Kristianstads IK

Kristianstads IK, or simply Kristianstad is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Kristianstad. It plays in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier, having been promoted to that level for the first time in history in 2019.
The team is nicknamed the "Wild Kings". In 2018–19 it had an average attendance of 1017, the fifth highest of the 47 teams in Hockeyettan, and the second highest for a sports team based in Kristianstad, after IFK Kristianstad.
==History==
The first hockey team in Kristianstad was the hockey section of association football club Åsums BK. The team originally played rink bandy from 1954 and started playing hockey in 1959. Its first game was against Tyringe SoSS that year. It played its home matches in an outdoor venue in Norra Åsum. In 1962, it defeated the Danish national team by 7–3 in Copenhagen as part of the opponent's preparations for that year's World Championship. The team was dissolved in 1966 due to lack of funds from the main club and decreasing commitment from key people.
Kristianstads IK was founded on July 22 of the same year. It played at an outdoor venue until 1969, when it moved into the newly completed Kristianstads ishall. Current Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella played for Kristianstad in the 1981–82 season. In 1996–97 Kristianstad played in the qualification (Kvalserien) to the second tier for the first time. It failed to achieve promotion after losing the decisive game away against Rögle BK. In 2000, due to financial troubles, it became the first sports club in Sweden to undergo debt restructuring. The club was relegated to the fourth level in 2003 but promoted back to the third level two years later. In 2006–07, Kristianstad reached the decisive playoffs for qualification to Kvalserien for HockeyAllsvenskan, but was defeated by Väsby IK.
In March 2013, it underwent a second debt restructuring. In 2013–14 and 2015–16 the team reached the final playoff round for Kvalserien, but lost against Piteå HC and Södertälje SK, respectively. In 2016–17 it qualified for Kvalserien, but finished third and was not promoted to HockeyAllsvenskan. In the following season it was beaten by VIK Västerås HK in the final playoff round. In early 2019, the Swedish Tax Agency requested that the club be declared bankrupt due to unpaid debts. It paid the debts before the date of the bankruptcy hearing, and the request was withdrawn. In the same season the team reached Kvalserien again and was promoted to HockeyAllsvenskan for the first time after winning away against Almtuna IS in overtime in the decisive last-round game. In the following season, Kristianstad finished 13th out of 14 teams in HockeyAllsvenskan, and were to play in Kvalserien to try to avoid relegation. However, Kvalserien was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and there was no results-based promotion or relegation. In 2020–21, Kristianstad finished last in the league and had to play a play-out series against 13th-placed Väsby;[ it won the series by 3 games to 2 and avoided relegation.
==Season-by-season==
Year 	Level 	Division 	Record 	Record 	 	Notes 	
Year 	Level 	Division 	Position 	W–T–LW–OT–L	 	Notes 	
2005–06	Tier 3 	Division 1F 	6th of 12	23–4–17 	843 	 	
2006–07	Tier 3 	Division 1F 	2nd of 10	20–9–7 	736 	 	
2006–07	Tier 3 	Allettan West 	2nd of 4 	4–0–2 	1,113	 	
2006–07	Tier 3 	Playoffs 	— 	0–0–2 	1,472	Lost 2–0 in games vs Väsby IK 	
2007–08	Tier 3 	Division 1F 	5th of 10	12–6–9 	1,107	 	
2007–08	Tier 3 	Division 1F spring 	1st of 6 	5–2–3 	570 	 	
2007–08	Tier 3 	Playoffs 	— 	0–0–1–1 	935 	Round 1: Lost 2–0 in games vs Tranås AIF 	
2008–09	Tier 3 	Division 1F 	7th of 10	9–5–1–12 	1,037	 	
2008–09	Tier 3 	Division 1F spring 	4th of 6 	3–0–0–7 	899 	 	
2009–10	Tier 3 	Division 1F 	6th of 10	 	970 	 	
2009–10	Tier 3 	Division 1F spring 	3rd of 6 	5–0–0–5 	927 	 	
2010–11	Tier 3 	Division 1F 	1st of 10	21–2–0–4 	1,020	 	
2010–11	Tier 3 	Allettan South 	2nd of 8 	5–5–1–3 	1,214	Bye to round 2 	
2010–11	Tier 3 	Playoffs 	— 	0–0–1–1 	2,157	Round 2: Lost 2–0 vs Karlskrona HK 	
2011–12	Tier 3 	Division 1F 	1st of 10	15–3–3–6 	1,093	 	
2011–12	Tier 3 	Allettan South 	7th of 8 	3–2–1–8 	1,214	 	
2012–13	Tier 3 	Division 1F 	3rd of 11	15–2–3–10 	830 	 	
2012–13	Tier 3 	Allettan South 	7th of 8 	3–2–0–9 	960 	 	
2013–14	Tier 3 	Division 1F 	5th of 11	17–2–2–9 	843 	 	
2013–14	Tier 3 	Division 1F spring 	1st of 7 	8–0–0–4 	658 	 	
2013–14	Tier 3 	Playoffs 	— 	3–1–0–3 	1,571	Round 1: Won 2–1 in games vs Mariestad BoIS HCRound 2: Won 2–1 in games vs Hudiksvalls HCRound 3: Lost 2–0 in games vs Piteå HC	
2014–15	Tier 3 	Hockeyettan South 	1st of 12	17–1–0–4 	912 	 	
2014–15	Tier 3 	Allettan South 	5th of 8 	5–2–1–6 	1,374	 	
2014–15	Tier 3 	Playoffs 	— 	2–0–1–2 	1,282	Round 1: Won 2–1 in games vs Helsingborgs HCRound 2: Lost 2–0 in games vs Tingsryds AIF 	
2015–16	Tier 3 	Hockeyettan South 	5th of 12	12–1–3–6 	866 	 	
2015–16	Tier 3 	Hockeyettan South spring 	1st of 8 	8–2–1–3 	857 	 	
2015–16	Tier 3 	Playoffs 	— 	5–0–1–3 	1,481	Round 1: Won 2–1 in games vs Huddinge IKRound 2: Won 2–1 in games vs Östersunds IKRound 3: Lost 2–1 in games vs Södertälje SK 	
2016–17	Tier 3 	Hockeyettan South 	2nd of 11	14–2–1–3 	1,044	 	
2016–17	Tier 3 	Allettan South 	2nd of 10	12–3–1–2 	1,167	Bye to round 2 	
2016–17	Tier 3 	Playoffs 	— 	3–1–0–0 	1,533	Round 2: Won 2–0 in games vs Nybro Vikings IFRound 3: Won 2–0 in games vs Vimmerby HC 	
2016–17	HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers	HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers	3rd of 6 	5–1–1–3 	1,592	 	
2017–18	Tier 3 	Hockeyettan South 	2nd of 12	13–3–1–5 	1,027	 	
2017–18	Tier 3 	Allettan South 	2nd of 10	13–0–0–5 	1,083	Bye to round 2 	
2017–18	Tier 3 	Playoffs 	— 	2–1–0–2 	1,467	Round 2: Won 2–0 in games vs Tranås AIFRound 3: Lost 2–1 in games vs VIK Västerås HK 	
2018–19	Tier 3 	Hockeyettan South 	4th of 12	12–2–2–6 	974 	 	
2018–19	Tier 3 	Allettan South 	2nd of 10	8–4–3–3 	1,069	Bye to round 2 	
2018–19	Tier 3 	Playoffs 	— 	3–1–0–1 	1,405	Round 2: Won 2–0 in games vs Segeltorps IFRound 3: Won 2–1 in games vs Vimmerby HC 	
2018–19	HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers	HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers	2nd of 6 	5–2–1–2 	1,511	Promoted 	
==External links==
*Official website
*Team profile on Eliteprospects.com
Category:Ice hockey teams in Sweden