BIK Karlskoga

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BIK Karlskoga
BIK Karlskoga logo.svg
City Karlskoga, Sweden
League HockeyAllsvenskan
Founded1943 (1943)
Home arena Nobelhallen
Colours  
General managerTorsten Yngvesson
Head coachDennis Hall
Website bikkarlskoga.se
Franchise history
1943–1963IFK Bofors
1954–1963Karlskoga IF Ishockey
1963–1978KB 63
1978–2011Bofors IK
2011–presentBIK Karlskoga

BIK Karlskoga is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Karlskoga, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, the HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 (formally IF Karlskoga/Bofors). Between 1978 and 2011 the club was known as Bofors IK, which was then changed to its current name. [1]

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Karlskoga has been a stable fixture in Sweden's second tier leagues, playing in HockeyAllsvenskan and its predecessors since 1997. [2] They're the only team to have played all seasons of Sweden's second tier since that time, as well as the only team to have played every season of its current form, HockeyAllsvenskan.

Team history

Founded on April 12, 1978, as Bofors IK. [3]

Karlskoga Municipality municipal board decided to purchase the rights to the club name on December 6, 2011, [3] thus changing its name to BIK Karlskoga. [4]

In 1978, the club elected its first chairperson, Knut Larsson. [3]

Season by season

YearLevelLeagueRecordAvg.
home
atnd.		NotesRef.
PositionW–OT–L
1999–2000 Tier 2Allsvenskan South7th of 1213–1–3–15855
Allsvenskan South (spring)3rd of 89–0–0–51,087
2000–01 Tier 2Allsvenskan South2nd of 1217–2–3–61,655
Superallsvenskan7th of 85–2–0–72,948
2001–02 Tier 2Allsvenskan South4th of 1217–2–3–62,281
Superallsvenskan3rd of 86–1–2–53,204
Playoffs—3-1–2–02,285Won vs IFK Arboga 2–1 in games
Won vs Troja/Ljungby 2–1 in games
2002 Elitserien qualifiers 5th of 63–0–0–72,441
2002–03 Tier 2Allsvenskan South3rd of 1215–3–4–62,102
Superallsvenskan3rd of 86–3–1–43,415
Playoffs—0–0–1–12,720Lost vs IFK Arboga 0–2 in games
2003–04 Tier 2Allsvenskan South3rd of 1218–3–0–112,382
Superallsvenskan6th of 85–2–2–53,204
Playoffs—2–1–0–23,074Won vs Nybro IF 2–0 in games
Lost vs AIK 1–2 in games
2004–05 Tier 2Allsvenskan North4th of 1220–3–92,393
Superallsvenskan6th of 84–3–72,469
Playoffs—2–0–0–32,342Won vs Almtuna 2–1 in games
Lost vs Oskarshamn 0–2 in games
2005–06 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan7th of 1524–4–142,078
2006 Elitserien qualifiers 6th of 60–1–92,407
2006–07 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan11th of 1615–10–201,621
2007–08 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan9th of 1617–9–191,805
2008–09 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan10th of 1616–5–4–201,693
2009–10 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan6th of 1420–7–11–142,123
Playoffs—0–0–0–23,017Lost vs Malmö 0–2 in games
2010–11 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan10th of 1417–5–7–231,662
2011–12 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan3rd of 1430–4–1–172,284First season as Bofors IK Karlskoga
2012 Elitserien qualifiers 6th of 62–1–3–43,554
2012–13 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan4th of 1430–3–0–192,467
Playoffs2nd of 43–0–0–32,852
2013–14 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan4th of 1425–5–9–132,673
Playoffs3rd of 41–0–1–41,956
2014–15 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan5th of 1422–6–4–202,431
Playoffs6th of 60–0–3–22,146
2015–16 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan5th of 1420–8–7–172,331
Playoffs3rd of 63–0–0–21,782
2016–17 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan2nd of 1427–7–2–162,656
HockeyAllsvenskan finals—0–0–0–33,511Lost 0–3 in games vs Mora
Playoffs—1–1–0–13,369Won 2–1 in games vs AIK
SHL qualifiers—0–0–2–23,364Lost 0–4 in games vs Rögle
2017–18 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan12th of 1416–8–7–212,376
2018–19 Tier 2HockeyAllsvenskan5th of 1423–6–6–172,458
Playoffs3rd of 62–0–1–22,505

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References

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  2. ↑ "BIK Karlskoga". Elite Prospects. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Berättelsen bakom klubben". www.bikkarlskoga.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. ↑ TT News Agency (20 December 2011). "BIK Karlskoga blev det nya namnet". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 November 2022.

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