Club chairman Evald Carlsson was during the 50s and 60s an important personality in Swedish ice hockey and among other things was the driving force behind Nybro getting the fourth indoor hockey arena in Sweden in 1963.

Fredrik Olausson, a member of the 2002 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings, started his career with Nybro.

During his national career he played in 5 IIHF World Championships and 1 Canada Cup.

He then played 6 seasons for Södertälje SK in Elitserien, and in 1977 returned to Nybro, where he ended his career in 1983.

On 22 April 2023, the Nybro Vikings qualified for HockeyAllsvenskan after defeating Piteå HC, 6–1, in a home game during the final round of the HockeyAllsvenskan qualification series.