What league does Värnamo GIK play in?

Värnamo GIK play in the Division 2.

When was Värnamo GIK founded?

Värnamo GIK was founded in 1945 in Värnamo, SWE, Sweden.

Where is Värnamo GIK based?

Värnamo GIK is based in Värnamo, SWE.

Who is the head coach of Värnamo GIK?

The head coach of Värnamo GIK is Anders Karlsson.

What arena does Värnamo GIK play in?

Värnamo GIK play their home games at Axelent Arena in Värnamo, SWE.

Värnamo GIK

Division 2

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2017-2018

2017-2018 Season

Värnamo GIK were 13-9-0 in the 2017-18 Division 2 season with 39 points, 4th in the Södra B and 24th overall.

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2017-2018 Värnamo GIK Roster

Värnamo GIK — 2017-2018 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Youth Team	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#15	Jonathan Classon (G)	28	1998	IF Troja-Ljungby	5'8"	176	L
	#24	Albin Hakelid (G)	29	1996	HV71	5'8"	143	L
	#1	Mattias Magnusson (G)	30	1996	HV71	5'11"	190	L
	#15	Theo Schelin (G)	24	2002	Värnamo GIK	5'11"	154	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#13	Alvin Andersson (C/D)	25	2000	Värnamo GIK	5'11"	165	L
	#27	Mattias Claar (D)	35	1991	Nittorps IK	5'10"	174	L
	#26	Victor Greibe (D)	30	1996	Linköpings HC	6'0"	179	L
	#6	Johan Gustavsson (D/F)	30	1996	HC Dalen	5'10"	196	L
	#12	Johan Hjalmarson (D)	34	1992	Skillingaryds IS	5'11"	183	L
	#2	Oskar Johansson (D)	30	1996	Värnamo GIK	6'0"	181	L
	#3	Olof Karlsson (D)	31	1995		6'0"	194	L
	#25	Martin Mörck (D/C)	28	1998	Värnamo GIK	5'10"	183	L
	#11	Philip Persson (D)	37	1989	Värnamo GIK	5'11"	181	R
	#8	Victor Persson (D)	33	1993	Värnamo GIK	6'1"	163	L
	#5	Anton Sandqvist (D)	27	1999	Värnamo GIK	6'0"	181	L
	#6	Johan Zöllner (D)	26	2000	Värnamo GIK	6'0"	201	L
FORWARDS
	#22	Marcus Bengtsson (RW)	37	1989	Diö GoIF	6'0"	185	R
	#16	Adam Dahlin (LW)Loan	28	1998	IF Troja-Ljungby	5'7"	176	R
	#2	Jonatan Forsgren (C)	35	1991	Skellefteå AIK	6'0"	187	L
	#20	Henning Grans (C)	32	1994	IF Troja-Ljungby	5'10"	157	L
	#17	Alexander Heiel (F)	38	1988	Värnamo GIK	6'2"	209	L
	#4	Joakim Jonsson (RW)	29	1997	IF Troja-Ljungby	6'4"	165	R
	#18	Sebastian Josefsson (RW)	28	1998	Värnamo GIK	6'0"	181	L
	#13	Robin Kennertsson (RW)	27	1999	Värnamo GIK	-	-	R
	#19	Victor Koppelo (RW/C)"A"	33	1993	Värnamo GIK	6'0"	185	R
	#21	Carl Lageskog (LW)	27	1999	Värnamo GIK	6'2"	187	L
	#16	Erik Lidqvist (LW)	30	1996	Värnamo GIK	6'5"	196	L
	#9	Hugo Liljeqvist (RW)	27	1999	Värnamo GIK	5'10"	137	L
	#9	Ted Nilsson (C)	36	1990	IF Troja-Ljungby	6'1"	192	L
	#10	Pierré Nilsson Grans (C)	34	1992	IF Troja-Ljungby	6'0"	181	L
	#14	Joakim Rosén (LW)	31	1995	IF Troja-Ljungby	5'11"	176	L
	#7	Samuel Sandström (C/LW)	29	1997	Piteå IF	6'3"	209	L
	#5	Lukas Ström (C)	27	1998	Värnamo GIK	5'10"	176	L
	#23	Markus Svensson (LW/RW)	28	1998	Värnamo GIK	6'0"	174	L
	#6	Oliver Wallqvist (C/RW)Loan	28	1998	HV71	6'0"	207	L
Position: G: 4, D: 12, F: 14Av Age: 22.53 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2017-2018 Värnamo GIK Staff

Head CoachAnders Karlsson
Asst. CoachChristian Andersson

Team Staff History

2017-2018 Värnamo GIK Captains

"A"

Victor Koppelo

Team Captaincy History

2017-2018 Värnamo GIK Demographics

Värnamo GIK Facts

Plays in: HockeyTvåan
Team Colors: -
Town: Värnamo, SWE Map
Founded: 1945

2017-2018 Värnamo GIK Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players

Experience

Värnamo GIK: 2 376 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 16 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Värnamo GIK U18 (U18 Div.2)
Värnamo GIK U20 (U20 Div.1)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Axelent Arena
Location: Värnamo
Capacity: 1 000
Construction Year: 1981

Värnamo GIK Games

Värnamo GIK — 2017-2018 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/23/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Värnamo GIK	Alvesta SK	-	Division 2
10/18/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Värnamo GIK	HA74	-	Division 2
10/14/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Olofströms IK	Värnamo GIK	2 - 5	Division 2
10/11/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Nässjö HC	Värnamo GIK	4 - 5	Division 2
10/07/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Värnamo GIK	Helsingborgs HC	10 - 1	Division 2

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Latest Transactions

Värnamo GIK — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
07/26/2026	Extension		Noah Thur (D)		Details
07/26/2026	Extension		Edwin Karlsson (F)		Details
07/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Linus Anderberg (D)	Malmö Redhawks U20	Details
07/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Zebastian Sjödin (F)	Nittorps IK	Details
07/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Casper Lindahl (F)	Grästorps IK	Details
07/26/2026	Extension		Martin Mörck (D)		Details
07/26/2026	Extension		Linus Edström (D)		Details
07/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Lucas Lindblad (G)	Tingsryds AIF U20	Details

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Värnamo GIK History and Standings

Värnamo GIK — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Division 2	8	7	1	-	0	0	46	20	21	2.63	1	-
2025-2026	Division 2	18	6	10	-	1	1	54	70	21	1.17	8	Promotion Play
	Division 2	18	9	4	-	3	2	59	54	35	1.94	3	-
2024-2025	Division 2	18	2	9	-	1	6	43	64	14	0.78	9	Promotion Play
	Division 2	20	10	5	-	3	2	62	46	38	1.9	2	-
2023-2024	Division 2	18	8	7	-	1	2	47	57	28	1.56	5	Promotion Play
	Division 2	18	9	5	-	3	1	69	55	34	1.89	3	-
2022-2023	Division 3	14	10	1	-	3	0	84	23	36	2.57	1	Promoted
2021-2022	Division 2	24	6	11	-	2	5	59	87	27	1.13	6	-
2020-2021	Division 2	7	1	5	-	0	1	15	27	4	0.57	7	-
2019-2020	Division 2	22	10	9	-	2	1	83	71	35	1.59	7	Relegation Play
2018-2019	Division 2	22	16	5	-	1	0	79	41	50	2.27	2	-
2017-2018	Division 2	22	13	9	-	0	0	77	68	39	1.77	4	Promotion Play
2016-2017	Kval D1	8	1	6	-	1	0	17	26	5	0.63	5	-
	Division 2	22	13	6	-	1	2	103	63	43	1.95	3	Promotion Play
2015-2016	Division 2	22	9	10	-	3	0	75	65	33	1.5	6	-
2014-2015	Division 2	22	5	12	-	0	5	59	75	20	0.91	10	Promotion Play
2013-2014	Division 2	32	18	10	-	2	2	107	94	60	1.88	4	Promotion Play
2012-2013	Division 2	33	22	8	-	1	2	110	76	70	2.12	2	Promotion Play
2011-2012	Division 2	30	17	5	-	5	3	116	86	64	2.13	3	Promotion Play
2010-2011	Division 2	33	12	13	-	3	5	105	111	47	1.42	6	Promotion Play
2009-2010	Division 2	36	18	15	3	-	-	140	134	39	1.08	6	-
2008-2009	Division 2	27	8	15	4	-	-	64	91	20	0.74	8	-
2007-2008	Division 2	24	6	14	4	-	-	56	92	16	0.67	7	-
2006-2007	Division 2	26	11	10	5	-	-	101	91	27	1.04	6	-
2005-2006	Division 2	26	17	5	4	-	-	123	71	38	1.46	3	-
2004-2005	Division 2	26	9	17	0	-	-	94	126	18	0.69	12	-
2003-2004	Division 2	26	16	8	2	-	-	131	94	34	1.31	4	-
2002-2003	Division 2	26	7	13	6	-	-	82	101	20	0.77	10	-
2001-2002	Division 2	14	6	5	3	-	-	51	40	15	1.07	4	-

Värnamo GIK Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Värnamo GIK — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Anton Wester (F)	2026-2027	Diö GoIF	Division 3	4	3	5	8	0
2.	Kalle Holmberg (F)	2026-2027	Åseda IF	Division 2	7	3	5	8	2
3.	Marcus Almlöw (F)	2026-2027	Nässjö HC	Division 2	8	3	4	7	0
4.	Max Edvardsson (D)	2026-2027	Diö GoIF	Division 3	4	2	5	7	2
5.	Toni Nurminen (F)	2026-2027	KeKi	II-divisioona	4	3	2	5	0
6.	Max Käll (F)	2026-2027	Åseda IF	Division 2	8	3	2	5	0
7.	Lukas Sjöblom (F)	2026-2027	IF Troja-Ljungby	HockeyEttan	6	1	4	5	10
8.	Vilmer Stahmann (F)	2026-2027	Mörrums GoIS	HockeyEttan	7	1	4	5	8
9.	Adam Dahl (F)	2026-2027	Virserums SGF	Division 3	4	2	2	4	0
10.	Johan Svensson (D)	2026-2027	Nacka HK	Division 2	4	2	2	4	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Värnamo GIK — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	22.46
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	23.16
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	22.87
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	23.16
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	22.15

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jonas Bystedt (F)	187	148	152	300
2.	Niclas Ahlqvist (F)	237	92	135	227
3.	Alexander Heiel (F)	350	85	104	189
4.	Per-Olof Karlsson (F)	156	88	78	166
5.	Anders Englund (F)	172	66	97	163

Franchise All-Time Goals

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jonas Bystedt (F)	187	148	152	300
2.	Niclas Ahlqvist (F)	237	92	135	227
3.	Per-Olof Karlsson (F)	156	88	78	166
4.	Alexander Heiel (F)	350	85	104	189
5.	Thomas Lüddeckens (F)	269	79	65	144

Franchise All-Time Assists

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jonas Bystedt (F)	187	148	152	300
2.	Niclas Ahlqvist (F)	237	92	135	227
3.	Ted Nilsson (F)	156	53	109	162
4.	Alexander Heiel (F)	350	85	104	189
5.	Anders Englund (F)	172	66	97	163

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Victor Koppelo (F)	319	50	128	284
2.	Joakim Blomén (D)	315	28	74	251
3.	Niclas Ahlqvist (F)	237	92	227	249
4.	Peder Ståhl (F)	117	35	96	238
5.	Stefan Kylbrink (F)	167	62	105	233

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Heiel (F)	350	85	104	189
2.	Victor Koppelo (F)	319	50	78	128
3.	Joakim Blomén (D)	315	28	46	74
4.	Philip Persson (D)	295	22	37	59
5.	Thomas Lüddeckens (F)	269	79	65	144

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Hugo Carlén (F)	8	8	19	2.38
2.	Fredrik Engdahl (F)	4	1	8	2.00
3.	Theodor Curmark (F)	1	2	2	2.00
4.	Zebastian Sjödin (F)	8	8	14	1.75
5.	Mattias Nilsson (F)	13	12	21	1.62

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikael Johansson (F)	1985-1986	Division 2	33	37	29	66	2.00	-
2.	Anders Israelsson (F)	1985-1986	Division 2	29	27	29	56	1.93	-
3.	Gustav Elfving (F)	2010-2011	Division 2	33	29	24	53	1.61	44
4.	Ted Nilsson (F)	2016-2017	Division 2	30	16	37	53	1.77	14
5.	Jonas Bystedt (F)	2011-2012	Division 2	30	21	29	50	1.67	27

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikael Johansson (F)	1985-1986	Division 2	33	37	29	66	2.00	-
2.	Gustav Elfving (F)	2010-2011	Division 2	33	29	24	53	1.61	44
3.	Anders Israelsson (F)	1985-1986	Division 2	29	27	29	56	1.93	-
4.	Jörgen Olofsson (F)	1963-1964	Division 3	16	27	-	-	-	-
5.	Martin Lindh (F)	2005-2006	Division 2	26	26	17	33	1.27	14

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ted Nilsson (F)	2016-2017	Division 2	30	16	37	53	1.77	14
2.	Matti Kautto (F)	1994-1995	Division 2	32	18	31	49	1.53	28
3.	Mikael Johansson (F)	1985-1986	Division 2	33	37	29	66	2.00	-
4.	Anders Israelsson (F)	1985-1986	Division 2	29	27	29	56	1.93	-
5.	Jonas Bystedt (F)	2011-2012	Division 2	30	21	29	50	1.67	27

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Värnamo GIK — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Krister Ståhl (F)	1994-1995	Division 2	32	21	11	32	1.00	125
2.	Stanislav Komarov (F)	1993-1994	Division 2	35	11	13	24	0.69	91
3.	Mikael Lundin (D)	2004-2005	Division 2	25	9	11	20	0.80	90
4.	Klas Jonasson (F)	2009-2010	Division 2	34	5	3	8	0.24	83
5.	Björn Jonasson (F)	1993-1994	Division 2	36	9	15	24	0.67	82