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'''UMFK Esja''' is an ice hockey team based in [[Reykjavik]], [[Iceland]]. The club was founded in 2014 and joined the [[Icelandic Hockey League]] for the 2014-15 season.
'''UMFK Esja''', also known as '''Esja Reykjavík''', was an [[ice hockey]] team in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]], founded in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nýtt lið mætir til keppni í íshokkí |url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/nytt-lid-maetir-til-keppni-i-ishokki |accessdate=26 August 2018 |work=RÚV |date=4 September 2014 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> The team played in the [[Icelandic Hockey League]] from 2014 to 2018, winning the national championship in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Andri Yrkill Valsson |title=Esja er Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/ishokki/2017/03/25/esja_er_islandsmeistari_i_fyrsta_sinn_4/ |accessdate=26 August 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=25 March 2017 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> On 27 February 2018, the club announced it would not field a team for the upcoming 2018–2019 season due to the refusal of the [[Ice Hockey Iceland|Ice Hockey Association of Iceland]] and Reykjavík's Athletic Federation to allow the club to start a junior program, which they claimed was essential for the club's future.<ref>{{cite news |title=Esja ætlar að draga lið sitt úr keppni |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/ishokki/2018/03/02/esja_aetlar_ad_draga_lid_sitt_ur_keppni/ |accessdate=26 August 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=2 March 2018 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>


==Titles==
*[[Icelandic Hockey League|Icelandic champions]]: 2017
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.eurohockey.com/club/7788-esja-umfk-reykjavk.html?league=35&season=2015 Team profile] on eurohockey.com
*[http://www.eurohockey.com/club/7788-esja-umfk-reykjavk.html?league=35&season=2015 Team profile] on eurohockey.com


[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Iceland]]
[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Iceland]]

Latest revision as of 17:55, 29 July 2024

UMFK Esja
Esja.jpg
City: Reykjavík, Iceland
League: Icelandic Hockey League
Founded: 2014
Home Arena: Skautahollini Laugardal
Colors: Green, white
         
Franchise history
2014-present: UMFK Esja

UMFK Esja, also known as Esja Reykjavík, was an ice hockey team in Reykjavík, Iceland, founded in 2014.[1] The team played in the Icelandic Hockey League from 2014 to 2018, winning the national championship in 2017.[2] On 27 February 2018, the club announced it would not field a team for the upcoming 2018–2019 season due to the refusal of the Ice Hockey Association of Iceland and Reykjavík's Athletic Federation to allow the club to start a junior program, which they claimed was essential for the club's future.[3]

Titles

References

  1. "Nýtt lið mætir til keppni í íshokkí", RÚV, 4 September 2014. Retrieved on 26 August 2018. (Icelandic) 
  2. "Esja er Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn", Morgunblaðið, 25 March 2017. Retrieved on 26 August 2018. (Icelandic) 
  3. "Esja ætlar að draga lið sitt úr keppni", Morgunblaðið, 2 March 2018. Retrieved on 26 August 2018. (Icelandic) 

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