Sparta Warriors

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Sparta Warriors

Full name	Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg
Founded	1958
Based in	Sarpsborg, Norway
Arena	Sparta Amfi (capacity: 3,450)
League	GET-ligaen
Team colors	Blue, white, red
Head coach	Sjur Robert Nilsen
Captain	Jonas S. Andersen

The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena. The team colours are blue and white.

History

The ice hockey department of IL Sparta was founded in 1958, and got off to a fantastic start when Norways first indoor hockey arena Sparta Amfi was opened in 1963. Within only three years they earned promotion to the first division as the first team outside Oslo. It was only to be a short stint, and through most part of the late sixties and seventies 'Sparta' spent their time in the second division, with the odd visit to the top flight.

The eighties was to be Spartas greatest decade. Under the leadership of charismatic coach Lasse Bäckman and strengthened by several strong signings from other Norwegian clubs, and a couple of Swedish stars they claimed the Norwegian Championships in 1984. The feat was repeated in 1989, when the club beat heavily favoured Trondheim in the final after claiming the last playoff spot in the last rounds of the league.

The success proved costly for the club, and in 1995, after years of economical problems Sparta had to file for bankruptcy, the only sports club in Norway ever to do so. This meant that they had to start from scratch in the third division, and they lost their best players to other clubs in Norway. However, many of them came back to Sparta. They made the stay a short one, and in 1997 they were back in the Eliteserien where they have stayed since.

As of December 2007, Sparta once again assumed the top of the league table, and are closer than ever to win a title in Norwegian hockey, since the eighties.

In the 2008/09 season the team won the league and got silver in the Norwegian Championship after being defeated by Vålerenga.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Sparta Warriors. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Sparta Warriors seasons.

Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Regular season^[1]									Playoffs
Season	League	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
2008–09	Eliteserien	45	28	10	4	3	172	101	95	1st	Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Vålerenga)
2009–10	Eliteserien	48	26	15	1	6	161	122	86	2nd	Lost in Semi-finals, 2–4 (Stavanger)
2010–11	Eliteserien	45	33	7	4	1	193	96	108	1st	Won Norwegian Championship, 4–1 (Stavanger)
2011–12	Eliteserien	45	22	16	5	2	166	112	75	5th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 3-4 (Lillehammer)
2012–13	Eliteserien	45	19	13	8	5	151	136	78	4th	Lost in Semi-finals, 1-4 (Vålerenga)

Famous players

References

↑ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points

External links

v t e GET-ligaen

Teams	Frisk Asker Lillehammer Lørenskog Rosenborg Sparta Warriors Stavanger Oilers Stjernen Storhamar Dragons Tønsberg Vikings Vålerenga

Arenas	Askerhallen DNB Arena Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre Jordal Amfi Kristins Hall Leangen Ishall Lørenskog Ishall Sparta Amfi Stjernehallen Tønsberg Ishall

Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 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

Awards	Gullpucken Playoff MVP Polar Bear Trophy

Related topics	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association 1. divisjon National men's team National women's team National men's junior team National women's U-18 team Norwegian NHL draftees

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

v t e 1. divisjon (ice hockey)

Teams	Artic Eagles Bergen Comet Furuset Grüner Hasle-Løren Kongsvinger Knights Moss Manglerud Star Nes Ringerike Panthers Skien Viking

Arenas	Bergenshallen Furuset Forum Grünerhallen Halden Ishall Nye Kongsvinger Ishall Lørenhallen Manglerudhallen Moss Ishall Nordkraft Arena Runnirinken Ishall Schjongshallen Skien Ishall Stavanger Ishall

Seasons	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

Related topics	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association GET-ligaen National men's team National women's team National men's junior team National women's U-18 team Norwegian NHL draftees

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

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