Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, commonly referred to as Stavanger Oilers, is a Norwegian

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team based in

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. They currently play in the

Fjordkraftligaen Eliteserien, known as Fjordkraftligaen due to sponsorship, is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of promotion and relegation, in which the tw ...

, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. As of 2018, it is the only team in the league from western Norway. The Oilers play their home matches in DNB Arena.

History

Stavanger Oilers were established as a company team by Finnish expatriate workers in 2000.

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had traditionally been the dominant hockey club in

. The club's establishment was led by the Finnish businessman Hartti Kristola, who withdrew his economic support from

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to focus on Oilers. The club played their first official game in the autumn of 2001, with players from the higher divisions of Finnish hockey, as well as a number of former Norwegian national ice hockey team players. These played alongside amateur local players. Stavanger Oilers, starting at the bottom of the league system, went through the 2001/02 season unbeaten, scoring 304 goals. The club top scorer, Finnish forward

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, scored or assisted on 226 of them. In 2002/03 Oilers went through their first 18 games unbeaten. Ahead of the season, the team received more Finnish players, as well as two of

's players,

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and Thomas Kristensen. The club's first loss came away against Gjøvik Hockey, was followed by another loss the next day to the same team. Oilers also got beaten by local rivals Bergen IK, who were the first team to defeat Oilers in

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scored 150 points from Oilers 296 goals, and countrymen

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and Jarkko Ollikainen both scored more than 100 points. Promotion to the

GET-ligaen Eliteserien, known as Fjordkraftligaen due to sponsorship, is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of promotion and relegation, in which the tw ...

was secured following five victories in the qualification play-offs, with the only defeat coming against Bergen in a

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. Ahead of its first season in the

, more Finnish players and some young Norwegian players joined Oilers. At the start of the season the team beat Lillehammer 5–1 in the opening match, followed by a 10–0 away win at Manglerud Star in the second match. The first defeat came at home against fellow promoters Bergen. At the end of the season, Oilers finished sixth in the table. Again,

was the club top scorer, for the third season in a row. In the playoffs, Oilers beat

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by three games to one in the quarter finals, winning the final game in

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in front of a sell-out crowd of 2600 people in

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signed for Vålerenga and

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went to Swedish side

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. Both came back during the same seasons, after unsuccessful stints in their new clubs. Owner Hartti Kristola withdrew his financial backing, and a local business executive,

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, took over control of the club. Oilers' performances varied throughout the season, and after a loss against bottom side Bergen, Matti Riekkinen resigned as the team coach. He was replaced by Swede

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in January 2005. The team finished the season in seventh place, losing against Vålerenga in the play-off quarter-finals. Ahead of the 2005/06 season, Swedish players

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, Martin Johansson and

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were brought in, along with the Norwegian national team player

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. The club had its best season to date, finishing in fourth place in the

. In the playoffs, Oilers beat

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by four games to two in the quarter finals. In the semi finals against second-placed Stjernen, each team won their home games until Oilers decided the series through a 2–1 victory in the seventh and final game of the series, away at Stjernehallen. The first-ever play-off final featured a hockey team from

ended in a defeat in four straight games against Vålerenga. In the 2006/07 season, players joining included

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from Stjernen and Norwegian national team players Marius Trygg and Lars Peder Nagel. At the end of the season, they finished in third place, which was still the club's best result to date. This was the third time that a team from

had won the bronze medals in the league, with

winning the bronze twice in the past. At the end of the season, past players

and

were also honoured, as their respective shirt numbers, #7 and #22, were officially retired by the club. In the playoffs

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were beaten by four games to two in the quarter finals, while Oilers lost to

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by the same score-line in the semi finals. The club won the

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Season-by-season results

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Players

Current roster

Retired numbers

References

External links

* {{Champions Hockey League Ice hockey teams in Norway Sport in Stavanger GET-ligaen teams 2001 establishments in Norway Ice hockey clubs established in 2001 Kontinental Hockey League expansion teams