Icelandic League

SA Vikingar is champion of Iceland

SA Vikingar Akureyri brings back title of Icelandic League after conceding the honour last season to UMFK Esja Reykjavík, now beaten in 3 games of final series 8-5, 5-4ot and 6-2 with a great performance by forward Johann Leifsson, notching 4 goals and 9 assists in the series. Player-coach of SA, Finnish Jussi Sipponen finished as Top Scorer of regular season with 68 (30+38) points
It's title number 20 in the history of club, the most successful in history of Icelandic hockey.
The title also marked the end of the career of Sigurdur Sveinn Sigurdsson, the most representative player of SA and one of the leading figures in the history of Icelandic hockey, who closes his journey in ice hockey with the incredible record of 21 titles in 27 seasons

Photo: Icelandic Federation

(10 Apr 2018)

Robert Sigurdsson named Icelandic Player of the Year

UMFK Esja forward Robert Sigurdsson was named 2017 Icelandic Player of the Year.
Sigurdsson, 24, after some season in North American minor leagues, played in Iceland since 2014 for Skautafélag Reykjavíkur and from this season for champion UMFK Esja Reykjavík and is Icelandic League top scorer at moment with 46 points (24+22) in 14 games. Sigurdsson is also member of Iceland National Team

Eva María Karvelsdóttir is the Women's Player of the Year

(17 Dec 2017)

Icelandic League started

Icelandic League started this week with a convincing victory of champion SA Akureyri and new player-coach, Finnish Jussi Sipponen, 5-0 against Bjornin. Silver medalist SR Reykjavík lost 5-4 at overtime in the city derby aginst Esja UMFK.

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(03 Sep 2015)

SA Akureyri wins title in Iceland

By beating arch rival and regular season winner SR Reykjavik 4-1 in the final series and 7-0 in the decisive game, SA Akureyri wins the title of Icelandic League for the third consecutive year, confirming its domination on domestic hockey with 5 titles in last 6 years. As last season, SA American forward Ben DiMarco was the top scorer with 49 points (33+16) in 24 games.

(24 Mar 2015)

Sigurdarson and Sveinsdóttir named 2014 Iceland Players of the Year

Bjorn Robert Sigurdarson of Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) and Skautafélag Akureyri forward Linda Sveinsdóttir were named 2014 Iceland Players of the Year.
Sigurdason, 20, had a positive first season in US, scoring 13 goals (with 25 assists) in 54 games, playing for Iceland national team in U18 and U20 World Championships.
Linda Sveinsdóttir, 24, played in three World Championships and won 7 titles with SA Akureyri
"She is a great example for all Icelandic women and girls" reports the official motivation

(15 Dec 2014)

Iceland Federation re-elect President

Vidar Gardarsson was re-elected President of Iceland Federation by the forty-eight members during the annual Meeting. The Assembly also approved the preliminary agreement for the building of a new icerink in the city of Kopavogur

(27 May 2013)

SA Vikingar champion of Iceland

With an hattrick by league top scorer, Danish forward Lars Foder, SA Vikingar Akureyri wins 4-0 champion Bjornin in playoffs final game #5 and becomes 2012-13 Icelandic League champion. It's the first title for Skautafelag Akureyrar second team

(28 Mar 2013)