What league does Västerås IK play in?

Västerås IK play in the HockeyAllsvenskan.

When was Västerås IK founded?

Västerås IK was founded in 1999 in Västerås, SWE, Sweden.

Where is Västerås IK based?

Västerås IK is based in Västerås, SWE.

Who is the head coach of Västerås IK?

The head coach of Västerås IK is Per Bäckman.

Who is the captain of Västerås IK?

The captain of Västerås IK is Peter Popovic.

What arena does Västerås IK play in?

Västerås IK play their home games at ABB Arena Nord in Västerås, SWE.

Who is the general manager of Västerås IK?

The general manager of Västerås IK is Göran B. Lundberg.

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2005-2006 VIK Västerås HK Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Youth Team	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#39	Fredrik Eriksson (G)	46	1980	Kristinehamns HT	5'11"	198	L
	#30	Erik Ersberg (G)Loan	44	1982	Sala HK	6'0"	170	L
	#51	Johan Thalberg (G)	39	1987	Trångsunds IF	6'0"	183	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#24	Rikard Ekström (D)	48	1978	Hällefors IK	5'10"	172	L
	#72	Daniel Grillfors (D)	44	1982	Enköpings SK	6'0"	183	L
	#28	Jonas Leetma (D)	43	1983	Kungälvs IK	5'11"	203	R
	#77	David Lidström (D)	38	1988	Västerås IK	5'11"	192	L
	#19	Andreas Lindh (D)	48	1978	Västerås IK	6'1"	205	L
	#48	Jimmie Lindström (D/F)	49	1977	Timrå IK	5'10"	185	L
	#6	Dennis Persson (D)	38	1988	Nyköpings HK	6'1"	187	L
	#85	Robin Persson (D)	40	1985	Nyköpings HK	5'10"	201	L
	#34	Peter Popovic (D)"C"	58	1968	IFK Arboga	6'6"	231	L
	#82	Marcus Söderkvist (RW/D)	44	1982	Nittorps IK	5'9"	181	L
FORWARDS
	#8	Mikael Backlund (C/LW)	37	1989	Västerås IK	6'0"	207	L
	#2	Patrik Berglund (C)	38	1988	Västerås IK	6'4"	236	L
	#26	Per Gustafsson (C)	49	1977	Västerås IK	5'9"	187	L
	#80	Stefan Holmgren (LW/C)	46	1980	Västerås IK	6'0"	196	L
	#10	Fredrik Johansson (C)	42	1984	Munkedals BK	6'0"	179	L
	#55	Patrik Juhlin (RW)	56	1970	Västerås IK	6'0"	207	L
	#29	Niklas Lihagen (C)	42	1983	Örebro IK	6'5"	231	R
	#11	Tobias Lundqvist (C)	51	1974	Surahammars IF	6'1"	198	L
	#9	Mattias Lööf (F)	53	1972	Bälinge IF	6'0"	198	R
	#15	Fredrik Nilsson (C)	55	1971	IFK Tumba	6'2"	198	L
	#18	Andreas Nordfeldt (C)	40	1986	Fagersta AIK	5'10"	187	L
	#21	Kalle Olsson (LW)	41	1985	Munkedals BK	6'0"	185	L
	#77	Mikael Romö (RW)	48	1977	Nolby IK	6'1"	196	L
	#35	Patrik Zetterberg (LW)	55	1971	Västerås IK	5'10"	183	L

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2005-2006 VIK Västerås HK Staff

Head CoachPer Bäckman
Asst. CoachTorbjörn Lilja
General ManagerGöran B. Lundberg

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2005-2006 VIK Västerås HK Captains

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2005-2006 Västerås IK Demographics

Västerås IK Facts

Plays in: HockeyAllsvenskan
Team Colors: -
Town: Västerås, SWE Map
Founded: 1999

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Nationalities

27 players

Experience

VIK Västerås HK: 3 403 GP
NHL: 544 GP
WC: 17 GP
OG: 8 GP
SHL: 1 807 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 817 GP
Liiga: 207 GP
AHL: 92 GP
DEL: 443 GP
NL: 294 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Västerås IK U18 (U18 Region)
Västerås IK U20 (U20 Nationell)

Arena Information

Arena Name: ABB Arena Nord
Location: Västerås, SWE
Capacity: 4 902
Construction Year: 2007

Västerås IK Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/19/2026 04:00 PM UTC	BIK Karlskoga	Västerås IK	-	HockeyAllsvenskan
09/18/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Västerås IK	Almtuna IS	-	HockeyAllsvenskan
03/21/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Västerås IK	IF Troja-Ljungby	4 - 3	HockeyAllsvenskan
03/19/2026 06:00 PM UTC	IF Troja-Ljungby	Västerås IK	4 - 3 (OT 65:50)	HockeyAllsvenskan
03/17/2026 06:00 PM UTC	IF Troja-Ljungby	Västerås IK	3 - 4	HockeyAllsvenskan

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Rasmus Korhonen (G)

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Niklas Folin (D)

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08/03/2026

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Malte Sjögren (F)

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Max Karlsson (F)

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Oscar Birgersson (F)

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Adam Arvedson (D)

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Västerås IK History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Västerås IK
2026-2027	HA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	HA	52	13	28	-	4	7	125	155	54	1.04	13	Saved in relegation
2024-2025	HA	52	15	28	-	4	5	121	164	58	1.12	10	Eighth Final Loss
2023-2024	HA	52	17	26	-	4	5	154	177	64	1.23	11	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	HA	52	17	24	-	5	6	143	168	67	1.29	9	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	HA	52	25	20	-	6	1	164	136	88	1.69	5	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	HA	52	18	19	-	10	5	137	141	79	1.52	7	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	HA	52	22	17	-	5	8	150	142	84	1.62	5	Promotion Play Cancelled
2018-2019	HA	52	26	17	-	6	3	155	126	93	1.79	3	Promotion Play
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2017-2018	Kvalserien AS	10	5	3	-	1	1	28	24	18	1.8	2	Promoted
	HockeyEttan	18	11	5	-	2	0	49	36	37	2.06	3	Kvalserien AS
	HockeyEttan	22	16	3	-	3	0	89	35	54	2.45	1	-
2016-2017	Kvalserien AS	10	3	4	-	3	0	23	28	15	1.5	4	Relegated
	HA	52	17	25	-	4	6	114	142	65	1.25	13	Relegated
2015-2016	HA	52	20	20	-	3	9	147	148	75	1.44	9	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	HA	52	28	14	-	4	6	144	116	98	1.88	1	Promotion Play
2013-2014	Kvalserien SHL	10	2	6	-	1	1	19	34	9	0.9	6	-
	HA	52	26	13	-	9	4	134	104	100	1.92	2	Kvalserien SHL
2012-2013	Kvalserien SHL	10	3	5	-	1	1	19	23	12	1.2	4	-
	HA	52	28	15	-	5	4	146	110	98	1.88	3	Kvalserien SHL
2011-2012	HA	52	29	16	-	1	6	157	116	95	1.83	4	Promotion Play
2010-2011	HA	52	26	17	-	2	7	150	119	89	1.71	5	Promotion Play
2009-2010	HA	52	21	23	-	3	5	138	138	74	1.42	8	-
2008-2009	Kvalserien SHL	10	2	6	-	1	1	29	40	9	0.9	6	-
	HA	45	24	13	-	2	6	172	128	82	1.82	3	Kvalserien SHL
2007-2008	Kvalserien SHL	10	1	9	0	0	0	15	46	3	0.3	6	-
	HA	45	24	14	3	1	4	143	110	80	1.78	5	Kvalserien SHL
2006-2007	HA	45	27	11	3	0	4	156	109	88	1.96	4	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	HA	42	13	13	7	4	5	110	99	59	1.4	9	-
VIK Hockey Ungdom
2004-2005	Allsvenskan	32	18	7	5	1	1	105	71	62	1.94	5	-

Västerås IK Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1973-1974	Stjärncupen	5	1	4	0	-	-	18	33	2	0.4	6	-
1972-1973	Stjärncupen	5	0	5	0	-	-	15	34	0	0	6	-
1971-1972	Stjärncupen	5	1	4	0	-	-	10	28	2	0.4	5	-
1970-1971	Stjärncupen	5	1	4	0	-	-	14	23	2	0.4	6	-
1969-1970	Stjärncupen	5	1	3	1	-	-	18	33	3	0.6	6	-
1966-1967	Ahearne Cup	6	0	4	2	-	-	18	41	2	0.33	4	Did not make playoffs
1965-1966	Spengler Cup	4	3	1	0	-	-	17	11	6	1.5	2	No playoffs held

Västerås IK Retired Numbers

Västerås IK Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Alexander Lindelöf (D)	2026-2027	Aalborg Pirates	Metal Ligaen	2	0	4	4	2
2.	Rasmus Asplund (F)	2026-2027	HC Davos	Champions HL	2	1	2	3	0
3.	Mathias From (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	3	2	0	2	0
4.	Filip Karlsson (F)	2026-2027	Rungsted Seier Capital	Metal Ligaen	2	1	1	2	0
5.	Kalle Östman (F)	2026-2027	Sport	Liiga	3	1	1	2	2
6.	Jacob Hayhurst (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	4	1	1	2	0
7.	Oskar Kvist (F)	2026-2027	Aalborg Pirates	Metal Ligaen	2	0	2	2	0
8.	Jared Dmytriw (F)	2026-2027	Herning Blue Fox	Champions HL	2	0	2	2	0
9.	Simon Åkerström (D)	2026-2027	Sport	Liiga	4	0	2	2	0
10.	Dennis Rasmussen (F)	2026-2027	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	2	1	0	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	24.88
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	24.66
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	23.88
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	24.39
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.00

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Fredrik Johansson (F)	605	141	191	332
2.	Anders Berglund (F)	278	122	185	307
3.	Patrik Juhlin (F)	409	141	164	305
4.	Stefan Hellkvist (F)	392	137	160	297
5.	Uno Öhrlund (F)	236	207	82	289

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Uno Öhrlund (F)	236	207	82	289
2.	Fredrik Johansson (F)	605	141	191	332
3.	Patrik Juhlin (F)	409	141	164	305
4.	Stefan Hellkvist (F)	392	137	160	297
5.	Claes Lindblom (F)	408	124	153	277

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jimmie Jansson Lorek (D)	480	62	196	258
2.	Fredrik Johansson (F)	605	141	191	332
3.	Anders Berglund (F)	278	122	185	307
4.	Patrik Juhlin (F)	409	141	164	305
5.	Stefan Hellkvist (F)	392	137	160	297

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Andreas Lindh (D)	479	29	95	1054
2.	Stefan Holmgren (F)	307	64	140	613
3.	Marcus Söderkvist (D)	652	59	189	551
4.	Henrik Nordfeldt (F)	412	78	174	424
5.	Jonas Finn Olsson (F)	239	55	118	402

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marcus Söderkvist (D)	652	59	130	189
2.	Fredrik Johansson (F)	605	141	191	332
3.	Jimmie Jansson Lorek (D)	480	62	196	258
4.	Andreas Lindh (D)	479	29	66	95
5.	Henrik Nordfeldt (F)	412	78	106	174

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ali Burkhanov (F)	10	10	20	2.00
2.	Lars Hurtig (F)	31	33	57	1.84
3.	Pär Arlbrandt (F)	42	28	77	1.83
4.	Vadim Molotilov (F)	10	8	17	1.70
5.	Niklas Olausson (F)	44	15	71	1.61

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Pär Arlbrandt (F)	2008-2009	42	28	77
2.	Niklas Olausson (F)	2008-2009	44	15	71
3.	Claes Lindblom (F)	2000-2001	32	28	67
4.	Broc Little (F)	2011-2012	51	35	66
5.	Lars Hurtig (F)	1984-1985	31	33	57

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Broc Little (F)	2011-2012	51	35	66
2.	Uno Öhrlund (F)	1964-1965	27	34	47
3.	Lars Hurtig (F)	1984-1985	31	33	57
4.	Jari Viitala (F)	1984-1985	31	31	48
5.	Uno Öhrlund (F)	1963-1964	20	31	41

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Niklas Olausson (F)	2008-2009	44	56	71
2.	Pär Arlbrandt (F)	2008-2009	42	49	77
3.	Claes Lindblom (F)	2000-2001	32	39	67
4.	Mikael Frycklund (F)	2021-2022	44	34	50
5.	Konstantin Komarek (F)	2023-2024	48	34	50

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Andreas Lindh (D)	2003-2004	44	12	144
2.	Andreas Lindh (D)	2004-2005	38	11	142
3.	Emil Axelsson (D)	2007-2008	44	5	139
4.	Viktor Mårtensson (F)	2010-2011	48	4	138
5.	Denis Chervyakov (D)	1999-2000	33	2	136