Trondheim Black Panthers Trondheim Black Panthers , founded 18 June 1986 as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb , were an ice hockey club based in Trondheim , Norway . They played their home games in Leangen Ishall and were members of the highest ice hockey league in Norway from 1987 until 2008 . During this time , they won the League Championship twice , in 1988 – 89 and 1991 – 92 , and were twice runners - up in the Norwegian Ice Hockey Championship , in 1989 and 2005 . The club folded on 3 March 2008 due to severe financial problems . The existing club Rosenborg then emerged as Trondheim ' s number one team . Rosenborg will play in Division One throughout the 2008 – 09 campaign . Several of the Trondheim players signed with Rosenborg . Their team colours were black , red and yellow . The history of Trondheim Ishockeyklubb started in 1986 with the merger of the ice hockey sections of Astor and Strindheim IL . It was eminent that if they should be able to challenge the hockey hierarchy in the south of Norway , Trondheim could not afford to have three clubs fighting for the right to do so ( Rosenborg withdrew at an early stage of the merger ) . Strindheim had proven the strength of icehockey in Trondheim by gaining promotion to the top league in 1984 , and at the same time shown the weakness by losing all 18 games heavily . Trondheim IK , or TIK for short , soon made their presence known gaining promotion at the first attempt , and then start challenging for honours . With backing from local investors they soon started signing some of the biggest names in Norwegian ice hockey . Rune Gulliksen , Jim Marthinsen and Geir Myhre along with foreign talent in Stanislav Hajdusek and Vladislav Vlcek , the first Czech players to play in Norway , TIK had a formidable team . Surprisingly they did not manage to win any major honours apart from the league championship in 1988 – 89 . During the same season they also qualified for the playoff final , only to lose to outsiders Sparta . The title challenge proved costly , and after a financial down most of the star players left . In a couple of seasons the club hit back , however . This time fuelled by their renowned " Canada line " . Dallas Gaume , Doug Derraugh and Rob Doroshuk proved the most effective line in Norwegian hockey . With a growing number of local players coming through TIK again challenged for honours , winning another league championship in 1992 . Success came at cost and through the nineties Trondheim ' s existence were in dire straits at many occasions . In the end the ship was steadied and in a great 2004 - 05 season the now called Black Panthers made it into their second play off final in history . Strengthened by locked - out NHLer Mark Bell they challenged Vålerenga Ishockey hard but finally had to give in . Again success was shortlived and in a cataclysmic 2005 – 06 season everything went wrong . The economy again crashed , new signings failed and in the end they had to qualify to keep their place in the league . Add a couple of off - ice scandals and Trondheim had suffered an annus horribilis of great magnitude . This was topped during the summer when the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation denied the club licence to play in the league due to their economic situation . Only after intervention from the other clubs TIK got a few days respite , and finally were able to put things right and continue play in the league .