ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
team based in
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The club was founded in 1998, replacing
Viking IK
Viking IK was an ice hockey team in Stavanger, Norway.
The club was originally a part of the multi-sports club IL Viking, but became independent in 1987. The club played in the arena Siddishallen
Stavanger Ishall, also known as Siddishallen is a ...
, which had folded in 1996. They played one season in the GET-ligaen, 1998-99. The team colors are blue and they play home matches in
Siddishallen
Stavanger Ishall, also known as Siddishallen is an indoor ice hockey arena in Stavanger, Norway. It was built in 1968, as only the second arena ice hockey venue in Norway, and has a capacity of 3,090 people.Rob Schistad
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Kyle McDonough
Kyle McDonough is an American ice hockey coach and former center who was an All-American for Vermont.
Career
McDonough was star for Vermont for four seasons in the later half of the 1980's. Despite low totals, he led the Catamounts in scoring a ...
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Tore Vikingstad
Tore Vikingstad (born 8 October 1975) is a retired Norwegian professional ice hockey player.
Career
Club career
He played for Viking and Stjernen in Norway, then Färjestad and Leksand in Sweden until 2001. He was selected by the St. Louis Blu ...
Stavanger Oilers
Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, commonly referred to as Stavanger Oilers, is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the Fjordkraftligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. As of 2018, it is the ...