Haninge Anchors HC is a
Swedish
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ice hockey
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club located in
Haninge
Haninge Municipality (''Haninge kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Handen, a part of the Stockholm urban area.
Haninge Municipality was formed in 1971 when ''Västerhaninge'' and ''Öst ...
. The club will play the
2014–15 season in group East of
Hockeyettan
Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 season, the league consists of 46 teams divided geographically into four groups. Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation with HockeyAllsvenskan and D ...
, the third tier of
Swedish ice hockey. The club plays its home games in
Torvalla Ishall, which has a capacity of 1000 spectators.
Haninge Anchors HC was founded in May 2013 as a merger of the Haninge-based clubs
Haninge HF
Haninge Municipality (''Haninge kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Handen, a part of the Stockholm urban area.
Haninge Municipality was formed in 1971 when ''Västerhaninge'' and ''à ...
,
Vendelsö IK
Vendelsö IK is a Swedish football club located in Haninge in Stockholm County.
Background
Vendelsö Idrottsklubb were formed on 16 March 1941. The club currently has around 2,500 members and runs football, floorball, and table tennis from t ...
and
Västerhaninge IF
Västerhaninge () is a locality situated in Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It had 15,134 inhabitants in 2010. It is connected to Stockholm by commuter rail.
Västerhaninge borders the large Hanveden forest to the north, the Jor ...
.
Haninge Anchors HC began play in the 2013–14 season of
Division 2, the league where Haninge HF left off at the time of the merger. The newly formed club quickly promoted to the third-tier league
Hockeyettan
Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 season, the league consists of 46 teams divided geographically into four groups. Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation with HockeyAllsvenskan and D ...
in its first season, and will make their first Hockeyettan season in
2014–15.
References
External links
Official websiteClub profile on Eliteprospects.com
Sporting clubs in Stockholm
Ice hockey teams in Sweden
2013 establishments in Sweden
Ice hockey clubs established in 2013
Ice hockey teams in Stockholm County
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