Oddset Ligaen
Encyclopedia
AL-Bank Ligaen is the premier league in Danish
ice hockey
. The teams are semi-professional with only the best Danish and foreign players being fully professional.
In the past, the league has consisted of as many as 10 teams. Despite the introduction of a salary cap as well as a limit to the number of import players allowed, several teams have struggled financially in recent years. As a result, the Herlev Hornets
and the Rungsted Cobras have withdrawn from the league, reducing the number of active teams from 10 to 8. Teams from the second tier league were offered the empty spots, but no team were able to accept the offer, citing financial issues as their main concern.
The regular season will see each team play every club five times with an additional four games against geographically determined 'derby' teams for a total of 39 games. The top six teams will progress to the next round. The six teams will be divided into two pools where they will play in a home and home round-robin format. The top teams in each group will carry over three points while the second-placed teams will carry over one point. At the conclusion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group will move on to the semifinals which will be played in the best-of-seven format.League format (in Danish)
The derby pools are:
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
. The teams are semi-professional with only the best Danish and foreign players being fully professional.
History
The name is a result of a sponsorship deal with a Danish bank Arbejdernes Landsbank. It is also known as Superisligaen or Eliteserien, which is the name used in the past and in times where no naming rights agreement is in place.In the past, the league has consisted of as many as 10 teams. Despite the introduction of a salary cap as well as a limit to the number of import players allowed, several teams have struggled financially in recent years. As a result, the Herlev Hornets
Herlev Hornets
The Herlev IC Hornets are a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is located in the Copenhagen suburb of Herlev....
and the Rungsted Cobras have withdrawn from the league, reducing the number of active teams from 10 to 8. Teams from the second tier league were offered the empty spots, but no team were able to accept the offer, citing financial issues as their main concern.
League format
The reduced number of teams have led to a revised league format for the 2010-11 season:The regular season will see each team play every club five times with an additional four games against geographically determined 'derby' teams for a total of 39 games. The top six teams will progress to the next round. The six teams will be divided into two pools where they will play in a home and home round-robin format. The top teams in each group will carry over three points while the second-placed teams will carry over one point. At the conclusion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group will move on to the semifinals which will be played in the best-of-seven format.League format (in Danish)
The derby pools are:
- Hvidovre and RødovreRødovre Mighty BullsRødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club...
- Frederikshavn and AaB Aalborg
- HerningHerning Blue FoxHerning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen...
, Esbjerg, SønderjyskE and OdenseOdense BulldogsThe Odense Bulldogs are a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen.-2009-2010 Roster:Goalies* Brian Greer* Nicklas DabbaghDefence*Kristian Grønbeck Zink*Frederik Hentze*Mads Jespersen...
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List of teams
| Team | City/Area | Arena | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| EfB Ishockey | Esbjerg Esbjerg Esbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party... |
Granly Hockey Arena | 1964 |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks | Frederikshavn Frederikshavn This article is about a Danish town. For the German town, see Friedrichshafen, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Frederikshavn is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to... |
Scanel Hockey Arena | 1964 |
| Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
Herning Herning Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208... |
KVIK Hockey Arena | 1947 |
| Hvidovre Ligahockey | Hvidovre Hvidovre Hvidovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 49,380... |
Hvidovre Skøjtehal | 1966 |
| Odense Bulldogs Odense Bulldogs The Odense Bulldogs are a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen.-2009-2010 Roster:Goalies* Brian Greer* Nicklas DabbaghDefence*Kristian Grønbeck Zink*Frederik Hentze*Mads Jespersen... |
Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen... |
Odense Isstadion | 1978 |
| Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club... |
Rødovre Rødovre Rødovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Its mayor is Erik Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats political party who hold a majority of seats in the council.-History:The municipality was created in 1901 when the parish of Rødovre was... |
Rødovre Skøjte Arena | 1964 |
| SønderjyskE Ishockey | Vojens Vojens Vojens Municipality , was a municipality in the former South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality, which existed from 1970 to 2006, covered an area of 298 km², and had a total population of 16,792... |
Syd Energi Arena | 1963 |
| AaB Ishockey | Aalborg Aalborg -Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen.... |
Gigantium Isarena | 1967 |
Notable players
List of notable players who have played in the AL-Bank Ligaen.
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Frans Nielsen Frans Nielsen is a Danish professional ice hockey player currently playing with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League . He is the first Danish citizen to play in the NHL.-Playing career:... Peter Regin Peter Regin Jensen is a Danish professional ice hockey player with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by Ottawa in the third round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft... |
Petri Skriko Petri Kalevi Skriko is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player, best remembered for his seasons starring in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks in the 1980s... Kim Staal Kim Staal is a Danish professional ice hockey forward, currently with Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish second tier league HockeyAllsvenskan.... Kirill Starkov Kirill Olegovich Starkov , is a professional Danish ice hockey player. He is playing for Rögle BK in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan... |
Danish Champions
| Season | Winner |
| 1955 | Rungsted IK |
|---|---|
| 1956 | KSF København |
| 1957–1959 | not played |
| 1960 | KSF København |
| 1961 | KSF København |
| 1962 | KSF København |
| 1963 | Rungsted IK |
| 1964 | KSF København |
| 1965 | KSF København |
| 1966 | KSF København |
| 1967 | Gladsaxe SF |
| 1968 | Gladsaxe SF |
| 1969 | Esbjerg EfB (Ice hockey) EfB Ishockey is the name of the professional Danish Ice hockey team located in the Western part of Jutland in the city of Esbjerg. Until 2004 the team played under the name of E.I.K... |
| 1970 | KSF København |
| 1971 | Gladsaxe SF |
| 1972 | KSF København |
| 1973 | Herning IK Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 1974 | Gladsaxe SF |
| 1975 | Gladsaxe SF |
| 1976 | KSF København |
| 1977 | Herning IK Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 1978 | Rødovre SIK Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club... |
| 1979 | Vojens IK SønderjyskE (Ice Hockey) SønderjyskE is a professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is part of SønderjyskE which is a sports umbrella with football, handball and ice hockey teams. The team plays it home games in Vojens, a small town in the Southern most part of... |
| 1980 | Vojens IK SønderjyskE (Ice Hockey) SønderjyskE is a professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is part of SønderjyskE which is a sports umbrella with football, handball and ice hockey teams. The team plays it home games in Vojens, a small town in the Southern most part of... |
| 1981 | Aalborg BK |
| 1982 | Vojens IK SønderjyskE (Ice Hockey) SønderjyskE is a professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is part of SønderjyskE which is a sports umbrella with football, handball and ice hockey teams. The team plays it home games in Vojens, a small town in the Southern most part of... |
| 1983 | Rødovre SIK Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club... |
| 1984 | Herlev IK Herlev Hornets The Herlev IC Hornets are a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is located in the Copenhagen suburb of Herlev.... |
| 1985 | Rødovre SIK Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club... |
| 1986 | Rødovre SIK Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club... |
| 1987 | Herning IK Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 1988 | Esbjerg EfB (Ice hockey) EfB Ishockey is the name of the professional Danish Ice hockey team located in the Western part of Jutland in the city of Esbjerg. Until 2004 the team played under the name of E.I.K... |
| 1989 | Frederikshavn IK |
| 1990 | Rødovre SIK Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club... |
| 1991 | Herning IK Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 1992 | Herning IK Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 1993 | Esbjerg EfB (Ice hockey) EfB Ishockey is the name of the professional Danish Ice hockey team located in the Western part of Jutland in the city of Esbjerg. Until 2004 the team played under the name of E.I.K... |
| 1994 | Herning IK Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 1995 | Herning IK Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 1996 | Esbjerg EfB (Ice hockey) EfB Ishockey is the name of the professional Danish Ice hockey team located in the Western part of Jutland in the city of Esbjerg. Until 2004 the team played under the name of E.I.K... |
| 1997 | Herning IK Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 1998 | Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 1999 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls Rødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club... |
| 2000 | Frederikshavn White Hawks |
| 2001 | Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 2002 | Rungsted Cobras Nordsjælland Cobras The Nordsjælland Cobras were a Danish professional ice hockey team that used to play in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. After filing for bankruptcy at the end of the 2009-2010 season, the team was excluded from the following season.-History:... |
| 2003 | Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 2004 | EfB EfB (Ice hockey) EfB Ishockey is the name of the professional Danish Ice hockey team located in the Western part of Jutland in the city of Esbjerg. Until 2004 the team played under the name of E.I.K... |
| 2005 | Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 2006 | SønderjyskE SønderjyskE (Ice Hockey) SønderjyskE is a professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is part of SønderjyskE which is a sports umbrella with football, handball and ice hockey teams. The team plays it home games in Vojens, a small town in the Southern most part of... |
| 2007 | Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 2008 | Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |
| 2009 | SønderjyskE SønderjyskE (Ice Hockey) SønderjyskE is a professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is part of SønderjyskE which is a sports umbrella with football, handball and ice hockey teams. The team plays it home games in Vojens, a small town in the Southern most part of... |
| 2010 | SønderjyskE SønderjyskE (Ice Hockey) SønderjyskE is a professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league AL-Bank Ligaen. The team is part of SønderjyskE which is a sports umbrella with football, handball and ice hockey teams. The team plays it home games in Vojens, a small town in the Southern most part of... |
| 2011 | Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen. The team has won the Danish championship 15 times with the last title coming in 2011.Team-Goaltenders:# Lubos Pisar# Martin Jørgensen... |