Aalborg Pirates
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| Aalborg Pirates | |
|---|---|
| City | Aalborg,  Denmark |
| League | AL-Bank Ligaen |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Folded | 2012 |
| Home arena | Gigantium Isarena, Capacity: 5,000 |
| Colours | Red, White, Black |
| General manager | Frederik Åkesson |
| Head coach |  Heikki Mälkiä (Manager) |
| Captain | Bjarke Møller |
AaB Ice hockey (Danish: AaB Ishockey) was the name of the professional ice hockey team that playing in the best Danish ice hockey league, AL-Bank Ligaen. An ice hockey team organized under the sports club of that name first appeared in 1967, played several years in the Danish league and won the Danish league championship in 1981. in 1997 AaB Ishockey merged with a smaller club, IK Aalborg. The merged team was known as Aalborg Ishockey Klub (AIK) in the period 1997-2003, but following financial instability at the club, the professional license was transferred to Aalborg Boldspilklub or AaB. The team was located in Aalborg in the northern part of Jutland and ceased operations at the end of the 2011/2012 season. The team has been replaced by a whole new team and organisation that is called Aalborg Pirates.
Contents
Roster
As of 19 June 2011
| # | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Nikolaj Nørbak | G | L | 34 | 2007/2008 | Frederikshavn, Denmark |
| -- | |
Juri Pitkämäki | G | L | 45 | 2011 | Tampere, Finland |
| 3 | |
Rene Espersen | D | L | 36 | ||
| 77 | |
Daniel Madsen | D | L | 38 | Herning, Denmark | |
| 29 | |
Møller Mads | D | R | 42 | ||
| 32 |  |
Tomas Nadasdi | D | L | 44 | Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia | |
| 13 | |
Thomas Boll | F | L | 37 | ||
| 19 | |
Kasper Degn | LW | L | 42 | Herning, Denmark | |
| 54 |  |
Lou Dickenson | LW | L | 42 | Orleans, Ontario, Canada | |
| -- | |
Christopher Frederiksen | C/LW | L | 30 | Frederikshavn, Denmark | |
| 17 | |
Tobias Kisum | RW | R | 38 | ||
| -- | |
Joachim Linnet | RW | L | 31 | ||
| 14 | |
Bjarke Møller (C) | C | L | 39 | ||
| 10 | |
Bo Nordby Tranholm | F | L | 45 | ||
| 41 | |
Rasmus Olsen | F | L | 44 |
Management
- Manager
Martin Karlsson - Assistant Martin Struzinski
Historic results
The 2003-04 season
AaB won silvermedals losing to Esbjerg
The 2004-05 season
AaB won silvermedals losing to Herning Blue Fox
The 2005-06 season
AaB won the silvermedals in the 2005-06 season, losing to SønderjyskE in the final by 4 games to 2.
The 2007-08 season
AaB was eliminated in the quarterfinal losing to Odense Bulldogs
The 2008-09 season
AaB finished the regular season in 9th (only behind Frederikshavn by a goal difference of 1). But due to the bankruptcy of TOTEMPO HvIK were promoted up to 8th and qualified for the finals, they were eliminated in the quarterfinal by top seed and eventual silver medalists Herning Blue Fox
The 2009-10 season
AaB won the silver medals, losing the best of 7 final in 4 games to SønderjyskE
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