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| Storhamar Hockey | |
|---|---|
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| City | Hamar, Norway |
| League | EliteHockey Ligaen |
| Founded | 1957; 68 years ago (1957) |
| Home arena | CC Amfi |
| Colors | Yellow, blue |
| General manager | Jostein Smeby |
| Head coach | Petter Thoresen |
| Captain | Patrick Thoresen |
| Affiliate | Storhamar Yngres (1. div) |
| Website | sil.no |
| Franchise history | |
| 1957-1998 | Storhamar IL |
| 1998-2015 | Storhamar Dragons |
| 2015-present | Storhamar Hockey |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 8 |
| Playoff championships | 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2018, 2024 |
Storhamar Hockey, often referred to by itsinitialsSIL, is aNorwegianice hockey team based inHamar,Norway. The club currently plays in theEliteHockey Ligaen, the highest level of Norwegian hockey. The club has won eight regular season titles and seven national championships since its founding on 18 March 1957. Storhamar play their home games in theCC Amfi. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey. The team colours are yellow and blue.
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The1952 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 theNorwegian Ice Hockey Association two years later.
To date, the club has won the Norwegian Championships (playoffs) seven times,1995,1996,1997,2000,2004,2008 and2018 and2024
The most notable player in franchise history isErik Kristiansen who played 20 seasons scoring 509 goals and 406 assists in 649 games. The best known player internationally from Storhamar isPatrick Thoresen.
During the2016–17 playoffs, Storhamar Hockey was involved in the longest professional hockey match ever recorded, taking 217 minutes and 14 seconds to defeatSparta Warriors 2-1. The game ended in the 11th period (8 overtimes) whenJoakim Jensen scored for Storhamar.
This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by Storhamar. For the full season-by-season history, seeList 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 inFinals, 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 | WonNorwegian Championship, 4–1 (Lillehammer) |
| 2018–19 | Eliteserien | 48 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 175 | 97 | 104 | 2nd | Lost inFinals, 2–4 (Frisk Asker) |
| 2019–20 | Eliteserien | 45 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 179 | 111 | 90 | 2nd | Cancelled due to theCOVID-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 inFinals, 0–4 (Stavanger) |
| 2022–23 | Eliteserien | 45 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 191 | 93 | 95 | 2nd | Lost inFinals, 3–4 (Stavanger) |
| 2023–24 | Eliteserien | 45 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 76 | 133 | 1st | WonNorwegian Championship, 4–1 (Vålerenga) |
| 2024–25 | Eliteserien | 45 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 192 | 66 | 114 | 1st | WonNorwegian Championship, 4–0 (Stavanger) |
| 2025–26 | Eliteserien | ||||||||||
Source:[2]
As of 13 February 2025.[3]
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Number retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Steinar Johansen | C | 1957-1984 | December 9, 2017 |
| 18 | Pål Johnsen | C | 1992–2003, 2006–2015 | September 5, 2015 |
| 20 | Erik Kristiansen | C | 1977–1987, 1988-1998 | 1998 |
| 37 | Lars Løkken Østli | D | 2005–2019 | 2019 |
Statistics for regular season only.
| Player | Seasons | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pål Johnsen | 1992-2015 | C | 725 | 245 | 501 | 746 | 1.02 |
| Erik Kristiansen | 1977–1998 | C | 481 | 396 | 340 | 736 | 1.53 |
| Tom Erik Olsen | 1990-2006 | RW | 530 | 325 | 301 | 626 | 1.18 |
| Joakim Jensen | 2007–2019 | RW | 502 | 245 | 232 | 477 | 0.95 |
| Eirik Skadsdammen | 1999-2018 | LW | 717 | 226 | 236 | 462 | 0.64 |
| Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm | 1992-2005 | C | 359 | 168 | 269 | 437 | 1.21 |
| Christian Larrivée | 2006- | C | 394 | 146 | 270 | 416 | 1.06 |
| Peter Madach | 1986–1996 | C | 277 | 135 | 211 | 346 | 1.24 |
| Arne Bergseng | 1984-1990 | C | 206 | 157 | 130 | 287 | 1.39 |
| Aleksander Smirnov | 1995-2001 2003-2006 | D | 335 | 68 | 192 | 260 | 0.77 |
| Øystein Tronrud | 1982-1989 | FW | 224 | 122 | 148 | 260 | 1.16 |
| Player | Career | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Pål Johnsen | 1992-2015 | 725 |
| Eirik Skadsdammen | 1999-2018 | 717 |
| Tom Erik Olsen | 1990-2006 | 530 |
| Joakim Jensen | 2007-2019 | 512 |
| Jonas Nordgren | 1997-2009 | 492 |
| Lars Løkken Østli | 2005-2019 | 484 |
| Lars Erik Hesbråten | 2003-2019 | 483 |
| Erik Kristiansen | 1977-1998 | 481 |
| Jon-Hroar Nordstrøm | 1984-1999 | 426 |
| Børre Østvang | 1981-1994 | 403 |
Last updated: 19 January 2021
Source: silarkivet.no
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