BIK 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]

BIK Karlskoga
CityKarlskoga, Sweden
LeagueHockeyAllsvenskan
Founded1943 (1943)
Home arenaNobelhallen
Colours   
General managerTorsten Yngvesson
Head coachDennis Hall
Websitebikkarlskoga.se
Franchise history
1943–1963IFK Bofors
1954–1963Karlskoga IF Ishockey
1963–1978KB 63
1978–2011Bofors IK
2011–presentBIK Karlskoga

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
Year Level League Record Avg.
home
atnd.		 Notes Ref.
Position W–OT–L
1999–2000 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 7th of 12 13–1–3–15 855
Allsvenskan South (spring) 3rd of 8 9–0–0–5 1,087
2000–01 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 2nd of 12 17–2–3–6 1,655
Superallsvenskan 7th of 8 5–2–0–7 2,948
2001–02 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 4th of 12 17–2–3–6 2,281
Superallsvenskan 3rd of 8 6–1–2–5 3,204
Playoffs — 3-1–2–0 2,285 Won vs IFK Arboga 2–1 in games
Won vs Troja/Ljungby 2–1 in games
2002 Elitserien qualifiers 5th of 6 3–0–0–7 2,441
2002–03 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 3rd of 12 15–3–4–6 2,102
Superallsvenskan 3rd of 8 6–3–1–4 3,415
Playoffs — 0–0–1–1 2,720 Lost vs IFK Arboga 0–2 in games
2003–04 Tier 2 Allsvenskan South 3rd of 12 18–3–0–11 2,382
Superallsvenskan 6th of 8 5–2–2–5 3,204
Playoffs — 2–1–0–2 3,074 Won vs Nybro IF 2–0 in games
Lost vs AIK 1–2 in games
2004–05 Tier 2 Allsvenskan North 4th of 12 20–3–9 2,393
Superallsvenskan 6th of 8 4–3–7 2,469
Playoffs — 2–0–0–3 2,342 Won vs Almtuna 2–1 in games
Lost vs Oskarshamn 0–2 in games
2005–06 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 7th of 15 24–4–14 2,078
2006 Elitserien qualifiers 6th of 6 0–1–9 2,407
2006–07 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 11th of 16 15–10–20 1,621
2007–08 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 9th of 16 17–9–19 1,805
2008–09 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 10th of 16 16–5–4–20 1,693
2009–10 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 6th of 14 20–7–11–14 2,123
Playoffs — 0–0–0–2 3,017 Lost vs Malmö 0–2 in games
2010–11 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 10th of 14 17–5–7–23 1,662
2011–12 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 3rd of 14 30–4–1–17 2,284 First season as Bofors IK Karlskoga
2012 Elitserien qualifiers 6th of 6 2–1–3–4 3,554
2012–13 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 4th of 14 30–3–0–19 2,467
Playoffs 2nd of 4 3–0–0–3 2,852
2013–14 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 4th of 14 25–5–9–13 2,673
Playoffs 3rd of 4 1–0–1–4 1,956
2014–15 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 14 22–6–4–20 2,431
Playoffs 6th of 6 0–0–3–2 2,146
2015–16 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 14 20–8–7–17 2,331
Playoffs 3rd of 6 3–0–0–2 1,782
2016–17 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 2nd of 14 27–7–2–16 2,656
HockeyAllsvenskan finals — 0–0–0–3 3,511 Lost 0–3 in games vs Mora
Playoffs — 1–1–0–1 3,369 Won 2–1 in games vs AIK
SHL qualifiers — 0–0–2–2 3,364 Lost 0–4 in games vs Rögle
2017–18 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 12th of 14 16–8–7–21 2,376
2018–19 Tier 2 HockeyAllsvenskan 5th of 14 23–6–6–17 2,458
Playoffs 3rd of 6 2–0–1–2 2,505

References
  1. Jägerskiöld Velander, Leonard. Hockeyns heraldik (in Swedish). Modernista. ISBN 978-91-8023-168-8 – via Google Books.
  2. "BIK Karlskoga". Elite Prospects. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  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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