Storhamar Hockey

Storhamar Hockey, often referred to by its initials SIL, is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Hamar, Norway. The club currently plays in the Fjordkraft-ligaen, the highest level of Norwegian hockey. The club has won seven regular season titles and seven national championships since its founding on 18 March 1957. Storhamar play their home games in the CC Amfi. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey. The team colours are yellow and blue.

Storhamar Hockey
CityHamar, Norway
LeagueFjordkraftligaen
Founded1957 (1957)
Home arenaCC Amfi
ColorsYellow and blue
   
General managerJostein Smeby
Head coachPetter Thoresen
CaptainPatrick Thoresen
AffiliateStorhamar Yngres (1. div)
Websitesil.no
Franchise history
1957-1998Storhamar IL
1998-2015Storhamar Dragons
2015-presentStorhamar Hockey
Championships
Regular season titles7
Playoff championships1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2018

History

The 1952 Winter Olympics inspired local Hamar youth to form a hockey club in the area. The first ice rink was constructed in 1955, and Storhamar was formally accepted into the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association two years later.

To date, the club has won the Norwegian Championships (playoffs) seven times, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2018.

The most notable player in franchise history is Erik Kristiansen who played 20 seasons scoring 509 goals and 406 assists in 649 games. The best known player internationally from Storhamar is Patrick Thoresen.

During the 2016–17 playoffs, Storhamar Hockey was involved in the longest professional hockey match ever recorded, taking 217 minutes and 14 seconds to defeat Sparta Warriors 2-1. The game ended in the 11th period when Joakim Jensen scored for Storhamar.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by Storhamar. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Storhamar Hockey seasons.

Norwegian Champions Regular Season Champions Promoted Relegated
Season League Regular season[1] Playoffs
GP W L OTW OTL GF GA Pts Finish
2013–14 Eliteserien 45 22 15 3 5 146 123 62 6th Lost in Semi-finals, 3–4 (Vålerenga)
2014–15 Eliteserien 45 29 10 2 4 200 112 95 2nd Lost in Finals, 3–4 (Stavanger)
2015–16 Eliteserien 45 22 17 2 4 146 111 74 6th Lost in Semi-finals, 3–4 (Stavanger)
2016–17 Eliteserien 45 21 14 3 7 131 104 76 3rd Lost in Quarter-finals, 3–4 (Sparta)
2017–18 Eliteserien 45 35 7 0 3 183 88 108 1st Won Norwegian Championship, 4–1 (Lillehammer)
2018–19 Eliteserien 48 28 8 8 4 175 97 104 2nd Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Frisk Asker)
2019–20 Eliteserien 45 26 11 4 4 179 111 90 2nd Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Eliteserien 24 17 6 1 0 98 57 53 2nd
2021–22 Eliteserien 43 20 15 4 4 139 127 72 6th Lost in Finals, 0–4 (Stavanger)
2022–23 Eliteserien 45 28 10 4 3 191 93 95 2nd Lost in Finals, 3–4 (Stavanger)

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Players

Team captains

Retired numbers
Retired numbers
No. Player Position Career Number retirement
11Steinar JohansenC1957-1984December 9, 2017
18Pål JohnsenC1992–2003, 2006–2015September 5, 2015
20Erik KristiansenC1977–1987, 1988-19981998
37Lars Løkken ØstliD2005–20192019

Head coaches

Records and statistics

Statistics for regular season only.

  •   – current active player
Joakim Jensen has 470 points in 481 games for Storhamar.

Team

Norwegian Championship

Individual

NIHF Golden Puck winners

GET-ligaen Playoff MVP

All Star team selections

Previous seasons' rosters

References
  1. Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points
  2. "Storhamar Hockey". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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