| Bergen Hockey Elite | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Bergen, Norway |
| League | 2.divisjon |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Home arena | Bergenshallen |
| Colors | Red and white |
| General manager | Christian Lund |
| Head coach | Pål Erik Glomsaas |
| Website | http://www.bergenhockey.no/ |
| Franchise history | |
| 1980–2015 | Bergen IK |
| 1986–1990 | Bergen/Djerv |
| 1996–2005 | Bergen Flyers |
| 2015- | Bergen Hockey Elite |
Bergen Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club from Bergen
Bergen Flyers were elite commitment to the club until 2005. Elite team's history went back to the hockey team to the Sportkluben Djerv, which changed its name in turn to "Bergen / Djerv" (in 1986, in cooperation with BIK), "Bergen Hockey Club" (BIK) (for bankruptcy and complete a merger with BIK) and finally "Bergen Flyers" (by moving and merging with the Oslo club Spektrum Flyers. Djerv was 1 division a few years in the mid 1980s as the legendary hockey player Bear "Botta" Skaare played for the club. Bergen Flyers were back in the top division in the season 2004 / 2005. Bergen Flyers went bankrupt in 2005 and no longer exists. Bergen Hockey Club now has a team in 1st division.
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