Linköpings HC

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 once again, this time against HV71, to which they lost, thus once again winning 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]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
18	Jonas Almtorp	C	L	41	2012	Uppsala, Sweden
24	Fredric Andersson	C	L	36	2014	Gnesta, Sweden
5	Mattias Bäckman	D	L	32	2014	Linköping, Sweden
23	Carl Dahlström	D	L	29	2012	Stockholm, Sweden
8	Gustav Forsling	D	L	28	2011	Linköping, Sweden
43	Nichlas Hardt Injured Reserve	LW	L	36	2014	Copenhagen, Denmark
1	Marcus Högberg	G	L	30	2010	Örebro, Sweden
7	Magnus Johansson (C)	D	R	51	2009	Linköping, Sweden
44	Jonas Junland (A)	D	L	37	2013	Linköping, Sweden
9	Anton Karlsson	D	L	31	2014	Vetlanda, Sweden
12	Sebastian Karlsson (A)	C	L	38	2009	Gothenburg, Sweden
41	Broc Little	C	L	36	2014	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
11	Jacob Micflikier	LW	L	40	2014	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
48	Daniel Rahimi (A)	D	L	37	2012	Umeå, Sweden
71	David Rautio	G	L	39	2014	Luleå, Sweden
25	Johannes Salmonsson	LW	L	38	2012	Uppsala, Sweden
47	Oscar Sundh	LW	L	38	2013	Uppsala, Sweden
17	Henrik Törnqvist	RW	R	28	2011	Motala, Sweden
13	Jakub Vrana	LW	L	28	2011	Prague, Czech Republic

References

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External links

Official site (in Swedish)

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v t e Swedish Hockey League
Teams	Brynäs IF Frölunda HC Färjestad BK HV71 IK Oskarshamn Leksands IF Linköping HC Luleå HF Malmö Redhawks Rögle BK Skellefteå AIK Timrå IK Växjö Lakers Örebro HK
Former teams	AIK IF Björklöven Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF Karlskrona HK Modo Hockey Mora IK Södertälje SK Väsby IK Västerås IK Örebro IK
Arenas	Behrn Arena Be-Ge Hockey Center Catena Arena Coop Norrbotten Arena Husqvarna Garden Löfbergs Arena Malmö Arena Monitor ERP Arena NHC Arena Saab Arena Scandinavium Skellefteå Kraft Arena Tegera Arena 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Awards	Coach of the Year Le Mat Trophy Guldhjälmen Guldpipan Guldpucken Honken Trophy Håkan Loob Trophy Leader of the Year Rookie of the Year Salming Trophy Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy
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

v t e Champions Hockey League
Seasons	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Related	Champions Hockey League (2008–09) European Trophy (2010–2013)

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