List of Trondheim Black Panthers seasons

The Trondheim Black Panthers were a Norwegian ice hockey club based in Trondheim. They were members of the highest Norwegian ice hockey league, Eliteserien, from 1987 until going bankrupt and folding in 2008. The Black Panthers were founded as Trondheim Ishockeyklubb in 1986, after a merger of the ice hockey departments belonging to Astor and Strindheim.[1] Their aim had been to create a team that could reach and compete effectively in the top division. The "Black Panthers" name was adopted in 2000.[2]

Trondheim replaced Astor and Strindheim in the 2. divisjon (second tier) before the 1986–87 season, and immediately won promotion to the 1. divisjon (Eliteserien from 1990 onwards). They went on to complete twenty-one seasons in the Eliteserien, winning over 300 regular season games and two league titles. They were, however, never able to win the Norwegian Championship, despite advancing to the Finals in 1989 and 2005. After struggling for several years, both financially and on the ice, the Black Panthers elected to cease operations in March 2008.[3]

Seasons

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Norwegian Champions Regular Season Champions Promoted Relegated
Season League Regular season[a] Postseason[a]
GP W L T OTW OTL GF GA Pts Finish GP W L T GF GA Pts Result
1986–87 2. divisjon 18 15 2 1 114 50 31 1st
1987–88 1. divisjon 36 20 15 1 156 122 41 5th Did not qualify
1988–89 1. divisjon 36 28 7 1 198 121 57 1st 7 3 4 24 27 Won in semi-finals, 2–1 (Stjernen)
Lost in Finals, 1–3 (Sparta)
1989–90 1. divisjon 36 15 17 4 165 145 34 6th Did not qualify
1990–91[b] Eliteserien I 18 10 7 1 92 61 21 5th Did not qualify
Eliteserien II[c] 32 17 12 3 155 109 37 5th
1991–92 Eliteserien I 18 10 6 2 83 71 22 3rd 2 2 0 0 12 7 4 1st in Quarter-finals
Eliteserien II 14 10 3 1 68 49 21 1st 2 0 2 2 11 Lost in semi-finals, 0–2 (Stjernen)
1992–93 Eliteserien I 18 4 13 1 70 110 9 9th Did not qualify
1. divisjon II 14 13 1 0 114 42 26 1st
1993–94 Eliteserien I 18 9 7 2 87 79 20 5th 2 0 2 0 4 19 0 3rd in Quarter-finals
Eliteserien II 14 7 6 1 56 57 15 5th
1994–95 Eliteserien 28 7 20 1 78 138 16 7th 6 6 0 0 31 12 12 1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien
1995–96 Eliteserien 28 8 18 2 87 108 18 6th 4 0 4 0 9 20 0 3rd in Quarter-finals
1996–97 Eliteserien 36 22 12 2 143 107 46 3rd 4 1 3 12 17 Lost in quarter-finals, 1–3 (Stjernen)
1997–98 Eliteserien 44 15 24 4 159 181 35 8th Did not qualify
1998–99 Eliteserien 44 20 17 7 153 136 46[d] 4th 4 1 3 12 14 Lost in semi-finals, 1–3 (Storhamar)
1999–2000 Eliteserien 38 18 18 2 119 134 40 5th Did not qualify
2000–01 Eliteserien 42 22 18 2 163 148 46 4th 3 0 3 5 21 Lost in semi-finals, 0–3 (Vålerenga)
2001–02 Eliteserien 42 19 20 3 136 144 41 5th 3 1 2 7 12 Lost in quarter-finals, 1–2 (Lillehammer)
2002–03[e] Eliteserien 38 15 13 6 4 135 122 61 4th 6 2 4 17 23 Won in quarter-finals, 2–1 (Stjernen)
Lost in semi-finals, 0–3 (Vålerenga)
2003–04 Eliteserien 42 25 12 3 2 160 100 83 3rd 4 1 3 12 14 Lost in quarter-finals, 1–3 (Stavanger)
2004–05 Eliteserien 42 25 12 3 2 154 101 83 2nd 11 7 4 30 26 Won in quarter-finals, 3–0 (Lillehammer
Won in semi-finals, 3–0 (Storhamar)
Lost in Finals, 1–4 (Vålerenga)
2005–06 Eliteserien 42 10 23 6 3 114 151 45 9th 6 4 0 0 2 14 1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien
2006–07 Eliteserien 44 5 35 3 1 112 214 22 10th 6 4 0 1 1 15 1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien
2007–08 Eliteserien 44 5 34 3 2 114 211 23 10th Did not participate[f]
Eliteserien totals 778 311 362 39 24 12 2,865 2,858 861 52 18 34 0 146 211 4 11 playoff appearances

Notes

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  • a Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points
  • b Before the 1990–91 season, the 1. divisjon was renamed Eliteserien. Correspondingly, the 2. divisjon (second tier) was renamed 1. divisjon, the 3. divisjon (third tier) was renamed 2. divisjon etc.
  • c Between the 1990–91 season and the 1993–94 season, the Eliteserien was divided into two parts. After the first 18 games, the top eight teams qualified for the second half of the Eliteserien. The bottom two teams were relegated to the 1. divisjon and would compete for the right to play in the Eliteserien in the following season. In 1990–91, the results of both rounds were added up to produce one league champion; in the three following seasons, there were two champions per season.
  • d Trondheim and three others clubs were deducted one point during the 1998–99 season.[4]
  • e As of the 2002–03 season, all games in the Eliteserien have a winner. In addition, teams now receive three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in overtime and one point for a loss in overtime.
  • f Trondheim relinquished their spot in the qualifying for the 2008–09 Eliteserien because they could no longer meet the financial obligations required for play in the top division.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Historie". Trondheim Black Panthers (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2003-04-07. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  2. ^ "Sterke, slu, uberegnelige og svartkledde". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 2000-07-22. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  3. ^ "TIK er historie". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  4. ^ "Tabell Eliteserien 1998-1999". Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (in Norwegian). 2004-10-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  5. ^ "TIK dropper kvalikspill". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2010-04-01.