Vålerenga Ishockey

For other uses, see Vålerenga (disambiguation).

Vålerenga Ishockey

City	Oslo, Norway
League	GET-ligaen
Founded	1947 (1947)
Home arena	Jordal Amfi
Colors	Dark blue, red and white
General manager	Espen Knutsen
Head coach	Roy Johansen
Captain	Brede Frettem Csiszar
Website	http://www.vif-hockey.no/
Championships
Regular season titles	29
Playoff championships	1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

Vålerenga Ishockey (Norwegian pronunciation: [ʋoːləˈrəŋɑ]; abbreviated as VIF) is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Oslo, Norway. Vålerenga has been the dominant force in Norwegian hockey since the 1960s, claiming 26 national championships and 29 regular season titles. Their home arena is Jordal Amfi, located in central-eastern Oslo. A new arena at Jordal is currently under planning to replace the current arena, which was built for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The team's present head coach is Roy Johansen.

History

Although the parent club Vålerengens Idrettsforening was founded in 1913, the history of Vålerenga Ishockey starts in 1947, when the junior team participated in the national junior championships for the first time. In the 50s, the junior team would go on to win the national junior championships five years in a row.

The senior team would have its breakthrough in the 1960s, winning the national championships seven years in a row.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, NHL players Chris Mason and Scott Hartnell played for the club, winning both a regular season title and the national championship, with Hartnell also winning playoff MVP during that season. Other famous players include Canadian Stanley Cup Winner Serge Boisvert, Swedish International Johan Åkerman, and Sergei Pushkov, who won the World Championship with the Soviet Union. The club has also spawned professionals such as Patrick Thoresen and Mats Zuccarello Aasen. However, they did not play at senior level for the club. Peter Forsberg and Markus Naslund once played an exhibition game for the club, when Forsberg's father, Kent Forsberg was head coach.

The club was in talks to participate in the KHL for the 2014–15 season, and later for the 2015–16 season, but dropped the plans in September 2014.^[1]

During the 90s, the club moved to the newly built Oslo Spektrum in central Oslo. However, for economic reasons the team moved home to Jordal Amfi after just three years.

The old Jordal Amfi is set to be demolished in January 2017 and to be replaced by a new, modern arena paid for by the city of Oslo. The arena is projected to be completed in 2018.^[2] Vålerenga will play their final game in the historic arena on January 7th 2017 vs Frisk-Asker.

While the new arena is being built, Vålerenga will use Furuset Forum as a temporary home.

Season-by-season results

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

Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Regular season^[3]									Postseason
Season	League	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Postseason
2011–12	Eliteserien	45	28	14	1	2	209	131	88	3rd	Lost in Semi-finals, 2–4 (Lørenskog)
2012–13	Eliteserien	45	30	9	3	3	184	124	99	1st	Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Stavanger)
2013–14	Eliteserien	45	32	8	2	3	195	95	103	1st	Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Stavanger)
2014–15	Eliteserien	45	24	15	2	4	178	126	74	5th	Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 (Stavanger)
2015–16	Eliteserien	45	21	16	6	2	122	98	77	5th	Lost in Semi-finals, 1–4 (Lørenskog)

Current roster

As of August 14th, 2016.

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Born	Place of Birth
51	Jørgen Moflag	L	14.10.1996	Oslo, Norway
70	Steffen Søberg	L	06.08.1993	Oslo, Norway

Defensemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Born	Place of Birth
4	Henric Nordin	R	14.10.1989	Gävle, Sweden
27	Tallak Lyngset	L	21.04.1994	Oslo, Norway
54	Tim Mørk	L	19.09.1995
55	Brede Frettem Csiszar	R	26.03.1987	Oslo, Norway
65	Marius Johansen	L	16.03.1998	Oslo, Norway
69	Andreas Øksnes	L	02.12.1990	Steinkjer, Norway
77	Anders Braavold	L	27.09.1994	Hamar, Norway

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Born	Place of Birth
9	Rasmus Juell	L	25.02.1991	Oslo, Norway
10	Mathias Trygg	L	15.03.1986	Oslo, Norway
12	Vegard Aspehaug	L	23.02.1996	Fredrikstad, Norway
15	Fredrik Csisar	R	30.09.1990	Oslo, Norway
17	Esepen Fanøy Salo	L	22.04.1993	Oslo, Norway
18	Thomas Olsen	R	25.06.1995	Oslo, Norway
19	Jonas Oppøyen	L	20.01.1991	Oslo, Norway
20	Rasmus Ahlholm	L	19.01.1990	Sweden
21	Morten Ask	L	14.05.1980	Oslo, Norway
25	Colin Spaberg Olsen	R	20.09.1996	Oslo, Norway
35	Martin Laumann Ylven	L	22.12.1988	Oslo, Norway
42	Jonas Knutsen	L	02.04.1993	Oslo, Norway
46	Tobias Lindström	R	20.04.1988	Stockholm, Sweden
52	Filip Gunnarson	L	19.05.1991	Karlstad, Sweden
86	Magnus Fischer	L	10.05.1994	Oslo, Norway

Honours

Norwegian Playoff Champions (26): 1960, 1962–3, 1965–71, 1973, 1982, 1985, 1987–8, 1991–3, 1998–9, 2001, 2003, 2005–7, 2009
League Champions (29): 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-1999, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2013-14

Individual all-time records

Still active players are highlighted

Most league matches

#	Player	Career	Matches
1	Jon Magne Karlstad	1977–1994	548
2	Arne Billkvam	1977–1992, 94–96	531
3	Jim Marthinsen	1975–1988, 90–94	509
4	Øystein Olsen	1990–2000, 01–08	500
5	Kenneth Larsen		481
6	Marius Rath	1986–2000, 02–03	462
7	Kjell Rickard Nygård		447
8	Roy Jansen	1966–1984	432
9	Tor Helge Eikeland		424
10	Roy Johansen		416
11	Erik Tveten		403

Last updated: 2 March 2011
Source: VIF-Hockey.no

Most points, total

#	Player	Career	Points	Seasons	Average
1	Arne Billkvam	1977–1992, 94–96	491	17	28.88
2	Roy Johansen		440	14	31.43
3	Marius Rath	1986–2000, 02–03	432	15	28.8
4	Øystein Olsen	1990–2000, 01–08	427	16	26.69
5	Vegar Barlie		379	13	29.15
6	Petter Thoresen		367	7	52.43
7	Bjørn Kolsrud		343	9	38.11
8	Kenneth Larsen		362	16	22.63
9	Lars Erik Lund	1996–2011	337	12	28.08
10	Patric Englund		296	6	49.33
11	Tor Helge Eikeland		283	13	21.77
12	Jon Magne Karlstad	1977–1994	275	17	16.18

Last updated: 2 March 2011
Source: VIF-Hockey.no

Other notable players

References

↑ "Vålerenga dropper spill i KHL-ligaen" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
↑ "Slik blir Nye Jordal Amfi" (in Norwegian). VG. 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
↑ 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

External links

Vålerengens Idrettsforening

Teams	Vålerenga Fotball Vålerenga Fotball Damer Vålerenga Håndball Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Trolls

Arenas	Bislett Stadion Jordal Amfi Jordal Idrettshall Jordal Idrettspark Oslo Spektrum Ullevaal Stadion Vallhall Arena Valle Hovin Nye Jordal Amfi

Rivalries	with Brann with Lillestrøm with Lyn

Players	Footballers Ice hockey players

Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016

GET-ligaen

Teams	Frisk Asker Kongsvinger Knights Lillehammer Lørenskog Manglerud Star Sparta Warriors Stavanger Oilers Stjernen Storhamar Vålerenga

Arenas	Askerhallen CC Amfi DNB Arena Jordal Amfi Kristins Hall Lørenskog Ishall Manglerudhallen Kongsvinger Ishall Sparta Amfi Stjernehallen

Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Awards	Gullpucken Playoff MVP Polar Bear Trophy

Related topics	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association 1. divisjon 2. divisjon National men's team National women's team National men's junior team National women's U-18 team Norwegian NHL draftees

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

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