HC Vita Hästen

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| city = Norrköping, Sweden

| league = HockeyTrean

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| founded = 1967

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| arena = Himmelstalundshallen

| colours = Red, white
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| coach = Anders Olsson

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HC Vita Hästen is a Swedish hockey club, based in Norrköping, which was founded following the bankruptcy of a previous club called IK Vita Hästen. The team plays in HockeyTrean, the fifth tier of the Swedish ice hockey system, as of the 2023–24 season.

The current team was founded as Norrköping Hockey immediately following the bankruptcy of the previous club. Norrköping Hockey soon merged with Skärblacka IF to form NSH-96, which soon thereafter took the name Hästen Hockey. Years later, in 2007, the club retook the name "Vita Hästen", but were required by the league to use "HC Vita Hästen" rather than "IK Vita Hästen" to avoid confusion with the first incarnation of "Vita Hästen".Daagh, Johny. "[http://www.nt.se/nyheter/default.aspx?articleid=355311 Klartecken för Vita Hästens namnbyte]". NT.se.

The name "Vita Hästen" literally translates to "[The] White Horse".

The previous club, IK Vita Hästen, was a merger in 1967 of the ice hockey sections of rivaling teams IFK Norrköping and IK Sleipner. The merged club was formally called "IF IFK/IKS" but mostly referred to simply as "Norrköping" in the league tables in newspapers and such. However, since IFK Norrköping played in white jerseys and Sleipner was the name of a horse (Norse god Odin's horse), the team soon got the nickname "vita hästen", i e "the white horse". By 1973, this name was so commonly used that it was chosen as the actual club name.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohockey.com/club/591-hc-vita-hsten.html |title=HC Vita Hästen details |publisher=Eurohockey.com |date= |accessdate=2022-10-08}}

Former Detroit Redwings Defensemen Jonathan Ericsson played a season for HC Vita Hasten in the 2001-2002 season.

Season-by-season

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rowspan="2" \| Season ! rowspan="2" \| Level ! rowspan="2" \| Division ! colspan="2" \| Record ! rowspan=2 \| {{abbr\|Avg. home atnd.\|Average home attendance}} ! rowspan="2" \| Notes ! rowspan=2 \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
Position ! W-T-L W-OT-L
2004–05 \| style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1D \| 8th \| 16–4–16 \| 848 \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://historical.stats.swehockey.se/ \|title=Historical DB \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
2005–06 \| style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1D \| 3rd \| 19–5–12 \| 685 \| \|
rowspan=2 \| 2006–07 \| rowspan="2" style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1D \| 4th \| 18–6–12 \| 494 \| \| rowspan=2 \|
Division 1D (spring) \| 1st \| 5–0–1 \| 215 \|
rowspan=2 \| 2007–08 \| rowspan="2" style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1D \| 1st \| 22–2–3 \| 819 \| First season as HC Vita Hästen \| rowspan=2 \|
AllEttan Mellan \| 4th \| 6–4–4 \| 1,425 \|
rowspan=2 \| 2008–09 \| rowspan="2" style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1E \| 2nd \| 21–2–0–4 \| 1,213 \| \| rowspan=2 \|
AllEttan Södra \| 5th \| 7–0–1–6 \| 1,395 \|
rowspan=3 \| 2009–10 \| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1E \| 3rd \| 16–0–2–9 \| 1,004 \| \| rowspan=3 \|
AllEttan Södra \| 2nd \| 8–2–2–2 \| 2,153 \| Bye to Playoff 2
Playoff to HA qualifier \| Round 2 Round 3 \| 1–1–0–0 1–0–1–1 \| 2,212 \| Won 2–0 in games vs Hudikvalls HC Lost 1–2 in games vs Tingsryds AIF
rowspan=4 \| 2010–11 \| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1E \| 1st \| 20–4–0–3 \| 1,260 \| \| rowspan=4 \|
AllEttan Södra \| 1st \| 10–2–1–1 \| 2,096 \| Bye to Playoff 3
Playoff to HA qualifier \| Round 3 \| 2–0–0–0 \| 3,170 \| Won 3–0 in games vs Enköpings SK HK
colspan=2 \| HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier \| 6th \| 1–1–1–7 \| 1,823 \|
rowspan=3 \| 2011–12 \| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1E \| 1st \| 23–1–2–1 \| 1,210 \| \| rowspan=3 \|
AllEttan Södra \| 1st \| 11–1–1–1 \| 2,003 \| Bye to Playoff 3
Playoff to HA qualifier \| Round 3 \| 1–0–1–1 \| 2,950 \| Lost 1–2 in games vs Karlskrona HK
rowspan=4 \| 2012–13 \| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1E \| 1st \| 21–3–1–2 \| 1,542 \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/2971 \|title=2012–13: Division 1 E \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
AllEttan Södra \| 1st \| 10–0–1–3 \| 1,762 \| Bye to Playoff 3 \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3599 \|title=2012–13: AllEttan Södra \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
Playoff to HA qualifier \| Round 3 \| 1–1–0–0 \| 3,580 \| Won 2–0 in games vs Kiruna IF \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3704 \|title=2012–13: Playoff till Allsv. kval \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
colspan=2 \| HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier \| 4th \| 4–1–1–4 \| 2,315 \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3805 \|title=2012–13: Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
rowspan=4 \| 2013–14 \| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"\| Tier 3 \| Division 1E \| 1st \| 18–2–4–3 \| 1,267 \| \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3925 \|title=2013–14: Division 1 E \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
AllEttan Södra \| 1st \| 9–1–2–2 \| 1,998 \| Bye to Playoff 3 \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3929 \|title=2013–14: AllEttan Södra \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
Playoff to HA qualifier \| Round 3 \| 1–1–0–0 \| 3,729 \| Won 2–0 in games vs Visby/Roma HK \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/4869 \|title=2013–14: Playoff till Allsv. kval \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
colspan=2 \| HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier \| 1st \| 6–2–1–1 \| 3,772 \| {{Increase}} Promoted to HockeyAllsvenskan \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/4915 \|title=2013–14: Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
rowspan=3 \| 2014–15 \| style="background:#87CEFA;" rowspan=2 \| Tier 2 \| HockeyAllsvenskan \| 8th \| 19–6–5–22 \| 2,986 \| Qualified for playoffs \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/5057 \|title=HockeyAllsvenskan: 2014–15: HockeyAllsvenskan \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
Playoffs \| 2nd \| 3–1–1–0 \| 4,365 \| Qualified for SHL qualifiers \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/5964 \|title=HockeyAllsvenskan: 2014–15: Slutspelsserien \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}
colspan=2 \| SHL qualifying playoff \| — \| 0–4 \| 4,251 \| Lost 0–4 in games vs MODO \| {{cite web \|url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/6003 \|title=SHL: 2014–15: Direktkval till SHL \|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

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rowspan="2" | Season

! rowspan="2" | Level

! rowspan="2" | Division

! colspan="2" | Record

! rowspan=2 | {{abbr|Avg.
home
atnd.|Average home attendance}}

! rowspan="2" | Notes

! rowspan=2 | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

Position

! W-T-L
W-OT-L

2004–05

| style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1D

| 8th

| 16–4–16

| 848

| {{cite web |url=http://historical.stats.swehockey.se/ |title=Historical DB |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

2005–06

| style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1D

| 3rd

| 19–5–12

| 685

rowspan=2 | 2006–07

| rowspan="2" style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1D

| 4th

| 18–6–12

| 494

| rowspan=2 |

Division 1D (spring)

| 1st

| 5–0–1

| 215

rowspan=2 | 2007–08

| rowspan="2" style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1D

| 1st

| 22–2–3

| 819

| First season as HC Vita Hästen

| rowspan=2 |

AllEttan Mellan

| 4th

| 6–4–4

| 1,425

rowspan=2 | 2008–09

| rowspan="2" style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1E

| 2nd

| 21–2–0–4

| 1,213

| rowspan=2 |

AllEttan Södra

| 5th

| 7–0–1–6

| 1,395

rowspan=3 | 2009–10

| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1E

| 3rd

| 16–0–2–9

| 1,004

| rowspan=3 |

AllEttan Södra

| 2nd

| 8–2–2–2

| 2,153

| Bye to Playoff 2

Playoff to HA qualifier

| Round 2
Round 3

| 1–1–0–0
1–0–1–1

| 2,212

| Won 2–0 in games vs Hudikvalls HC
Lost 1–2 in games vs Tingsryds AIF

rowspan=4 | 2010–11

| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1E

| 1st

| 20–4–0–3

| 1,260

| rowspan=4 |

AllEttan Södra

| 1st

| 10–2–1–1

| 2,096

| Bye to Playoff 3

Playoff to HA qualifier

| Round 3

| 2–0–0–0

| 3,170

| Won 3–0 in games vs Enköpings SK HK

colspan=2 | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier

| 6th

| 1–1–1–7

| 1,823

rowspan=3 | 2011–12

| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1E

| 1st

| 23–1–2–1

| 1,210

| rowspan=3 |

AllEttan Södra

| 1st

| 11–1–1–1

| 2,003

| Bye to Playoff 3

Playoff to HA qualifier

| Round 3

| 1–0–1–1

| 2,950

| Lost 1–2 in games vs Karlskrona HK

rowspan=4 | 2012–13

| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1E

| 1st

| 21–3–1–2

| 1,542

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/2971 |title=2012–13: Division 1 E |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

AllEttan Södra

| 1st

| 10–0–1–3

| 1,762

| Bye to Playoff 3

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3599 |title=2012–13: AllEttan Södra |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

Playoff to HA qualifier

| Round 3

| 1–1–0–0

| 3,580

| Won 2–0 in games vs Kiruna IF

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3704 |title=2012–13: Playoff till Allsv. kval |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

colspan=2 | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier

| 4th

| 4–1–1–4

| 2,315

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3805 |title=2012–13: Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

rowspan=4 | 2013–14

| rowspan="3" style="background:#7d7;"| Tier 3

| Division 1E

| 1st

| 18–2–4–3

| 1,267

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3925 |title=2013–14: Division 1 E |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

AllEttan Södra

| 1st

| 9–1–2–2

| 1,998

| Bye to Playoff 3

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/3929 |title=2013–14: AllEttan Södra |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

Playoff to HA qualifier

| Round 3

| 1–1–0–0

| 3,729

| Won 2–0 in games vs Visby/Roma HK

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/4869 |title=2013–14: Playoff till Allsv. kval |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

colspan=2 | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifier

| 1st

| 6–2–1–1

| 3,772

| {{Increase}} Promoted to HockeyAllsvenskan

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/4915 |title=2013–14: Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

rowspan=3 | 2014–15

| style="background:#87CEFA;" rowspan=2 | Tier 2

| HockeyAllsvenskan

| 8th

| 19–6–5–22

| 2,986

| Qualified for playoffs

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/5057 |title=HockeyAllsvenskan: 2014–15: HockeyAllsvenskan |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

Playoffs

| 2nd

| 3–1–1–0

| 4,365

| Qualified for SHL qualifiers

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/5964 |title=HockeyAllsvenskan: 2014–15: Slutspelsserien |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

colspan=2 | SHL qualifying playoff

| —

| 0–4

| 4,251

| Lost 0–4 in games vs MODO

| {{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/6003 |title=SHL: 2014–15: Direktkval till SHL |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.vitahasten.se}} {{in lang|sv}}

Category:Sport in Norrköping

Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1996

Category:Ice hockey teams in Östergötland County