Storhamar Hockey, often referred to by its

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SIL, is a Norwegian

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team based in

Hamar Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The club currently plays in the Fjordkraft-ligaen, the highest level of Norwegian hockey. The club has won seven regular season titles and seven national championships since its founding on 18 March 1957. Storhamar play their home games in the CC Amfi. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey. The team colours are yellow and blue.

History

The

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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 the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association two years later. To date, the club has won the Norwegian Championships (playoffs) seven times,

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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and

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. The most notable player in franchise history is Erik Kristiansen who played 20 seasons scoring 509 goals and 406 assists in 649 games. The best known player internationally from Storhamar is Patrick Thoresen. During the 2016–17 playoffs, Storhamar Hockey was involved in the longest professional hockey match ever recorded, taking 217 minutes and 14 seconds to defeat

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2-1. The game ended in the 11th period when Joakim Jensen scored for Storhamar.

Season-by-season results

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

Players

Team captains

* Michael Smithurst - 2000-03 * Mikael Tjälldèn - 2003-05 * Mads Hansen - 2005-06 *

Mattias Livf Mattias Livf, born February 24, 1974, is a Norwegian ice hockey player who plays for the Storhamar Dragons and was their current captain. Livf was born in Sweden but was granted a Norwegian citizenship in 2007 which also made him eligible for N ...

- 2006-08 * Pål Johnsen - 2008-13 * Mads Hansen - 2013-15 * Christian Larrivée - 2015-17 * Patrick Thoresen - 2017 * Kodie Curran - 2017-18 * Patrick Thoresen - 2018-

Retired numbers

Head coaches

Lasse Beckman Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri. People Notable people named Lasse include: * Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician *Lasse Åberg (born 1940), S ...

* Lenny Eriksson * Lennart Åhlberg * Göran Sjöberg * Petter Thoresen * Lars Molin *

Petter Salsten Petter Salsten (born 11 March 1965) is a Norwegian ice hockey player, coach and sports official. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1988, 1992, and 1994. He played for the clubs Fur ...

Aleksandr Smirnov Aleksandr or Alexander Smirnov may refer to: Footballers * Aleksandr Smirnov (footballer, born 1968), Russian football player and coach * Aleksandr Smirnov (footballer, born 1982), Russian football player * Aleksandr Smirnov (footballer, born 1996 ...

* Rune Gulliksen * Peter Johansson

Records and statistics

Statistics for regular season only. * – current active player

Scoring leaders

Most league matches

Last updated: 19 January 2021
Source: silarkivet.no

Team

Norwegian Championship * 1994–95 * 1995–96 * 1996–97 * 1999–00 * 2003-04 * 2007-08 * 2017-18

Individual

NIHF Golden Puck winners *

Øyvind Løsamoen Øyvind or Oyvind may refer to: * Oyvind Aasland (born 1967), Norwegian darts player * Øyvind Alapnes (born 1976), Norwegian football referee * Jon Øyvind Andersen (born 1965), Norwegian black metal guitarist * Carl Øyvind Apeland (born 1964), N ...

- 1983/84 * Erik Kristiansen - 1984/85 * Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm - 1995/96 *

- 1996/97 * Pål Johnsen - 1999/00

GET-ligaen Eliteserien, known as Fjordkraftligaen due to sponsorship, is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of promotion and relegation, in which the tw ...

Playoff MVP * 2006/07, 2014/15 - Christian Larrivée * 2007/08 - Ruben Smith All Star team selections * Åge Ellingsen, 1985, 1986, 1989 * Erik Kristiansen, 1985 *

, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 *

Nikolai Davydkin Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...

, 1993 * Jim Marthinsen, 1995, 1996 * Martin Åhlberg, 1995 * Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003 * Tom Erik Olsen, 1996 *

, 1997 * Mika Rautio, 1998 * Pål Johnsen, 2000 * Antti Rahkonen, 2004 * Jonas Norgren, 2006 * Mads Hansen, 2006 *

Patrick Yetman Patrick Yetman (born November 17, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Playing career Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Patrick played junior level hockey for Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL in 1998–99, transfer ...

, 2006 *

Trevor Koenig Trevor Koenig (born 10 December 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for the Dundee Stars in the UK Elite Ice Hockey League. Koenig was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Koenig currently coaches the Mighty Bulls' U7 a ...

, 2011 * Tommy Johansen, 2012

Previous seasons' rosters

* Storhamar Dragons roster 2009/10

References

External links

Official website (section in English)
{{Sport in Hamar Ice hockey teams in Norway Ice hockey clubs established in 1957 Sport in Hamar 1957 establishments in Norway GET-ligaen teams