Storhamar Hockey

Storhamar Hockey, often referred to by its initials SIL, is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Hamar, Norway. The club currently plays in the Fjordkraft-ligaen, the highest level of Norwegian hockey. The club has won seven regular season titles and seven national championships since its founding on 18 March 1957. Storhamar play their home games in the CC Amfi. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey. The team colours are yellow and blue. 
The ice hockey department of the Storhamar Idrettslag was founded on March 18th, 1957. Team colours are yellow and blue.
The Storhamar Hockey play out of the Hamar Olympic Amphi Theatre (Hamar OL-Amfi) a 7000 seater arena built for the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer.
History
The 1952 Winter Olympics inspired local Hamar youth to form a hockey club in the area. The first ice rink was constructed in 1955, and Storhamar was formally accepted into the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association two years later.
To date, the club has won the Norwegian Championships (playoffs) seven times, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2018.
The most notable player in franchise history is Erik Kristiansen who played 20 seasons scoring 509 goals and 406 assists in 649 games. The best known player internationally from Storhamar is Patrick Thoresen.
During the 2016–17 playoffs, Storhamar Hockey was involved in the longest professional hockey match ever recorded, taking 217 minutes and 14 seconds to defeat Sparta Warriors 2-1. The game ended in the 11th period when Joakim Jensen scored for Storhamar.
===Team captains===
*Per Arne Kristiansen (1982–1986)
* Åge Ellingsen (1986–1987)
* Harald Bastiansen (1987–1988)
* Øystein Tronrud (1988–1989)
* Åge Ellingsen (1989–1990)
* Peter Madach (1990–1991)
* Åge Ellingsen (1991–1994)
* Petter Salsten (1994–1998)
* Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm (1998–1999)
* Carl Oscar Bøe Andersen(1999–2000)
* Michael Smithurst (2000–2003)
* Mikael Tjälldèn (2003–2006)
* Mattias Livf (2006–2010)
* Pål Johnsen (2010–2013)
* Mads Hansen (2013–2015)
* Christian Larrivée (2015–2017)
* Patrick Thoresen (2017)
* Kodie Curran (2017–2018)
* Patrick Thoresen (2018–)
===Team coaches===
* 1977–1978:  Per Ragnar Pettersen
* 1978–1980:  Svenn Rakstad–Larsen
* 1980–1981:  Mats Axelsson
* 1981–1983:  Hans Westberg
* 1983–1984:  Kåre Syversen
* 1984–1987:  Lasse Beckman
* 1987–1990:  Lenny Eriksson
* 1990–1991:  Lenny Eriksson,  Ole-Roberth Holmen /  Morten Lillehagen
* 1991–1994:  Lennart Åhlberg
* 1994–1995:  Göran Sjöberg
* 1995–2000:  Petter Thoresen
* 2000–2001:  Aleksander Smirnov /  Rune Gulliksen
* 2001–2002:  Rune Gulliksen /  Petter Salsten
* 2002–2003:  Lars Molin
* 2003–2005:  Petter Salsten /  Tommy Larsen /  Torbjørn Orskaug
* 2005–2007:  Petter Thoresen.
* 2007–2009:  Aleksander Smirnov,  Torbjørn Orskaug
* 2009–2010:  Rune Gulliksen /  Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm
* 2010–2011:  Peter Johansson /  Michael Smithurst
* 2011–2014:  Michael Smithurst, / Jonas Norgren
* 2014–2014:  Rune Gulliksen /  Tom Erik Olsen
* 2014–2015:  Aleksander Smirnov /  Anders Kolbuholen
* 2015–2016:  Aleksander Smirnov /  Pål Johnsen
* 2016–2017:  Sjur Robert Nilsen /  Pål Johnsen
* 2017–2018:  Fredrik Söderström /  Jeff Jakobs
* 2018–2019:  Fredrik Söderström /  Alexander Sundström
* 2019–2020:  Miika Elomo /  Petteri Nummelin
* 2020–2021:  Anders Gjøse /  Petteri Nummelin
* 2021–2022:  Anders Gjøse /  Petteri Nummelin
* 2022–2023:  Petter Thoresen /  Mattias Livf
==See Also==
*Storhamar Dragons notable players and award winners
*List of Storhamar Dragons seasons
==External links==
*Official website 
*Official Fan Merch shop
*Official History site
*Official Twitter
Category:Norwegian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1957