Linköpings HC

Linköpings HC

City	Linköping
League	Swedish Hockey League
Founded	1976
Home arena	Saab Arena Capacity: 8,500
Colors
General manager	Fredrik Emvall
Head coach	Dan Tangnes
Captain	Niklas Persson

Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its initials LHC, or colloquially among its fans as Cluben, is an ice hockey team based in Linköping, Sweden that plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien).

Linköping's women's football team, Linköpings FC, is affiliated with and financially backed by Linköpings HC. On October 3, 2008, the club announced that the elite men's and women's teams of local volleyball club Team Valla would also become affiliated with Linköpings HC, under the name Linköpings Volleyboll Club.^[1]

History

Linköpings HC first played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) in the 1999–2000 season, and has been in the top division since the 2001–02 season. They have reached the playoffs eight times. LHC reached the final for the first time in 2006–07, where they lost to Modo Hockey. In the 2007–08 season, Linköpings HC advanced to the final again, this time against HV71; they lost and won the silver medal.

Season-by-season

Season	Level	Division	Record		Avg. home atnd.	Notes
Season	Level	Division	Position	W-T-L W-OT-L	Avg. home atnd.	Notes
For seasons prior to 2008–09, see List of Linköpings HC seasons.
2008–09	Tier 1	Elitserien	2nd	26–13–16	7,467
2008–09	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	3–4	7,526	Lost in quarterfinals, 3–4 vs Skellefteå
2009–10	Tier 1	Elitserien	3rd	27–8–20	6,899
2009–10	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	5–7	7,856	Won in quarterfinals, 4–3 vs Frölunda Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs Djurgården
2010–11	Tier 1	Elitserien	5th	22–5–9–19	6,676
2010–11	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	3–4	7,315	Lost in quarterfinals, 3–4 vs Skellefteå
2011–12	Tier 1	Elitserien	10th	17–7–7–24	6,903
2012–13	Tier 1	Elitserien	5th	27–9–19	6,287
2012–13	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	5–5	8,364	Won in quarterfinals, 4–1 vs HV 71 Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs Skellefteå
2013–14	Tier 1	SHL	9th	20-11-24	6,697
2013–14	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	5–7	7,138	Won in quarterfinals, 4–3 vs Frölunda Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs Skellefteå
2014–15	Tier 1	SHL	4th	26-11-18	5,850
2014–15	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	5–6	7,417	Won in quarterfinals, 4–2 vs HV 71 Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs Skellefteå

Players

Current roster

Updated January 20, 2015.^[2]^[3]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
18	Sweden !	Almtorp, JonasJonas Almtorp	4.0 !C	L	32	2012	Uppsala, Sweden
24	Sweden !	Andersson, FredricFredric Andersson	4.0 !C	L	27	2014	Gnesta, Sweden
5	Sweden !	Bäckman, MattiasMattias Bäckman	2.0 !D	L	23	2014	Linköping, Sweden
23	Sweden !	Dahlström, CarlCarl Dahlström	2.0 !D	L	21	2012	Stockholm, Sweden
8	Sweden !	Forsling, GustavGustav Forsling	2.0 !D	L	19	2011	Linköping, Sweden
43	Denmark !	Hardt, NichlasNichlas Hardt	6.0 !LW	L	27	2014	Copenhagen, Denmark
1	Sweden !	Högberg, MarcusMarcus Högberg	1.0 !G	L	21	2010	Örebro, Sweden
7	Sweden !	Johansson, MagnusMagnus Johansson (C)	2.0 !D	R	42	2009	Linköping, Sweden
44	Sweden !	Junland, JonasJonas Junland (A)	2.0 !D	L	28	2013	Linköping, Sweden
9	Sweden !	Karlsson, AntonAnton Karlsson	2.0 !D	L	22	2014	Vetlanda, Sweden
12	Sweden !	Karlsson, SebastianSebastian Karlsson (A)	4.0 !C	L	29	2009	Gothenburg, Sweden
41	United States !	Little, BrocBroc Little	4.0 !C	L	28	2014	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
11	Canada !	Micflikier, JacobJacob Micflikier	6.0 !LW	L	31	2014	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
48	Sweden !	Rahimi, DanielDaniel Rahimi (A)	2.0 !D	L	28	2012	Umeå, Sweden
71	Sweden !	Rautio, DavidDavid Rautio	1.0 !G	L	30	2014	Luleå, Sweden
25	Sweden !	Salmonsson, JohannesJohannes Salmonsson	6.0 !LW	L	30	2012	Uppsala, Sweden
47	Sweden !	Sundh, OscarOscar Sundh	6.0 !LW	L	29	2013	Uppsala, Sweden
17	Sweden !	Törnqvist, HenrikHenrik Törnqvist	7.0 !RW	R	19	2011	Motala, Sweden
13	Czech Republic !	Vrana, JakubJakub Vrana	6.0 !LW	L	20	2011	Prague, Czech Republic

References

↑ "LHC och Team Valla blir LVC" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
↑ "Linköpings Hockey Club - Truppen" (in Swedish). lhc.eu. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
↑ "Linköping - Team Roster". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

External links

Official site (in Swedish)

Swedish Hockey League

Teams	Brynäs IF Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC Färjestad BK HV71 Karlskrona HK Linköpings HC Luleå HF Malmö Redhawks Modo Hockey Rögle BK Skellefteå AIK Växjö Lakers Örebro HK

Former teams	AIK IF Björklöven Hammarby IF Leksands IF Mora IK Södertälje SK Timrå IK Väsby IK Västerås IK Örebro IK

Arenas	Behrn Arena Coop Norrbotten Arena Fjällräven Center Gavlerinken Arena Hovet Kinnarps Arena Lindab Arena Löfbergs Arena Malmö Arena Saab Arena Scandinavium Skellefteå Kraft Arena Telenor Arena Karlskrona Vida Arena

Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Awards	Le Mat Trophy Guldhjälmen Guldpucken Honken Trophy Håkan Loob Trophy Rookie of the Year Salming Trophy Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy Guldpipan Coach of the Year

Related topics	List of SHL seasons List of Swedish ice hockey champions Marathon SHL standings Swedish Ice Hockey Association HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien Marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league Ice hockey in Sweden J20 SuperElit National men's team National women's team

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

Champions Hockey League

Seasons	2014–15 group stage playoffs Final 2015–16 group stage playoffs Final 2016–17 group stage playoffs Final

Related	2008–09 Champions Hockey League 2010–13 European Trophy

Linköpings HC seasons

1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

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