Södertälje SK
| Södertälje SK | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Södertälje, Sweden |
| League | HockeyEttan |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Home arena | AXA Sports Center |
| Colors | Navy, white, yellow |
| General manager | Mats Waltin |
| Head coach | Mats Waltin |
| Captain | - |
| Franchise history | |
| 1902-present | Södertälje Sportklubb |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 1925 |
| Le Mat Trophy | 1931, 1941, 1944, 1953, 1956, 1985 |
Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyEttan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league (1975–1978, 1980–1981, 1983–1992, 1996–1998, 2001–2006, 2007–2011). Södertälje SK's fan club is known as the "SSK Support".
History
Södertälje SK was founded in 1902 and have played hockey since 1925. The club has also competed in association football, bandy, and ice skating, amongst others. They have played more seasons (74) in the highest Swedish ice hockey league than any other club, though Djurgården will match that feat in the 2014–15 SHL season. They have won the Swedish championship seven times (1925, 1931, 1941, 1944, 1953, 1956, and 1985). The team has played in the Swedish Hockey League for a combined total of 24 seasons while it was referred to by its previous name, Elitserien.
Södertälje finished the 2004–05 Elitserien season in 8th place and, in the following playoffs that season, advanced to the semifinals. This was the team's best performance in Elitserien since 1989. In the 2005–06 season, however, they were relegated to Allsvenskan (now known as HockeyAllsvenskan). In 2007 the team qualified for Elitserien again. In the 2007–08 season the team finished ninth in Elitserien and thus missed the playoffs but were automatically qualified for the following Elitserien season.
From 2009 to 2011, during Södertälje's three latest seasons in the Elitserien, the team appeared in the Kvalserien three years in a row. In the respective Elitserien seasons they finished 12th and 11th. In both 2009 and 2010 the team survived Kvalserien and thus managed to stay in Elitserien. However, in 2011, things went worse. Prior to the last round, both Södertälje and Modo had 17 points. In the final round of the 2011 Kvalserien, both teams met each other in Fjällräven Center for a game that directly decided which team would be relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje lost the game 0–2 and thus were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan. After Södertälje's failure to stay in Elitserien, Södertälje's then head coach Peter Popovic was forced to leave the club. Johan Strömwall became Södertälje's new head coach.[1]
Season-by-season
This is a partial list of the five past completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Södertälje SK seasons.
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W-T-L W-OT-L | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 11th | 20–2–7–26 | 4,230 | [2] | |
| 2011 Elitserien qualifier | 3rd | 4–2–1–3 | 3,795 |  Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan
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| 2011–12 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 9th | 22–2–6–22 | 3,232 | [2] | |
| 2012–13 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 2nd | 29–7–2–14 | 3,644 | [2] | |
| 2013 Elitserien qualifier | 6th | 2–0–1–7 | 4,026 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 12th | 16–6–6–24 | 3,036 | [3] | |
| 2014–15 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 14th | 10–10–5–27 | 3,033 | [4] | |
| 2015 HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier | 6th | 3–0–1–6 | 2,941 | Relegated to Hockeyettan
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[5] | ||
Players
Current roster
Updated November 23, 2013.[6][7]
Board of Directors
- Chairman of the Board:
Jan Bergman - Board Member and Vice Chairman: Maria Andark
- Board Member and Financial Manager: Jan Päkkilä
- Board Member and Secretary: Jim Karlsson
- Board Member: Peter Thelin
- Board Member: Hans Gullström
- Board Member: Olle Eriksson
Management
- Club Director: Maria Andark
- General Manager: Per Nygårds
- Marketing Manager: Fredrik Aminoff
- Ticket Manager: Jenny Palm
Sports
- Head Coach: Johan Strömwall
Kit and Medical
- Kit Manager: Anders Kellerstam
- Kitman: Lars Bergström
- Physio: Walter Skeppar
- Team Doctor: Tomas Hopfgarten
Former coaches
- Head Coach: 06/07, 07/08, 08/09 Leif Strömberg
- Head Coach: 09/10, 10/11 Peter Popovic
- Assistant Coach: Peter Larsson
- Assistant Coach: Jörgen Bemström
- Goalkeeper Coach: Stefan Lahde
References
- ^ Daniel Grefve (2011-04-15). "Han ska ta SSK tillbaka till elitserien" (in Swedish). Sportbladet.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "Official Statistics". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (Svenska ishockeyförbundet).
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
- ^ "2014–15 HockeyAllsvenskan". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
- ^ "2014–15 Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
- ^ "2013-14 Truppen" (in Swedish). Södertälje Sportklubb. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Södertälje SK roster". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 2013-11-23.