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	IK Oskarshamn (abbreviated as IKO) was founded on 27 May 1970 when the ~~town's two then existing~~ ice hockey ~~teams,~~ Oskarshamns AIK and IFK Oskarshamn, were merged into one. Originally known as AIK–IFK Oskarshamn, it adopted the name '''IK70''' for the 1972–1973 season, and finally IK Oskarshamn in 1986.		IK Oskarshamn (abbreviated as IKO) was founded on 27 May 1970 when the ice hockey sections of ] and ] were merged into one club. Originally known as AIK–IFK Oskarshamn, it adopted the name '''IK70''' for the 1972–1973 season, and finally IK Oskarshamn in 1986.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ishockeyblogg.wordpress.com/historik/\|title=Historik\|publisher=IK Oskarshamn\|language=Swedish\|accessdate=7 February 2021}}</ref>

	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.		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.

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Ice hockey team in Oskarshamn, Sweden

IKO

City	Oskarshamn, Sweden
League	Swedish Hockey League
Founded	27 May 1970 (27 May 1970)
Home arena	Be-Ge Hockey Center
Colours
General manager	Per Kenttä
Head coach	Håkan Åhlund
Website	www.ikoskarshamn.se

IK Oskarshamn is an ice hockey club from Oskarshamn in Sweden. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The 2019–20 season will be the team's first season in the top-tier league.

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, it adopted the name IK70 for the 1972–1973 season, and finally IK Oskarshamn in 1986.

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. The team plays its home games in Be-Ge Hockey Center which has a capacity of 3,275 people. The arena was first built in 1974 but was completely renovated and enlarged in 2005.

Seasons

In the 2000–01 season and in the 2004–05 season IK Oskarshamn succeeded to reach the Kvalserien. In 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 in Hockeyallsvenskan, six points from playing in the new pre-qualification.

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

Players and personnel

Current roster

Template:IK Oskarshamn roster

Left: Goaltender Michal Zajkowski. Right: IKO play their home games in Arena Oskarshamn.

Head coaches

Head Coaches of IK Oskarshamn
Name	Year
Charles Franzén	2007–2009
Tommy Salo	2009–2010
Lenny Eriksson	2010
Lars Ivarsson	2010–2011
Fredrik Söderström	2011–2017
Björn Hellkvist	2017–2018
Håkan Åhlund	2018–2020
Martin Filander	2020-

Honored Members

IK Oskarshamn retired numbers
No.	Player	Position	Career	No. retirement
4	Skeeter Moore	C	1992–1996	December 6, 2010
5	Peter Ekroth	D	1992–1997	December 6, 2010
12	Alexander Johansson	D	1999–2011	December 27, 2011
15	Fredric Jaensson	LW	1998–2008	September 20, 2008
28	Tomas Björnström	RW	1996–2006

Tomas Björnström was a proud servant who in ten seasons totalled 229 points for Oskarshamn. He is the first player in IK Oskarshamn who 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 September 20, 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 December 27, 2011.

Notable former players

References

"Historik" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Swehockey.se - Scoring leaders of Hockeyallsvenskan 2012-13.
IK Oskarshamn webpage information Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
"Historien om Ishockeyklubben Oskarshamn" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
"Tomas Bjornstrom player profile". eliteprospects.com. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
"IK Oskarshamn honor Moore and Ekroth" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-03.

External links

Official home page

v t e Swedish Hockey League
Teams	Brynäs IF Färjestad BK Frölunda HC HV71 Leksands IF Linköping HC Luleå HF Malmö Redhawks Rögle BK Skellefteå AIK Timrå IK Växjö Lakers Modo Hockey Örebro HK
Former teams	AIK IF Björklöven Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF Karlskrona HK Mora IK IK Oskarshamn Södertälje SK Väsby IK Västerås IK Örebro IK
Arenas	Behrn Arena Catena Arena Coop Norrbotten Arena Husqvarna Garden Hägglunds Arena Löfbergs Arena Malmö Arena Monitor ERP Arena NHC Arena Saab Arena Scandinavium Skellefteå Kraft Arena Tegera Arena Vida Arena
Seasons	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 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Awards	Coach of the Year Le Mat Trophy Guldhjälmen Guldpipan Guldpucken Honken Trophy Håkan Loob Trophy Leader of the Year Rinkens riddare Rookie of the Year Salming Trophy Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy
Related topics	List of SHL seasons List of Swedish ice hockey champions Marathon SHL standings Swedish Ice Hockey Association HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien Marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league Ice hockey in Sweden J20 SuperElit National men's team National women's team
See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

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