Esbjerg IK is an ice hockey club in

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022)

, Denmark, with several youth and amateurs' teams. They have played their home games at Esbjerg Skøjtehal since 1976.

History

Esbjerg IK was founded on November 4, 1964, however, there was already an ice hockey team in Esbjerg before they were founded. With seven Danish championships, and ten runners-up, they are one of the most successful Danish clubs. They took part in the

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several times. In the 1969-70 season, the club was defeated by

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6-1, and 9-2. In the 1988-89 European Cup, they participated in a group with HC Dosza Ujpest, Dynamo Berlin, and

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. They lost 4-2 to Ujpest, 8-3 to Berlin, and 21-1 to Moscow. Esbjerg also participated in the

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in 1998 and 2005. After the 2004-05 season, the professional license of the club was taken over from the football club, Esbjerg fB.r. The new team competes in the

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, while Esbjerg IK only consists of a youth department and amateurs' department.

Achievements

* Danish champion (7): 1969, 1988, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2016, 2017 * Danish runner-up (9): 1965, 1968, 1972, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2015 * Danish Cup winner (3): 1989, 1992, 1993

Notable players

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External links

Official site
Ice hockey teams in Denmark 1964 establishments in Denmark Sport in Esbjerg