Stavanger Oilers

Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Oilers
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City	Stavanger, Norway
League	GET-ligaen
Founded	10 November 2000; 24 years ago
Home arena	DNB Arena
Colors	White, black and yellow;
General manager	Pål Haukali Higson
Head coach	Petter Thoresen
Captain	Kristian Forsberg
Website	http://www.oilers.no/
Championships
Regular season titles	3 (2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16)
Playoff championships	2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, commonly referred to as Stavanger Oilers, is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the GET-ligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. As of 2016, it is the only team GET-ligaen in western Norway. The Oilers play their home matches in DNB Arena.

History

Stavanger Oilers were established as a company team by Finnish expatriate workers in 2000. Viking Hockey had traditionally been the dominant hockey club in Stavanger. The club's establishment was led by the Finnish businessman Hartti Kristola, who withdrew his economic support from Viking to focus on Oilers.

The club played their first official game in the autumn of 2001, with players from the higher divisions of Finnish hockey, as well as a number of former Norwegian national ice hockey team players^[who?]. These played alongside amateur local players. Stavanger Oilers, starting at the bottom of the league system, went through the 2001/02 season unbeaten, scoring 304 goals. The club top scorer, Finnish forward Jari Kesti, scored or assisted on 226 of them.

In 2002/03 Oilers went through their first 18 games unbeaten. Ahead of the season, the team received more Finnish players, as well as two of Viking Hockey's players, Tommy Edlund and Thomas Kristensen. The club's first loss came away against Gjøvik Hockey, was followed by another loss the next day to the same team. Oilers also got beaten by local rivals Bergen IK, who were the first team to defeat Oilers in Siddishallen. The team reached first place at the end of the season, with Bergen finishing second. Player Jari Kesti scored 150 points from Oilers 296 goals, and countrymen Tomi Suoniemi and Jarkko Ollikainen both scored more than 100 points. Promotion to the GET-ligaen was secured following five victories in the qualification play-offs, with the only defeat coming against Bergen in a penalty shootout.

Ahead of its first season in the GET-ligaen, more Finnish players and some young Norwegian players joined Oilers. At the start of the season the team beat Lillehammer 5-1 in the opening match, followed by a 10-0 away win at Manglerud Star in the second match. The first defeat came at home against fellow promoters Bergen. At the end of the season, Oilers finished sixth in the table. Again, Jari Kesti was the club top scorer, for the third season in a row. In the playoffs, Oilers beat Trondheim by three games to one in the quarter finals, winning the final game in sudden death in front of a sell-out crowd of 2600 people in Siddishallen. Teemu Kohvakka scored the deciding goal with only 14 seconds left of the first period of sudden death. In the semifinals, Oilers were beaten by Storhamar in three straight games.

The second elite season saw two players leave the club: Jari Kesti signed for Vålerenga and Christian Dahl Andersen went to Swedish side Arboga. Both came back during the same seasons, after unsuccessful stints in their new clubs. Owner Hartti Kristola withdrew his financial backing, and a local business executive, Tore Christensen, took over control of the club. Oilers' performances varied throughout the season, and after a loss against bottom side Bergen, Matti Riekkinen resigned as the team coach. He was replaced by Swede Gunnar Johansson in January 2005. The team finished the season in seventh place, losing against Vålerenga in the play-off quarter-finals.

Ahead of the 2005/06 season, Swedish players Bengt Höglund, Martin Johansson and Fredrik Sundin were brought in, along with the Norwegian national team player Snorre Hallem. The club had its best season to date, finishing in fourth place in the GET-ligaen. In the playoffs, Oilers beat Sparta Warriors by four games to two in the quarter finals. In the semi finals against second-placed Stjernen, each team won their home games until Oilers decided the series through a 2-1 victory in the seventh and final game of the series, away at Stjernehallen. The first-ever play-off final featured a hockey team from Stavanger ended in a defeat in four straight games against Vålerenga.

In the 2006/07 season, players joining included Henric Höglund from Stjernen and Norwegian national team players Marius Trygg and Lars Peder Nagel. At the end of the season, they finished in third place, which was still the club's best result to date. This was the third time that a team from Stavanger had won the bronze medals in the league, with Viking winning the bronze twice in the past. At the end of the season, past players Jari Kesti and Tomi Suoniemi were also honoured, as their respective shirt numbers, #7 and #22, were officially retired by the club. In the playoffs Comet were beaten by four games to two in the quarter finals, while Oilers lost to Storhamar Dragons by the same score-line in the semi finals. The club won the 2013–14 IIHF Continental Cup.

Season-by-season results

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

Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Regular season^[1]									Postseason
Season	League	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Postseason
2011–12	Eliteserien	45	35	6	3	1	216	100	112	1st	Won Norwegian Championship, 4–2 (Lørenskog)
2012–13	Eliteserien	45	29	12	1	3	198	112	92	2nd	Won Norwegian Championship, 4–2 (Vålerenga)
2013–14	Eliteserien	45	30	8	4	3	198	98	101	2nd	Won Norwegian Championship, 4–2 (Vålerenga)
2014–15	Eliteserien	45	32	9	3	1	187	93	100	1st	Won Norwegian Championship, 4–3 (Storhamar)
2015–16	Eliteserien	45	29	6	2	8	181	82	99	1st	Won Norwegian Championship, 4–2 (Lørenskog)

Players

Current roster

As of October 6th, 2016.

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Born	Place of Birth
1	Jacob Opsahl	L	25.12.1998
30	Ruben Smith	L	15.04.1987	Stavanger, Norway
38	Henrik Holm	R	06.09.1990	Fredrikstad, Norway

Defensemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Born	Place of Birth
2	Spencer Humphries	R	30.04.1992	Delta, Canada
3	Sander Bjelland Bjørnevoll	R	30.11.1997	Stavanger, Norway
4	Scott Macaulay	R	23.11.1990	Winnipeg, Canada
12	Mats Larsen Mostue	R	25.01.1989	Hamar, Norway
21	Daniel Rokseth	L	15.08.1991	Oslo, Norway
39	Henrik Solberg	L	15.04.1987	Trondheim, Norway
41	Dennis Løvold Sveum "A"	L	27.11.1986	Lillehammer, Norway
44	Tim Kunes	L	12.02.1987	Huntington, United States

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Born	Place of Birth
10	Christian Dahl-Andersen	L	02.09.1980	Asker, Norway
16	Petter Røste Fossen	L	16.02.1991	Kongsberg, Norway
17	Eirik Salsten	L	17.06.1994	Oslo, Norway
19	Magnus Hoff	L	07.10.1993	Oslo, Norway
23	Anders Henriksen	R	13.02.1995	Stavanger, Norway
27	Henrik Medhus	R	25.06.1995	Stavanger, Norway
28	Kristian Forsberg "C"	R	05.05.1986	Oslo, Norway
29	Mark Van Guilder	R	17.01.1984	Saint Paul, United States
46	Dan Kissel	L	25.01.1987	Crestwood, United States
52	Svein Petter Falk-Larssen	L	25.12.1996
55	Josh Soares	L	06.02.1982	Hamilton, Canada
71	Peter Lorentzen	L	02.09.1983	Halden, Norway
91	Tommy Kristiansen	R	26.05.1989	Sarpsborg, Norway
93	Markus Søberg	R	22.04.1995	Oslo, Norway

Retired numbers

Retired numbers
No.	Player	Position	Career	Number retirement
7	Jari Kesti	C	2001–2004, 2005–2006	September 7, 2006
22	Tomi Suoniemi	C	2001–2006	September 7, 2006

References

^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points

External links

Official website

[key-1] Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points

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Awards	Gullpucken Playoff MVP Polar Bear Trophy
Related topics	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association 1. divisjon 2. divisjon National men's team National women's team National men's junior team National women's U-18 team Norwegian NHL draftees
See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

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Seasons	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Related	Champions Hockey League (2008–09) European Trophy (2010–2013)