# Västerås IK

Västerås IK (Västerås Ishockey klubb) is a professional ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second-tier league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Västerås IK played 12 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien (1988–89 to 1999–00) before the club went bankrupt and merged with the junior club (Västerås IK Ungdom), which changed name to VIK Västerås HK in 2005. In 2018, after playing a year in tier three, Hockeyettan, the club changed it name back to the old name Västerås IK.

## History

Västerås IK was founded in 1913 and started playing ice hockey in 1939. The ice hockey section of Västerås IK was later separated and was active until 2000, when the club folded and the A team was moved to the club Västerås IK Ungdom (English: junior), which changed to its current name in 2018.

## Season-by-season

This list features only the ten most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of VIK Västerås HK seasons.
| Year | Level | Division | Record | Record | Avg. home atnd. | Notes | Ref. |
| Year | Level | Division | Position | W-T-L W-OT-L | Avg. home atnd. | Notes | Ref. |
| 2007–08 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 5th of 16 | 24–7–14 | 2,467 | | |
| 2007–08 | Tier 2 | Playoff to Elitserien qualifier | — | 4–1 | 3,576 | Won in 1st round, 2–1 in games vs Växjö Lakers HC Won in 2nd round, 2–0 in games vs Borås HC | |
| 2007–08 | Elitserien qualifier | Elitserien qualifier | 6th of 6 | 1–0–9 | 3,875 | | |
| 2008–09 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 3rd of 16 | 24–2–6–13 | 2,573 | | |
| 2008–09 | Elitserien qualifier | Elitserien qualifier | 6th of 6 | 2–1–1–6 | 3,605 | | |
| 2009–10 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 8th of 14 | 21–3–5–23 | 2,129 | | |
| 2010–11 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 5th of 14 | 26–2–7–17 | 2,404 | | |
| 2010–11 | Tier 2 | Promotion pre-qualifier | 2nd | 2–1–1–2 | 2,310 | | |
| 2011–12 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 4th of 14 | 29–1–6–16 | 2,665 | | |
| 2011–12 | Tier 2 | Promotion pre-qualifier | 4th | 1–0–1–4 | 1,547 | | |
| 2012–13 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 3rd of 14 | 28–5–4–15 | 3,326 | | |
| 2012–13 | Elitserien qualifier | Elitserien qualifier | 4th of 6 | 3–1–1–5 | 3,918 | | |
| 2013–14 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 2nd of 14 | 26–9–4–13 | 3,170 | | |
| 2013–14 | Elitserien qualifier | Elitserien qualifier | 6th of 6 | 2–1–1–6 | 4,032 | | |
| 2014–15 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 1st of 14 | 28–4–6–14 | 3,578 | | |
| 2014–15 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan finals | — | 1–0–1–2 | 4,833 | Lost 3–1 in games to Karlskrona HK | |
| 2014–15 | SHL qualifiers | SHL qualifiers | — | 1–0–0–4 | 4,108 | Lost 4–1 in games to Rögle BK | |
| 2015–16 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 9th of 14 | 20–3–9–20 | 3,346 | | |
| 2016–17 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 13th of 14 | 13–4–3–32 | 2,860 | | |
| 2016–17 | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers | 4th of 6 | 3–3–0–4 | 2,618 | | |
| 2017–18 | Tier 3 | HockeyEttan West | 1st of 14 | 16–3–3 | 2,258 | | |
| 2017–18 | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers | 2nd of 6 | 5-2-3 | 3,903 | | |
| 2018–19 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 3rd of 14 | 26–6–3–17 | 3,375 | | |
| 2018–19 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs | 2nd of 6 | 3–1–0–1 | 4,101 | | |

## Famous players

* Mikael Backlund
* Patrik Berglund
* Anders Berglund
* Magnus Eriksson
* Erik Ersberg
* Mishat Fahrutdinov
* Mats Ytter
* Patrik Juhlin
* Nicklas Lidström
* Pär Mårts
* Peter Popovic
* Leif Rohlin
* Tommy Salo
* Göran "Flygis" Sjöberg
* Aleksei Salomatin
* Rickard Wallin
* Uno Öhrlund
* Fredrik Johansson