Frisk Asker Ishockey is a Norwegian ice hockey club based in Asker. They are members of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, Eliteserien (known as GET-ligaen for sponsorship reasons). The Tigers are the ice hockey department of IF Frisk Asker, a sports club founded in 1922. In 1935, the club began playing ice hockey, joining the newly established Norwegian Ice Hockey Association as its twelfth member. The "Tigers" nickname is a recent addition, used in recognition of IK Tigrene with whom Frisk had merged in 1969. As of 2010, they have completed forty-three seasons in the Eliteserien and have won 684 regular season games and five league titles.
Having spent their early years in the second level B-serien, Frisk briefly played in the top flight, then known as 1. divisjon, for a few seasons following World War II. For the most part, however, their achievements remained modest until the construction of the indoor ice rink Askerhallen in 1969. This attracted the attention of Tigrene, an Oslo-based club who had a strong team but nowhere to play, and the two clubs agreed to a merger. Frisk thus gained entry into the highest division for the first time in twenty years and were one of the leading teams in Norway during the 1970s, winning the Norwegian Championship twice. The club's fortunes then began to fade until reaching a low point in 1994, when they spent one season playing in the second tier. The Tigers have since enjoyed another period of success, making three appearances in the Finals during the 2000s and adding a third Norwegian Championship title in 2002.
Seasons
Norwegian ChampionsRegular Season ChampionsPromotedRelegated SeasonLeagueDivisionRegular seasonPost seasonGPWLTOTWOTLGFGAPtsFinishGPWLTGFGAPtsResult1935–36B-serienWest101—13—Lost in Qualifying for Hovedserien, 1–3 (Furuset)1936–37B-serien5——44thDid not qualify1937–38B-serienAkershus——1st101—??—Lost in B-serien Final (B.14)1938–39B-serienAkershus——1939–40B-serienAkershus——211—55—Won in First Round, 2–1 (B.14)Lost in Second Round, 3–4 (Ready)1940–45No games played due to World War II1945–461. divisjon——?1946–471. divisjon8170——165028thDid not qualify1947–482. divisjon——1948–491. divisjon7070——21907thDid not qualify1949–50——1950–51——1951–52——1952–53——1953–54——1954–55——1955–56——1956–57——1957–58——1958–59——1959–601. divisjon14761——4546154th1960–611. divisjon15861——6547177th1961–621. divisjon141121——196938th1962–632. divisjon——1963–64——1964–65——1965–66——1966–67——1967–68——1968–69——Frisk merged with Tigrene1969–701. divisjon211533——9240332nd?1970–711. divisjon211551——12667312nd?1971–721. divisjon14761——5252154th6141262634th in Norwegian Championship1972–731. divisjon14851——6843173rd6240203444th in Norwegian Championship1973–741. divisjon181800——12840361st10721662915Tied 1st in Norwegian Championship201147—Tied in Final, 4–4 (Hasle/Løren)Lost in Replay, 0–3 (Hasle/Løren)1974–751. divisjon181440——10358283rd10730513214Won Norwegian Championship1975–761. divisjon181431——11454291st104424738104th in Norwegian Championship1976–771. divisjon181521——12739321st106406032123rd in Norwegian Championship1977–781. divisjon181620——14165321st105504031103rd in Norwegian Championship1978–791. divisjon181161——11463234th10901672719Won Norwegian Championship1979–801. divisjon271791——13883353rd422—1615—Lost in Semi-finals, 0–2 (Furuset)Won bronze medal series, 2–0 (Manglerud Star)1980–811. divisjon362376——182121512nd422—1721—Lost in Semi-finals, 1–2 (Stjernen)Won bronze medal game, 8–7 (Furuset)1981–821. divisjon3615156——178163366thDid not qualify1982–831. divisjon3620133——175130435thDid not qualify1983–841. divisjon2812124——127137286thDid not qualify1984–851. divisjon18981——9768197th1010007722201st in Qualifying for 1. divisjon1985–861. divisjon3621123——229141453rd624—2221—Won in Semi-finals, 2–1 (Sparta Warriors)Lost in Finals, 0–3 (Stjernen)1986–871. divisjon3620151——18157364th202—68—Lost in Semi-finals, 0–2 (Vålerenga)1987–881. divisjon3620142——174134424th202—513—Lost in Semi-finals, 0–2 (Vålerenga)1988–891. divisjon3615183——165171336thDid not qualify1989–901. divisjon3612213——157210277thDid not qualify1990–91Eliteserien I182160——60145410thDid not qualify1. divisjon II141400——12338281st1991–92Eliteserien I185130——63107109thDid not qualify1. divisjon II141400——14030281st1992–93Eliteserien I184131——609498thDid not qualifyEliteserien II140140——3211108th1993–94Eliteserien I182151——6385510thDid not qualify1. divisjon II14842——7348183rd1994–951. divisjon281864——14590403rd220017241st in Preliminary Qualifying for Eliteserien6051162914th in Qualifying for Eliteserien1995–96Eliteserien285221——69154117thDid not qualify1996–97Eliteserien3621141——170123434th633—1731—Won in Quarter-finals, 3–0 (Lillehammer)Lost in Semi-finals, 0–3 (Vålerenga)1997–98Eliteserien4421167——183147495thDid not qualify1998–99Eliteserien4420213——171145435thDid not qualify1999–2000Eliteserien3827110——172109543rd303—922—Lost in Semi-finals, 0–3 (Vålerenga)2000–01Eliteserien4230111——218109613rd633—1111—Won in Semi-finals, 3–0 (Storhamar)Lost in Finals, 0–3 (Vålerenga)2001–02Eliteserien423183——194106652nd862—3315—Bye to Semi-finalsWon in Semi-finals, 3–0 (Lillehammer)Won Norwegian Championship, 3–2 (Storhamar)2002–03Eliteserien38208—55157110713rd633—2319—Won in Quarter-finals, 2–0 (Sparta)Lost in Semi-finals, 1–3 (Storhamar)2003–04Eliteserien422013—54152118744th523—2216—Lost in Quarter-finals, 2–3 (Sparta)2004–05Eliteserien422012—100143137744th413—1419—Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–3 (Stjernen)2005–06Eliteserien421617—72139151507th404—417—Lost in Quarter-finals, 0–4 (Storhamar)2006–07Eliteserien441915—82157169744th734—1625—Lost in Quarter-finals, 3–4 (Sparta)2007–08Eliteserien44296—36205142931st16106—6033—Won in Quarter-finals, 4–1 (Furuset)Won in Semi-finals, 4–1 (Comet)Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Storhamar)2008–09Eliteserien451419—66129144627th514—820—Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–4 (Vålerenga)2009–10Eliteserien481228—44121181519th660—4311171st in Qualifying for EliteserienEliteserien totals1,2596364866048295,5444,4831,576164807866695678728 playoff appearances
Notes Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points Before the 1955–56 season, the top division, 1. divisjon was renamed Hovedserien. Correspondingly, the 2. divisjon (second tier) was renamed 1. divisjon, the 3. divisjon (third tier) was renamed 2. divisjon etc. Before the 1963–64 season, the top division, Hovedserien was renamed 1. divisjon. Correspondingly, the 1. divisjon (second tier) was renamed 2. divisjon, the 2. divisjon (third tier) was renamed 3. divisjon etc. Before the 1990–91 season, the top division, 1. divisjon was renamed Eliteserien. Correspondingly, the 2. divisjon (second tier) was renamed 1. divisjon, the 3. divisjon (third tier) was renamed 2. divisjon etc. Between the 1990–91 season and the 1993–94 season, the Eliteserien was divided into two parts. After the first 18 games, the top eight teams qualified for the second half of the Eliteserien. The bottom two teams were relegated to the 1. divisjon and would compete for the right to play in the Eliteserien in the following season. In 1990–91, the results of both rounds were added up to produce one league champion; in the three following seasons, there were two champions per season. Frisk were promoted despite finishing fourth and last. Runners-up Sparta went bankrupt and withdrew from the league. Their place was offered to third placed Lørenskog, who declined, and then to Frisk, who accepted. Beginning with the 2002–03 season, all games in the Eliteserien have a winner. In addition, teams now receive three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in overtime and one point for a loss in overtime. Totals as of the completion of the 2009–10 season, except for 1945–46 season.
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