Linköping HC

Linköping Hockey Club, often known by its initials LHC, or colloquially among its fans as Cluben, is a Swedish ice hockey club from Linköping, founded in 1976.

This article is about the men's ice hockey team. For the women's ice hockey team, see Linköping HC Dam.
Linköping HC
CityLinköping, Sweden
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
Founded4 August 1976
Home arenaSaab Arena
Capacity: 8,500
Colors     
General managerNiklas Persson
Head coachKlas Östman
CaptainJonas Junland
Franchise history
1932–1976BK Kenty
1976–2019Linköpings HC
2019–presentLinköping HC

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

Linköping HC was founded on 4 August 1976, from the ice hockey department of sports club BK Kenty that had been established in 1946, and moved in to the newly-built arena Stångebro Ishall.[2][3][4]

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

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
2014–15 Tier 1 SHL 4th 26–11–18 5,850
Swedish Championship playoffs — 5–6 7,417 Won in quarterfinals, 4–2 vs HV71
Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs Skellefteå
2015–16 Tier 1 SHL 3rd 23–16–13 6,125
Swedish Championship playoffs — 2–4 7,076 Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 vs Växjö
2016–17 Tier 1 SHL 4th 27–10–15 5,701
Swedish Championship playoffs — 2–4 Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 vs Brynäs
2017–18 Tier 1 SHL 9th 21–12–19 5,688
Swedish Championship playoffs — 3–4 Won in Wild Card, 2–0 vs HV71
Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Djurgården
2018–19 Tier 1 SHL 12th 15–14–23 6,079

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated 16 October 2021.[5][6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
84 Jimmy Andersson LW R 24 2017 Stockholm, Sweden
5 Mattias Bäckman D L 29 2014 Linköping, Sweden
14 Arvid Costmar C L 20 2018 Stockholm, Sweden
36 Linus Cronholm D L 21 2021 Malmö, Sweden
21 Christoffer Ehn LW L 25 2021 Lidköping, Sweden
8 Elliot Ekmark RW L 19 2019 Linköping, Sweden
17 Brian Gibbons LW L 33 2021 Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
63 Marcus Högberg G L 27 2021 Örebro, Sweden
18 Alexander Johansson C L 33 2021 Värnamo, Sweden
44 Jonas Junland (C) D L 34 2020 Linköping, Sweden
71 Róbert Lantoši RW R 26 2021 Prievidza, Slovakia
53 Eddie Larsson D L 30 2021 Mariestad, Sweden
55 Max Lindroth D L 25 2019 Uppsala, Sweden
41 Broc Little (A) LW L 33 2018 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
61 Markus Ljungh (A) C L 30 2020 Västerås, Sweden
21 Daniel Ljungman C L 19 2020 Uppsala, Sweden
49 Ben Maxwell C L 33 2021 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
20 Nikola Pasic LW L 21 2017 Gislaved, Sweden
37 Jesper Pettersson (A) D R 27 2021 Stockholm, Sweden
1 David Rautio G L 36 2021 Luleå, Sweden
19 Patrick Russell LW R 28 2021 Birkerød, Denmark
6 Craig Schira D L 33 2021 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
11 Henrik Törnqvist RW R 25 2019 Motala, Sweden

Honored Members
Linköpings Jerseys hanging from the rafters of the Saab Arena.
Linköpings HC retired numbers
No. Player Nat. Position Career
7Magnus JohanssonD1990–1997, 2004–2007, 2009–2015
10Mats AnderssonC1976–1989
15Stefan JakobssonF1988–1999
16Mike HelberRW1992–2002
33Fredrik EmvallLW1999–2010

Franchise records and leaders

Scoring leaders
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.[7]

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

Points
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Magnus JohanssonD463632232860.62
Tony MårtenssonC312851922770.88
Broc LittleF2621201162360.90
Mikael HåkansonRW416841342180.52
Niklas PerssonC316641031670.53
Jaroslav HlinkaC180411261670.93
Pär ArlbrandtRW162611001610.99
Jan HlaváčLW17281781590.92
Andrew GordonRW26165871520.58
Fredrik EmvallLW49766681340.27

Appearance leaders
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.[7]

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

Points
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Sebastian KarlssonC51456521080.21
Fredrik EmvallLW49766681340.27
Magnus JohanssonD463632232860.62
Mikael HåkansonRW416841342180.52
Andreas PihlD3772136570.15
Niklas PerssonC316641031670.53
Tony MårtenssonC312851922770.88
Jonas JunlandD31133991320.42
Tim ErikssonRW30144681120.37
Broc LittleF2621201162360.90

Other departments

Linköping's women's football team, Linköpings FC, is affiliated with and financially backed by Linköping 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 Linköping HC, under the name Linköpings Volleyboll Club.[8]

References
  1. "Maratontabellen för högsta serien" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Nu fyller vi 40 år!" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "Historia" (in Swedish). BK Kenty. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. "40 ögonblick under 40 år" (in Swedish). Östgöta Correspondenten. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. "Linköpings Hockey Club - Truppen" (in Swedish). lhc.eu. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  6. "Linköping - Team Roster". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  7. "Linköpings HC - All Time SHL leaders". quanthockey.com. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  8. "LHC och Team Valla blir LVC" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
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