IK Oskarshamn

History

IK Oskarshamn (abbreviated as IKO) was founded on 27 May 1970, when the ice hockey sections of Oskarshamns AIK and IFK Oskarshamn, were merged into one club. Originally known as AIK–IFK Oskarshamn, the team adopted the name IK70, for the 1972–73 season, and finally IK Oskarshamn, for the 1986–87 season.

The team thrice reached the final qualification stage for the highest league in Sweden before their promotion there. This happened in the 2000–01, 2004–05 as well as the 2018–19 season, in which the club were promoted to the highest league in Sweden for the first time in club history. The team plays its home games in Be-Ge Hockey Center, which has a capacity for 3,275 people. The arena was first built in November 1974, but was completely renovated and enlarged during the 2004–05 season.

Seasons

In the 2000–01 season and in the 2004–05 seasons, IK Oskarshamn succeeded to reach the Kvalserien. In the Kvalserien, the team finished in 5th place the first year and in 6th place the second year. In the 2010–11 season, IK Oskarshamn finished 9th, six points from playing in the new pre-qualification.

Both in 2011–12 season and in 2012–13 season IK Oskarshamn finished in the top-7 and reached the playoff round. Evan McGrath was the top scorer in the HockeyAllsvenskan regular season with 50 points in 52 games.

Players and personnel

Current roster

Source: eliteprospects.comAs of 17 November 2024.

Head coaches

Honored members

Thomas Gustafsson totaled 229 points for Oskarshamn in ten seasons. He is the first player in IK Oskarshamn to have his number retired and hoisted to the roof.

Fredric Jaensson played a total of nine seasons in the club. Notably, when he left the club after the 2007–08 season, he had a total of 318 points in the HockeyAllsvenskan. It was at that time the most points of all Allsvenskan players in franchise history. His Jersey was hoisted to the rafters on 20 September 2008.

Skeeter Moore and Peter Ekroth were recruited to the club in 1992 by then chairman Evert Mellström. The acquisitions were notable because the players came from the Elitserien with IK Oskarshamn then playing in Division 3. In only three seasons, the team climbed from division 3 to the division 1 (HockeyAllsvenskan) the country's second tier competition. During a celebration ceremony on December 6, 2010, Ekroth's and Moore's jerseys were hoisted up in the roof of Arena Oskarshamn.

Alexander Johansson is an IKO icon that came to the club in the 1999–2000 season and played 528 matches in 12 seasons for the club. The 2010–11 season was his last season for IK Oskarshamn. The club raised his jersey to the rafters in a pre-game ceremony against Leksands IF on 27 December 2011.

Notable former players

• Per Gustafsson
• Mathias Johansson
• Greg Mauldin
• Niklas Hjalmarsson
• Stefan Pettersson
• David Rodman
• Evan McGrath
• Eetu Qvist
• Dale Weise

References

References

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9. (2010-02-03). "IK Oskarshamn honor Moore and Ekroth". IK Oskarshamn.