Timrå IK


Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå. After failing the 2019 SHL qualifiers, Timrå has been relegated for play in the second-tier league, HockeyAllsvenskan, in the 2019–20 season. Previous seasons in the top Swedish division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 to 2012–13.

History

The club origins from Wifstavarfs GIF, founded in 1921, Wifstavarvs IK, founded in 1928, and Östrands IF, founded in 1931. Both clubs started playing ice hockey in 1938 and in the summer of 1942 they merged into Wifsta/Östrands IF, more commonly called W/Ö. W/Ö made its first Swedish Championship appearance in 1943. The championships were played independently from the national league at the time.
Five seasons later, 1948–49 the team was accepted for play in the national league system in Sweden.
Starting in third league, Wifsta/Östrands IF won nine out of ten games and directly advanced to second league or Division II Norra.
In the spring of 1956, having spent seven seasons facing teams like Brynäs IF, Mora IK and Leksands IF, W/Ö qualified for the top national league on March 10, 1956 as the top league, Division I, nicknamed Allsvenskan by many, was expanded from 6+6 to 8+8 teams, a North and South Division.
In 1963, the local club Fagerviks GF was absorbed and W/Ö was renamed Wifsta/Östrand–Fagerviks IF or simply WÖF.
Starting with the 1958–59 season, W/Ö was playing its home games on an artificial ice rink. Some years later an ice arena was built, and WÖF played its first indoor season 1965–66 under the roof of what is now NHK Arena. Just one year later, the lengthy name Wifsta/Östrand–Fagerviks IF was finally replaced by Timrå IK as of 1966–67.
Timrå IK continued to play successful hockey and stayed in the top league in Sweden until Elitserien was formed in 1975. Having finished last of the 10 teams, the club received their first relegation and was demoted after 20 years in the top league. Back in second league for the 1976–77 season, Timrå stood undefeated in all 22 games and qualified for promotion again. However, it did not last. Two one-year visits in Elitserien 1977–78 and 1981–82 ended in low results and relegation.
in Timrå IK's primary jersey
Many winters later, still in second league, an effort to regain the status of old times was made. On May 22, 1990, the collaboration Sundsvall/Timrå Hockey was formed with the nearby club IF Sundsvall Hockey. Still no success, and just a few years after, the joint Main/Farm team relationship was ended.
Some confusion followed when the former Timrå club was named ST Hockey during the 1994–95 season, but is since April 6, 1995 known as Timrå IK yet again.
After qualifying for the Kvalserien in 2000, the Red Eagles finally earned promotion to Elitserien on April 14, 2000, and returned to Elitserien after 18 years of absence. Almost three years later, March 1, 2003, Timrå IK played the Swedish Championship playoffs for the first time since 1974.
In the 2007–08 season Timrå IK moved up Anton Lander and Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson from the junior teams. Despite both being only 16 years old at the time, their game was a success. They were both offered, and signed, professional hockey contracts with the club.
In the 2012–13 season, Timrå finished eleventh in the regular season and therefore had to play in the 2013 Kvalserien to stay in the top-tier league, but the team finished outside the top two spots and was relegated to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan for the first time since the 1999–2000 season.
After playing five seasons in HockeyAllsvenskan, Timrå were able to earn a promotion to the SHL following the conclusion of the 2017–18 HockeyAllsvenskan season. Some of the key players during the season and the subsequent promotion playoffs were Jonathan Dahlén, Vilmos Galló, Anton Wedin and goaltender Henrik Haukeland.
  1. 1 Victor Brattstrom
  2. 89 Niklas Svedberg

    Retired numbers

The first five years: 1937–38 to 1941–42

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pt = Point, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, WIK = Wifstavarvs IK, ÖIF = Östrands IF
SeasonClubGPWLTPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
1937–38WIK11722162717
'		Won Provincial Championships
Lost 1st Round, Swedish Championships
1937–38ÖIF824262419
'		Quarter-finals of Provincial Championships
1938–39WIK128221853133rd, Provincial seriesFinals of Provincial Championships
'
1938–39ÖIF12381721434th, Provincial series'
1939–40WIK10910184511
'		Finals of Provincial Championships
1939–40ÖIF944191821
'		Quarter-finals of Provincial Championships
1940–41WIK6510102261st, Provincial seriesWon Provincial Championships
'
1940–41ÖIF–––––––'Semi-finals of Provincial Championships
1941–42WIK1100231
'		'
1941–42ÖIF32015117
Finals of Provincial Championships

Joint forces and lower divisions: 1942–43 to 1955–56

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pt = Point, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
SeasonGPWLTPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
1942–4354019226
'		Won Qualification
Lost 1st round, Swedish Championships
1943–44–––––––'Won 1st Qualification
Won 2nd Qualification
Won 1st Round
Lost Quarterfinal, Swedish Championships
1944–4533006247
'		Won 2nd Qualification
Won 1st Round
Lost Quarterfinal, Swedish Championships
1945–464400837111st, Provincial seriesWon Qualification
Won 1st Round on w/o
Won 2nd Round
Lost Quarterfinal, Swedish Championships
1946–4722004292
'		Won 1st Round
Won 2nd Round
Lost Quarterfinal, Swedish Championships
1947–48–––––––'Won 1st Qualification
Won 2nd Qualification
Lost 1st Round, Swedish Championships
1948–49109101896231st, Uppsvenska
North Division 3		Won Qualification 1
Won Qualification 2
Promoted to Division 2
'
1949–50105321247373rd, North Division 2Lost Qualification, Swedish Championships
1950–51107301467402nd, North Division 2Won Qualification
Won 1st Round
Lost 2nd Round, Swedish Championships
'
1951–52105411144414th, North Division 2'
1952–53105411138443rd, North Division 2Did not qualify
1953–5412282648715th, North Division 2Did not qualify
1954–55104421043364th, North Division 2Did not qualify
1955–56109101872141st, North Division 2Won Qualification 1
Lost Qualification 2
Won Extra qualification
Promoted to Division 1

Top division: 1956–57 to 1974–75

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pt = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
SeasonGPWLTPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
1956–57146711353584th, North Division 1Did not qualify
1957–58147521659534th, North Division 1Did not qualify
1958–59144641247505th, North Division 1Did not qualify
1959–60145811161534th, North Division 1Did not qualify
1960–61148421852383rd, North Division 1Did not qualify
1961–622191111964752nd, North Division 18th, Swedish Championships series
1962–632191022064764th, North Division 18th, Swedish Championships series
1963–6421101012180776th, North Division 13rd, Kvalserien
1964–6526910725103995th, North Division 12nd, Kvalserien
1965–662110922291783rd, North Division 1Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–2
1966–67219752389885th, North Division 1Did not qualify
1967–682151241461776th, North Division 1Did not qualify
1968–692181031980965th, North Division 1Did not qualify
1969–70209922095865th, North Division 11st, Kvalserien
1970–712811116281051224th, North Division 15th, Swedish Championships series
1971–7228158535120923rd, North Division 13rd, Swedish Championships series
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1972–7328814622941184th, North Division 18th, Swedish Championships series
1973–743522112461701342nd, North Division 12nd, Swedish Championships series
1974–7530187541156954th, North Division 1Lost in Semifinals, 1–2
Won 3rd place games, 2–1

Elitserien and below: 1975–76 to 1998–99

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, BP = Bonus points, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
SeasonGPWLTBPPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
1975–76367245–1913418110th, ElitserienRelegated to Division 1
1976–77222200–44167501st, North Division 1Won in Play Off 1, 2–0
Won in Play Off 2, 2–1
2nd, Kvalserien
Promoted to Elitserien
1977–78365274–141021809th, Elitserien4th, Kvalserien
Relegated to Division 1
1978–79242121–43165681st, North Division 1Won in Play Off 1, 2–0
Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2
1979–80272313–49194941st, North Division 1Lost in Play Off 1, 1–2
1980–81272322–48195691st, North Division 1Won in Play Off 1, 2–1
Won in Play Off 2, 2–0
2nd, Kvalserien
Promoted to Elitserien
1981–823610224–2410618210th, ElitserienRelegated to Division 1
1982–83322444–52204743rd, Allsvenskan'
Won in Play Off 2, 2–0
Won in Play Off 3, 2–1
4th, Kvalserien
1983–843215116–361681228th, AllsvenskanDid not qualify for Kvalserien
1984–85321895–411701221st, North FortsättningsserienLost in Play Off 1, 0–2
1985–863212155–291351718th, AllsvenskanDid not qualify for Kvalserien
1986–873215161–311691788th, AllsvenskanDid not qualify for Kvalserien
1987–8832201117481631241st, North FortsättningsserienWon in Play Off 1, 2–0
Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2
1988–89322093750159932nd, North FortsättningsserienWon in Play Off 1, 2–1
Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2
1989–903221927511461042nd, North FortsättningsserienLost in Play Off 1, 1–2
1990–913221837521681342nd, North FortsättningsserienLost in Play Off 1, 0–2
1991–923620124–441781109th, AllsvenskanDid not qualify for Kvalserien
1992–93322660658165761st, North FortsättningsserienWon in Play Off 1, 2–0
Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2
1993–94322192650145872nd, North FortsättningsserienLost in Play Off 1, 0–2
1994–9532181225431471013rd, North FortsättningsserienDid not qualify for Kvalserien
1995–96322453758144821st, North FortsättningsserienWon in Play Off 1, 2–1
Lost in Play Off 2, 1–2
1996–97322552759163731st, North FortsättningsserienLost in Play Off 1, 0–2
1997–98321994–42125715th, Allsvenskan'
Won in Play Off 2, 2–0
Won in Play Off 3, 2–0
5th, Kvalserien
1998–994229103–61191814th, Allsvenskan
Won in Play Off 2, 2–0
Lost in Play Off 3, 0–2

Elitserien: 1999–2000 to 2012–2013

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime or Shootout wins, Pt = Point, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
SeasonGPWLTOTWPtsGFGAPIMFinishPlayoffs
1999–2000462998499169996311st, SuperAllsvenskan1st in Kvalserien
Promoted to Elitserien
2000–01501621136671361566999th, ElitserienDid not qualify
2001–02501029115469915876712th, Elitserien1st in Kvalserien
2002–0350261684901551388803rd, ElitserienWon in Quarterfinals, 4–0
Lost in Semifinals, 2–4
2003–0450212092741171249036th, ElitserienWon in Quarterfinals, 4–1
Lost in Semifinals, 1–4
2004–055026131149315911810053rd, ElitserienLost in Quarterfinals, 3–4
2005–06501624101591041287949th, ElitserienDid not qualify
2006–075522211248212913610215th, ElitserienLost in Quarterfinals, 3–4
2007–0855232395831341367855th, ElitserienWon in Quarterfinals, 4–1
Lost in Semifinals, 2–4
2008–09551924127761521427288th, ElitserienLost in Quarterfinals, 3–4
2009–10551819183751381506208th, ElitserienLost in Quarterfinals, 1–4
2010–115517251397314016585610th, ElitserienDid not qualify
2011–125510311485211518368012th, Elitserien1st in Kvalserien
2012–135512301385710012749611th, ElitserienKvalserien:
Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan

Leaders

Team captains