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 is a professional ice hockey team from Mora, a town in northern Dalarna, Sweden. The team is also known as Mora Ishockeyklubb.

Mora IK currently plays in HockeyAllsvenskan. This is Sweden's second-highest ice hockey league. The team has played many seasons in the top league, including four seasons in Elitserien (which is now called SHL). Mora IK reached the finals of the Swedish Championships only once, in 1950. They lost that game to Djurgårdens IF. Mora IK has been playing in the top two Swedish hockey leagues since the 1944–45 season.

Team History

Mora IK was started in 1935. In 1945, the club played in Sweden's top ice hockey league for the first time. They reached their 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, then called Division 1, for nine seasons in a row. This was 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 Sweden's second-tier league. They played there for 29 years until 2004. In 2004, they finally earned a spot in Elitserien for the first time.

Famous Players and Rivalries

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, some famous players from the NHL joined Mora IK. These included Shawn Horcoff, Daniel Cleary, and brothers Marian Hossa and Marcel Hossa. With these players, Mora IK finished 9th in the league that season. This was a good result for a team that had just been promoted.

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 eliminated in the quarterfinals both times. In the 2007–08 Elitserien season, Mora IK 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 were moved back down to HockeyAllsvenskan.

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Bobby Ryan from the Anaheim Ducks and Anze Kopitar from the Los Angeles Kings also played for Mora IK. Anze Kopitar played with his brother, Gašper, during this time.

After nine years in the second league, Mora IK returned to the top league in 2017. They beat their local rivals Leksands IF in the 2017 SHL qualifiers. The games between Mora IK and Leksands IF are called Siljansderbyt. This means "the Siljan derby," named after a nearby lake.

In the 2018–19 season, Mora IK finished 13th. They faced Leksands IF again in the 2019 SHL qualifiers. Mora IK lost this series and was moved back down to HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksands IF took their spot in the SHL.

Team Performance Over Recent Seasons

Mora IK during a pre-game ceremony in 2013.

Here is a look at Mora IK's performance in recent seasons:

• 2014–15 Season: They played in HockeyAllsvenskan (Tier 2) and finished 7th.
• 2015–16 Season: They finished 6th in HockeyAllsvenskan.
• 2016–17 Season: Mora IK had a great season, finishing 1st in HockeyAllsvenskan. They won the HockeyAllsvenskan finals and then won their SHL qualifiers. This meant they were promoted to the top league, the SHL!
• 2017–18 Season: They played in the SHL (Tier 1) and finished 13th. They won their SHL qualifiers to stay in the league.
• 2018–19 Season: They finished 13th in the SHL again. However, they lost their SHL qualifiers and were moved back down to HockeyAllsvenskan.

Players and Team Staff

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	27	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	25	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

The team captain is a very important player who leads the team. Here are some of Mora IK's past and current captains:

Honored Players

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

See also

In Spanish: Mora IK para niños