Herning Blue Fox is a Danish professional ice hockey team based in Herning, Denmark, playing in the Metal Ligaen, the top tier of Danish ice hockey. The club was founded in 1947 and play their home games in the KVIK Hockey Arena which has a capacity of 4,105 spectators.
The club has won the Danish championship 16 times with the last title coming in 2012.
2015âÂÂ2016 season
After the departure of long-time head coach Todd Bjorkstrand, Herning signed Mario Simioni to take the helm of the club. Simioni led the team to the playoffs where they faced the fifth-ranked Odense Bulldogs in the quarterfinals. Herning started the series strong with a 2âÂÂ1 victory at home, though Odense then evened it up in game two, with a 3âÂÂ0 shutout victory. Herning came back strong in game three as they dominated Odense in a 6âÂÂ1 road win. Game four was a 2âÂÂ1 victory to Odense, again evening up the series. Odense took their first lead of the series as they won game five in overtime 2âÂÂ1. Herning evened up the series in game six with a 2âÂÂ1 victory on the road. Herning won the series, with a series-clinching 2âÂÂ1 overtime win in game seven to move on to the semis.
The semifinals saw the Herning Blue Fox facing the second-ranked Frederikshavn White Hawks. Game one resulted in a 3âÂÂ1 home win for the White Hawks. In game two Herning came out victorious in a blowout 7âÂÂ1 win. The White Hawks regained the series lead with a 5âÂÂ2 win in game three. In game four Herning evened up the series with a 5âÂÂ2 win. The White Hawks won game five 5âÂÂ3 as they took back the series lead, though game six saw Herning shutout the White Hawks in a 2âÂÂ0 win. Herning defeated the White Hawks 3âÂÂ1 in game seven to clinch a spot in the league final.
In the finals, Herning Blue Fox was set to clash with the Esbjerg Energy. In game one, Esbjerg came out victorious in a 3âÂÂ2 home win. Though Herning won three straight games to take a 3âÂÂ1 series lead, Esbjerg won three straight games to win the finalsâÂÂtheir first since 2004.
After his first season with Herning, Simioni left the club to join the coaching staff of the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in Germany as an assistant to Serge Aubin.
2016âÂÂ2017 season
In May 2016, Herning Blue Fox signed former head coach Todd Bjorkstrand. Bjorkstrand returned to the club after leaving in 2014 to coach the Graz 99ers of the Erste Bank Hockey League.
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Herning Blue Fox.
<small>Updated 1 October 2024.</small>