The EliteHockey Ligaen is under way in Norway. Let's follow Lillehammer IK.
Lillehammer IK was founded in 1957 and has been in the top division continuously since 1991. They were 1994 Norwegian champions. Last year they finished in seventh place.
LIK play at Kristins Hall, the smaller of two arenas built in Lillehammer for the 1994 Winter Olympics. The place holds 3,197 spectators. It's named after Kristin Sverresdatter, a medieval princess.
Their colours are Norwegian red, white and blue.
Today tomorrow Lillehammer host Lørenskog IK. Lørenskog go back to 1963, and most recently entered the top division in 2023, having been relegated out in 2018. They were playoff finalists in 2016 and appeared in the 2016-17 Champions Hockey League.
Lørenskog's uniform is also red, white and blue.
Lørenskog is a suburb of Oslo.
[Lillehammer 5 - 4 Lørenskog.]
Lørenskog in the Champions Hockey League:
2016/8/21 Liberec 4 - 3 Lørenskog
2016/8/24 TPS Turku 4 - 1 Lørenskog
2016/9/6 Lørenskog 1 - 2 Liberec
2016/9/9 Lørenskog 0 - 6 TPS Turku
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