SønderjyskE (Ice Hockey)
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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 playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is part of SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Danish sport club. They have two football teams , two handball teams and an ice hockey team based in Vojens. All the teams play in South Jutland...
which is a sports umbrella with football, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
and 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...
teams. The team plays it home games in Vojens
Vojens
Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792...
, a small town in the Southern most part of Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
.
SønderjyskE as an organisation was formed in 2004. In the season 2003-04 the hockeyclub was named IK Sønderjylland, from 1997-2003 Vojens Lions and prior to this Vojens Ishockey Klub (founded 1963). VIK still is the owner of the league license and run the amateur teams in the club.
SønderjyskE is the only team in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
which plays its games on the smaller ice surface which is common in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and the NHL, whereas all other rinks in the country are standard IIHF sized rinks. Most of the clubs foreign players are also originating from North America.
In januar 2011 the team moved to the new Syd Energi Arena (5,000 spectators) thas is build in connection to Vojens Skøjtehal (2,300).
SønderjysKE Ishockey Support is the fanclub and the biggest icehockeyfanclub in Denmark with more than 800 members.
Achievements
Danish ChampionshipGold (6 titles): 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10
Silver: never
Bronze: (6 placings) 1968-69, 1970-71, 1977-78, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2010-11
Danish Cup
Winners (2 titles): 2009-10, 2010-11
Runner-up (1 placing): 1998-99
Continental Cup
Bronze (1 placing): 2010-11
Players
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Mario Simioni | HC | Toronto, Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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John Lund | AC | Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
History
Vojens Ishockey Klub was founded January 5th, 1963 by Jens Peder Hansen on Fuglesøen, at that time an icy lake in Vojens. In 25 years Jens Peder Hansen ran the club as chairman. In the early years he was goalie and later coach for the elite team.In 1965 the club was promoted to the top league in Denmark - 1. Division. In 1973 the club started to play indoor in the new Vojens Skøjtehal. After winning 3 championships with key players as Egon Kahl, Steen Schou, and George Galbraith
George Galbraith
George Galbraith is a Canadian-born Danish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played at the World Championships with the Denmark men's national ice hockey team in 1986 and 1994.-Awards and honours:-External links:...
, the club began to struggle in the 1980's and was relegated in 1987.
Promotion in 1989 was followed by relegation the next year, but since 1992 the club has played in the top league in Denmark. Since 2004 as part of the SønderjyskE organisation.
The top goalscorer in the club is Egon Kahl. Jan Jensen is the record holder for most games played with over 700 games. Current goalie Alfie Michaud has picked up several clubrecords and in 2010 a Danish league record for time played without goals against. Alfie Michaud managed to play 360 minutes and 58 seconds without any goals against.
Notable players
Egon Kahl George GalbraithGeorge Galbraith
George Galbraith is a Canadian-born Danish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played at the World Championships with the Denmark men's national ice hockey team in 1986 and 1994.-Awards and honours:-External links:...
Børge Gerber Ole Eriksen Bent Madsen Hans Lundgaard Torben Uldall Steen Schou Frank Møller Bo Dietz-Larsen Søren Gerber Kim Foder Jan Jensen
Jan Jensen (ice hockey)
Jan Jensen is a retired Danish ice hockey goaltender who participated at the 2003 and 2004 IIHF World Championships as a member of the Denmark men's national ice hockey team.-External links:...
Patrick Galbraith
Patrick Galbraith (ice hockey)
Patrick Galbraith is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Denmark men's national ice hockey team.Patrick's father, George Galbraith, was also an ice...
Pierre St. Onge Dusan Gregor Libor Herold James Richmond Mario Simioni Aleksandrs Semjonovs
Aleksandrs Semjonovs
Aleksandrs Semjonovs is a retired professional ice hockey centre who is currently general manager of IFK Arboga IK in the Swedish Division 1 league....
Todd Sparks Ian Hebert Dean Fedorchuk Brian Greer
Brian Greer
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Chris Bartolone Magnus Lindqvist Stefan Nyman Jonas Vesterlund Brad Rooney Todd Reirden
Todd Reirden
Todd Reirden is a retired American ice hockey player and currently an Assistant Coach with the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins. Before that he was Head Coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. Reirden played in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, St...
Eric Bertrand
Eric Bertrand
Eric Bertrand is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Saint-Georges COOL-FM in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey...
Dan Ceman