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SønderjyskE Ishockey
SonderjyskE logo
City Vojens, Denmark
League Metal Ligaen
Founded January 1, 2004
Home arena Frøs Arena
cap. 5,000 (2,000 seats)
Colors Lightblue, black, white
              
General manager Flag of Denmark Kim Lykkeskov
Head coach Flag of Canada Mario Simioni
Captain Flag of Canada MacGregor Sharp

Website
www.soenderjyske.dk
Franchise history
1963–1997 Vojens Ishockey Klub
1997–2003 Vojens Lions
2003–2004 IK Sønderjylland
2004–present SønderjyskE Ishockey

SønderjyskE (Ice hockey) is a professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Metal Ligaen. The team is part of SønderjyskE which is a sports umbrella with football, handball and ice hockey teams. The team plays home games in Vojens, a small town in the southernmost part of Jutland. SønderjyskE is the only team in Denmark which home arena has a narrow sized rink (common in North America and the NHL), whereas all other rinks in the country are standard IIHF sized rinks. Most of the club's foreign players are also originating from North America. SønderjyskE Ishockey Support is the fan club and the biggest icehockey fan club in Denmark with more than 800 members.

History[]

Vojens Ishockey Klub (VIK) was founded January 5, 1963 by Jens Peder Hansen on Fuglesøen, at that time an icy lake in Vojens. In 25 years Jens Peder Hansen ran the club as chairman. In the early years he was goalie and later coach for the elite team.

In 1965 the club was promoted to the top league in Denmark - 1. Division. In 1973 the club started to play indoor in the new Vojens Skøjtehal. After winning 3 championships with key players as Egon Kahl, Steen Schou, and George Galbraith, the club began to struggle in the 1980s and was relegated in 1987. Promotion in 1989 was followed by relegation the next year, but since 1992 the club has played in the top league in Denmark. Since 2004 as part of the SønderjyskE organisation.

SønderjyskE as an organisation was formed in 2004. In the 2003-04 season the hockey club was named IK Sønderjylland, from 1997 to 2003 Vojens Lions and prior to this Vojens Ishockey Klub (founded 1963). VIK still is the owner of the league license and runs the amateur teams in the club. In January 2011 the team moved to the new Syd Energi Arena (5,000 spectators, in 2018 named Frøs Arena) that is built in connection to their secondary arena Vojens Skøjtehal (2,300).[1]

SE Arena

Home ice of the SønderjyskE ice hockey team

The top goalscorer in the club is Egon Kahl. Kim Lykkeskov is the record holder for most games played (811 games). Former goalie Alfie Michaud has picked up several club records and in 2010 a Danish league record for time played without goals against. Alfie Michaud managed to play 360 minutes and 58 seconds without any goals against.

Achievements[]

Danish Championship
Gold (9 titles): 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15
Silver: (1 placing) 2018-19
Bronze: (7 placings) 1968-69, 1970-71, 1977-78, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2011-12

Danish Cup
Winners (3 titles): 2009-10, 2010–11, 2012-13
Runner-up (2 placings): 1998-99, 2014–15

Se Arena inside

Inside Frøs Arena

Continental Cup
Gold (1 title): 2019-20
Bronze (1 placing): 2010-11

Champions Hockey League
Group Phase (2 placings): 2014-15, 2015-16
Round of 32 (1 placing): 2020-21

Players[]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
31 Flag of Denmark Galbraith, PatrickPatrick Galbraith

G L 38 2018 Vojens, Denmark
95 Flag of Denmark Henriksen, NicolajNicolaj Henriksen

G L 28 2019 Esbjerg, Denmark
3 Flag of Finland Silfver, ChristianChristian Silfver

D L 32 2018 Helsinki, Finland
5 Flag of the United States Little, MikeMike Little

 (A)

D R 36 2019 Enfield, Connecticut
7 Flag of Denmark Lyø, RasmusRasmus Lyø

D L 29 2018 Odense, Denmark
18 Flag of Denmark Hansen, DanielDaniel Hansen

D L 29 2011 Vojens, Denmark
22 Flag of Denmark Galbraith, DanielDaniel Galbraith

D L 32 2011 Vojens, Denmark
56 Flag of Denmark Gatz, OliverOliver Gatz

D L 25 2019 Aalborg, Denmark
59 Flag of Slovenia Vidmar, LukaLuka Vidmar

D R 37 2020 Ljubljana, Slovenia
67 Flag of Denmark Diedrichsen, KasperKasper Diedrichsen

D L 22 2019 Vojens, Denmark
68 Flag of Denmark Holzmann, AndreasAndreas Holzmann

D L 22 2018 Vojens, Denmark
76 Flag of Finland Mäkinen, KonstaKonsta Mäkinen

D L 32 2019 Tampere, Finland
Flag of Denmark Boysen, WilliamWilliam Boysen

RW L 26 2020 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
4 Flag of Denmark Vedel, YannickYannick Vedel

W L 29 2020 Gentofte, Denmark
11 Flag of Denmark Nielsen, DanielDaniel Nielsen

LW L 25 2019 Vojens, Denmark
16 Flag of Canada Sharp, MacGregorMacGregor Sharp

 (C)

C/LW L 25 2019 Vancouver, British Columbia
17 Flag of Denmark Bjerrum, FrederikFrederik Bjerrum

RW L 28 2015 Esbjerg, Denmark
19 Flag of Denmark Eskildsen, MartinMartin Eskildsen

LW L 28 2015 Vojens, Denmark
21 Flag of Denmark Førster, AndersAnders Førster

C/LW L 35 2015 Gentofte, Denmark
29 Flag of the United States Lane, PhilPhil Lane

RW R 31 2019 Rochester, New York
47 Flag of Canada Maylan, JustinJustin Maylan

C R 33 2019 Calgary, Alberta
60 Flag of Denmark Frank, SteffenSteffen Frank

 (A)

W L 34 2017 Haderslev, Denmark
61 Flag of Denmark Biel, AndersAnders Biel

C/RW L 22 2018 Vojens, Denmark
62 Flag of Denmark Hansen, MathiasMathias Hansen

W L 22 2018 Vojens, Denmark
86 Flag of Canada MacDonald, JoshJosh MacDonald

W L 29 2019 London, Ontario

Updated June 4, 2020.[2]

Coaches[]

Nationality Name Role Place of birth
Flag of Canada Mario Simioni Head Coach Canada
Flag of Denmark Jan Jensen Asst. Coach Denmark

Updated October 26, 2019.[3]

Notable players[]

Notable coaches[]

References[]

  1. SønderjyskE team info, eliteprospects. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
  2. SønderjyskE - Team 2019-20. Retrieved on June 4, 2020.
  3. SønderjyskE - Team 2019-20. Retrieved on October 26, 2019.
  • Søvsø, Michael og Per Jessen: Vojens på isen - en krønike om et ishockeyhold (2008). <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css" />ISBN 978-87-992827-0-8.
  • Søvsø, Michael og Per Jessen: Vojens på isen - Den nye æra (2017). <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css" />ISBN 978-87-97024-60-7.
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