Frisk Asker Ishockey, commonly known as Frisk Asker or Frisk Tigers Asker, is a Norwegian ice hockey club based in Asker, Norway. The team is currently a member of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, EliteHockey Ligaen. They are based in the municipality of Asker, around 20 km from Oslo, and play their home games in Varner Arena. The team colours are orange, black and white.

Frisk Asker is the ice hockey division of the Norwegian sports club IF Frisk Asker, founded in 1922. The ice hockey division was started in 1935. Having merged with IK Tigrene in 1969, Frisk became one of the strongest teams in Norwegian ice hockey, winning two national championships and four regular season titles during the 1970s. In the 2000s, the club won another two titles, one regular season title and one national championship, while competing as the Frisk Tigers.

History

Frisk is one of the oldest ice hockey clubs in Norway, dating back to 1935. For most of the early years the club did alright, playing mostly in the lower regional leagues. In 1968 the club was set for a great new era. Farmer Bjørn Mortensen wished to give something back to the community by building an indoor ice rink in Asker. It was the first of its kind in the Oslo area, and gave the club a tremendous lift.

Askerhallen was opened on 31 August 1969, and led to a series of events that would bring Frisk to the pinnacle of Norwegian Ice Hockey in only a few years. In Asker the facilities was first class, but playing material scarce. In Oslo, a club called Tigrene, had the exact opposite problems, so the two clubs decided to merge. Frisk immediately rose to become one of the top teams in the league.

In May 1972 disaster struck, as the Askerhallen was badly damaged in a fire. Mortensen however wished to continue his commitment, and have the arena rebuilt. The new Askerhallen was opened in 1973.

The seventies proved to be the most successful years for Frisk. Winning the Norwegian championships in 1975 and 1979.

Through the eighties Frisk stayed in the top flight, and excelled at producing talented hockey-players. Led by inspirational coach Barry Smith they made a new appearance in the play off finals in 1986. On the most however they failed to make any real impact and economical problems led the club into recession and finally relegation in the mid nineties. A merger with local club Holmen, under the name of Asker Hockey proved unsuccessful and in 1995 Frisk was back in the top league on their own feet.

The turn of the millennium saw Frisk Asker stabilized as a strong team in the top flight. In 2002, Frisk could finally celebrate their third Norwegian championship, after beating the Storhamar Dragons in a dramatic final.

Frisk won their fourth Norwegian championship in 2019.

Current roster Updated 2 January 2025.

Season-by-season results This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by Frisk Asker. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Frisk Asker Ishockey seasons. Norwegian ChampionsRegular season championsPromotedRelegated SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLOTWOTLGFGAPtsFinish2013–14Eliteserien45132453122158527thLost in quarter-finals, 1–4 (Vålerenga)2014–15Eliteserien45241551158110716thLost in quarter-finals, 2–4 (Vålerenga)2015–16Eliteserien45241254139105863rdLost in quarter-finals, 2–4 (Vålerenga)2016–17Eliteserien45211536137118754thLost in Finals, 2–4 (Stavanger)2017–18Eliteserien45241344159120844thLost in semi-finals, 1–4 (Storhamar)2018–19Eliteserien48221844162151785thWon Norwegian Championship, 4–2 (Storhamar)2019–20Eliteserien45241812135125764thCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Eliteserien23175019252521st2021–22Eliteserien45221553171138795thLost in quarter-finals, 2–4 (Sparta)2022–23Eliteserien45211644146144756thLost in quarter-finals, 0–4 (Vålerenga)2023–24Eliteserien4523152 5167 129785thLost in semi-finals, 1–4 (Storhamar) Source:

Retired numbers Retired numbers No. Player Position Career Number retirement 4 Thor Martinsen D 1969–1981 30 January 2011 9 Morten Johansen C 1972–1988 25 February 2016 10 Morten Sethereng RW 1972–1986 13 September 2012 56 Johnny Nilsen D 1991–2009 30 December 2017

Records and statistics

Statistics for regular season and playoffs. – current active player

Scoring leaders GoalsPlayer Seasons Pos Goals Morten Sethereng 1972–1986 RW 365 Trond Skar 1973–1981 FW 208 Vidar Johansen 1970–1985 RW 196 Kyle McDonough 1996–2002 C 182 Morten Johansen 1972–1988 C 181 Dag Høyem 1985–2002 C 157 Pål Martinsen 1986–19911997–1999 C 156 Henrik Aaby 1991–19941997–2007 LW 156 Anders Bastiansen 1996–2004 2014–2023 C 145 Marius Voigt 1979–1989 D 134

Most league matches

Matches Player Career Matches Petter Kristiansen 2004–2020763 Anders Bastiansen 1996–2003 2015–2023666 Johnny Nilsen 1991–2009643 Nicolay Andresen 2011–596 Dag Høyem 1985–2002 524 Nicklas Dahlberg 2012–2023442 Morten Johansen 1972–1988441 Vidar Wold 1991–2007435 Henrik Ødegård 2006–2011 2016–2020428 Henrik Aaby 1991–19941997–2007 423Last updated: 4 April 2023Source: https://www.friskaskerhockey.no/artikel/4t4jalgdh-254l1/klubbrekorder

Leaders Head coaches Barry Smith 1984–1986 Henry Hamberg 1996–1998 Serge Boisvert 1998–2003 Ulf Weinstock 2003–2004 Michael A. L. Tipson 20/20 Jan Votruba 2004–2005 Esa Tikkanen 2005–2006 Patrik Christer Ross 2006–2007 Sune Bergman 2007–2010 Mats Lusth 2010–2012 Sune Bergman 2012–2018 Scott Hillman 2018–2019 Janna Aasland 2019–2023 Vidar Wold 2019–2021 (co-head coach) 2023-2023 (Interim Head Coach) Roy Johansen 2023–

Notes

References

External links Official website