Tromsø Hockey is an ice hockey team from

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

. Although under the

Norwegian Ice Hockey Association The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (in Norwegian language, Norwegian, ''Norges Ishockeyforbund'' (NIHF) is the governing body of all Ice hockey in Norway, ice hockey, sledge hockey and in-line hockey in Norway. NIHF has its office at Ullevaal ...

, the team plays in the

Swedish Ice Hockey Association The Swedish Ice Hockey Association () in Swedish, is an association of Swedish ice hockey clubs. It was established in Stockholm on 17 November 1922 by representatives from seven clubs. Before then, organized ice hockey in Sweden had been admi ...

's League 3.Norrbottens Ice Hockey Association
.(Swedish) The team was founded on 9 March 2004Brønnøysundregistrene
(Norwegian) but played in a league for the first time in 2011–2012. When the

(NIHA) wanted to include a professional team from

Northern Norway Northern Norway (, , ; ) is a geographical region of Norway, consisting of the three northernmost counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainland. Some of the largest towns in Northern Norway (from south to no ...

into the Norwegian league system, teams from

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rejected the proposal and threatened to withdraw due to increased travel. NIHA general secretary

Jon Haukeland Jon Norman Haukeland (born 18 March 1953) is a Norwegian ice hockey coach and administrator. He was the first sport director of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association, and was later its general secretary. He was central to establishment of player ...

felt it challenging to integrate Tromsø, and collaborated with the

and

Finnish Ice Hockey Association The Finnish Ice Hockey Association (, ) is the sport governing body, governing body of ice hockey in Finland. Since the late 1980s, Finland has enjoyed a period of success on the international stage and, , the Finland men's national ice hockey t ...

to find leagues for teams based on geography. There are age-specific teams at every level of which three teams participate in

and one team participates in an international league, the Barents Hockey League. The team's colors are blue and white. Current Season (2023-2024): Currently participating in the 2. divisjon. 2022-2023: Competed in the 2. divisjon, the fourth tier of Norwegian ice hockey. 2021-2022: Competed in the 2. divisjon. 2020-2021: The season was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in limited or no play for many teams, including Tromsø Hockey.

References

External links

Official websiteThe Norwegian Ice Hockey Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tromso Hockey Ice hockey teams in Norway Sport in Tromsø