Aalborg Pirates

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Aalborg Pirates
City	Aalborg, Denmark
League	AL-Bank Ligaen
Founded	1967 (1967)
Home arena	Gigantium Isarena, Capacity: 5,000
Colours	Red, White, Black
General manager	Frederik Åkesson
Head coach	Heikki Mälkiä (Manager)
Captain	Bjarke Møller

AaB Ice hockey (Danish: AaB Ishockey) was the name of the professional ice hockey team that playing in the best Danish ice hockey league, AL-Bank Ligaen. An ice hockey team organized under the sports club of that name first appeared in 1967, played several years in the Danish league and won the Danish league championship in 1981. in 1997 AaB Ishockey merged with a smaller club, IK Aalborg. The merged team was known as Aalborg Ishockey Klub (AIK) in the period 1997-2003, but following financial instability at the club, the professional license was transferred to Aalborg Boldspilklub or AaB. The team was located in Aalborg in the northern part of Jutland and ceased operations at the end of the 2011/2012 season. The team has been replaced by a whole new team and organisation that is called Aalborg Pirates.

Roster

As of 19 June 2011

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
1	Denmark !	Nørbak, NikolajNikolaj Nørbak	1.0 !G	L	23	2007/2008	Frederikshavn, Denmark
--	Finland !	Pitkämäki, JuriJuri Pitkämäki	1.0 !G	L	34	2011	Tampere, Finland
3	Denmark !	Espersen, ReneRene Espersen	2.0 !D	L	25
77	Denmark !	Madsen, DanielDaniel Madsen	2.0 !D	L	27		Herning, Denmark
29	Denmark !	Mads, MøllerMøller Mads	2.0 !D	R	31
32	Slovakia !	Nadasdi, TomasTomas Nadasdi	2.0 !D	L	33		Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
13	Denmark !	Boll, ThomasThomas Boll	3.0 !F	L	26
19	Denmark !	Degn, KasperKasper Degn	6.0 !LW	L	31		Herning, Denmark
54	Canada !	Dickenson, LouLou Dickenson	6.0 !LW	L	31		Orleans, Ontario, Canada
--	Denmark !	Frederiksen, ChristopherChristopher Frederiksen	4.2 !C/LW	L	19		Frederikshavn, Denmark
17	Denmark !	Kisum, TobiasTobias Kisum	7.0 !RW	R	27
90	Denmark !	Nørskov, TommiTommi Nørskov	7.0 !RW	L	23		Aalborg, Denmark
--	Denmark !	Linnet, JoachimJoachim Linnet	7.0 !RW	L	20
14	Denmark !	Møller, BjarkeBjarke Møller (C)	4.0 !C	L	28
10	Denmark !	Tranholm, Bo NordbyBo Nordby Tranholm	3.0 !F	L	34
41	Denmark !	Olsen, RasmusRasmus Olsen	3.0 !F	L	33

Management

Manager Martin Karlsson
Assistant Martin Struzinski

Historic results

The 2003-04 season

AaB won silvermedals losing to Esbjerg

The 2004-05 season

AaB won silvermedals losing to Herning Blue Fox

The 2005-06 season

AaB won the silvermedals in the 2005-06 season, losing to SønderjyskE in the final by 4 games to 2.

The 2007-08 season

AaB was eliminated in the quarterfinal losing to Odense Bulldogs

The 2008-09 season

AaB finished the regular season in 9th (only behind Frederikshavn by a goal difference of 1). But due to the bankruptcy of TOTEMPO HvIK were promoted up to 8th and qualified for the finals, they were eliminated in the quarterfinal by top seed and eventual silver medalists Herning Blue Fox

The 2009-10 season

AaB won the silver medals, losing the best of 7 final in 4 games to SønderjyskE

v t e Aalborg Boldspilklub

The club	Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885 AaB Fodbold AaB Håndbold AaB Ishockey AaB A/S

Grounds	Nordjyske Arena Gigantium

Players	Footballers Ice hockey players

v t e AL-Bank Ligaen

Teams	Aalborg Esbjerg Frederikshavn White Hawks Herlev Hornets Herning Blue Fox Hvidovre Odense Bulldogs Rødovre Mighty Bulls SønderjyskE

Seasons	1954–55 1955–56 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

See also IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

v t e Aalborg

Neighborhoods and administration	Aalborg Øst Gug Hasseris Nørresundby Skalborg Vejgaard Aalborg Hospital Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Aalborg Aalborg Municipality Aalborg Charter Almen Kirkegård

Landmarks	Aalborghus Aalborghallen Aalborgtårnet Aalborg Teater Aalborg Zoo Abbey of Our Lady, Aalborg Budolfi Church Jens Bang's House John F. Kennedys Plads Jomfru Ane Gade Jørgen Olufsen's House Karolinelund Kildeparken Musikkens Hus Nordkraft Nytorv Square Old City Hall Østre Anlæg Utzon Center

Culture	Aalborg Carnival Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Museums	Aalborg Historical Museum Aalborg Søfarts- og Marinemuseum Defence and Garrison Museum Gråbrødrekloster Museum KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg Lindholm Høje

Education	Aalborg Business College Aalborg Cathedral School Aalborg University Aalborghus Gymnasium Academy of Music Tech College Aalborg University College of Northern Denmark

Sports	AaB Fodbold Aalborg Golf Klub Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Pirates Aalborg Boldspilklub Aalborg DH Aalborg RK Gigantium Nordjyske Arena Team Esbjerg

Companies and retail	1000Fryd AaB A/S Aalborg CSP Aalborg Portland Aalborg Storcenter Bladt Industries Cembrit Danish Distillers Huntsmen Corps North Flying Spar Nord

Transport	Aalborg Air Base Aalborg Airport Aalborg station Aalborg Vestby Station Lindholm Station Skalborg Station Aalborg Shipyard Port of Aalborg Marina Fjordparken Østre Havn Skudehavnen Vestre Badehavn

Coordinates: 57°1′5″N 9°57′45″E / 57.01806°N 9.96250°E / 57.01806; 9.96250

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