Linköping HC

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Linköping HC
CityLinköping, Sweden
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
Founded4 August 1976
Home arenaSaab Arena
Capacity: 8,190
Colors     
General managerPeter Jakobsson
Head coachKlas Östman
CaptainOscar Fantenberg
Websitelhc.eu
Franchise history
1932–1976BK Kenty
1976–2019Linköpings HC
2019–presentLinköping HC
Current season

Linköping Hockey Club, often known by its initials LHC, or colloquially among its fans as Cluben, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Linköping, founded in 1976. The home arena of the team is Saab Arena (formerly Cloetta Center) which accommodates 8,190 spectators.

Competing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the club is placed twelfth in the marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league.[1]

History

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1942–1975: The club's roots

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In 1942, a group of football players of BK Kenty founded the ice hockey club BK Robbi, who mostly played friendlies against other local clubs on Stångån during the winter.[2] The board of Kenty had first been hesitant to establish a hockey department, but in 1945, the two clubs merged following lengthy discussions.[3] Being heavily dependent on weather conditions, Kenty only played 30 games in five seasons during the second half of the 1940s.[4] By the end of the 1950s, Kenty had established itself in Division 2, the domestic second tier. Meanwhile, the club was also granted a permanent home ground at Folkungavallen, close to the city centre.[5] In 1969, Kenty merged with another local club, IK Terra.[6] In the 1970s, Kenty suffered from internal differences, since part of the club's board wanted to financially prioritize football in favor of ice hockey.

1976–1998: Foundation of LHC and rise to Elitserien

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Linköping HC was founded on 4 August 1976, as a spin-off from BK Kenty, and moved in to the newly-built indoor arena Stångebro Ishall.[7][8]

1999–: Establishment in the top division

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Linköping 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, Linköping HC advanced to the final again, this time against HV71; they lost and won the silver medal.

Season-by-season results

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This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Linköpings. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Linköping HC seasons.

Season Level Division Record Avg.
home
atnd. 		Notes
Position W-T-L
W-OT-L
2018–19 Tier 1 SHL 12th 15–14–23 6,079
2019–20 Tier 1 SHL 11th 14–17–21 6,306
2020–21 Tier 1 SHL 12th 17–7–28 0
2021–22 Tier 1 SHL 11th 16–13–23 4,987
2022–23 Tier 1 SHL 12th 20–11–21 6,045

Players and personnel

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Current roster

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No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
55 Sweden Arvid Aronsson D L 26 2023 Kungsbacka, Sweden
90 Canada Lance Bouma LW L 34 2023 Provost, Alberta, Canada
21 Sweden Christoffer Ehn LW L 28 2021 Lidköping, Sweden
18 Canada Remi Elie LW L 29 2023 Green Valley, Ontario, Canada
5 Sweden Oscar Fantenberg (C) D L 33 2022 Ljungby, Sweden
– Finland Christian Heljanko G L 27 2024 Askola, Finland
53 Sweden Adam Hofbauer C L 21 2024 Bromma, Sweden
3 Sweden Linus Hultström (A) D R 31 2022 Vimmerby, Sweden
6 Sweden Mattias Hävelid D R 20 2021 Täby, Sweden
20 Sweden Johan Johnsson C L 31 2024 Jönköping, Sweden
4 Sweden Oscar Lawner LW L 23 2024 Karlstad, Sweden
41 United States Broc Little (A) LW L 36 2018 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
61 Sweden Markus Ljungh (A) C L 33 2020 Västerås, Sweden
31 Sweden Jesper Myrenberg G L 24 2022 Täby, Sweden
8 Sweden Jonathan Myrenberg D R 21 2021 Täby, Sweden
9 Sweden Erik Norén D L 23 2024 Örebro, Sweden
39 Canada Ty Rattie RW R 31 2022 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
– Finland Rasmus Rissanen D L 33 2024 Kuopio, Finland
19 Denmark Patrick Russell LW R 31 2021 Birkerød, Denmark
– United States Nick Shore C R 32 2024 Denver, Colorado, United States
11 Sweden Henrik Törnqvist RW R 28 2019 Motala, Sweden
26 Sweden Fabian Wagner C L 20 2021 Nyköping, Sweden
27 Sweden William Worge Kreü D L 24 2023 Linköping, Sweden

Updated 15 August 2024

Honored Members

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Linköpings Jerseys hanging from the rafters of the Saab Arena.
Linköpings HC retired numbers
No. Player Nat. Position Career
7 Magnus Johansson Sweden D 1990–1997, 2004–2007, 2009–2015
10 Mats Andersson Sweden C 1976–1989
15 Stefan Jakobsson Sweden F 1988–1999
16 Mike Helber United States RW 1992–2002
33 Fredrik Emvall Sweden LW 1999–2010

Club records and leaders

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Scoring leaders

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All-Time leading scorer Magnus Johansson.

These are the top-ten point-scorers of Linköping HC since the 1975–76 season, in the top tier (Elitserien and SHL). Figures are updated after each completed regular season.[9]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Linköpings HC player

Points
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Magnus Johansson D 463 63 223 286 0.62
Broc Little F 340 148 136 284 0.83
Tony Mårtensson C 312 85 192 277 0.88
Mikael Håkanson RW 416 84 134 218 0.52
Jonas Junland D 401 39 135 174 0.43
Niklas Persson C 316 64 103 167 0.53
Jaroslav Hlinka C 180 41 126 167 0.93
Pär Arlbrandt RW 162 61 100 161 0.99
Jan Hlaváč LW 172 81 78 159 0.92
Andrew Gordon RW 261 65 87 152 0.58

Appearance leaders

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Sebastian Karlsson holds the club record for most games in the SHL.

These are the top-ten players of Linköping HC with the most appearances since the 1975–76 season, in the top tier (Elitserien and SHL). Figures are updated after each completed regular season.[9]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Linköpings HC player

Points
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Sebastian Karlsson C 514 56 52 108 0.21
Fredrik Emvall LW 497 66 68 134 0.27
Magnus Johansson D 463 63 223 286 0.62
Mikael Håkanson RW 416 84 134 218 0.52
Jonas Junland D 401 39 135 174 0.43
Andreas Pihl D 377 21 36 57 0.15
Henrik Törnqvist RW 349 52 58 110 0.31
Broc Little F 340 148 136 284 0.83
Niklas Persson C 316 64 103 167 0.53
Tony Mårtensson C 312 85 192 277 0.88

Other departments

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Linköping's women's football team, Linköpings FC, is affiliated with and financially backed by Linköping HC. On 3 October 2008, the club announced that the elite men's and women's teams of local volleyball club Team Valla would also become affiliated with Linköping HC, under the name Linköpings Volleyboll Club.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Maratontabellen för högsta serien" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ Torell, p. 20.
  3. ^ Hagesund, p. 7-9.
  4. ^ Torell, p. 20.
  5. ^ Hagesund, p. 9-17.
  6. ^ Hagesund, p. 20.
  7. ^ "Nu fyller vi 40 år!" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Historia" (in Swedish). BK Kenty. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Linköpings HC - All Time SHL leaders". quanthockey.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. ^ "LHC och Team Valla blir LVC" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

Works cited

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  • Hagesund, Johan (2013). Linköpings Hockey Club – och den förändrade självbilden (in Swedish). DIBB Förlag. ISBN 978-91-980755-2-6.
  • Torell, Pehr (1999). LHC – från BK Robbi till Elitserien (in Swedish). ISBN 91-630-8878-9.
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