Luleå HF
Luleå Hockeyförening is an 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 HF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
| Franchise history | |
| 1977–1979 | GroKo Hockey |
| 1979–present | Luleå HF |
| Le Mat Trophy | 1996 |
Season-by-season record
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 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | Tier 1 | SHL | 8th | 21–6–4–24 | 5,021 | [1] | |
| "Play In" | — | 2–0–0–0 | 5,296 | Won 2–0 vs Djurgårdens IF | [2] | ||
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–0–2–2 | 5,506 | Lost in quarterfinals, 3–4 vs Frölunda HC | [3] | ||
| CHL | — | 10–0–1–1–2 | 3,753 | Won in eighth finals on aggregate 10–9 (SO) vs Red Bull Salzburg Won in quarterfinals on aggregate 7–3 vs Lukko Won in semifinals on aggregate 5–4 vs Skellefteå AIK  |
[4] | ||
| 2015–16 | Tier 1 | SHL | 4th | 26–5–4–17 | 5,354 | [5] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 5–1–1–4 | 5,811 | Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Färjestad BK Lost in semifinals 2–4 vs Frölunda HC |
[6] | ||
| CHL | — | 5–1–0–4 | 3,949 | Won in round of 32 on aggregate 4–3 vs Färjestad BK Won in round of 16 on aggregate 6–2 vs Tappara Lost in semifinals on aggregate 7–8 (SO) vs Frölunda HC |
[7] | ||
| 2016–17 | Tier 1 | SHL | 9th | 16–7–8–21 | 4,896 | [8] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 0–0–0–2 | 4,459 | Lost in eighth finals 0–2 vs Malmö Redhawks | [9] | ||
| CHL | — | 0–0–1–3 | 2,745 | Did not advance to playoffs | [10] | ||
| 2017–18 | Tier 1 | SHL | 7th | 19–10–4–19 | 4,946 | [11] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–0–0–2 | 4,972 | Lost in eighth finals 1–2 vs Brynäs IF | [12] | ||
| 2018–19 | Tier 1 | SHL | 2nd | 25–11–4–12 | 5,363 | [13] | |
| 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 |
[14] | ||
Players and personnel
Current roster
Updated 20 January 2020.[15][16]
Team captains
- 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
| 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
Regular season
- 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
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.[17]
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
Team
- Le Mat Trophy (1): 1996
- Champions Hockey League (1): 2014–15
- European Trophy (1): 2012
Individual
- Jarmo Myllys: 1996–97
- Mikael Renberg: 2000–01
- Lars-Gunnar Pettersson: 1998–99
- Joel Lassinantti: 2014–15
- Erik Gustafsson: 2018–19
Rookie of the Year
- Jan Mertzig: 1995–96
References
- "Historical Archive" (in Swedish). Luleå Hockey. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- "SHL: 2014–15: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- "SHL: 2014–15: Play In". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- "SHL: 2014–15: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- "CHL 2014-15 season". Champions Hockey League. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- "SHL: 2015–16: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "SHL: 2015–16: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "CHL 2015-16 season". Champions Hockey League. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "SHL: 2016–17: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "SHL: 2016–17: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "CHL 2016-17 season". Champions Hockey League. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "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.
- "Luleå A-Lag" (in Swedish). www.luleahockey.se. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- "Luleå - Team Roster". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- "Luleå HF - All Time SHL leaders". quanthockey.com. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
External links
- (in Swedish) Luleå HF official homepage
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