BIK Karlskoga | |
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City | Karlskoga, Sweden |
League | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Founded | 1943 |
Home arena | Nobelhallen |
Colours | Blue, White |
General manager | Torsten Yngvesson |
Head coach | Tobias Thermell |
Franchise history | |
1963–1978 | KB 63 |
1978–2011 | Bofors IK |
2011–present | BIK Karlskoga |
Previous franchise history | |
1943–1963 | IFK Bofors |
1954–1963 | Karlskoga IF Ishockey |
BIK Karlskoga is an ice hockey club from Karlskoga in Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 (formally IF Karlskoga/Bofors). Between 1978 and 2011 the club was known as Bofors IK, which was then changed to its current name.
Karlskoga has been a stable fixture in Sweden's second tier leagues, playing in HockeyAllsvenskan and its predecessors since 1997.