Frisk Tigers

The Frisk Tigers are the ice hockey division of IF Frisk Asker, a Norwegian sports club whose members also participate in football. Officially, the hockey section is registered as IF Frisk Asker - Ishockey, but the club usually refers to itself as the Frisk Tigers or simply Frisk. They are based in the municipality of Asker and play their home games in Askerhallen. Their team colours are green, red and white; originally these were orange and blue.
The Frisk Tigers are currently members of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, Eliteserien (or GET-ligaen for sponsorship reasons). They have won the Norwegian Ice Hockey Championship three times, most recently in 2002, and the League Championship five times, last in the 2007–08 season. Before the 2000s, the Tigers' most successful period was in the 1970s, during which they won all their previous titles.
==History==
Frisk is one of the oldest ice hockey clubs in Norway dating back to 1935. For most of the early years the club did alright, playing mostly in the lower regional leagues. In 1968 the club was set for a great new era. Farmer Bjørn Mortensen wished to give something back to the community by building an indoor ice rink in Asker. It was the first of its kind in the Oslo area, and gave the club a tremendous lift. 
Askerhallen was opened on 31 August 1969, and led to a series of events that would bring Frisk to the pinnacle of Norwegian Ice Hockey in only a few years. In Asker the facilities was first class, but playing material scarce. In Oslo, a club called Tigrene, had the exact opposite problems, so the two clubs decided to merge. Frisk immediately rose to become one of the top teams in the league.
In May 1972 disaster struck, as the Askerhallen was badly damaged in a fire. Mortensen however wished to continue his commitment, and have the arena rebuilt. The new Askerhallen was opened in 1973. 
The seventies proved to be the most successful years for Frisk. Winning the Norwegian championships in 1975 and 1979.
Through the eighties Frisk stayed in the top flight, and excelled at producing talented hockey-players. Led by inspirational coach Barry Smith they made a new appearance in the play off finals in 1986. On the most however they failed to make any real impact and economical problems led the club into recession and finally relegation in the mid nineties. A merger with local club Holmen, under the name of Asker Hockey proved unsuccessful and in 1995 Frisk was back in the top league on their own feet.
With local backing and gaining popularity the club went into the new millennium as one of the best teams in the league. In 2002 Frisk could finally celebrate their third Norwegian championship, after beating the Storhamar Dragons in a very exciting final. 
After having accomplished the mission, Frisk did not manage to rebuild the same drive, and for the next few seasons results slowly deteriorated. Still having one of the best youth academies in Norwegian hockey Frisk work hard to rejoin the uppermost echelons with limited resources.
==Season-by-season results==
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Tigers. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Frisk Tigers seasons.
Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated
Season 	League 	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points	Postseason
Season 	League 	GP 	W 	L 	OTW 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Postseason
2005–06	Eliteserien	42 	16 	17 	7 	2 	139 	151 	50 	7th 	Lost in Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Storhamar)
2006–07	Eliteserien	44 	19 	15 	8 	2 	157 	169 	74 	4th 	Lost in Quarter-finals, 3–4 (Sparta)
2007–08	Eliteserien	44 	29 	6 	3 	6 	205 	142 	93 	1st 	Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Storhamar)
2008–09	Eliteserien	45 	14 	19 	6 	6 	129 	144 	62 	7th 	Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–4 (Vålerenga)
2009–10	Eliteserien	48 	12 	28 	4 	4 	121 	181 	51 	9th 	1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien
==Current roster==
As of 30 March 2010. 
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders
# 	 	Player 	Catches 	Born 	Place of birth
1 	 	Rasmus Stenebråten	R 	18.02.1988 	Fredrikstad, Norway
35 	 	Jimmy Danielsson 	L 	13.05.1982 	Insjön, Sweden
Defensemen	Defensemen	Defensemen 	Defensemen	Defensemen	Defensemen
# 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Born 	Place of Birth
3 	 	Erik Follestad Johansen	L 	22.06.1989	Asker, Norway
5 	 	Andreas Øksnes 	L 	02.12.1990	Norway
12 	 	Erik Russwurm 	L 	10.11.1984	Oslo, Norway
14 	 	Blake Cosgrove 	L 	03.04.1986	Chilliwack, Canada
24 	 	Marius Gundersrud 	L 	13.10.1990	Asker, Norway
25 	 	Patrik Bovim 	R 	24.04.1988	Norway
42 	 	Henrik Ødegaard (C) 	L 	12.02.1988	Asker, Norway
48 	 	Sebastian Skaar 	L 	10.08.1985	Oslo, Norway
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards
# 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Born 	Place of Birth 	
2 	 	Johan Erkgärds 	L 	12.11.1989	Sweden 	
4 	 	Anders Lusth 	L 	16.07.1983	Sandviken, Sweden 	
8 	 	Joakim Flaten (A) 	L 	12.07.1986	Bærum, Norway 	
9 	 	Per Ferdinand Stensund 	L 	04.03.1987	Asker, Norway 	
11 	 	René Corbet 	L 	25.06.1973	Victoriaville, Canada	
16 	 	David Nyström 	R 	21.02.1980	Stockholm, Sweden 	
18 	 	Fredrik Rålm 	R 	15.09.1989	Asker, Norway 	
20 	 	Fredrik Lystad-Jacobsen	L 	15.02.1990	Asker, Norway 	
26 	 	Petter Kristiansen 	L 	13.05.1985	Asker, Norway 	
29 	 	Robin Dahlstrøm 	L 	29.01.1989	Oslo, Norway 	
32 	 	Magnus Svensson 	R 	18.01.1986	Sweden 	
39 	 	Knut Bitustøyl 	R 	21.11.1986	Asker, Norway 	
40 	 	Ken André Olimb 	L 	21.01.1989	Oslo, Norway 	
==Leaders==
=== Head coaches ===
* Barry Smith 1984–1986
* Henry Hamberg 1996–1998
* Serge Boisvert 1998–2003
* Ulf Weinstock 2003–2004
* Jan Votruba 2004–2005
* Esa Tikkanen 2005–2006
* Patrik Christer Ross 2006–2007
* Sune Bergman 2007–2010
== Notes and references ==
* http://www.getligaen.no
== External links ==
* Frisktigers.no Official club website
Category:Established in 1922
Category:Norwegian ice hockey teams
Category:GET-Ligaen team