IK Göta Ishockey
Encyclopedia
IK Göta Ishockey is a Swedish
ice hockey
team, in the early to mid 20th century very successful, today supporting only a youth team.
in 1922 and won the first Swedish Championship against Hammarby IF
with a score of 6-0 the same year.
The team played in the highest league, now called Elitserien
, in Sweden for 34 seasons and won nine championships, last time in 1948. Today the team only supports a youth team and cooperates with Tranebergs IF forming junior and senior teams under the name Göta/Traneberg.
The Club was founded by Gothenburg guest workers who moved to Stockholm
to escape unemployment. Therefore the name "IK Göta". The first site team played at were Stadion, the olympic stadium, in Stockholm. A few years later the teams site were moved to nearby Östermalms IP. The team relocated in mid 70-ies to the Bromma area, a Stockholm suburb. The sporting grounds were named "Stora Mossen" after the old classic sporting ground in Gothenburg City with the same name.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team, in the early to mid 20th century very successful, today supporting only a youth team.
History
IK Göta was founded October 1, 1900, and was one of the pioneers in Swedish ice hockey. The team took the initiative to form the Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationSwedish Ice Hockey Association
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association or Svenska Ishockeyförbundet in Swedish, is an association of Swedish sports clubs with ice hockey activities....
in 1922 and won the first Swedish Championship against Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF Hockey
Hammarby IF Hockey was a professional ice hockey team from Stockholm, Sweden, and played at Hovet arena. The ice hockey association of Hammarby was founded in 1920...
with a score of 6-0 the same year.
The team played in the highest league, now called Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
, in Sweden for 34 seasons and won nine championships, last time in 1948. Today the team only supports a youth team and cooperates with Tranebergs IF forming junior and senior teams under the name Göta/Traneberg.
The Club was founded by Gothenburg guest workers who moved to Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
to escape unemployment. Therefore the name "IK Göta". The first site team played at were Stadion, the olympic stadium, in Stockholm. A few years later the teams site were moved to nearby Östermalms IP. The team relocated in mid 70-ies to the Bromma area, a Stockholm suburb. The sporting grounds were named "Stora Mossen" after the old classic sporting ground in Gothenburg City with the same name.