Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team based in Herning, Denmark, playing in the Metal Ligaen, the top tier of Danish ice hockey. The club was founded in 1947 and play their home games in the KVIK Hockey Arena which has a capacity of 4,105 spectators.[1][2][3]
After the departure of long time head coach Todd Bjorkstrand; Herning signed Mario Simioni to take helm of the club. Simioni led the team to the playoffs where they faced the fifth ranked Odense Bulldogs in the quarterfinals. Herning started the series strong with a 2–1 victory at home, though Odense then evened it up in game two, with a 3–0 shutout victory. Herning came back strong in game three as they dominated Odense in a 6–1 road win. Game four was a 2–1 victory to Odense, again evening up the series. Odense took their first lead of the series as they won game five in overtime 2–1. Herning evened up the series in game six with a 2–1 victory on the road. Herning won the series, with a series clinching 2–1 overtime win in game seven to move on to the semis.
The semifinals saw the Herning Blue Fox facing the second ranked Frederikshavn White Hawks. Game one resulted in a 3–1 home win for the White Hawks. In game two Herning came out victorious in a blowout 7–1 win. The White Hawks regained the series lead with a 5–2 win in game three. In game four Herning evened up the series with a 5–2 win. The White Hawks won game five 5–3 as they took back the series lead, though game six saw Herning shutout the White Hawks in a 2–0 win. Herning defeated the White Hawks 3–1 in game seven to clinch a spot in the leagues final.
In the finals Herning Blue Fox was set to clash with the Esbjerg Energy. In game one, Esbjerg came out victorious in a 3–2 home win. Though Herning won three straight games to take a 3–1 series lead, Esbjerg won three straight games to win the finals—their first since 2004.
In May 2016, Herning Blue Fox signed former head coach Todd Bjorkstrand. Bjorkstrand returned to club after leaving in 2014 to coach the Graz 99ers of the Erste Bank Hockey League.[6]
Season by season record
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Herning Blue Fox.
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External links
Official website
January 31, 2023
herning, blue, danish, professional, hockey, team, based, herning, denmark, playing, metal, ligaen, tier, danish, hockey, club, founded, 1947, play, their, home, games, kvik, hockey, arena, which, capacity, spectators, cityherningleaguemetal, ligaenfounded1947. Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team based in Herning Denmark playing in the Metal Ligaen the top tier of Danish ice hockey The club was founded in 1947 and play their home games in the KVIK Hockey Arena which has a capacity of 4 105 spectators 1 2 3 Herning Blue FoxCityHerningLeagueMetal LigaenFounded1947Home arenaKVIK Hockey Arena Capacity 4 105 Colors Head coachPekka TirkkonenWebsitewww bluefox dkThe club has won the Danish championship 16 times with the last title coming in 2012 4 Contents 1 Club history 1 1 2015 2016 Mario Simioni era 1 2 2016 present Return of Todd Bjorkstrand 2 Season by season record 3 Current roster 3 1 Retired numbers 3 2 NHL alumni 4 References 5 External linksClub history Edit2015 2016 Mario Simioni era Edit 2015 2016 seasonAfter the departure of long time head coach Todd Bjorkstrand Herning signed Mario Simioni to take helm of the club Simioni led the team to the playoffs where they faced the fifth ranked Odense Bulldogs in the quarterfinals Herning started the series strong with a 2 1 victory at home though Odense then evened it up in game two with a 3 0 shutout victory Herning came back strong in game three as they dominated Odense in a 6 1 road win Game four was a 2 1 victory to Odense again evening up the series Odense took their first lead of the series as they won game five in overtime 2 1 Herning evened up the series in game six with a 2 1 victory on the road Herning won the series with a series clinching 2 1 overtime win in game seven to move on to the semis The semifinals saw the Herning Blue Fox facing the second ranked Frederikshavn White Hawks Game one resulted in a 3 1 home win for the White Hawks In game two Herning came out victorious in a blowout 7 1 win The White Hawks regained the series lead with a 5 2 win in game three In game four Herning evened up the series with a 5 2 win The White Hawks won game five 5 3 as they took back the series lead though game six saw Herning shutout the White Hawks in a 2 0 win Herning defeated the White Hawks 3 1 in game seven to clinch a spot in the leagues final In the finals Herning Blue Fox was set to clash with the Esbjerg Energy In game one Esbjerg came out victorious in a 3 2 home win Though Herning won three straight games to take a 3 1 series lead Esbjerg won three straight games to win the finals their first since 2004 After his first season with Herning Simioni left the club to join the coaching staff of the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga DEL in Germany as an assistant to Serge Aubin 5 2016 present Return of Todd Bjorkstrand Edit 2016 2017 seasonIn May 2016 Herning Blue Fox signed former head coach Todd Bjorkstrand Bjorkstrand returned to club after leaving in 2014 to coach the Graz 99ers of the Erste Bank Hockey League 6 Season by season record EditThis is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Herning Blue Fox Seasons of Herning Blue Fox 7 Season Rank GP W L OTW OTL Pts Postseason2011 12 3rd 40 23 14 2 1 74 Champion2012 13 1st 40 24 8 4 4 84 Quarter final loss2013 14 2nd 40 25 7 4 4 87 Final loss2014 15 1st 36 24 6 0 6 78 Bronze medal game loss2015 16 4th 45 21 15 4 5 76 Final lossCurrent roster EditUpdated February 20 2019 8 9 No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace31 Simon Nielsen G L 36 Herning Denmark16 Patrik Madsen D L 30 Herning Denmark18 Daniel Nielsen C D R 42 Herning Denmark12 Thomas Andersen RW R 28 Herning Denmark25 Markus Jensen LW C L 26 Herning Denmark4 Lasse Lassen RW R 33 Herning Denmark11 Daniel Nielsen LW L 24 Vojens Denmark7 Sebastian Ruders F L 2521 Kristoffer Sogaard Jensen RW C L 26 Herning DenmarkRetired numbers Edit 22 Todd Bjorkstrand C 1988 2002NHL alumni Edit Frans Nielsen Peter Regin Frederik Andersen Nicklas Jensen Oliver BjorkstrandReferences Edit Herning IK Eurohockey com Retrieved 24 November 2016 Kvik Hockey Arena Eurohockey com Retrieved 24 November 2016 Kvik Hockey Arena Bluefox dk Retrieved 24 November 2016 History Bluefox dk Archived from the original on 12 October 2016 Retrieved 24 November 2016 Forgyldt traener til Herning Blue Fox Bluefox dk Retrieved 2016 05 03 Todd Bjorkstand tilbage pa Hedene Bluefox dk Archived from the original on 2016 07 14 Retrieved 2016 07 14 Herning Blue Fox Eliteprospects com Retrieved 2 May 2022 Herning Blue Fox Truppen Bluefox dk Retrieved 2016 11 24 Eliteprospects com Herning Blue Fox Eliteprospects com Retrieved 2016 11 01 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herning Blue Fox amp oldid 1124215908, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
