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| In five seasons, the club has been promoted three times. They have failed only once to achieve promotion to a higher league in the Swedish ice hockey system when it was available, as league restructuring prevented their immediate rise to ] for the 2010–11 season. Given this success, the club chose to rejoin the ] umbrella organization and retake the name "Hammarby IF". This change was approved on 30 May 2013.<ref name="Rejoined Hammarby IF organization">Norsberg, Linus. Aftonbladet. "Nu kan fansens klubb bli Hammarby IF igen". </ref><ref>Sunnervik, Linus. Expressen. "Hammarby hockey är på väg att återuppstå". </ref><ref></ref> | In five seasons, the club has been promoted three times. They have failed only once to achieve promotion to a higher league in the Swedish ice hockey system when it was available, as league restructuring prevented their immediate rise to ] for the 2010–11 season. Given this success, the club chose to rejoin the ] umbrella organization and retake the name "Hammarby IF". This change was approved on 30 May 2013.<ref name="Rejoined Hammarby IF organization">Norsberg, Linus. Aftonbladet. "Nu kan fansens klubb bli Hammarby IF igen". </ref><ref>Sunnervik, Linus. Expressen. "Hammarby hockey är på väg att återuppstå". </ref><ref></ref> | ||
| The club currently uses ]'s home ice, ], but has also played home matches at ] on ] and ] in the southern suburbs, and also currently plays one game annually at ], the 8000-seat arena which the former ] for many years called their home arena. Even before its bankruptcy, Hammarby Hockey was searching for a place to run all of its professional and ] programs under one roof.<ref></ref> That search continues for the new Hammarby Hockey club, which has submitted papers to municipal authorities to build its own arena in the southern suburb of ], to avoid the difficulties of sharing ice time with many other clubs in other places.<ref></ref> | The club currently uses ]'s home ice, ], but has also played home matches at ] on ] and ] in the southern suburbs, and also currently plays one game annually at ], the 8000-seat arena which the former ] for many years called their home arena. Even before its bankruptcy, Hammarby Hockey was searching for a place to run all of its professional and ] programs under one roof.<ref></ref> That search continues for the new Hammarby Hockey club, which has submitted papers to municipal authorities to build its own arena in the southern suburb of ], to avoid the difficulties of sharing ice time with many other clubs in other places.<ref></ref> | ||
| Aside from its main supporter club, ], other supporter clubs of Hammarby Hockey include ], ], ], ], and ]. | Aside from its main supporter club, ], other supporter clubs of Hammarby Hockey include ], ], ], ], and ]. | ||
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| Hammarby IF began playing ice hockey in February 1921, though at first the hockey team consisted of members of Hammarby's bandy club. That club would become a giant in early Swedish ice hockey, winning the Swedish championships 8 times (1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1951) and playing 42 seasons in Sweden's highest hockey league (most recently 1984-85). The club through its entire history played in the first two tiers of Swedish ice hockey. Hammarby's final season before the bankruptcy in 2008 was played in ]. |
Hammarby IF began playing ice hockey in February 1921, though at first the hockey team consisted of members of Hammarby's bandy club. That club would become a giant in early Swedish ice hockey, winning the Swedish championships 8 times (1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1951) and playing 42 seasons in Sweden's highest hockey league (most recently 1984-85). The club through its entire history played in the first two tiers of Swedish ice hockey. Hammarby's final season before the bankruptcy in 2008 was played in ]. | ||
| In the 2000s, the club flirted with demotion from HockeyAllsvenskan several times. They had experienced arena-trouble, as Hovet was becoming too expensive.<ref>Sveriges Radio: 17 September 2005</ref> In October 2007, the club had racked up a debt of over 4 million SEK.<ref>Aftonbladet: . 4 October 2007</ref> By February 2008, the choice was to play in third-tier league or file for bankruptcy, as the club was in a demotion spot in the standings and they announced that they were in no position to participate in the tournament to defend their spot in HockeyAllsvenskan. At that point, ], a hockey club from the nearby Stockholm suburb of ], was considering joining the Hammarby IF organization.<ref>Dagens Nyheter: "Hammarby Avstår Kvalserien". 28 February 2008.</ref> Hammarby IF Hockey declared bankruptcy on 14 April 2008, after 87 years of hockey under the name of "Hammarby IF".<ref>Svenska Fans: . 16 April 2008.</ref> At the same time, a group of supporters were planning on starting a new hockey club named "Bajen Hockey IF", that would rebuild from the bottom of the Swedish hockey system.<ref>Svenska Fans: . 15 May 2008.</ref> | In the 2000s, the club flirted with demotion from HockeyAllsvenskan several times. They had experienced arena-trouble, as Hovet was becoming too expensive.<ref>Sveriges Radio: 17 September 2005</ref> In October 2007, the club had racked up a debt of over 4 million SEK.<ref>Aftonbladet: . 4 October 2007</ref> By February 2008, the choice was to play in third-tier league or file for bankruptcy, as the club was in a demotion spot in the standings and they announced that they were in no position to participate in the tournament to defend their spot in HockeyAllsvenskan. At that point, ], a hockey club from the nearby Stockholm suburb of ], was considering joining the Hammarby IF organization.<ref>Dagens Nyheter: "Hammarby Avstår Kvalserien". 28 February 2008.</ref> Hammarby IF Hockey declared bankruptcy on 14 April 2008, after 87 years of hockey under the name of "Hammarby IF".<ref>Svenska Fans: . 16 April 2008.</ref> At the same time, a group of supporters were planning on starting a new hockey club named "Bajen Hockey IF", that would rebuild from the bottom of the Swedish hockey system.<ref>Svenska Fans: . 15 May 2008.</ref> | ||
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For the defunct former organization, see Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008). For other departments of the club, see Hammarby IF (disambiguation). Ice hockey team in Stockholm, Sweden| Hammarby IF | |
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| City |  Stockholm, Sweden |
| League | Division 1 (as of the 2013–14 season) |
| Division | 1D |
| Founded | 2008 (2008) |
| Home arena | LW-Hallen |
| Colours | Green, white |
| Head coach | Tommy Boustedt |
| Website | www |
| Franchise history | |
| 2008-13 | Bajen Fans IF |
Hammarby IF Ishockeyförening ("Hammarby IF Ice Hockey Club", or simply Hammarby Hockey) is an ice hockey club founded as "Bajen Fans IF" in 2008 by supporters of the previous incarnation of Hammarby Hockey which went bankrupt that same year. The club is competing in Division 1, the third-tier of Swedish men's ice hockey, as of the 2013–14 season.
In five seasons, the club has been promoted three times. They have failed only once to achieve promotion to a higher league in the Swedish ice hockey system when it was available, as league restructuring prevented their immediate rise to Division 2 for the 2010–11 season. Given this success, the club chose to rejoin the Hammarby IF umbrella organization and retake the name "Hammarby IF". This change was approved on 30 May 2013.
The club currently uses MB-Hockey's home ice, LW-Hallen, but has also played home matches at Zinkensdamms IP on Södermalm and Kärrtorps IP in the southern suburbs, and also currently plays one game annually at Hovet, the 8000-seat arena which the former Hammarby Hockey for many years called their home arena. Even before its bankruptcy, Hammarby Hockey was searching for a place to run all of its professional and youth programs under one roof. That search continues for the new Hammarby Hockey club, which has submitted papers to municipal authorities to build its own arena in the southern suburb of Kärrtorp, to avoid the difficulties of sharing ice time with many other clubs in other places.
Aside from its main supporter club, Bajen Fans, other supporter clubs of Hammarby Hockey include Bamsingarna, Ultra Boys, Hammarby Ultras, Söder Bröder, and Bara Bajare.
Overview
Previous Hammarby Hockey club
Main article: Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008)
Hammarby IF began playing ice hockey in February 1921, though at first the hockey team consisted of members of Hammarby's bandy club. That club would become a giant in early Swedish ice hockey, winning the Swedish championships 8 times (1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1951) and playing 42 seasons in Sweden's highest hockey league (most recently 1984-85). The club through its entire history played in the first two tiers of Swedish ice hockey. Hammarby's final season before the bankruptcy in 2008 was played in HockeyAllsvenskan.
In the 2000s, the club flirted with demotion from HockeyAllsvenskan several times. They had experienced arena-trouble, as Hovet was becoming too expensive. In October 2007, the club had racked up a debt of over 4 million SEK. By February 2008, the choice was to play in third-tier league or file for bankruptcy, as the club was in a demotion spot in the standings and they announced that they were in no position to participate in the tournament to defend their spot in HockeyAllsvenskan. At that point, Nacka HK, a hockey club from the nearby Stockholm suburb of Nacka, was considering joining the Hammarby IF organization. Hammarby IF Hockey declared bankruptcy on 14 April 2008, after 87 years of hockey under the name of "Hammarby IF". At the same time, a group of supporters were planning on starting a new hockey club named "Bajen Hockey IF", that would rebuild from the bottom of the Swedish hockey system.
Hammarby Hockey (formerly Bajen Fans Hockey)
The idea of saving Hammarby's hockey legacy by starting a new supporter-based club was started during a car ride home from one of Hammarby's last away matches. The club began play in the 2008–09 season, starting in the Division 4, the lowest tier of Swedish ice hockey for men. Bajen Fans Hockey won 15 out of 16 games in their inaugural season and quickly promoted to the Division 3 as they won their division. The team spent their inaugural Division 3 season, 2009–10, in the Stockholm södra (southern) section. The team won all their 24 games and thus ended first in their section, which would have meant a promotion to division 3 A. For quite some years division 3 in practical terms had been divided into "two divisions in one", consisting of division 3 A with the twelve best teams and division 3 north and south with twelve more teams each below, with promotion and relegation in between. This was, however, the last season with this system. Had it been kept, Bajen Fans would have been promoted to the division 3 A, but due to this league restructuring the remaining (fewer) teams in the league were now only to be divided into a north and a south section, with Bajen Fans now in the northern one. The team once again won all their games and also their section, and as a result, they reached the 2011 Kvalserien qualification tournament for the Division 2. With 4 wins and an undefeated streak in 6 games, the team promoted to the fourth-tier league Division 2 for the 2010–11 season. The team was placed in the Stockholm södra section of the Division 2. They failed to promote to Division 1 in 2011–12, but managed to do so in the 2012–13 season. In May 2013, the club rejoined the Hammarby IF umbrella organization and retook the name "Hammarby Hockey". The club will play in the third-tier league Division 1 for the 2013–14 season.
Season-by-season
| Year | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
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| 2008–09 | Tier 7 | Division 4 Västra | 1st | 15–0–1 |  Promoted to Division 3
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| 2009–10 | Tier 6 | Division 3 Södra | 1st | 24–0–0 | League restructuring: Hammarby promoted to Division 3A, which was abolished prior to 2010–11 |
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| 2010–11 | Tier 5 | Division 3 Norra | 1st | 22–0–0 | |||
| Division 2 qualifier | 1st | 4–2–0 | 292 | Promoted to Division 2
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| 2011–12 | Tier 4 | Division 2 Södra | 1st | 9–1–2–2 | 231 | ||
| Alltvåan | 3rd | 11–1–3–6 | 1,006 | ||||
| Division 1 qualifier D | 3rd | 1–1–1–3 | 249 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Tier 4 | Division 2 Södra | 1st | 11–1–1–1 | 220 | ||
| Alltvåan | 3rd | 12–1–3–5 | 919 | ||||
| Division 1 qualifier D | 1st | 5–0–1–0 | 350 | Promoted to Division 1
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| 2013–14 | Tier 3 | Division 1D | 7th | 9–1–2–15 | 302 | First season as "Hammarby Hockey" | |
| 1D continuation | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
2013–14 roster
As of 3 July 2013
References
- Käck, Andreas. Aftonbladet. "De ökade takten – i ett helt dygn"
- ^ Norsberg, Linus. Aftonbladet. "Nu kan fansens klubb bli Hammarby IF igen".
- Sunnervik, Linus. Expressen. "Hammarby hockey är på väg att återuppstå".
- Bengtsson, Jan. Svenska Dagbladet. "Hammarby vill lämna Hovet"
- Sveriges Radio: Hammarby Hockey kan tvingas lämna Hovet 17 September 2005
- Aftonbladet: Hammarby Hockey begärs i konkurs. 4 October 2007
- Dagens Nyheter: "Hammarby Avstår Kvalserien". 28 February 2008.
- Svenska Fans: Hammarby Ishockey i konkurs. 16 April 2008.
- Svenska Fans: En hockeyförening bildas - Bajen Hockey IF. 15 May 2008.
- HIF Hockey Historia: 2008/2009.
- ^ "Hammarbys hockeyhistoria".
- ^ "Official Statistics". Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
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