| Frisk Asker | |
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| City | Asker, Norway |
| League | EliteHockey Ligaen |
| Founded | 1935; 90 years ago (1935) |
| Home arena | Varner Arena |
| Colors | Orange, black and white |
| General manager | Ole G. Haug |
| Head coach | Roy Johansen |
| Captain | Michael Haga |
| Affiliates | Asker og Bærum Ishockey (2. div) |
| Website | friskaskerhockey.no |
| Franchise history | |
| 1935–1992 | Frisk |
| 1992–1994 | Asker Hockey |
| 1994–2010 | Frisk Tigers |
| 2010-present | Frisk Asker |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 6 |
| Playoff championships | 1975, 1979, 2002, 2019 |
Frisk Asker Ishockey, commonly known asFrisk Asker, is aNorwegianice hockey club based inAsker, Norway. The team is currently a member of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league,EliteHockey Ligaen. They are based in the municipality ofAsker, around 20 km from Oslo, and play their home games inVarner Arena. The team colours are orange, black and white.
Frisk Asker is theice hockey division of the Norwegian sports clubIF Frisk Asker, founded in 1922. The ice hockey division was started in 1935. Having merged withIK Tigrene in 1969, Frisk became one of the strongest teams in Norwegian ice hockey, winning two national championships and four regular season titles during the 1970s. In the 2000s, the club won another two titles, one regular season title and one national championship, while competing as theFrisk Tigers.
Frisk is one of the oldest ice hockey clubs in Norway, dating back to 1935. For most of the early years the club did alright, playing mostly in the lower regional leagues. In 1968 the club was set for a great new era. FarmerBjørn Mortensen wished to give something back to the community by building an indoor ice rink inAsker. It was the first of its kind in theOslo area, and gave the club a tremendous lift.
Askerhallen was opened on 31 August 1969, and led to a series of events that would bring Frisk to the pinnacle of Norwegian Ice Hockey in only a few years. In Asker the facilities was first class, but playing material scarce. In Oslo, a club calledTigrene, had the exact opposite problems, so the two clubs decided to merge. Frisk immediately rose to become one of the top teams in the league.
In May 1972 disaster struck, as the Askerhallen was badly damaged in a fire. Mortensen however wished to continue his commitment, and have the arena rebuilt. The new Askerhallen was opened in 1973.
The seventies proved to be the most successful years for Frisk. Winning the Norwegian championships in 1975 and 1979.
Through the eighties Frisk stayed in the top flight, and excelled at producing talented hockey-players. Led by inspirational coachBarry Smith they made a new appearance in the play off finals in 1986. On the most however they failed to make any real impact and economical problems led the club into recession and finally relegation in the mid nineties. A merger with local club Holmen, under the name of Asker Hockey proved unsuccessful and in 1995 Frisk was back in the top league on their own feet.
The turn of the millennium saw Frisk Asker stabilized as a strong team in the top flight. In 2002, Frisk could finally celebrate their third Norwegian championship, after beating theStorhamar Dragons in a dramatic final.
Frisk won their fourth Norwegian championship in 2019.
Updated 2 January 2025.
This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by Frisk Asker. For the full season-by-season history, seeList of Frisk Asker Ishockey seasons.
| Norwegian Champions | Regular season champions | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Regular season[a] | Postseason | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | |||
| 2013–14 | Eliteserien | 45 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 122 | 158 | 52 | 7th | Lost in quarter-finals, 1–4 (Vålerenga) |
| 2014–15 | Eliteserien | 45 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 158 | 110 | 71 | 6th | Lost in quarter-finals, 2–4 (Vålerenga) |
| 2015–16 | Eliteserien | 45 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 139 | 105 | 86 | 3rd | Lost in quarter-finals, 2–4 (Vålerenga) |
| 2016–17 | Eliteserien | 45 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 137 | 118 | 75 | 4th | Lost inFinals, 2–4 (Stavanger) |
| 2017–18 | Eliteserien | 45 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 159 | 120 | 84 | 4th | Lost in semi-finals, 1–4 (Storhamar) |
| 2018–19 | Eliteserien | 48 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 162 | 151 | 78 | 5th | Won Norwegian Championship, 4–2 (Storhamar) |
| 2019–20 | Eliteserien | 45 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 125 | 76 | 4th | Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Eliteserien | 23 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 52 | 52 | 1st | |
| 2021–22 | Eliteserien | 45 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 171 | 138 | 79 | 5th | Lost in quarter-finals, 2–4 (Sparta) |
| 2022–23 | Eliteserien | 45 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 146 | 144 | 75 | 6th | Lost in quarter-finals, 0–4 (Vålerenga) |
| 2023–24 | Eliteserien | 45 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 167 | 129 | 78 | 5th | Lost in semi-finals, 1–4 (Storhamar) |
Source:[1]
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Number retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Thor Martinsen | D | 1969–1981 | 30 January 2011 |
| 9 | Morten Johansen | C | 1972–1988 | 25 February 2016 |
| 10 | Morten Sethereng | RW | 1972–1986 | 13 September 2012 |
| 56 | Johnny Nilsen | D | 1991–2009 | 30 December 2017 |
Statistics for regular season and playoffs.
Scoring leaders[edit]
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Source:https://www.friskaskerhockey.no/artikel/4t4jalgdh-254l1/klubbrekorder
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