Timrå IK Timrå IK ( " Timrå Red Eagles " ) is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå , who currently plays in the top division , Elitserien . Seasons in the top division include 1956 – 57 to 1975 – 76 , 1977 – 78 , 1981 – 82 , and 2000 – 01 until present . History . The club origins from Wifstavarvs IK , founded in 1928 , and Östrands IF , founded in 1931 . Both clubs started playing ice hockey in 1938 and in the summer of 1942 they merged into Wifsta / Östrands IF , more commonly called W / Ö . W / Ö made its first Swedish Championship appearance in 1943 . The championships were played independently from the national league at the time . Five seasons later , 1948 – 1949 the team was accepted for play in the national league system in Sweden . Starting in third league , Wifsta / Östrands IF won nine out of ten games and directly advanced to second league or " Division II Norra " ( North Division ) . In spring 1956 , having spent seven seasons facing teams like Brynäs IF , Mora IK and Leksands IF , W / Ö qualified for the top national league on March 10 , 1956 . Meanwhile , the top league , " Division I " , nicknamed " Allsvenskan " by many , was expanded from 6 + 6 to 8 + 8 teams , a North and South Division . In 1963 , the local club Fagerviks GF was absorbed and W / Ö was renamed Wifsta / Östrand – Fagerviks IF or simply WÖF . Starting with the 1958 – 1959 season , W / Ö was playing its home games on an artificial ice rink . Some years later an ice arena was built , and WÖF played its first indoor season 1965 – 1966 under the roof of what is now E . ON Arena . Just one year later , the lengthy name Wifsta / Östrand – Fagerviks IF was finally replaced by Timrå IK as of 1966 – 1967 . Timrå IK continued to play successful hockey and stayed in the top league in Sweden until Elitserien was formed in 1975 . Having finished last of the 10 teams , the club received their first relegation and was demoted after 20 years in the top league . Back in second league for one season , 1976 – 1977 , Timrå stood undefeated in all 22 games and qualified for promotion again . However , it would not last . Two one - year visits in Elitserien 1977 – 1978 and 1981 – 1982 ended in low results and relegation . Many winters later , still in second league , an effort to regain the status of old times was made . On May 22 , 1990 , the collaboration Sundsvall / Timrå Hockey was formed with the nearby club IF Sundsvall Hockey . Still no success , and just a few years after , the joint Main / Farm team relationship was ended . Some confusion followed when the former Timrå club was named ST Hockey during the 1994 – 1995 season , but is since April 6 , 1995 known as Timrå IK yet again . After Kvalserien 2000 the Red Eagles finally earned promotion on April 14 , 2000 , and returned to Elitserien after 18 years of absence . Almost three years later , March 1 , 2003 , Timrå IK played the Swedish Championships for the first time since 1974 . In the 2007 – 2008 season Timrå IK moved up Anton Lander and Magnus Pääjärvi - Svensson from the junior teams . Despite both being only 16 years old at the time , their game was a success . They were both offered , and signed , professional hockey contracts with the club . Season - by - season record . The first five years : 1937 – 1938 to 1941 – 1942 . " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins ( 2 Pts ) , L = Losses , T = Ties ( 1 Pts ) , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against , WIK = Wifstavarvs IK , ÖIF = Östrands IF " Joint forces and lower divisions : 1942 – 1943 to 1955 – 1956 . " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins ( 2 Pts ) , L = Losses , T = Ties ( 1 Pts ) , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against " Top division : 1956 – 1957 to 1974 – 1975 . " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins ( 2 Pts ) , L = Losses , T = Ties ( 1 Pts ) , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against " Elitserien and below : 1975 – 1976 to 1998 – 1999 . " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins ( 2 Pts ) , L = Losses , T = Ties ( 1 Pts ) , BP = Bonus points ( awarded mid - season for Fortsättningsserien teams from 1986 – 1987 to 1998 – 1999 ) , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against " Elitserien : 1999 – 2000 to present . " Note : GP = Games played , W = Wins ( 3 Pts ) , L = Losses , T = Ties ( 1 Pts ) , OW = Overtime or Shootout wins ( 1 Pts ) , Pts = Points , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against , PIM = Penalties in minutes " Leaders . Team captains . " Incomplete " Head coaches . " Incomplete "