Södertälje SK

Södertälje SK
City Södertälje, Sweden
League HockeyAllsvenskan
Founded 1902
Home arena AXA Sports Center
Colors Red, Navy, white
              
General manager Per Nygårds
Head coach Johan Strömwall
Captain Tony Lagerström
Franchise history
1902-present Södertälje Sportklubb
Championships
Playoff championships 1925
Le Mat Trophy 1931, 1941, 1944, 1953, 1956, 1985

Södertälje Sportklubb (often simply referred to as SSK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league (1975–1978, 1980–1981, 1983–1992, 1996–1998, 2001–2006, 2007–2011). Södertälje SK's fan club is known as the "Blue Lightnings".

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History

Södertälje SK was founded in 1902 and have played hockey since 1925. The club has belonged to the top division in Sweden for more than 80 years. They are the team in Sweden which has played most years in the top league. They have won the Swedish championship seven times (1925, 1931, 1941, 1944, 1953, 1956, and 1985). The team has played in the Elitserien (SEL), Sweden's current top league, for 24 seasons.

Södertälje finished the 2004–05 Elitserien season in 8th place and, in the following playoffs that season, advanced to the semifinals. This was the team's best performance in Elitserien since 1989. In the 2005–06 season, however, they were relegated to Allsvenskan (now known as HockeyAllsvenskan). In 2007 the team qualified for Elitserien again. In the 2007–08 season the team finished ninth in Elitserien and thus missed the playoffs but were automatically qualified for the following Elitserien season.

From 2009 to 2011, during Södertälje's three latest seasons in the Elitserien, the team appeared in the Kvalserien three years in a row. In the respective Elitserien seasons they finished 12th and 11th. In both 2009 and 2010 the team survived Kvalserien and thus managed to stay in Elitserien. However, in 2011, things went worse. Prior to the last round, both Södertälje and Modo had 17 points. In the final round of the 2011 Kvalserien, both teams met each other in Fjällräven Center for a game that directly decided which team would be relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje lost the game 0–2 and thus were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. After Södertälje's failure to stay in Elitserien, Södertälje's then head coach Peter Popovic was forced to leave the club. Johan Strömwall became Södertälje's new head coach.[1]

Players

Current roster

Updated January 2, 2012.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Bemström, StefanStefan Bemström D L 39 2006 Södertälje, Sweden
44 Davis, KurtKurt Davis D L 25 2011 Edina, Minnesota, USA
17 Engström, JonasJonas Engström LW L 21 2009 Södertälje, Sweden
37 Flodqvist, ThomThom Flodqvist C R 21 2009 Södertälje, Sweden
15 Gregorc, BlazBlaz Gregorc D L 22 2009 Jesenice, Slovenia
19 Gröndahl, AndreasAndreas Gröndahl RW L 21 2009 Södertälje, Sweden
39 Hudacek, JuliusJulius Hudacek G L 23 2011 Spišská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia
1 Idoff, SebastianSebastian Idoff G L 21 2011 Malmö, Sweden
33 Jakobsen, JulianJulian Jakobsen RW L 24 2009 Aalborg, Denmark
57 Kalteva, MikkoMikko Kalteva D L 27 2010 Hyvinkää, Finland
5 Kilström, LukasLukas Kilström D L 21 2009 Södertälje, Sweden
23 Lagerström, AlexanderAlexander Lagerström RW R 21 2009 Södertälje, Sweden
25 Lagerström, TonyTony Lagerström (C) LW L 23 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
41 Månsson, MathiasMathias Månsson (A) LW L 30 2011 Gävle, Sweden
20 Pakaslahti, PetriPetri Pakaslahti C L 36 2007 Tampere, Finland
10 Pisani, FernandoFernando Pisani RW L 35 2012 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
28 Saarenheimo, PekkaPekka Saarenheimo C L 29 2010 Oulunsalo, Finland
21 Seikola, MarkusMarkus Seikola D R 29 2010 Laitila, Finland
6 Seppänen, TimoTimo Seppänen D L 24 2010 Helsinki, Finland
6 Sonntag, FredrikFredrik Sonntag (A) D L 24 2011 Nynäshamn, Sweden
34 Strudwick, JasonJason Strudwick D L 36 2011 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
8 Ytterell, AlexanderAlexander Ytterell D R 20 2011 Vetlanda, Sweden

Board of Directors

Management

Sports

Kit and Medical

Former coaches

References

  1. ^ Daniel Grefve (2011-04-15). "Han ska ta SSK tillbaka till elitserien" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/allsvenskan/article12889549.ab. 

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Preceded by
IK Göta		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1925		 Succeeded by
Djurgårdens IF
Preceded by
IK Göta		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1931		 Succeeded by
Hammarby IF
Preceded by
IK Göta		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1941		 Succeeded by
Hammarby IF
Preceded by
Hammarby IF		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1944		 Succeeded by
Hammarby IF
Preceded by
Hammarby IF		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1953		 Succeeded by
Djurgårdens IF
Preceded by
Djurgårdens IF		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1956		 Succeeded by
Gävle Godtemplares IK
Preceded by
AIK		 Swedish ice hockey champions
1985		 Succeeded by
Färjestads BK
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