Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF | |
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City | Gävle, Sweden |
League | SHL |
Founded | 1939 (the ice hockey team) |
Home arena | Gavlerinken Arena |
Colors |
White, black, yellow |
General manager |
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Head coach | Thomas Berglund |
Captain | Jörgen Sundqvist |
Le Mat Trophy | 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1993, 1999, 2012 |
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the SHL, the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960.
History
Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist and Thure Ternström in May 1912 and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The club has also competed in association football, athletics, bandy, swimming, and water polo. The team has played in the hockey league's top flight since 1960 and has won the Swedish championship 13 times, most recently in 2012.
Brynäs IF became the world's first ice hockey club to collaborate with the United Nations Program UNICEF, after signing a five-year contract with the organisation on 20 November 2013 (expiring in 2018).[1] On 3 June 2014, the club also signed a five-year contract with Gävle Municipality (expiring after the 2018–19 season). The municipality acquired the naming rights for the club's home arena and renamed it Gavlerinken Arena.[2] The latter collaboration also meant the municipality would pay the club to play with ad-free jerseys, starting in the 2014–15 season, as the only SHL team.[3]
Season-by-season
This is a partial list, featuring the five most recent completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Brynäs IF seasons.
Season | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
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Position | W-T-L W-OT-L | |||||
2008–09 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 7th | 21–12–22 | 6,116 | |
Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 0–4 | 6,261 | Lost in quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Färjestad | ||
2009–10 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 6th | 20–18–17 | 5,738 | |
Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–4 | 7,694 | Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Djurgården | ||
2010–11 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 7th | 19–8–8–20 | 5,683 | |
Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–4 | 7,021 | Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Färjestad | ||
2011–12 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 4th | 25–6–5–19 | 6,265 | |
Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 12–5 | 7,864 | Won in quarterfinals, 4–2 vs Frölunda Won in semifinals, 4–1 vs Färjestad Won in finals, 4–2 vs Skellefteå 2012 Swedish Champions (13th title) | ||
2012–13 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 8th | 17–6–12–20 | 6,229 | |
Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 0–4 | 5,994 | Lost in quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Skellefteå | ||
2013–14 | Tier 1 | SHL | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Players
Current roster
Updated January 19, 2015.[4][5]
Leaders
Team captains
- Tommy Sjödin (2008-2010)
- Andreas Dackell (2010–2012)
- Jakob Silfverberg (2012)
Head Coaches
- Axel Svensson (1943–44)
- Conny Eriksson (1954–57)
- Arne Backman (1960–61)
- Nils Bergström (1961–63)
- Herbert Pettersson (1963–66)
- Börje Mattsson (1966–67)
- Nils Bergström (1967–69)
- Tommy Sandlin (1969–77)
- Rolf Andersson (1977–79)
- Lennart Johansson (1979–80)
- Tord Lundström (1980–81)
- Lennart Johansson (1981–82)
- Stig Salming (1982–87)
- Tord Lundström (1987–88)
- Staffan Tholson (1988–91)
- Tommy Sandlin (1991–96)
- Göran Sjöberg (1996–98)
- Roger Melin (1998-02)
- Esko Nokelainen (2002-02)
- Gunnar Persson (2002–04)
- Tomas Jonsson (2004-04)
- Roger Kyrö (2004–05)
- Wayne Fleming (2005–05)
- Leif Boork (2005–07)
- Olof Östblom (2007–08)
- Tomas Thelin (2007–08)
- Leif Boork (2008-08)
- Niklas Czarnecki (2008–2011)
- Tommy Jonsson (2011–2014)
- Thomas Berglund (2014–Present)
Club records
Scoring leaders
As of March 6, 2012 [6]
These are the top-ten point-scorers in club history. Figures are updated after each completed season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Brynäs IF player
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
Lars-Göran Nilsson | F | 425 | 273 | 257 | 530 | 1.25 |
Håkan Wickberg | F | 363 | 253 | 241 | 494 | 1.36 |
Tord Lundström | F | 367 | 261 | 232 | 493 | 1.34 |
Ove Molin | RW | 772 | 192 | 295 | 487 | .63 |
Jan Larsson | C | 598 | 189 | 281 | 470 | .79 |
Stefan Karlsson | F | 428 | 252 | 140 | 392 | .92 |
Anders Huss | C | 574 | 189 | 183 | 372 | .65 |
Andreas Dackell | RW | 524 | 132 | 217 | 349 | .67 |
Tommy Sjödin | D | 681 | 117 | 198 | 315 | .46 |
Hans Lindberg | F | 246 | 209 | 105 | 314 | 1.28 |
Club individual records
- Most Goals in a season: Tom Bissett, 40 (1998–99)
- Most Assists in a season: Jan Larsson, 43 (1998–99)
- Most Points in a season: Lars-Göran Nilsson, 62 (1970–71)
- Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Tommy Melkersson, 118 (1996–97)
- Most Points in a season, defenseman: Pär Djoos, 48 (1998–99)
Awards and trophies
- All players are from Sweden unless otherwise stated.
- 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2011–12
Coach of the Year
- Tommy Sandlin: 1991–92, 1992–93
- Roger Melin: 1998–99
- Jan Larsson: 1998–99
- Jakob Silfverberg: 2011–2012
- Håkan Wickberg: 1970–71
- William Löfqvist: 1971–72
- Stig Östling: 1974–75
- Mats Näslund: 1979–80
- Tommy Sjödin: 1991–92
- Kenneth Andersson: 1983–84
- Evgeny Davydov: 1996–97
- Tom Bissett: 1998–99
- Jan Larsson: 1999-00
- Johan Holmqvist: 2005–06
- Jacob Markström: 2009–10
Rinkens Riddare
- Lars Bylund: 1968–69
- Håkan Wickberg: 1969–70
- Jan-Erik Lyck: 1971–72
- Nicklas Bäckström: 2005–06
- Jacob Markström: 2009–10
- Mattias Ekholm: 2010–11
- Johan Larsson:2011-12
Other notable players
- Nicklas Bäckström
- Inge Hammarström
- Tommy Melkersson
- Mats Näslund
- Stefan Persson
- Börje Salming
- Lennart Svedberg
References
- ↑ "Brynäs IF och UNICEF i unikt samarbete" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ "Gävle kommun går in som huvudpartner till Brynäs IF" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Brynäs spelar med reklamfria ställ" (in Swedish). Gefle Dagblad. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ "A-laget > Spelartrupp" (in Swedish). www.brynas.se. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ↑ "Eliteprospects.com - Brynäs". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ↑ "All-Time Stats for Brynäs". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
External links
- Official site (in Swedish)
Preceded by Djurgårdens IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1964 |
Succeeded by Västra Frölunda IF |
Preceded by Västra Frölunda IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1966, 1967, 1968 |
Succeeded by Leksands IF |
Preceded by Leksands IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1970, 1971, 1972 |
Succeeded by Leksands IF |
Preceded by Leksands IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1976, 1977 |
Succeeded by Skellefteå AIK |
Preceded by Modo AIK |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1980 |
Succeeded by Färjestad BK |
Preceded by Malmö IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1993 |
Succeeded by Malmö IF |
Preceded by Färjestad BK |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1999 |
Succeeded by Djurgårdens IF |
Preceded by Färjestad BK |
Swedish ice hockey champions 2012 |
Succeeded by Skellefteå AIK |