SønderjyskE Ishockey
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| City | Vojens, Denmark |
| League | Metal Ligaen |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Home arena | SE Arena (cap. 5,000) |
| General manager |
 Søren Stockfish
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| Head coach |
 Dan Ceman
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| Captain |
Kim Lykkeskov
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| Website | www.soenderjyske.dk |
SønderjyskE (Ice hockey) is a professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Metal Ligaen. The team is part of SønderjyskE which is a sports umbrella with football, handball and ice hockey teams. The team plays home games in Vojens, a small town in the southernmost part of Jutland. SønderjyskE is the only team in Denmark which home arena has a narrow sized rink (common in North America and the NHL), whereas all other rinks in the country are standard IIHF sized rinks. Most of the clubs foreign players are also originating from North America. SønderjyskE Ishockey Support is the fan club and the biggest icehockey fan club in Denmark with more than 800 members.
Vojens Ishockey Klub (VIK) was founded January 5, 1963 by Jens Peder Hansen on Fuglesøen, at that time an icy lake in Vojens. In 25 years Jens Peder Hansen ran the club as chairman. In the early years he was goalie and later coach for the elite team.
In 1965 the club was promoted to the top league in Denmark - 1. Division. In 1973 the club started to play indoor in the new Vojens Skøjtehal. After winning 3 championships with key players as Egon Kahl, Steen Schou, and George Galbraith, the club began to struggle in the 1980s and was relegated in 1987. Promotion in 1989 was followed by relegation the next year, but since 1992 the club has played in the top league in Denmark. Since 2004 as part of the SønderjyskE organisation.
SønderjyskE as an organisation was formed in 2004. In the season 2003-04 the hockeyclub was named IK Sønderjylland, from 1997-2003 Vojens Lions and prior to this Vojens Ishockey Klub (founded 1963). VIK still is the owner of the league license and run the amateur teams in the club. In January 2011 the team moved to the new Syd Energi Arena (5,000 spectators) thas is build in connection to their secondary arena Vojens Skøjtehal (2,300).
The top goalscorer in the club is Egon Kahl. Jan Jensen is the record holder for most games played with over 700 games. Current goalie Alfie Michaud has picked up several clubrecords and in 2010 a Danish league record for time played without goals against. Alfie Michaud managed to play 360 minutes and 58 seconds without any goals against.
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