Västerås IK (Västerås Ishockey klubb) is a professional ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second-tier league in Sweden, Hockeyallsvenskan. Västerås IK played 12 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien (1988–89 to 1999–00) before the club went bankrupt and merged with the junior club (Västerås IK Ungdom), which changed name to VIK Västerås HK in 2005. In 2018, after playing a year in tier three, Hockeyettan, the club changed it name back to the old name Västerås IK. History Västerås IK was founded in 1913 and started playing ice hockey in 1939. The ice hockey section of Västerås IK was later separated and was active until 2000, when the club folded and the A team was moved to the club Västerås IK Ungdom (English: junior), which changed to its current name in 2018. Season-by-season This list features only the ten most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of VIK Västerås HK seasons. Famous players Mikael Backlund Patrik Berglund Anders Berglund Magnus Eriksson Erik Ersberg Mishat Fahrutdinov Mats Ytter Patrik Juhlin Nicklas Lidström Pär Mårts Peter Popovic Leif Rohlin Tommy Salo Göran "Flygis" Sjöberg Aleksei Salomatin Rickard Wallin Uno Öhrlund Fredrik Johansson References External links Official homepage Ice hockey teams in Sweden Sport in Västerås Ice hockey teams in Västmanland County HockeyAllsvenskan teams