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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]
- ^ "Historie". Trondheim Black Panthers (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2003-04-07. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "Sterke, slu, uberegnelige og svartkledde". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 2000-07-22. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "TIK er historie". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-01.