BIK Karlskoga
BIK Karlskoga is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Karlskoga, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, the HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 (formally IF Karlskoga/Bofors). Between 1978 and 2011 the club was known as Bofors IK, which was then changed to its current name.
| BIK Karlskoga | |
|---|---|
| City | Karlskoga, Sweden |
| League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Home arena | Nobelhallen |
| Colours | |
| General manager | Torsten Yngvesson |
| Head coach | Dennis Hall |
| Website | bikkarlskoga.se |
| Franchise history | |
| 1943–1963 | IFK Bofors |
| 1954–1963 | Karlskoga IF Ishockey |
| 1963–1978 | KB 63 |
| 1978–2011 | Bofors IK |
| 2011–present | BIK Karlskoga |
Karlskoga has been a stable fixture in Sweden's second tier leagues, playing in HockeyAllsvenskan and its predecessors since 1997. They're the only team to have played all seasons of Sweden's second tier since that time, as well as the only team to have played every season of its current form, HockeyAllsvenskan.
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