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 Men's 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]

Esja Reykjavík
CityReykjavík, Iceland
Founded2014
Folded2018
ColoursGreen, white
   

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