Skautafélag Akureyar, also known as SA for short, is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1937 and based in Akureyri, Iceland. It is best known for its ice hockey teams that compete in the Icelandic Men's Hockey League and the Icelandic Women's Hockey League.
Skautafélag Akureyrar | |
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City | Akureyri, Iceland |
League | (M) Icelandic Men's Hockey League (W) Icelandic Women's Hockey League |
Founded | 1937 |
Home arena | Skautahollin Akureyri |
Colours | red, white, black |
Website | www.sasport.is |
Men's ice hockey
editSA's men's team, known as SA Víkingar, has won 23 league titles, the most in its league's history.[1][2]
Achievements
edit- Icelandic champion (23): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022.
Women's ice hockey
editSA has fielded two teams in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, SA Ásynjur and SA Ynjur, the latter consisting of its U-20 players.
SA Ásynjur
editSA Ásynjur is the most successful team in the history of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, winning 20 titles since 2001.
Achievements
edit- Icelandic champion (20): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
SA Ynjur
editSA Ynjur won its lone championship in 2017.[3][4]
Achievements
edit- Icelandic champion (1): 2017
References
edit- ^ Einar Sigtryggsson (7 April 2018). "Tuttugasti Íslandsmeistaratitill SA". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Einar Sigtrygsson (16 March 2019). "Tuttugu og einn titill í hús". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Egill Páll Egilsson (17 March 2017). "Ynjur eru Íslandsmeistarar í íshokkí". Vikudagur (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Gunnar Birgisson (16 March 2017). "Ynjur Íslandsmeistarar". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 August 2018.
External links
edit- Official Site
- Team profile on eurohockey.com