lost in Finals, 0β3 (Stjernen) |
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1986β87 | 1. divisjon | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | β | β | 181 | 57 | 36 | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | β | 6 | 8 | β | Lost in Semi-finals, 0β2 (VΓ₯lerenga) | |
1987β88 | 1. divisjon | 36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | β | β | 174 | 134 | 42 | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | β | 5 | 13 | β | Lost in Semi-finals, 0β2 (VΓ₯lerenga) | |
1988β89 | 1. divisjon | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | β | β | 165 | 171 | 33 | 6th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1989β90 | 1. divisjon | 36 | 12 | 21 | 3 | β | β | 157 | 210 | 27 | 7th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1990β91[d] | Eliteserien I | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | β | β | 60 | 145 | 4 | 10th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1. divisjon II | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 123 | 38 | 28 | 1st | ||||||||||
1991β92 | Eliteserien I | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | β | β | 63 | 107 | 10 | 9th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1. divisjon II[e] | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 140 | 30 | 28 | 1st | ||||||||||
1992β93 | Eliteserien I | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | β | β | 60 | 94 | 9 | 8th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Eliteserien II | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | β | β | 32 | 111 | 0 | 8th | ||||||||||
1993β94 | Eliteserien I | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | β | β | 63 | 85 | 5 | 10th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1. divisjon II | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | β | β | 73 | 48 | 18 | 3rd | ||||||||||
1994β95 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | β | β | 145 | 90 | 40 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1st in Preliminary Qualifying for Eliteserien | |
6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 4th in Qualifying for Eliteserien[f] | |||||||||||||
1995β96 | Eliteserien | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | β | β | 69 | 154 | 11 | 7th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1996β97 | Eliteserien | 36 | 21 | 14 | 1 | β | β | 170 | 123 | 43 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | β | 17 | 31 | β | Won in Quarter-finals, 3β0 (Lillehammer) Lost in Semi-finals, 0β3 (VΓ₯lerenga) |
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1997β98 | Eliteserien | 44 | 21 | 16 | 7 | β | β | 183 | 147 | 49 | 5th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1998β99 | Eliteserien | 44 | 20 | 21 | 3 | β | β | 171 | 145 | 43 | 5th | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1999β2000 | Eliteserien | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0 | β | β | 172 | 109 | 54 | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 3 | β | 9 | 22 | β | Lost in Semi-finals, 0β3 (VΓ₯lerenga) | |
2000β01 | Eliteserien | 42 | 30 | 11 | 1 | β | β | 218 | 109 | 61 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 | β | 11 | 11 | β | Won in Semi-finals, 3β0 (Storhamar) Lost in Finals, 0β3 (VΓ₯lerenga) |
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2001β02 | Eliteserien | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | β | β | 194 | 106 | 65 | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 2 | β | 33 | 15 | β | Bye to Semi-finals Won in Semi-finals, 3β0 (Lillehammer) Won Norwegian Championship, 3β2 (Storhamar) |
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2002β03g | Eliteserien | 38 | 20 | 8 | β | 5 | 5 | 157 | 110 | 71 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 | β | 23 | 19 | β | Won in Quarter-finals, 2β0 (Sparta) Lost in Semi-finals, 1β3 (Storhamar) |
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2003β04 | Eliteserien | 42 | 20 | 13 | β | 5 | 4 | 152 | 118 | 74 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | β | 22 | 16 | β | Lost in Quarter-finals, 2β3 (Sparta) | |
2004β05 | Eliteserien | 42 | 20 | 12 | β | 10 | 0 | 143 | 137 | 74 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 3 | β | 14 | 19 | β | Lost in Quarter-finals, 1β3 (Stjernen) | |
2005β06 | Eliteserien | 42 | 16 | 17 | β | 7 | 2 | 139 | 151 | 50 | 7th | 4 | 0 | 4 | β | 4 | 17 | β | Lost in Quarter-finals, 0β4 (Storhamar) | |
2006β07 | Eliteserien | 44 | 19 | 15 | β | 8 | 2 | 157 | 169 | 74 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 4 | β | 16 | 25 | β | Lost in Quarter-finals, 3β4 (Sparta) | |
2007β08 | Eliteserien | 44 | 29 | 6 | β | 3 | 6 | 205 | 142 | 93 | 1st | 16 | 10 | 6 | β | 60 | 33 | β | Won in Quarter-finals, 4β1 (Furuset) Won in Semi-finals, 4β1 (Comet) Lost in Finals, 2β4 (Storhamar) |
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2008β09 | Eliteserien | 45 | 14 | 19 | β | 6 | 6 | 129 | 144 | 62 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 4 | β | 8 | 20 | β | Lost in Quarter-finals, 1β4 (VΓ₯lerenga) | |
2009β10 | Eliteserien | 48 | 12 | 28 | β | 4 | 4 | 121 | 181 | 51 | 9th | 6 | 6 | 0 | β | 43 | 11 | 17 | 1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien | |
Eliteserien totals[h] | 1,259 | 636 | 486 | 60 | 48 | 29 | 5,544 | 4,483 | 1,576 | 164 | 80 | 78 | 6 | 669 | 567 | 87 | 28 playoff appearances |