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 Thomas Paananen.

Who is the captain of Västerås IK?

The captain of Västerås IK is Jimmie Jansson Lorek.

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 Patrik Zetterberg.

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Västerås IK were 31-20-1 in the 2021-22 HockeyAllsvenskan season with 88 points, 5th overall.

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2021-2022 Västerås IK Roster

Västerås IK — 2021-2022 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Youth Team	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Ian Blomquist (G)	23	2003	Härryda HC	6'2"	190	R
	#1	Markus Ekholm Rosén (G)Loan	29	1997	IFK Ore	6'4"	212	L
	#1	Jonas Eneroth (G)Loan	29	1997	Almtuna IS	5'11"	192	L
	#37	Johan Gustafsson (G)	34	1992	Köping HC	6'2"	196	L
	#33	Linus Ryttar (G)	30	1996	Hässelby-Kälvesta SK	6'0"	185	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#55	Simon Fernholm (D)	32	1994	Huddinge IK	6'6"	205	L
	#61	Daniel Gunnarsson (D)"A"	34	1992	Köping HC	6'4"	207	R
	#18	David Göransson (D)	23	2002	Grums IK	6'0"	183	L
	#8	Linus Jacobsson (D)	24	2002	Vallentuna BK	6'2"	187	L
	#6	Jimi Jalonen (D)	30	1996	Nikkarit	5'11"	194	R
	#10	Jimmie Jansson Lorek (D)"C"	32	1994	VIK Västerås HK Ungdom	6'2"	201	L
	#77	Ludvig Jardeskog (D)	31	1995	Tyringe SoSS	6'2"	201	L
	#18	Gustav Lagerlöf (D)	24	2002	VIK Västerås HK Ungdom	6'0"	201	L
	#8	Johan Norberg (D)	24	2002	IK Oskarshamn	6'2"	198	L
	#8	Karl Persman (D)	23	2003	Nora HC	6'7"	227	L
	#47	Logan Roe (D)	34	1991		6'4"	218	L
	#52	August Tornberg (D)	34	1992	Björns IF	6'4"	214	R
	#3	Ludvig Östman (D)	27	1999	Borlänge HF	5'11"	176	L
FORWARDS
	#93	Ilya Arkalov (W/C)	32	1993	Spartak Moskva	6'2"	201	L
	#25	Marcus Bergman (LW/RW)	33	1992	Hovås HC	6'3"	205	L
	#90	Alexander Dahlberg (C)	24	2002	Södertälje SK	5'11"	176	R
	#20	Mathias From (LW/RW)	28	1997	Frederikshavn IK	6'2"	201	R
	#9	Mikael Frycklund (C)"A"	33	1993	VIK Västerås HK Ungdom	6'2"	225	L
	#8	Hugo Frylén (RW)	23	2003	Järfälla HC	6'3"	205	L
	#71	Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov (RW)	32	1994	SKA St. Petersburg	6'0"	194	L
	#13	Mikael Hakkarainen (C)	28	1998	Jokerit	6'0"	194	L
	#14	Jesper Johansson (RW/C)	33	1993	Skellefteå AIK	6'1"	174	R
	#79	Gabriel Kangas (C/LW)	23	2003	IFK Täby	5'11"	183	L
	#16	Filip Karlsson (C/LW)	30	1996	Rögle BK	5'10"	185	L
	#90	Alexandre Lavoie (C/RW)	33	1992		5'11"	183	R
	#18	Marcus Lindström (C)	23	2003	Västerås IK	6'0"	174	L
	#56	Alexander Lunsjö (LW)	29	1996	Helsingborgs HC	5'9"	181	L
	#18	Gustav Norén (C)	23	2003	Örebro HUF	5'11"	172	L
	#19	Alexander Rauchenwald (C)	33	1993	Villacher SV	5'10"	190	L
	#19	Niklas Rigelius (LW/RW)	31	1995	Hässelby-Kälvesta SK	6'0"	190	L
	#40	Isac Skedung (C)	29	1997	Sala HK	6'1"	190	L
	#11	Anton Svensson (RW)"A"	33	1993	Södertälje SK	5'9"	183	L
	#18	Erik Thorwalls (C/RW)	24	2002	HV71	6'0"	179	L
	#15	Filip Wiberg (C/RW)	24	2002	IF Sundsvall Hockey	6'3"	231	R
	#17	William Wikman (LW/RW)	29	1997	IFK Täby	5'11"	192	L
	#28	Lukas Zetterberg (RW)	29	1997	VIK Västerås HK Ungdom	6'1"	203	R
Position: G: 4, D: 10, F: 19Av Age: 25.94 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 196 lbsCompare with other teams »

2021-2022 Västerås IK Staff

Head CoachThomas Paananen
Asst. CoachPatrik Fagerlund
Goaltending CoachPatrik Sjöström
General ManagerPatrik Zetterberg
Equipment ManagerTobias Hansson
Equipment ManagerMio Schilcher

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2021-2022 Västerås IK Captains

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Jimmie Jansson Lorek

"A"

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Västerås IK Facts

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

2021-2022 Västerås IK Roster Facts

Nationalities

32 players
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Experience

Västerås IK: 2 594 GP
WC: 25 GP
SHL: 1 093 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 3 737 GP
Liiga: 128 GP
KHL: 476 GP
AHL: 113 GP
DEL: 57 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

Västerås IK — 2021-2022 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/09/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Västerås IK	Nybro Vikings IF	-	HockeyAllsvenskan
10/07/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Västerås IK	Östersunds IK	-	HockeyAllsvenskan
10/02/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Västerås IK	IK Oskarshamn	5 - 1	HockeyAllsvenskan
09/30/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Leksands IF	Västerås IK	3 - 7	HockeyAllsvenskan
09/28/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Västerås IK	Kalmar HC	2 - 3 (OT 60:51)	HockeyAllsvenskan

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Latest Transactions

Västerås IK — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Oscar Lundin (D)	Mariestad BoIS	Details
09/08/2026	Confirmed	joining	Lukas Zetterberg (F)	Pelicans	Details
08/20/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Oskar Kvist (F)	Aalborg Pirates	Details
08/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Rasmus Korhonen (G)	KalPa	Details
08/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Niklas Folin (D)	Aalborg Pirates	Details
08/03/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Malte Sjögren (F)	Karlskrona HK	Details
08/01/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Max Karlsson (F)	Vimmerby HC	Details
07/29/2026	Extension		Oscar Birgersson (F)		Details

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Västerås IK History and Standings

Västerås IK — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Västerås IK
2026-2027	HA	7	2	4	-	0	1	21	23	7	1	10	-
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
VIK Västerås HK
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

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

Västerås IK — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonas Liwing (D)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	3	7	13	20	-
2.	Jacob Hayhurst (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	9	4	8	12	0
3.	Daniel Öhrn (F)	2026-2027	Östersunds IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	6	3	8	11	8
4.	Jonas Emmerdahl (D)	2026-2027	Mid Ice Crisis	IAHL	2	8	2	10	-
5.	Olle Norberg (D)	2026-2027	Östersunds IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	7	1	8	9	2
6.	Jan Urbas (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	7	4	4	8	4
7.	Robert Lantosi (F)	2026-2027	HC Motor České Budějovice	Extraliga	8	1	7	8	2
8.	Shane Gersich (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	7	5	2	7	4
9.	Markus Ljungh (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	DEL	6	4	3	7	8
10.	Gustav Lindberg (F)	2026-2027	IF Troja-Ljungby	HockeyEttan	3	3	4	7	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Västerås IK — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	24.96
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	24.74
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	24.00
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	24.44
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.03

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Västerås IK — 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

Västerås IK — 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

Västerås IK — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jimmie Jansson Lorek (D)	487	63	199	262
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.

Västerås IK — 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

Västerås IK — 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)	487	63	199	262
4.	Andreas Lindh (D)	479	29	66	95
5.	Henrik Nordfeldt (F)	412	78	106	174

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Västerås IK — 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

Västerås IK — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Pär Arlbrandt (F)	2008-2009	HockeyAllsvenskan	42	28	49	77	1.83	52
2.	Niklas Olausson (F)	2008-2009	HockeyAllsvenskan	44	15	56	71	1.61	44
3.	Claes Lindblom (F)	2000-2001	Division 2	32	28	39	67	2.09	16
4.	Broc Little (F)	2011-2012	HockeyAllsvenskan	51	35	31	66	1.29	28
5.	Lars Hurtig (F)	1984-1985	Division 1	31	33	24	57	1.84	20

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Västerås IK — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Broc Little (F)	2011-2012	HockeyAllsvenskan	51	35	31	66	1.29	28
2.	Uno Öhrlund (F)	1964-1965	Division 1	27	34	13	47	1.74	6
3.	Lars Hurtig (F)	1984-1985	Division 1	31	33	24	57	1.84	20
4.	Jari Viitala (F)	1984-1985	Division 1	31	31	17	48	1.55	25
5.	Uno Öhrlund (F)	1963-1964	Division 1	20	31	10	41	2.05	8

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Västerås IK — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Niklas Olausson (F)	2008-2009	HockeyAllsvenskan	44	15	56	71	1.61	44
2.	Pär Arlbrandt (F)	2008-2009	HockeyAllsvenskan	42	28	49	77	1.83	52
3.	Claes Lindblom (F)	2000-2001	Division 2	32	28	39	67	2.09	16
4.	Mikael Frycklund (F)	2021-2022	HockeyAllsvenskan	44	16	34	50	1.14	63
5.	Konstantin Komarek (F)	2023-2024	HockeyAllsvenskan	48	16	34	50	1.04	23

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Västerås IK — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Andreas Lindh (D)	2003-2004	Allsvenskan	44	6	6	12	0.27	144
2.	Andreas Lindh (D)	2004-2005	Allsvenskan	38	5	6	11	0.29	142
3.	Emil Axelsson (D)	2007-2008	HockeyAllsvenskan	44	0	5	5	0.11	139
4.	Viktor Mårtensson (F)	2010-2011	HockeyAllsvenskan	48	2	2	4	0.08	138
5.	Denis Chervyakov (D)	1999-2000	Elitserien	33	0	2	2	0.06	136