Storhamar put eight past Ringerike in the Liga Fjordkraft on Wednesday evening, a result that left the visitors with their first defeat of the campaign. The match took place at 16:30 local time on September 24th, 2026, and the scoreline told the story from the opening face-off. By then it was clear the home side had something to prove after their narrow 2-1 win over Frisk Asker the previous week.
Ringerike arrived in better form on paper, having won both their opening fixtures against Narvik and Lillehammer. They were sitting second in the table with two victories and zero points - early season arithmetic that meant little once the puck dropped. And here's the thing about these opener clashes; the table goes out of the window in these games.
The visitors looked to press high in the first period, matching their 4-1 victory over Narvik with aggressive forechecking. Storhamar changed shape at the break, settling into a more patient game and letting the skilled players work in space. The clean-sheet run came to an end for Ringerike within minutes of the restart, and they never recovered.
What followed was a masterclass in transition hockey. The old head settled them down after the first goal, and by the second period Storhamar were holding every card. They put the game to bed early in the final frame, stringing together shifts that left the away defence chasing shadows.
Statistically, the dominance was total. Storhamar outshot their opponents by a margin that would have been familiar from their 3-5 loss to Frölunda earlier in the month - except this time they were on the right side of the equation. Expected goals figures told the same story; chances went begging for Ringerike, who managed only a handful of dangerous opportunities all evening.
The result means Storhamar move into contention in the early standings, while Ringerike's unbeaten run came to an abrupt halt. Three periods of twenty minutes and the visitors were thoroughly outplayed. The old head settled them down after the first goal, and by the second period Storhamar were holding every card.
