Timrå IK

Timrå IK is a professional Swedish ice hockey team based in Timrå, north of Sundsvall. It competes in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), which is the top-tier league in Sweden, since being promoted by winning 2021 SHL qualifiers. Previous seasons in the top Swedish division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, 2000–01 to 2012–13 and 2018–19. The team's home venue is NHC Arena with a capacity of 6,000 spectators.

Timrå IK
CityTimrå, Sweden
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
Founded11 May 1928 (1928-05-11)
Home arenaNHC Arena
(Capacity: 6,000)
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General managerKimmo Kapanen
Head coachAnders Karlsson
CaptainAnton Lander
Websitetimraik.se
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Franchise history
1928–1942Wifstavarvs IK
1942–1963Wifsta/Östrands IF
1963–1966Wifsta/Östrand–Fagerviks IF
1966–1990Timrå IK
1990–1994Sundsvall/Timrå Hockey
1994–1995ST Hockey
1995–presentTimrå IK
Current season
Artwork consisting of a helmet outside NHC Arena.

The club was founded on 11 Maj 1928 as a boxing club and started the ice hockey section in 1937.[1][2] Timrå are historically traditional rivals with MoDo Hockey since they both are situated in Västernorrland County and are playing in the professional ice hockey leagues in Sweden.

History

The club origins from Wifstavarfs GIF, founded in 1921, later relaunched as Wifstavarvs IK, in 1928, and Östrands IF, founded in 1931. Both clubs started playing ice hockey in 1938 and in the summer of 1942 they merged into Wifsta/Östrands IF, more commonly called W/Ö. W/Ö made its first Swedish Championship appearance in 1943. The championships were played independently from the national league at the time.[3]

Five seasons later, 1948–49 the team was accepted for play in the national league system in Sweden. Starting in third league, Wifsta/Östrands IF won nine out of ten games and directly advanced to second league or Division II Norra (North Division).

In the spring of 1956, having spent seven seasons facing teams like Brynäs IF, Mora IK and Leksands IF, W/Ö qualified for the top national league on March 10, 1956 as the top league, Division I, nicknamed Allsvenskan by many, was expanded from 6+6 to 8+8 teams, a North and South Division.

In 1963, the local club Fagerviks GF was absorbed and W/Ö was renamed Wifsta/Östrand–Fagerviks IF or simply WÖF.

Starting with the 1958–59 season, W/Ö was playing its home games on an artificial ice rink. Some years later an ice arena was built, and WÖF played its first indoor season 1965–66 under the roof of what is now NHK Arena. Just one year later, the lengthy name Wifsta/Östrand–Fagerviks IF was finally replaced by Timrå IK as of 1966–67.

Timrå IK continued to play successful hockey and stayed in the top league in Sweden until Elitserien was formed in 1975. Having finished last of the 10 teams, the club received their first relegation and was demoted after 20 years in the top league. Back in second league for the 1976–77 season, Timrå stood undefeated in all 22 games and qualified for promotion again. However, it did not last. Two one-year visits in Elitserien 1977–78 and 1981–82 ended in low results and relegation.

Many winters later, still in second league, an effort to regain the status of old times was made. On May 22, 1990, the collaboration Sundsvall/Timrå Hockey was formed with the nearby club IF Sundsvall Hockey. Still no success, and just a few years after, the joint Main/Farm team relationship was ended.

Some confusion followed when the former Timrå club was named ST Hockey during the 1994–95 season, but is since April 6, 1995 known as Timrå IK yet again.

After qualifying for the Kvalserien in 2000, the Red Eagles finally earned promotion to Elitserien on April 14, 2000, and returned to Elitserien after 18 years of absence. Almost three years later, March 1, 2003, Timrå IK played the Swedish Championship playoffs for the first time since 1974.

In the 2007–08 season Timrå IK moved up Anton Lander and Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson from the junior teams. Despite both being only 16 years old at the time, their game was a success. They were both offered, and signed, professional hockey contracts with the club.

In the 2012–13 season, Timrå finished eleventh in the regular season and therefore had to play in the 2013 Kvalserien to stay in the top-tier league, but the team finished outside the top two spots and was relegated to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan for the first time since the 1999–2000 season.

After playing five seasons in HockeyAllsvenskan, Timrå were able to earn a promotion to the SHL following the conclusion of the 2017–18 HockeyAllsvenskan season. Some of the key players during the season and the subsequent promotion playoffs were Jonathan Dahlén, Vilmos Galló, Anton Wedin and goaltender Henrik Haukeland.[4]

Crest evolution
Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson in Timrå IK's away jersey

The crest of Timrå IK consists of a shield with two pines with the text Timrå IK spelled out in sky-blue letters at the bottom. Present shield is a contemporary interpretation of Timrå IK's earlier shields and made its debut for the 2012/2013 season when it replaced the earlier Timrå Red Eagles shield which had been in used since season 1996/1997.[5] The current logo resembles the shield of Timrå Municipality along with Västernorrland County and has a strong local connection.[6]

In the original shield the abbreviation of the club "WIK" (Wifstavarvs IK) is spelled out and the clubs year of inception spelled in the right corner. During the fusion with IF Sundsvall Hockey they jointly played under the name "Sundsvall Timrå Hockey" (ST Hockey) and which crest beard little resemblance to Timrå IK's former shields.[7]

Average attendances

The table below show Timrå IK's attendances for the latest seasons in both the SHL and HockeyAllsvenskan during regular season.[8][9][10]

Season Stadium Capacity Total Average Occupancy League
2016–17 NHC Arena 6,000 78 949 3 036 50.6% HA
2017–18 79 585 3 061 51% HA
2018–19 102 228 3 932 65.5% SHL
2019–20 86 814 3 339 55.7% HA
2020–21 1 158 45 0.8% HA
2021–22 91 502 3 519 58.6% SHL

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Timrå IK. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Timrå IK seasons.

SeasonLeagueGPWLTOTWPtsGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
2017–18Allsv52261214799134992981stWon in Hockeyallsvenskan Final, 3–0 (Leksand)
Won in Direktkval, 4–3 (Karlskrona)
Promoted to SHL
2018–19SHL521033954411518241814thLost in Direktkval, 3–4 (Oskarshamn)
Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan
2019–20Allsv5229111281071781166173rd(Play Off (Slutspelsserien) (6 teams) cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2020–21Allsv523610241181991014881stWon in Hockeyallsvenskan Final, 4–1 (IF Björklöven)
Promoted to SHL
2021–22SHL521429455613317740914thWon in Play Out, 4–0 (Djurgårdens IF)

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated: 4 March 2023.[11][12]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
10 Sweden Robin Alvarez LW L 36 2021 Malmö, Sweden
19 Sweden Erik Andersson LW L 29 2021 Nittorp, Sweden
23 Sweden Jeremy Boyce C L 30 2010 Stockholm, Sweden
54 Sweden Jonathan Dahlén (A) LW L 25 2022 Östersund, Sweden
26 Sweden Noel Edfeldt D L 20 2021 Ånge, Sweden
4 Sweden Tim Erixon D L 32 2021 Port Chester, New York, United States
63 Finland Elmeri Eronen D R 28 2022 Turku, Finland
78 Czech Republic Robin Hanzl C L 34 2021 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
94 Sweden Sebastian Hartmann RW R 29 2019 Uppsala, Sweden
30 Sweden Jacob Johansson G L 30 2020 Stockholm, Sweden
27 Sweden Oliver Johansson C L 20 2021 Sundsvall, Sweden
36 Finland Karolus Kaarlehto G L 26 2023 Turku, Finland
51 Sweden Anton Lander (C) C L 32 2022 Sundsvall, Sweden
33 Sweden Albin Lundin C L 27 2019 Stockholm, Sweden
6 Finland Joonas Lyytinen D L 28 2022 Espoo, Finland
15 Finland Panu Mieho C L 28 2023 Helsinki, Finland
91 Sweden Magnus Pääjärvi LW L 32 2022 Norrköping, Sweden
34 Finland Olli Palola RW R 35 2023 Oulu, Finland
14 Sweden Emil Pettersson C L 29 2022 Sundsvall, Sweden
61 Finland Axel Rindell D R 23 2022 Espoo, Finland
7 Sweden Jakob Stenqvist D R 25 2022 Mora, Sweden
9 Sweden Didrik Strömberg (A) D L 29 2021 Sundsvall, Sweden
2 Sweden Per Svensson D L 35 2020 Oskarshamn, Sweden
22 Sweden Dennis Värmhed C L 20 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
24 Sweden Erik Walli-Walterholm LW L 24 2020 Stockholm, Sweden
57 Sweden Anton Wedin LW L 30 2022 Sundsvall, Sweden

Honored members
Timrå IK retired numbers
No. Player Position Career
5Lennart SvedbergD1959–62, 1969–72
8Eje LindströmD1953–60
11Bert-Ola NordlanderD1956–63
20Henrik ZetterbergC1997–2002, 2004–05
24Mats NäslundLW1975–78

Team captains

Head coaches
  • Stig Andersson (1956–1962)
  • Orvar Kempe (1962–1964)
  • Sven Lindström (1964–1967)
  • Verner Persson & Göte Viklund (1967–1968)
  • Roine Björkstrand (1968–1970)
  • Eje Lindström (1970–1976)
  • Jan-Erik Nilsson (1976–1978)
  • Håkan Nygren (1978–1980)
  • Olle Åhman (1980–1983)
  • Björn Pettersson & Christer Sehlstedt (1983–1984)
  • Håkan Pettersson & Ulf Backlund (1984–1985)
  • Håkan Pettersson & Christer Sehlstedt (1985–1986)
  • Rolf Norrbom (1986–1987)
  • Steven Brown (1987–1988)
  • Lage Edin (1988–1989)
  • Ulf Weinstock & Peter Crone (1989–1990)
  • Ulf Weinstock & Sune Bergman (1990–1991)
  • Ulf Weinstock & Lars-Eje Lindström (1991–1992)
  • Juhani Tamminen & Magnus Billman (1992–1993)
  • Ulf Thors & Magnus Billman (1993–1994)
  • Lars-Eje Lindström (1994–1998)
  • Peo Larsson (1998−2002)
  • Lars Molin (2002)
  • Kent Johansson (2002–2007)
  • Charles Berglund (2007–2010)
  • Per-Erik Johnsson (2010–2011)
  • Kent Norberg (2011–2012)
  • Tomas Montén (2012–2013)
  • Rolf Nilsson (2013–2014)
  • Roger Forsberg (2014–2017)
  • Fredrik Andersson (2017–2022)
  • Anders "Ante" Karlsson (2019–present)

References
  1. "Bulla upp i taket" (in Swedish). Timrå IK:s supporterklubb. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. "1928 – 1936 I begynnelsen / 1928 - 1936 In the beginning". dubbeltallen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. "Timrå IK celebrates 90 years" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. "Direktkval till SHL" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. "Timrå IK byter klubbmärke" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  6. "Timrå IK:s klubbmärke" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  7. "1995 – 2000 Vägen till Elitserien" (in Swedish). Dubbeltallen. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  8. "SHL Publiksnitt". Swedish Hockey League. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. "Hockeyallsvenskan Publiksnitt". Hockeyallsvenskan. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. "HockeyAllsvenskan år för år: 2015/16". Hockeyallsvenskan. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. "Timrå IK current roster" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. "Timrå IK profile page". eliteprospects.com. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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