Mora IK facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mora IK
City	Mora
League	HockeyAllsvenskan
Founded	1935 (1935)
Home arena	Smidjegrav Arena
Colours
General manager	Peter Hermodsson
Head coach	Johan Hedberg
Captain	Daniel Ljunggren
Website moraik.se

Mora IK (which stands for Mora Ishockeyklubb) is a professional ice hockey team from Mora, a town in northern Dalarna, Sweden. This team plays in the HockeyAllsvenskan, which is Sweden's second-highest ice hockey league.

Mora IK has played many seasons in the top Swedish leagues. They have been in the highest league 25 times. This includes four seasons when the league was called Elitserien. The team reached the Swedish Championship finals only once, in 1950. They lost that game to Djurgårdens IF with a score of 7–2. Mora IK has been part of the top two Swedish hockey leagues since the 1944–45 season.

Team History: Mora IK's Journey

Mora IK was started in 1935. In 1945, the club played in Sweden's top ice hockey league for the first time. They made it to their first and only Swedish Championship final in 1950.

Moving Between Leagues

For many years, Mora IK often moved between the top league and the second league. This is sometimes called being a "yo-yo club." In 1966, they stayed in the top league, Division 1, for nine seasons in a row. This is still their longest time in Sweden's top league.

In 1975, a new top league called Elitserien was created. Mora IK did not qualify for this new league. They continued to play in Division 1, which became the second-tier league. They stayed there for 29 years until 2004. That year, they finally earned a spot in Elitserien for the first time.

Playing with NHL Stars

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, many players from the NHL in North America could not play. Mora IK took this chance to sign several NHL players. These included Shawn Horcoff, Daniel Cleary, and brothers Marian Hossa and Marcel Hossa. With these strong players, Mora IK finished 9th that season. This was a good result for a team that had just moved up to the top league.

Mora IK finished 8th in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. This allowed them to play in the Swedish Championship playoffs for the first time since 1970. However, they were knocked out in the quarterfinals both times. In the 2007–08 Elitserien season, Mora finished 11th. This meant they had to play in a special tournament called Kvalserien to stay in Elitserien. They finished 4th in that tournament and moved back down to HockeyAllsvenskan.

Return to the Top League

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, more NHL stars joined Mora IK. Bobby Ryan from the Anaheim Ducks and Anze Kopitar from the Los Angeles Kings played for the team. Anze Kopitar even played with his brother, Gašper.

After nine years in the second league, Mora IK made it back to the top league. In the 2017 SHL qualifiers, they beat their local rivals Leksands IF 4–2 in games. This earned them a spot in the top league. The games between Mora IK and Leksands IF are known as Siljansderbyt, or the Siljan derby.

Mora IK faced Leksands IF again in the 2019 SHL qualifiers. Mora had finished 13th in the regular season. They lost to Leksand 4–1 in games. This meant Mora IK was moved down to HockeyAllsvenskan, and Leksand took their spot in the SHL.

Mora IK's Recent Seasons

Mora IK players during a pre-game ceremony in 2013.

This table shows how Mora IK has performed in its five most recent completed seasons.

Year	Level	League	Record		Avg. home atnd.	Notes	Ref.
			Position	W–OTW-OTL–L
2014–15	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	7th	22–3–7–20	2,710
		HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs	5th	1–0–3–1	2,540
2015–16	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	6th	20–6–6–20	2,924
		HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs	2nd	3–1–0–1	3,018
2016–17	Tier 2	HockeyAllsvenskan	1st	31–4–4–13	3,062
		HockeyAllsvenskan finals	—	3–0–0–0	4,050	Won 3–0 in games vs BIK Karlskoga
	SHL qualifiers		—	4–0–0–2	4,500	Won 4–2 in games vs Leksands IF Promoted to the SHL
2017–18	Tier 1	SHL	13th	13–5–2–32	4,118
	SHL qualifiers		—	4–0–0–1	4,500	Won 4–1 in games vs Leksands IF
2018–19	Tier 1	SHL	13th	13–9–3–27	4,070
	SHL qualifiers		—	1–0–1–3	4,500	Lost 1–4 in games vs Leksands IF Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan

Players and Team Members

Current Roster

Updated 26 July, 2019.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
4		Amnér, ViktorViktor Amnér	D	L	36	2016	Nynäshamn, Sweden
13		Bejmo, EmilEmil Bejmo	C/LW	L	35	2014	Karlstad, Sweden
–		Carlsson, MånsMåns Carlsson	C	L	27	2019	Stockholm, Sweden
20		Carnbäck, NilsNils Carnbäck	C	L	27	2018	Gothenburg, Sweden
–		Eklind, OscarOscar Eklind	C	L	26	2019	Malmö, Sweden
–		Erixon, OliverOliver Erixon	C	L	28	2019	Kungälv, Sweden
10		Galbavy, MatejMatej Galbavy	LW	L	26	2016	Zvolen, Slovakia
–		Granström, JonathanJonathan Granström	D	R	25	2019	Visby, Sweden
–		Gunnarsson, KristofferKristoffer Gunnarsson	D	L	28	2019	Borås, Sweden
–		Gustavsson, LucasLucas Gustavsson	D	R	26	2019	Gävle, Sweden
–		Larsson, LudvigLudvig Larsson	C	L	29	2020	Malmö, Sweden
–		Lennström, FilipFilip Lennström	RW	R	27	2019	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
–		Lindbom, OlofOlof Lindbom	G	L	24	2019	Stockholm, Sweden
–		Ljunggren, DanielDaniel Ljunggren	C	L	31	2019	Stockholm, Sweden
38		Masuhr, AdamAdam Masuhr (C)	D	R	42	2018	Gävle, Sweden
–		Nørstebø, MattiasMattias Nørstebø	D	L	30	2019	Trondheim, Norway
–		Nyberg, PhilipPhilip Nyberg	D	R	28	2019	Linköping, Sweden
96		Petti, NikiNiki Petti	C	L	28	2018	Welland, Ontario, Canada
5		Schagerberg, AntonAnton Schagerberg	D	L	26	2018	Färjestad, Sweden
45		Wallin, IsakIsak Wallin	G	L	27	2018	Mora, Sweden
–		Ylivainio, JesperJesper Ylivainio	RW	R	28	2019	Övertorneå, Sweden

Team Captains

Here is a list of players who have been the team captain for Mora IK over the years. The captain is a leader on the ice.

Honored Players: Retired Numbers

Mora IK has honored several players by retiring their jersey numbers. This means no other player on the team will ever wear that number again. It's a special way to remember important players.

See also

In Spanish: Mora IK para niños