List of Trondheim Black Panthers seasons explained

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]

Seasons

Norwegian Champions	Regular Season Champions	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Regular season										Postseason
Season	League	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Result
1986–87	2. divisjon	18	15	2	1	-	-	114	50	31	1st
1987–88	1. divisjon	36	20	15	1	-	-	156	122	41	5th	Did not qualify
1988–89	1. divisjon	36	28	7	1	-	-	198	121	57	1st	7	3	4	-	24	27	-	Won in semi-finals, 2–1 (Stjernen) Lost in Finals, 1–3 (Sparta)
1989–90	1. divisjon	36	15	17	4	-	-	165	145	34	6th	Did not qualify
1990–91	Eliteserien I	18	10	7	1	-	-	92	61	21	5th	Did not qualify
1990–91	Eliteserien II	32	17	12	3	-	-	155	109	37	5th	Did not qualify
1991–92	Eliteserien I	18	10	6	2	-	-	83	71	22	3rd	2	2	0	0	12	7	4	1st in Quarter-finals
1991–92	Eliteserien II	14	10	3	1	-	-	68	49	21	1st	2	0	2	-	2	11	-	Lost in semi-finals, 0–2 (Stjernen)
1992–93	Eliteserien I	18	4	13	1	-	-	70	110	9	9th	Did not qualify
1992–93	1. divisjon II	14	13	1	0	-	-	114	42	26	1st	Did not qualify
1993–94	Eliteserien I	18	9	7	2	-	-	87	79	20	5th	2	0	2	0	4	19	0	3rd in Quarter-finals
1993–94	Eliteserien II	14	7	6	1	-	-	56	57	15	5th	2	0	2	0	4	19	0	3rd in Quarter-finals
1994–95	Eliteserien	28	7	20	1	-	-	78	138	16	7th	6	6	0	0	31	12	12	1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien
1995–96	Eliteserien	28	8	18	2	-	-	87	108	18	6th	4	0	4	0	9	20	0	3rd in Quarter-finals
1996–97	Eliteserien	36	22	12	2	-	-	143	107	46	3rd	4	1	3	-	12	17	-	Lost in quarter-finals, 1–3 (Stjernen)
1997–98	Eliteserien	44	15	24	4	-	-	159	181	35	8th	Did not qualify
1998–99	Eliteserien	44	20	17	7	-	-	153	136	46	4th	4	1	3	-	12	14	-	Lost in semi-finals, 1–3 (Storhamar)
1999–2000	Eliteserien	38	18	18	2	-	-	119	134	40	5th	Did not qualify
2000–01	Eliteserien	42	22	18	2	-	-	163	148	46	4th	3	0	3	-	5	21	-	Lost in semi-finals, 0–3 (Vålerenga)
2001–02	Eliteserien	42	19	20	3	-	-	136	144	41	5th	3	1	2	-	7	12	-	Lost in quarter-finals, 1–2 (Lillehammer)
2002–03	Eliteserien	38	15	13	-	6	4	135	122	61	4th	6	2	4	-	17	23	-	Won in quarter-finals, 2–1 (Stjernen) Lost in semi-finals, 0–3 (Vålerenga)
2003–04	Eliteserien	42	25	12	-	3	2	160	100	83	3rd	4	1	3	-	12	14	-	Lost in quarter-finals, 1–3 (Stavanger)
2004–05	Eliteserien	42	25	12	-	3	2	154	101	83	2nd	11	7	4	-	30	26	-	Won in quarter-finals, 3–0 (Lillehammer Won in semi-finals, 3–0 (Storhamar) Lost in Finals, 1–4 (Vålerenga)
2005–06	Eliteserien	42	10	23	-	6	3	114	151	45	9th	6	4	0	-	0	2	14	1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien
2006–07	Eliteserien	44	5	35	-	3	1	112	214	22	10th	6	4	0	-	1	1	15	1st in Qualifying for Eliteserien
2007–08	Eliteserien	44	5	34	-	3	2	114	211	23	10th	Did not participate
Eliteserien totals		778	311	362	39	24	12	2,865	2,858	861		52	18	34	0	146	211	4	11 playoff appearances

Notes

Code explanation; GP - Games Played, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Tied games, OTW - Overtime/Shootout wins, OTL - Overtime/Shootout losses, GF - Goals For, GA - Goals Against, Pts - Points
Before the 1990 - 91 season, the 1. divisjon was renamed Eliteserien. Correspondingly, the 2. divisjon (second tier) was renamed 1. divisjon, the 3. divisjon (third tier) was renamed 2. divisjon etc.
Between the 1990–91 season and the 1993–94 season, the Eliteserien was divided into two parts. After the first 18 games, the top eight teams qualified for the second half of the Eliteserien. The bottom two teams were relegated to the 1. divisjon and would compete for the right to play in the Eliteserien in the following season. In 1990–91, the results of both rounds were added up to produce one league champion; in the three following seasons, there were two champions per season.
Trondheim and three others clubs were deducted one point during the 1998 - 99 season.^[4]
As of the 2002 - 03 season, all games in the Eliteserien have a winner. In addition, teams now receive three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in overtime and one point for a loss in overtime.
Trondheim relinquished their spot in the qualifying for the 2008 - 09 Eliteserien because they could no longer meet the financial obligations required for play in the top division.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Historie . Trondheim Black Panthers . 2010-04-01 . Norwegian . https://web.archive.org/web/20030407230828/http://www.tik.no/arena_1/modules/object.cgi?DB=arena_tik&SectionID=371&Theme= . 2003-04-07.
Web site: Sterke, slu, uberegnelige og svartkledde . Dagbladet . 2000-07-22 . 2010-04-01 . Norwegian.
Web site: TIK er historie . Adresseavisen . 2008-03-03 . 2010-04-01 . Norwegian.
Web site: Tabell Eliteserien 1998-1999 . Norwegian Ice Hockey Association . 2004-10-09 . 2010-04-01 . Norwegian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724081542/http://www.hockey.no/t2.asp?p=4916&x=1&a=111280 . 2011-07-24 .
Web site: TIK dropper kvalikspill . Adresseavisen . 2008-02-17 . 2010-04-01 . Norwegian.