Vätterstads IK
Encyclopedia
Vätterstads IK is a former Swedish
ice hockey
club from Jönköping
. The club was formed in mid 1967 as a merger of IK Stefa and Vättersnäs IF. The club played its games in Rosenlundshallen
, which later was HV71
's arena for a period. In 1971 the club was merged with Husqvarna IF
's ice hockey
section forming the still active HV71.
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...
club from Jönköping
Jönköping
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. The club was formed in mid 1967 as a merger of IK Stefa and Vättersnäs IF. The club played its games in Rosenlundshallen
Rosenlundshallen
Rosenlundshallen was Sweden's first ice hockey arena and was located in Jönköping.The arena was HV71's home arena until 2000 when it was replaced by Kinnarps Arena. It opened in 1958 and held 4,500 people during sport events.- External links :*...
, which later was HV71
HV71
HV71, often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien...
's arena for a period. In 1971 the club was merged with Husqvarna IF
Husqvarna IF
Husqvarna IF was a sports club in Sweden. It was founded on 22 September 1904. It supported clubs in various sports, including bandy, football, and ice hockey. The club merged with Vätterstads IK in 1971 to form Huskvarna/Vätterstads IF, though the club was soon thereafter renamed to...
's 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...
section forming the still active HV71.