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Frisk Asker Ishockey
Ice hockey team in Asker, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frisk Asker Ishockey, commonly known as Frisk Asker, is a Norwegian ice hockey club based in Asker, Norway. The team is currently a member of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, EliteHockey Ligaen. They are based in the municipality of Asker, around 20 km from Oslo, and play their home games in Varner Arena. The team colours are orange, black and white.
Frisk Asker | |
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City | Asker, Norway |
League | EliteHockey Ligaen |
Founded | 1935; 89 years ago (1935) |
Home arena | Varner Arena |
Colors | Orange, black and white |
General manager | Ole G. Haug |
Head coach | Roy Johansen |
Captain | Alexander Bonsaksen |
Affiliates | Asker og Bærum Ishockey (2. div) |
Website | friskaskerhockey.no |
Franchise history | |
1935-1992 | Frisk |
1992-1994 | Asker Hockey |
1994-2010 | Frisk Tigers |
2010-present | Frisk Asker |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 6 |
Playoff championships | 1975, 1979, 2002, 2019 |
Frisk Asker is the ice hockey division of the Norwegian sports club IF Frisk Asker, founded in 1922. The ice hockey division was started in 1935. Having merged with IK Tigrene in 1969, Frisk became one of the strongest teams in Norwegian ice hockey, winning two national championships and four regular season titles during the 1970s. In the 2000s, the club won another two titles, one regular season title and one national championship, while competing as the Frisk Tigers.