Nybro Vikings IF
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| Founded | 1998 (1939) |
| Home ice | Victoriahallen Victoriahallen Victoriahallen is an ice hockey arena in Nybro, Sweden. It's the fourth oldest ice hockey arena in Sweden and home to the club Nybro Vikings IF, currently playing in the third highest league of Sweden, Division 1, after being relegated from Hockeyallsvenskan, the second division, the season... |
| Based in | Nybro Nybro Nybro is a city and the seat of Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 12,598 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The name Nybro literally means New Bridge. It was founded as a market town in the 19th century, but rapidly transformed into an industrial town. In 1865 the town became a municipality... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| Colours | Red, black, white |
| League | Division 1 |
Nybro Vikings IF is an ice-hockey club from Nybro
Nybro Municipality
Nybro Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat in the town Nybro.The amalgamation of the City of Nybro with its surrounding municipalities took place in 1969....
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The team was playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan, for seven years from 2002 to 2009. The team was relegated to the third division, Division 1, during the 2008-2009 season after finishing only 15th in the regular season and only third in the following qualification series with six teams, two from Hockeyallsvenskan and four from Division 1.
The team currently plays in Victoriahallen
Victoriahallen
Victoriahallen is an ice hockey arena in Nybro, Sweden. It's the fourth oldest ice hockey arena in Sweden and home to the club Nybro Vikings IF, currently playing in the third highest league of Sweden, Division 1, after being relegated from Hockeyallsvenskan, the second division, the season...
, which takes about 3000 spectators, though it has very rarely filled the whole arena. Victoriahallen is the fourth oldest ice hockey arena in Sweden, finished 1963. 1984 the arena was rebuilt, but there are plans to build a new arena in Nybro.
History
The ice hockey club in Nybro was founded 1939 as "IK Ymer", which 1955 joined the same organisation as the football club Nybro IF, and therefore also carried that name until 1998 when it became independent from the football club Nybro IF.The club also has played two season in the highest league during the season 1968–69 and 1969–70.
The probably most famous ice hockey player with Nybro as his motherclub in modern days is Fredrik Olausson
Fredrik Olausson
Fredrik K. G. Olausson is a Swedish former ice hockey player from Nybro, currently assistant coach-player for HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.- Playing career :...
, who for example won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
with Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
. Another famous player from Nybro is Björn "Böna" Johansson
Björn Johansson
Erik "Björn" Johansson, or "Nalle" as his nickname was, is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the first round of both the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft, by the California Golden Seals and Toronto Toros, respectively...
who played 113 games for the Swedish national ice hockey team between the years 1972 and 1976 and is therefore the player with the 87th most games for the Tre Kronor
Tre kronor
Tre kronor, Swedish "Three crowns", may refer to:*Three Crowns, a national emblem of Sweden*Sweden men's national ice hockey team, which has the Swedish national emblem on its jersey*Tre Kronor , a 16th century royal castle in Stockholm, Sweden...
. There he played 5 IIHF World Championship's and 1 Canada Cup
Canada Cup (ice hockey)
The Canada Cup was an invitational international ice hockey tournament held on five occasions between 1976 and 1991. The tournament was created to meet demand for a true world championship that allowed the best players from participating nations to compete regardless of their status as professional...
. He played for Nybro IF from 1968 to 1971, after which he played 6 seasons for Södertälje SK
Södertälje SK
Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league...
in Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
and later returned to Nybro where he ended his career between 1977 and 1983.
Division 1F 2011
Nybro Plays in one of the 6 Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 is:
Nybro Vikings IF
Nybro Vikings IF
Nybro Vikings IF is an ice-hockey club from Nybro in Sweden. The team was playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan, for seven years from 2002 to 2009...
Karlskrona HK
Karlskrona HK
Karlskrona HK is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 are:*Halmstads HF*Helsingborgs HC*IK Pantern*Kallinge-Ronneby IF*Karlskrona HK*Kristianstads IK*Kungälvs IK...
Mörrum GoIS IK
Mörrum GoIS IK
Mörrum GoIS IK is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden....
Kallinge-Ronneby IF
Kallinge-Ronneby IF
Kallinge-Ronneby IF is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 are:*Halmstads HF*Helsingborgs HC*IK Pantern*Kallinge-Ronneby IF*Karlskrona HK*Kristianstads IK*Kungälvs IK...
(new)
Kungälvs IK
Kungälvs IK
Kungälvs IK is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 are:*Halmstads HF*Helsingborgs HC*IK Pantern*Kallinge-Ronneby IF*Karlskrona HK*Kristianstads IK*Kungälvs IK...
Olofströms IK
Olofströms IK
Olofströms IK is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 are:*Halmstads HF*Helsingborgs HC*IK Pantern*Kallinge-Ronneby IF*Karlskrona HK*Kristianstads IK*Kungälvs IK...
IK Pantern
IK Pantern
IK Pantern is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 are:*Halmstads HF*Helsingborgs HC*IK Pantern*Kallinge-Ronneby IF*Karlskrona HK*Kristianstads IK*Kungälvs IK...
Helsingborgs HC
Helsingborgs HC
Helsingborgs HC is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 are:*Halmstads HF*Helsingborgs HC*IK Pantern*Kallinge-Ronneby IF*Karlskrona HK*Kristianstads IK*Kungälvs IK...
(new)
Halmstads HF
Halmstads HF
Halmstads HF is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 are:*Halmstads HF*Helsingborgs HC*IK Pantern*Kallinge-Ronneby IF*Karlskrona HK*Kristianstads IK*Kungälvs IK...
Kristianstads IK
Kristianstads IK
Kristianstads IK is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 are:*Halmstads HF*Helsingborgs HC*IK Pantern*Kallinge-Ronneby IF*Karlskrona HK*Kristianstads IK*Kungälvs IK...
The squad
All players in Nybro Vikings (season 2011/2012):Goalkeepers:
30 Johannes Jönsson
31 Marcus Lundell (new)
Defencemen:
4 Martin Åkesson (new)
6 Lars Lundin (new)
7 Rasmus Johansson
9 Andreas Holfelt
17 Marcus Kvillner
20 Rickard Fernholm (new)
25 Tobias Gyllenhammar
57 Andreas Sandell
Forwards:
5 Johan Torudd
10 Joachim Larsson (new)
11 David Algulin
14 Patrik Fransson
19 Tyler Mazzei(new)
22 Anton Holmberg
24 Benny Berglund (new)
26 Andreas Elofsson
27 Ludvig Rantanen
36 Jonny Ågren
38 Henric Gustavsson
96 Marcus Mellström
Coaches:
Mike Beharrell (new)
Before the 2011-2012 season, a new coach has been declared, and it will be Mike Beharrell taking over.