Gentofte Stars

Gentofte Stars
Gentofte Stars
City	Gentofte, Denmark
League	1. division i ishockey
Division	Øst
Founded	23 April 1965 (as Hellerup IK); 1996 (as IC Gentofte)
Home arena	Gentofte Skøjtehal
Colours	Dark blue, orange, white;
Website	gentoftestars.dk
Franchise history
1965–1996	Hellerup IK
1996–2008	IC Gentofte
2008–present	IC Gentofte Stars

The Gentofte Stars are an ice hockey team in the 1. division i ishockey, the second-highest men’s ice hockey league in Denmark. They play in Gentofte, a northern suburb in the Copenhagen urban area, at the Gentofte Skøtjehal ('Gentofte Skating Arena'). The team previously played in the Metal Ligaen but was relegated in 2018 due to financial troubles.

The parent club, Icehockey Club Gentofte Stars, also has a representative women's ice hockey team (which previously played in the Danish Championship league from 2011 to 2016), active minor and junior ice hockey sections, and recreational teams for several age groups.

History

The ice hockey section of the Hellerup IK sports club was founded on April 23, 1965.^[1] The club debuted in the AL-Bank Ligaen for the 1967–68 season. The ice hockey section of Hellerup IK participated regularly in the AL-Bank Ligaen for many years, before becoming independent in 1996 for financial reasons and rebranding as IC Gentofte. Before withdrawing due to financial issues, Gentofte participated in the AL-Bank Ligaen for three more years, in 1997, 1998, and 1999. The club qualified for the promotion/relegation round of the AL-Bank Ligaen in the 2000 and 2002 seasons but failed to earn a promotion to the league.

Team roster

Updated July 3, 2024.^[2]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Birthplace
79	Phillip Berg Nicolaisen	G	L	25
30	Adian Carlsen	G	L	27	Herlev, Denmark
1	Teemu Seppänen	G	L	37	Suomussalmi, Finland
4	Anders Fisker	D	L	36	Rødovre, Denmark
61	Jesse Jyrkkiö	D	R	35	Hämeenlinna, Finland
8	Marlo Koponen	D	L	37	Imatra, Finland
40	Christoffer Lindhøj	D	L	30	Virum, Denmark
13	Victor Reese	D	L	26	Roskilde, Denmark
12	Mikkel Grau Svenson	D		27
27	Jeff Terminesi	D	L	37	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
71	Matthias Asperup	W	L	29	Rødovre, Denmark
21	Mads Eller	F	L	29	Rødovre, Denmark
11	Magnus Ferslew	C/RW		27
22	Christian Hee Foss	C	L	31	Gentofte, Denmark
78	Nicki Kisum	W	L	30	Hvidovre, Denmark
26	Jeppe Klitgaard	C	R	26	Gentofte, Denmark
9	Ulrich Linnet	F	L	33	Herning, Denmark
65	Emil Møller Rasmussen	W	L	29	Rødovre, Denmark
50	Luis Blak Olsen	LW	L	30	Østerbro, Denmark
16	Oliver Reuter	C	L	25	Rødovre, Denmark
18	Joonas Riekkinen (A)	D/C	L	37	Varpaisjärvi, Finland
19	Cam Spiro	LW	L	32	Hingham, Massachusetts, United States
14	Marko Virtala	F	L	39	Uusikaupunki, Finland
10	Nikolaj Zorko	C	L	30

Notable players

References

^ hik.dk, HIK history Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Gentofte Stars roster". Elite Prospects.

[1] .dk, HIK history Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Gentofte Stars roster". Elite Prospects.

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