The Gentofte Stars are an ice hockey team in the , the second-highest men’s ice hockey league in Denmark. They play in

Gentofte Gentofte () is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church. Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves form ...

, a northern suburb in the Copenhagen urban area, at the ('Gentofte Skating Hall'). The team previously played in the

Metal Ligaen Metal Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey. The league consists of 9 professional teams. The name of the league has changed many times, but is being sponsored by Dansk Metal and therefore got the name Metalligaen. History It is ...

but were relegated in 2018 due to financial troubles. The parent club, Club Gentofte Stars, also has a representative women's ice hockey team (which previously played in the Danish Championship league during 2011 to 2016), active sections in minor and junior ice hockey, and recreational teams for a number of age groups.

History

The ice hockey section of the

Hellerup IK Hellerup IK or HIK is a Danish sport club from Hellerup. Their football team currently plays in the Danish 2nd Division. HIK consists also of a handball and a tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a ...

sports club was founded on April 23, 1965.hik.dk
HIK history
The club made their debut in the AL-Bank Ligaen for the 1967–68 season. The ice hockey section of Hellerup IK participated regularly in the AL-Bank Ligaen for many years, before becoming independent in 1996 for to financial reasons and rebranding as IC Gentofte. Gentofte participated in the AL-Bank Ligaen for three more years, in 1997, 1998, and 1999, before withdrawing due to financial issues. The club qualified for the promotion/relegation round of the AL-Bank Ligaen in the 2000 and 2002 seasons, but failed to earn a promotion to the league.

Team roster

Notable players

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* Matthias Asperup * Wayne Gagné *

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* Lauri Kärmeniemi *

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Markus Lauridsen Markus Holton Lauridsen (born 28 February 1991) is a Danish professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He is the younger brother to Oliver Lauridsen, who is also a teammate ...

Oliver Lauridsen Oliver Holton Lauridsen (born 24 March 1989) is a Danish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey L ...

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Ossi Saarinen Ossi Saarinen (born December 9, 1986 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Danish club, IC Gentofte in the Metal Ligaen. Saarinen joined Gentofte on a one-year contract after playing three ...

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References

{{Reflist Ice hockey teams in Denmark Ice hockey clubs established in 1965 1965 establishments in Denmark