List of Stavanger Oilers seasons

The Stavanger Oilers are a Norwegian ice hockey club based in Stavanger. They are members of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, Eliteserien (known as GET-ligaen for sponsorship reasons). The Oilers were founded in 2000 by Hartti Kristola and other Finnish expatriate workers who wanted to play ice hockey at a professional level. After the demise of Viking IK in 1996 and the financial woes of successors Viking Hockey, the Oilers soon became the leading team in Stavanger. As of 2010, they have completed seven seasons in the Eliteserien, winning 165 regular season games and achieving two top-three finishes.
Stavanger started out in the 2. divisjon (third tier) in 2001–02, earning successive promotions to the 1. divisjon and then Eliteserien over the next two years. They qualified for the playoffs in their first season in Eliteserien, losing out in the Semi-finals to would-be champions Storhamar. Since then, the Oilers have made the playoffs every season. In 2006, they advanced all the way to the Finals, but lost in four straight games to Vålerenga. In 2010, they met Vålerenga in the Finals again, this time winning 4–2 to claim their first Norwegian Championship title.
==Seasons==
Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated
Season 	League 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Postseason	Postseason	Postseason	Postseason	Postseason	Postseason	Postseason 	Postseason
Season 	League 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTW 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	GP 	W 	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Result 	
2001–02 	2. divisjon 	24 	18 	0 	6 	— 	— 	304 	33 	42 	1st 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2002–03 	1. divisjon 	36 	30 	3 	3 	— 	— 	288 	96 	63 	1st 	6 	5 	1 	37 	21 	16 	1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien 	
2003–04 	Eliteserien 	42 	19 	18 	— 	1 	4 	163 	152 	63 	6th 	7 	4 	3 	20 	26 	— 	Won in Quarter-finals, 3–1 (Trondheim)</br>Lost in Semi-finals, 0–3 (Storhamar) 	
2004–05 	Eliteserien 	42 	16 	20 	— 	1 	5 	132 	148 	55 	7th 	3 	0 	3 	7 	17 	— 	Lost in Quarter-finals, 0–3 (Vålerenga) 	
2005–06 	Eliteserien 	42 	19 	14 	— 	5 	4 	131 	128 	71 	4th 	17 	8 	9 	47 	48 	— 	Won in Quarter-finals, 4–2 (Sparta)</br>Won in Semi-finals, 4–3 (Stjernen)</br>Lost in Finals, 0–4 (Vålerenga) 	
2006–07 	Eliteserien 	44 	25 	12 	— 	2 	5 	192 	149 	84 	3rd 	12 	6 	6 	42 	47 	— 	Won in Quarter-finals, 4–2 (Comet)</br>Lost in Semi-finals, 2–4 (Storhamar) 	
2007–08 	Eliteserien 	44 	20 	16 	— 	4 	4 	135 	117 	72 	6th 	4 	0 	4 	3 	8 	— 	Lost in Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Storhamar) 	
2008–09 	Eliteserien 	45 	26 	15 	— 	2 	2 	148 	117 	84 	4th 	6 	2 	4 	17 	27 	— 	Lost in Quarter-finals, 2–4 (Storhamar) 	
2009–10 	Eliteserien 	48 	24 	17 	— 	1 	6 	132 	128 	82 	3rd 	18 	12 	6 	54 	40 	— 	Won in Quarter-finals, 4–2 (Lillehammer)Won in Semi-finals, 4–2 (Sparta)Won Norwegian Championship, 4–2 (Vålerenga)	
Eliteserien totals	Eliteserien totals	307 	149 	112 	— 	16 	30 	1,033 	939 	511 	 	67 	32 	35 	190 	213 	— 	7 playoff appearances 	
Statistics correct as of 19 April 2010.
==Notes==
*Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points
*Beginning with the 2002–03 season, all games in the Eliteserien have a winner. In addition, teams now receive three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in overtime and one point for a loss in overtime. This also applied to the qualifying rounds for the Eliteserien in 2003, but not the 2002–03 season of the 1. divisjon.
*The Storhamar Dragons were deducted five points for use of an ineligible player during three games in November 2009, one of which was played against Stavanger. Stavanger, having originally lost the game in overtime, gained two extra points after the ruling.
*Totals as of the completion of the 2009–10 season.
==References==
Stavanger Oilers seasons, List of