Frisk Asker Ishockey

Frisk Asker Ishockey is the ice hockey division of the Norwegian sports club IF Frisk Asker. The team is based in the municipality of Asker and plays its home games in the Varner Arena. The team colours are orange, black and white. Frisk is currently a member of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, GET-ligaen.
Frisk was founded in 1922 and began playing ice hockey in 1935. Having merged with IK Tigrene in 1969, Frisk became one of the strongest teams in Norwegian ice hockey, winning two Norwegian Championships and four League Championships during the 1970s. In the 2000s, the club won another two titles while competing as the Frisk Tigers.
==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 dramatic final. 
Frisk won their fourth Norwegian championship in 2019. 
==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 Asker Ishockey 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
2009–10	Eliteserien	48 	12 	28 	4 	4 	121 	181 	51 	9th 	1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien
2010–11	Eliteserien	45 	11 	27 	4 	3 	117 	174 	44 	7th 	Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–4 (Stavanger)
2011–12	Eliteserien	45 	5 	37 	1 	2 	78 	255 	19 	10th 	2nd in Qualifying for Eliteserien
2012–13	Eliteserien	45 	20 	18 	5 	2 	141 	135 	72 	6th 	Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–4 (Stavanger)
2013–14	Eliteserien	45 	13 	24 	5 	3 	122 	158 	52 	7th 	Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–4 (Vålerenga)
2014–15	Eliteserien	45 	24 	15 	5 	1 	158 	110 	71 	6th 	Lost in quarter-finals, 2–4 (Vålerenga)
2015–16	Eliteserien	45 	24 	12 	5 	4 	139 	105 	86 	3rd 	Lost in quarter-finals, 2–4 (Vålerenga)
2016–17	Eliteserien	45 	21 	15 	3 	6 	137 	118 	75 	4th 	Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Stavanger)
2017–18	Eliteserien	45 	24 	13 	4 	4 	159 	120 	84 	4th 	Lost in semi-finals, 1–4 (Storhamar)
2018–19	Eliteserien	48 	22 	18 	4 	4 	162 	151 	78 	5th 	Won Norwegian Championship, 4–2 (Storhamar)
2019–20	Eliteserien	45 	24 	18 	1 	2 	135 	125 	76 	4th 	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Eliteserien	23 	17 	5 	0 	1 	92 	52 	52 	1st 	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Eliteserien	45 	22 	15 	5 	3 	171 	138 	79 	5th 	Lost in quarter-finals, 2–4 (Sparta)
2022–23	Eliteserien	45 	21 	16 	4 	4 	146 	144 	75 	6th 	Lost in quarter-finals, 0–4 (Vålerenga)
2023–24	Eliteserien	45 	23 	15 	2 	5 	167 	129 	78 	5th 	Lost in semi-finals, 1–4 (Storhamar)
== Notes and references ==
* http://www.getligaen.no
== External links ==
* Frisktigers.no Official club website
Category:Ice hockey teams in Norway