Skautafélagið Björninn, also known as Björninn for short, is an Icelandic sports club, founded in 1990 and based in Reykjavík, Iceland.[1] It began as a skating club that fielded ice hockey teams and included figure skating and curling programs; it eventually added football.
| Full name | Skautafélagið Björninn |
|---|---|
| Short name | Björninn |
| Sports |
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| Founded | 22 November 1990 |
| Based in | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Arena | Egilshöll |
| Colours | Black, White, Yellow |
| Website | http://bjorninn.com |
On 28 September 2018, the club's ice skating departments merged into Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir, which overtook all of the department's assets and debts.[2]
Ice hockey
editMen's ice hockey
editHistory
editThe clubs men's ice hockey team played in the Icelandic Men's Hockey League from the 1991–92 season until 2018. It won the national championship in 2012 after beating Skautafélag Reykjavíkur 3–1 in the best-of-five finals series.[3][4]
In the early 1990s, Björninn was the first team to invite American service members from nearby NAS Keflavik to play on their team.[5] At the time, each team in the Icelandic League was allowed to put a maximum of 3 non-Icelandic players on their rosters. In 1994, Petty Officer Steve Mitchell, who also played for Björninn, started the first American military team in Iceland, the NATO North Stars. The team shared practice time with Björninn and played several teams in the Icelandic League in exhibitions.
Achievements
edit- Icelandic champion (1): 2012
Season-by-season record
editNote: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 70 | 22 | 2nd | Lost final |
| 2008–09 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 75 | 105 | 3rd | Did not qualify |
| 2007–08 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 133 | 94 | 3rd | Did not qualify |
| 2006–07 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 74 | 73 | 3rd | Did not qualify |
| 2005–06 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 86 | 111 | 21 | 3rd | Won third place game |
This table includes results from the last five years only.
Women's ice hockey
editHistory
editThe clubs women's ice hockey team won the national championship in 2006.[6]
Achievements
edit- Icelandic champion (1): 2006
Figure Skating
editSingle Skating
editHistory
editThe main activity of the figure skating department was singles skating, starting from the Learn to Skate Program up to competitive levels.
Synchronized skating
editHistory
editBjörninn had two active teams of synchronized skating, Frostrósir and Ísbirnir.
Football
editMen's football
editBjörninn first fielded a men's football team during the 2010 season in the Icelandic Cup[7] and the 3. deild karla[8] where it served as a feeder club for Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir.[9] In 2019, Björninn finished first in group A of the 4. deild karla.[10] It was knocked out of the playoffs the same year by Hvíti Riddarinn on a 1-4 aggregate score.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Lög Skautafélagsins Bjarnarins" (PDF). bjorninn.com (in Icelandic). Skautafélagið Björninn. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (28 September 2018). "Fjölnir tekur við starfsemi Bjarnarins". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Björninn varð Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta skipti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (14 March 2012). "Söguleg stund í Grafarvoginum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Bongioanni, Carlos (October 1993). Americans Lend Experience to Icelandic Hockey. Bureau of Naval Personnel. p. 47. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Lið Bjarnarins Íslandsmeistari kvenna í íshokkí". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 March 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (24 February 2010). "Björninn og Ísbjörninn með í bikarkeppni KSÍ". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Riðlaskipting í 3. deild karla 2010" (PDF). ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (20 May 2010). "Spá þjálfara og fyrirliða í 3.deild: A-riðill". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Staða & úrslit Íslandsmót - 4. deild karla A riðill 2019". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Magnús Valur Böðvarsson (3 September 2019). "4.deild: Elliði, Kormákur/Hvöt, Ægir og Hvíti Riddarinn í undanúrslit". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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