Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Oilers is an ice hockey club from Stavanger , Norway . They currently play in the GET - ligaen , which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey . The club ' s official name is Stavanger Ishockeyklubb , but it is commonly known as Oilers . Oilers play their home matches in Siddishallen , but plans to build a new arena within the next couple of years . History . Stavanger Oilers were established as a company team by Finnish expatriate workers in 2000 . However , it quickly developed plans for establishing itself as an elite club , partly as a reaction to the poor economic management of Viking Hockey , which had traditionally been the dominant hockey club in Stavanger . The key man behind the club ' s establishment was the Finnish business man Hartti Kristola , who withdrew his economic support from Viking to focus on Oilers . By the time Stavanger Oilers played their first official game , in the autumn of 2001 , the club had already attracted players from the higher echelons of Finnish hockey , as well as a number of former Norwegian national team players . These played alongside amateur local players in what could only be characterised as an uneven side . Still , Stavanger Oilers , starting at the bottom of the league system , met inferior opposition in their first few seasons . They went through the 2001 / 02 season unbeaten , scoring 304 goals . The club top scorer , Finnish forward Jari Kesti , scored or assisted on 226 of them . The 2002 / 03 went almost as well , as Oilers went through their first 18 games unbeaten . Ahead of the season , the team was strengthened by even more Finnish imports , as well as two of Viking Hockey ' s star players , Tommy Edlund and Thomas Kristensen . The club ' s first - ever loss came away against Gjøvik , and it was followed by another loss the next day by the same team . Oilers also got beaten by local rivals Bergen , who were the first team to defeat Oilers in Siddishallen . However , Oilers still secured first place at the end of the season , with Bergen finishing second . Star player Jari Kesti scored 150 points from Oilers 296 goals , and he was joined in the top scorer lists by his countrymen Tomi Suoniemi and Jarkko Ollikainen , who both scored more than 100 points . Promotion to the Get - ligaen was secured courtesy of five victories in the qualification play - offs , with the only defeat coming against Bergen in a penalty shoot - out . The team was further strengthened ahead of its first season in the Get - ligaen , as further Finnish players and some young Norwegian talents joined Oilers . The start of the season was impressive , with Lillehammer beaten 5 - 1 in the opening match , followed by a 10 - 0 away win at Manglerud / Star in the second match . The first defeat came at home against fellow promotees Bergen . At the end of the season , Oilers finished 6th in the table . Again , Jari Kesti was the club top scorer , for the third season in a row . In the playoffs , Oilers beat Trondheim by three games to one in the quarter finals , winning the final game in sudden death in front of a sell - out crowd of 2600 people in Siddishallen . Teemu Kohvakka scored the deciding goal with only 14 seconds left of the first period of sudden death . In the semi finals , Oilers were beaten by Storhamar in three straight games . The second elite season saw two of the best players leave the club : Jari Kesti signed for Vålerenga and Christian Dahl Andersen went to Swedish side Arboga . Both were to come back during the same seasons , after unsuccessful stints in their new clubs . Meanwhile , owner Hartti Kristola withdrew his financial backing , and a local business executive , Tore Christensen , took over control of the club . Oilers ' performances varied throughout the season , and after a humiliating loss against bottom side Bergen , Matti Riekkinen decided to resign as the team coach . He was replaced by Swede Gunnar Johansson January 2005 . The team finished the season in 7th place , losing against Vålerenga in the play - off quarter finals . The new head coach brought a new profile in player recruitment , and Sweden replaced Finland as the main market for new players . Ahead of the 2005 / 06 season , Swedish players Bengt Höglund , Martin Johansson and Fredrik Sundin were brought in , along with the Norwegian national team player Snorre Hallem . The strategy was successful , as the club enjoyed its best season so far , finishing in 4th place in the Get - ligaen . In the playoffs , Oilers beat Sparta Warriors by four games to two in the quarter finals . The semi finals against second - placed Stjernen turned into a thriller , with each team winning their home games until Oilers decided the series through a 2 - 1 victory in the seventh and final game of the series , away at Stjernehallen . However , the first - ever play - off final featuring a hockey team from Stavanger ended in a humiliating defeat in four straight games against Vålerenga . The team was further strengthened for the 2006 / 07 season , with the recruitment of players such as Henric Höglund from Stjernen and Norwegian national team players Marius Trygg and Lars Peder Nagel , which saw Oilers start the season as one of the favourites for the title . However , at the end of the season , they finished in 3rd place , which was still the club ' s best result to date . This was the third time that a team from Stavanger had won the bronze medals in the league , with Viking winning the bronze twice in the past . At the end of the season , past players Jari Kesti and Tomi Suoniemi were also honoured , as their respective shirt numbers , # 7 and # 22 , were officially retired by the club . In the playoffs Comet were beaten by four games to two in the quarter finals , while Oilers lost to Storhamar Dragons by the same score - line in the semi finals . Season - by - season results . " This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Oilers . For the full season - by - season history , see List of Stavanger Oilers seasons . " Current roster . " As of 28 March 2010 . "