AIK IF
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Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening (abbreviated AIK IF, also known as AIK Hockey, often abbreviated AIK in hockey subjects), is the ice hockey department of sports club AIK based in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 2014, AIK's men's team compete in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, following a four-year spell in the top flight, the SHL. The women's team competes in Swedish Women's Hockey League, the highest division of women's ice hockey. AIK's home games are mainly played at Hovet, which seats 8,050 spectators, though some high-profile games may be played at Avicii Arena which has a larger capacity of 13,850.[1][2]
AIK | |
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City | Stockholm, Sweden |
League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Founded | 1921 (1891) |
Home arena | Hovet |
Colors | |
General manager | Christoffer Malm |
Head coach | Anton Blomqvist |
Captain | Richard Gynge |
Website | aikhockey.se |
Franchise history | |
1921–1923 | AIK |
1925–present | AIK |
Championships | |
Le Mat Trophy | 1934, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1982, 1984 |
Current season |
In the team's 102-year history, AIK has played 66 seasons in Sweden's top division, 27 of which in the SHL. They have won the Le Mat Trophy as Swedish champions in ice hockey seven times (in 1934, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1982, and 1984) and have been runners-up an additional six times (in 1930, 1936, 1940, 1968, 1978, and 1981).