Luleå Hockeyförening is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996. Since being promoted to the top flight (then called Elitserien) in 1984, the team has not once had to participate in a promotion/relegation-qualifier to defend their spot in the top league.
| Luleå Hockey | |
|---|---|
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| City | Luleå, Sweden |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | 2 May 1977 |
| Home arena | Coop Norrbotten Arena |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Stefan Nilsson |
| Head coach | Thomas Berglund |
| Captain | Erik Gustafsson |
| Website | luleahockey.se |
| Franchise history | |
| 1977–1979 | GroKo Hockey |
| 1979–present | Luleå HF |
| Championships | |
| Le Mat Trophy | 1996 |
 Current season | |
History edit
Luleå Hockeyföreningen was formed on May 2, 1977 under the name GroKo Hockey, which was a merger of the ice hockey sections of IFK Luleå and Luleå SK. The name GroKo came from one of the main sponsors.
Season-by-season record edit
This list features the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Luleå HF seasons.
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W-T-L W-OT-L | ||||||
| 2017–18 | Tier 1 | SHL | 7th | 19–10–4–19 | 4,946 | [1] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–0–0–2 | 4,972 | Lost in eighth finals 1–2 vs Brynäs IF | [2] | ||
| 2018–19 | Tier 1 | SHL | 2nd | 25–11–4–12 | 5,363 | [3] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 4–1–2–3 | 6,126 | Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Växjö Lakers Lost in semifinals 1–4 vs Frölunda HC |
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| 2019–20 | Tier 1 | SHL | 1st | 30–6–4–12 | 5,325 | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | [5] |
| 2020–21 | Tier 1 | SHL | 5th | 24–4–8–16 | 550 | [6] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–0–1–3 | 0 | Lost in quarterfinals 3–4 vs Skellefteå AIK | [7] | ||
| 2021–22 | Tier 1 | SHL | 2nd | 25–7–8–12 | 4,684 | [8] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 9–2–2–4 | 6,150 | Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Örebro HK Won in semifinals 4–1 vs Frölunda HC  Lost in finals 3–4 vs Färjestad BK
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Players and personnel edit
Current roster edit
Updated 24 February 2023[10][11]
Team captains edit
- Thorbjörn Köhler, 1979–84
- Lars Lindgren, 1984–88
- Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 1988–92
- Stefan Nilsson, 1992–99
- Roger Åkerström, 1999–2005
- Mikael Renberg, 2005–07
- Anders Burström, 2007–11
- Niclas Wallin, 2011–12
- Chris Abbott, 2012–15
- Johan Harju, 2015–2017
- Niklas Olausson, 2017–2018
- Erik Gustafsson, 2018–present
Honored members edit
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Stefan Nilsson | C | 1984–1998, 2001–2004 | 6 January 2015 |
| 12 | Johan Strömwall | C | 1984–1998 | October 1998 |
| 22 | Hans Norberg | RW | 1979–1983, 1985–1989 | – |
| 28 | Roger Åkerström | D | 1984–1991, 1994–2007 | 5 January 2017 |
| 35 | Jarmo Myllys | G | 1994–2001 | 23 November 2011 |
Franchise records and leaders edit
Regular season edit
- Most goals in a season: Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 30 (1990–91)
- Most assists in a season: Stefan Nilsson, 40 (1991–92)
- Most points in a season: Linus Klasen, 57 (2013–14)
- Most points in a season, defenseman: Timo Jutila, 37 (1991–92)
- Most shutouts in a season: Jarmo Myllys, 6 (1995–96, 1999–00) Anders Nilsson, 6 (2010–11) Johan Gustafsson, 6 (2011–12)
- Most penalty minutes in a career: Thomas Berglund, 1083
Scoring leaders edit
These are the top-ten point-scorers of Luleå HF since the 1984–85 season, which was their first Elitserien season. Figures are updated after each completed season.[12]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Luleå HF player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Nilsson | C | 572 | 112 | 377 | 489 | .85 |
| Johan Strömwall | C | 551 | 210 | 179 | 389 | .71 |
| Lars-Gunnar Pettersson | W | 352 | 231 | 132 | 363 | 1.03 |
| Lars Hurtig | W | 425 | 194 | 165 | 359 | .85 |
| Thomas Berglund | C | 669 | 102 | 251 | 353 | .53 |
| Lars-Göran Niemi | W | 305 | 145 | 162 | 307 | 1.01 |
| Lars Edström | LW | 391 | 102 | 148 | 250 | .64 |
| Johan Harju | LW | 472 | 127 | 110 | 237 | .50 |
| Mikael Renberg | RW | 280 | 109 | 125 | 234 | .84 |
| Niklas Olausson | C | 327 | 74 | 159 | 233 | .71 |
Trophies and awards edit
Team edit
- Le Mat Trophy (1): 1996
- Champions Hockey League (1): 2014–15
- European Trophy (1): 2012
- Tampere cup (1): 1995[citation needed]
Individual edit
- Jarmo Myllys: 1996–97
- Mikael Renberg: 2000–01
- Lars-Gunnar Pettersson: 1998–99
- Joel Lassinantti: 2014–15
- Erik Gustafsson: 2018–19
- Jan Mertzig: 1995–96
References edit
- "Historical Archive" (in Swedish). Luleå Hockey. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "SHL: 2017–18: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "SHL: 2017–18: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "SHL: 2018–19: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "SHL: 2018–19: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "SHL: 2019–20: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "SHL: 2020–21: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "SHL: 2020–21: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "SHL: 2021–22: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "SHL: 2021–22: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Luleå player squad" (in Swedish). www.luleahockey.se. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Luleå - Team Roster". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Luleå HF - All Time SHL leaders". quanthockey.com. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
External links edit
- (in Swedish) Luleå HF official homepage