BIK Karlskoga

BIK Karlskoga
CityKarlskoga, Sweden
LeagueHockeyAllsvenskan
Founded1943 (1943)
Home arenaNobelhallen
Colours   
General managerTorsten Yngvesson
Head coachDennis Hall
Websitebikkarlskoga.se
Franchise history
1943–1963IFK Bofors
1954–1963Karlskoga IF Ishockey
1963–1978KB 63
1978–2011Bofors IK
2011–presentBIK Karlskoga

BIK Karlskoga is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Karlskoga, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, the HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 (formally IF Karlskoga/Bofors). Between 1978 and 2011 the club was known as Bofors IK, which was then changed to its current name.[1]

Karlskoga has been a stable fixture in Sweden's second tier leagues, playing in HockeyAllsvenskan and its predecessors since 1997.[2] They're the only team to have played all seasons of Sweden's second tier since that time, as well as the only team to have played every season of its current form, HockeyAllsvenskan.

  1. ^ Jägerskiöld Velander, Leonard. Hockeyns heraldik (in Swedish). Modernista. ISBN 978-91-8023-168-8 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "BIK Karlskoga". Elite Prospects. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.