IK Oskarshamn
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IK 70 Oskarshamn (1970–1974) IK Oskarshamn (1974–1996) Oskarshamn Eagles (1996–2003) IK Oskarshamn (since 2003) |
Location | Oskarshamn , Sweden |
Club colors | Red Blue |
league | Svenska hockey clothes |
Venue | Be-Ge Hockey Center |
capacity | 3,275 seats (including 1,620 seats) |
executive Director | Martin Åkerberg |
Head coach | Håkan Åhlund |
The IK Oskarshamn is a Swedish ice hockey team from Oskarshamn , which in since 2019 Svenska Hockey Ligan plays. The club plays its home games in the Be-Ge Hockey Center , which has a capacity of 3,275.
history
The IK Oskarshamn was created in 1970 from the merger of the ice hockey departments of the IFK Oskarshamn and the Oskarshamn AIK . The IFK ice hockey section was founded in 1947, that of the AIK only in 1953.
Between 1996 and 2003, the club went under the name Oskarshamn Eagles , but then returned to the original name.
From 2000 to 2019 the IKO belonged to the second highest Swedish professional league, HockeyAllsvenskan . In the 2018/19 season, he was promoted to the first Swedish ice hockey league, the Svenska Hockeyligan .
Home ground
The Be-Ge Hockey Center , formerly Oskarshamn's Ishall , was built in 1974 and has been used by IK Oskarshamn for their home games ever since. The total capacity of the hall was originally 2516 spectators. Since a renovation in 2004, the ice rink can accommodate 3275 spectators, with 1620 seats and 1655 standing places available. The official attendance record of 3265 was set in 2010 at a league game against Malmö Redhawks .