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92:Team captain
84:Team manager
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1667:Solkatterna
1657:Njudungarna
1634:Allsvenskan
1600:Rospiggarna
1483:Allsvenskan
1433:Rospiggarna
1201:formula2.se
829:Craig Boyce
680:Mads Hansen
605:Peter Ljung
535:Mads Hansen
489:Peter Ljung
357:Allsvenskan
327:During the
303:and signed
58:Hejla Arena
2165:Categories
1751:Team Bikab
1746:Monarkerna
1731:Getingarna
1726:Filbyterna
1699:Vikingarna
1693:Indianerna
1688:Team DaLej
1585:Indianerna
1572:Elitserien
1478:Elitserien
1418:Indianerna
1356:2 February
1247:"Historik"
1131:2 February
1054:References
502:Mikael Max
463:Davey Watt
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273:Elitserien
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208:Elitserien
202:team from
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122:Club facts
106:Elitserien
2176:Västervik
1615:Västervik
1595:Piraterna
1448:Västervik
1428:Piraterna
1106:1 January
643:2023 team
522:2022 team
398:2012 team
301:Västervik
237:Skepparna
204:Västervik
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1736:Hammarby
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1672:Valsarna
1647:Griparna
1642:Gislaved
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1605:Smederna
1580:Dackarna
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1438:Smederna
1413:Dackarna
1309:22 March
1231:21 March
1206:21 March
1181:24 March
1156:25 March
349:Dackarna
1760:Seasons
1741:Kaparna
1721:Bysarna
1662:Örnarna
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1590:Lejonen
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226:History
127:Colours
112:Website
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68:Country
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1331:6 June
1147:"1966"
198:are a
102:League
71:Sweden
1406:Teams
1261:9 May
517:0.973
504:1.383
491:1.393
478:1.432
465:1.500
452:1.508
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426:1.669
413:1.889
279:. In
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