The Aalborg Pirates are a professional

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team (previously known as Aalborg Ishockey and AaB Ice Hockey) playing in the Danish ice hockey league,

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. The ice hockey team first appeared in 1967 as AaB Ice Hockey organized under

Aalborg Boldspilklub Aalborg Boldspilklub is a Danish sports club based in the city of Aalborg. The club is also known as AaB for short (cf. logo) or Aalborg BK. Through time the club has had branches in cricket, tennis, ice hockey, team handball, handball, and baske ...

. They play in the Danish national league and won the Danish league championship in 1981. In 1997 AaB Ishockey merged with a smaller club, IK Aalborg. The merged team was known as Aalborg Ishockey Klub (AIK) in the period 1997–2003, but following financial instability in the club, the professional

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was transferred to

(AaB’''). The team is located in

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in the northern part of

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and ceased operations at the end of the 2011/12 season, where it was put up for sale. In 2012 the team was bought by investors with the majority of the shares owned by entrepreneur and investor

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. The team was replaced by a whole new team and organisation launched a "Masterplan 2018”

Players

Current roster

Updated 8 September 2024.

Historic results

* Season 1990/91: Ranked number 2. * Season 1991/92: Ranked number 2. * Season 1992/93: Ranked number 6. * Season 1993/94: Ranked number 3. * Season 1994/95: Ranked number 4. * Season 1995/96: Ranked number 10. * Season 1996/97: Ranked number 8. * Season 1997/98: Ranked number 10. * Season 1998/99: Ranked number 9. * Season 1999/00: Ranked number 7. * Season 2000/01: Ranked number 8. * Season 2001/02: Ranked number 10. * Season 2002/03: Ranked number 6. * Season 2003/04: AaB won silvermedals losing to

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* Season 2004/05: AaB won silvermedals losing to

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* Season 2005/06: AaB won the silvermedals in the 2005–06 season, losing to

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in the final by 4 games to 2. * Season 2006/07: AaB was eliminated in the quarterfinal losing to

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* Season 2008/09: AaB finished the regular season in 9th (only behind Frederikshavn by a goal difference of 1). But due to the bankruptcy of TOTEMPO HvIK were promoted up to 8th and qualified for the finals, they were eliminated in the quarterfinal by top seed and eventual silver medalists

* Season 2009/10: AaB won the silver medals, losing the best of 7 final in 4 games to

* Season 2010/11: Ranked number 4. * Season 2011/12: Ranked number 5. * Season 2012/13: Ranked number 3. * Season 2013/14: Ranked number 3. * Season 2014/15: Ranked number 8. * Season 2015/16: Ranked number 8. * Season 2016/17: Ranked number 1.

References

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