Frisk Asker Ishockey, commonly known as Frisk Asker, is a

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club based in

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. The team is currently a member of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league,

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. They are based in the municipality of

, around 20 km from Oslo, and play their home games in Varner Arena. The team colours are orange, black and white. Frisk Asker is the

division of the Norwegian sports club

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, founded in 1922. The ice hockey division was started in 1935. Having merged with IK Tigrene in 1969, Frisk became one of the strongest teams in Norwegian ice hockey, winning two national championships and four regular season titles during the 1970s. In the 2000s, the club won another two titles, one regular season title and one national championship, 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

. It was the first of its kind in the

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area, and gave the club a tremendous lift.

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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 Frisk Asker. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Frisk Asker seasons.''

Retired numbers

Records and statistics

Statistics for regular season and playoffs. * – current active player

Scoring leaders

Most league matches

Last updated: 28 May 2018
Source: www.friskasker.no

Leaders

Head coaches

* Barry Smith 1984–1986 * Henry Hamberg 1996–1998 *

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1998–2003 * Ulf Weinstock 2003–2004 * Michael A. L. Tipson 20/20 *

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2004–2005 *

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2005–2006 * Patrik Christer Ross 2006–2007 *

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2007–2010 * Mats Lusth 2010–2012 *

2012–2018 *

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2018–

Notes

External links

*
Official club website
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