Västerviks IK, commonly known as VIK, is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Västervik, founded on April 28, 1971, when Västerviks AIS closed its hockey section to focus on football.[1] The club’s visual identity is built around a red and white color scheme, which is documented as its official team colors.[1] The team is popularly nicknamed “Vikarna.”[1]
Design and History
The club’s emblem is a circular badge featuring the “VIK” monogram, rendered in the team’s red and white colors.[2] The red tone used in the club’s identity is identified by the hex code #D11E24.[2] The club’s official website is vikhockey.se, and the team plays its home games at Plivit Arena in central Västervik.[1]
Västerviks IK spent decades moving between the third and fourth tiers of Swedish ice hockey before securing promotion to HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden’s second-highest league, on March 31, 2016, for the 2016–17 season.[1] The club’s identity has remained consistent with its red and white colors throughout its history in Swedish hockey.[1]
Meaning and Symbolism
The circular emblem format follows the tradition of European sports club heraldry, anchoring the VIK monogram within a badge-style crest.[2] The club’s red and white colors are documented as its official team colors, though no official source provides a specific symbolic meaning for the color choice.[1]
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