HV71

HV71
City	Jönköping, Sweden
League	Swedish Hockey League
Founded	May 24, 1971
Home arena	Kinnarps Arena (2000–present) Rosenlundshallen (1971–2000)
Colors	White, yellow, navy                HV71's kits
General manager	Johan Hult
Head coach	Andreas Johansson
Franchise history
1971	Huskvarna/Vätterstads IF
1971–present	HV71
Championships
Regular season titles	2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Le Mat Trophy	1995, 2004, 2008, 2010

HV71, often referred to as just HV,^[1] is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League season, and also participates in the new Champions Hockey League tournament since the 2014–15 season. Between 2008 and 2013, HV also participated in the European Trophy tournament.

Club history

HV71 was founded on May 24, 1971, as a merger between Husqvarna IF and Vätterstads IK, and took the name Huskvarna/Vätterstads IF but later that year it was shortened to the current name HV71. The club first entered the top Swedish league, Elitserien, in 1979, but was soon relegated. They won promotion again in 1985–86 and have remained in the top division ever since and are as of the 2000s a well-established top club in Sweden. The club has won the national championship four times; 1995, 2004, 2008 and 2010. For a few years in the late 1990s, HV71 was also called the Blue Bulls.^[2]

Many Swedes associate HV71 with the club's old arena Rosenlundshallen, which was inaugurated in 1958 as Sweden's first indoor ice hockey arena, but was replaced in 2000 with the new and improved Kinnarps Arena. As the new arena was built around and on top of Rosenlundshallen, HV71 practically played its games during the season 1999–00 in a construction site.^[2]

On December 6, 2006, HV71 topped Elitserien after a 5-2-win over Färjestads BK, at the same time as the club's two youth teams (under 20 and 18 years old) topped their leagues, J20 SuperElit and J18 Elit. This was an event that had never happened before in HV71's entire club history.^[3]

1994–95 season

HV71 won its first national championship season 1994–95 as the last (8th) team to qualify for the playoffs. The club is the only team in Swedish history to win the finals after ending as the 8th team at the end of the regular season. In the quarter-finals HV beat Djurgårdens IF Hockey, the team that finished first in the regular season, in three straight games. In the semifinal they came back after having lost the first two games to Malmö Redhawks, the team which was then defending champions, and turned the series around to a 3-2 victory. Finally they managed a decisive sudden death victory in the final against Brynäs IF in the fourth period of the fifth game to win the championship. The name of the historical scorer was Johan Lindbom, but other big heroes during the play-offs were the goalie Boo Ahl and the Finnish center-forward Esa Keskinen.

2003–04 season

The second championship was won during the season 2003–04 after beating Modo Hockey with a 4-2 game series, Frölunda HC with 4-2 in games in the semi-finals, and then winning the finals with a 4-3 match series against Färjestads BK. In the quarter-finals HV71 set a new Swedish record of scoring the most goals in one period with their seven in the first period of the second game against Modo Hockey. In fact they scored the seven goals during the last ten minutes of the period. The game ended with a 10-1 victory.^[4] In the final, goalie Stefan Liv managed to keep his goal empty in all four games that the team won, the two last games ending 1-0 and 5-0 respectively. He also kept the goal empty in the last semi-final, which means he managed this for five consecutive wins.

2005–06 season

HV71 finished the regular season 2005–06 as winner of the league table. For the first time in HV71's history the club faced Mora IK in the quarter-finals, winning the match series with 4-1. In the semi-finals the club was pitted against Färjestads BK. The match series did not have a winner until the last minute of the seventh game. Färjestads BK scored two goals in a matter of seconds during the last minute of the game, turning the game over and thus ending HV71's season. This is often considered the toughest loss in the history of HV71.

2006–07 season

HV71 ended the regular season as the second placed team after Färjestads BK. HV chose to meet Brynäs IF in the quarter-finals and managed after seven games (4 wins and 3 losses) to continue to the semifinals. The team faced Modo Hockey and even with home advantage HV did not manage to proceed to the finals having lost four out of seven games. This meant that HV for the second consecutive year lost a seven games series in the semifinal to the eventual Swedish champion.

During the season the newly acquired defenceman Johan Åkerman was a trendsetting player and also made his national debut for Sweden at the age of 34.^[5] HV's starting goaltender, Erik Ersberg, had his breakthrough and played for the national team; and was awarded with the Honken Trophy as Sweden's best goaltender.^[6] During the off-season he signed with the NHL team Los Angeles Kings.^[7]

2007–08 season

The 2007–08 season saw HV71 winning their third Swedish Championship, the second during the 2000s. HV71 finished the regular season as the league champion with 107 points, 15 points ahead of the second placed team Linköpings HC. HV defeated Skellefteå AIK in the quarter-finals, winning the series 4-1. In the semifinals HV met the fifth seeded team, Timrå IK. HV advanced to the finals after winning the series 4-2. In the finals HV managed to defeat Linköpings HC in six games, coming back from 2-0 down after the first two games. The sixth game went into overtime with HV's newly signed player Eric Johansson scoring the game-winning goal and winning the Swedish Championship.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1971–72								7th, Division 2	Did not qualify
1972–73								4th, Division 2	Did not qualify
1973–74								1st, Division 2	3rd in Qualification for Elitserien
1974–75								1st, Division 2	Promoted to Division 1
1975–76								3rd, Division 1	Lost Play Off 2 to Elitserien
1976–77								1st, Division 1	3rd in Qualification for Elitserien
1977–78								2nd, Division 1	Lost Play Off 1 to Elitserien
1978–79								2nd, Division 1	Promoted to Elitserien
1979–80	36	8	24	4	20	113	170	10th, Elitserien	Relegated to Division 1
1980–81	36	31	4	1	63	260	95	1st, Division 1	Did not qualify
1981–82	36	32	2	2	66	266	126	1st, Division 1	Did not qualify
1982–83	32	20	9	3	43	198	110	6th, Division 1	Did not qualify
1983–84	32	18	9	5	41	167	111	3rd, Division 1	Did not qualify
1984–85	32	22	7	3	47	241	138	5th, Division 1	Promoted to Elitserien
1985–86	36	16	14	6	38	128	118	3rd, Elitserien	Lost Semifinal, 0-2 (Södertälje SK)
1986–87	36	16	15	5	37	103	115	5th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
1987–88	40	17	18	5	39	149	166	7th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 0-2 (IF Björklöven)
1988–89	40	17	20	3	37	156	155	8th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 1-2 (Leksands IF)
1989–90	40	16	21	3	35	131	161	9th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
1990–91	40	17	18	5	39	142	119	6th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-3 (Västerås IK)
1991–92	40	17	16	7	41	151	129	8th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 1-2 (Färjestads BK)
1992–93	40	13	19	8	34	123	149	9th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
1993–94	40	15	18	7	37	111	118	9th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
1994–95	40	12	19	9	33	117	143	8th, Elitserien	Swedish Champions, 3-2 (Brynäs IF)
1995–96	40	18	14	8	44	156	131	4th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 1-3 (Modo Hockey)
1996–97	50	22	19	9	53	178	159	6th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-3 (Färjestads BK)
1997–98	46	19	19	8	46	127	145	7th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-3 (Djurgårdens IF)
1998–99	50	18	20	12	67	133	148	9th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
1999–00	50	18	19	13	75	144	131	8th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Brynäs IF)
2000–01	50	17	23	10	66	147	149	10th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
2001–02	50	24	14	12	88	156	140	4th, Elitserien	Lost Semifinal, 0-3 (Färjestads BK)
2002–03	50	21	16	13	79	143	142	6th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Djurgårdens IF)
2003–04	50	27	17	8	95	162	116	1st, Elitserien	Swedish Champions, 4-3 (Färjestads BK)
2004–05^1	50	15	25	10	57	123	163	10th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
2005–06	50	29	11	10	102	164	107	1st, Elitserien	Lost Semifinal, 3-4 (Färjestads BK)
2006–07	55	25	15	15	93	170	150	2nd, Elitserien	Lost Semifinal, 3-4 (Modo Hockey)
2007–08	55	31	13	11	107	178	132	1st, Elitserien	Swedish Champions, 4-2 (Linköpings HC)
2008–09	55	22	13	20	90	160	144	4th, Elitserien	Lost final, 1-4 (Färjestads BK)
2009–10	55	31	5	19	95	188	155	1st, Elitserien	Swedish Champions, 4-2 (Djurgårdens IF)
2010–11	55	24	16	15	96	173	143	1st, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 0-4 (AIK)
2011–12	55	22	16	17	92	151	130	3rd, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Färjestads BK)
2012–13	55	27	16	12	102	155	124	4th, Elitserien	Lost Quarterfinal, 1-4 (Linköpings HC)
2013–14	55	17	11	27	71	146	182	10th, SHL	Lost Quarterfinal, 1-4 (Skellefteå AIK)
2014–15	55	25	19	11	92	145	141	5th, SHL	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Linköpings HC)
2015–16	52	25	23	4	75	138	146	9th, SHL	Lost Quarterfinal, 0-4 (Skellefteå AIK)
Totals	1460	399	517	544	2003	4526	4467		Elitserien totals

¹ NHL players in Elitserien due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Notable players

Current roster

Updated September 12, 2015.^[8][9]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
29		Abbott, ChrisChris Abbott (A)	C	R	33	2015	Sarnia, Southwestern Ontario, Canada
81		Ahl, FilipFilip Ahl	W	L	19	2015	Jönköping, Sweden
19		Andersson, ErikErik Andersson	LW	L	22	2013	Nittorp, Sweden
28		Bengtsson, AntonAnton Bengtsson	C	L	23	2011	Nässjö, Sweden
2		Berglund, KristoferKristofer Berglund	D	L	28	2014	Umeå, Sweden
90		Brithén, TedTed Brithén (C)	C	L	26	2013	Danderyd, Sweden
41		Campoli, ChrisChris Campoli (A)	D	L	32	2013	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
24		Christensen, ErikErik Christensen	C	L	33	2013	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
49		Eidstedt, AxelAxel Eidstedt	D	L	21	2010	Gothenburg, Sweden
40		Ersberg, ErikErik Ersberg	G	L	34	2014	Sala, Sweden
33		Hansson, NiklasNiklas Hansson	D	R	21	2015	Jonstorp, Sweden
17		Johansson, EmilEmil Johansson	D	L	20	2014	Växjö, Sweden
8		Karalahti, JereJere Karalahti	D	R	41	2014	Helsinki, Finland
42		Karlsson, SimonSimon Karlsson	D	R	23	2014	Malmö, Sweden
92		Laine, TeemuTeemu Laine	LW	L	34	2014	Helsinki, Finland
9		Melin, BjörnBjörn Melin	RW	R	35	2014	Jönköping, Småland
44		O'Byrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne	D	R	32	2015	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
53		Pettersson-Wentzel, FredrikFredrik Pettersson-Wentzel	G	L	25	2015	Uppsala, Sweden
20		Pilut, LawrenceLawrence Pilut	D	L	20	2011	Tingsryd, Sweden
16		Sandberg, FilipFilip Sandberg	C/RW	R	22	2012	Järfälla, Sweden
82		Stenlund, KevinKevin Stenlund	C	R	20	2015	Stockholm, Sweden
13		Sundh, OscarOscar Sundh	W	L	30	2015	Uppsala, Sweden
21		Tedenby, MattiasMattias Tedenby	RW	L	26	2014	Vetlanda, Sweden
10		Thörnberg, MartinMartin Thörnberg (A)	W	L	33	2015	Jönköping, Sweden
67		Törngren, ChristofferChristoffer Törngren	RW	L	22	2013	Vimmerby, Sweden
11		Önerud, SimonSimon Önerud	W	L	28	2015	Jönköping, Sweden

Team captains

• Fredrik Stillman, D, 1993–1995, 1997–1999
• Stefan Örnskog, LW, 1996–1997
• Per Gustafsson, D, 1999–2001
• Johan Davidsson, C, 2002–2013
• David Petrasek, D, 2013-2014
• Ted Brithén, C, 2014-present

Retired numbers

HV71's first two championship banners hang alongside the first two player numbers that were retired by the club

• 1 Stefan Liv, G, 1999–2006, 2007–2010^[10]†, number retired January 10, 2012
• 7 Per Gustafsson, D, 1988–1996, 1999–2010, number retired September 18, 2010
• 14 Fredrik Stillman, D, 1982–1995, 1996–2001, number retired December 26, 2001
• 15 Stefan Örnskog, LW, 1987–1998, 1999–2001, number retired December 26, 2001
• 76 Johan Davidsson C, 1993-1997, 2001-2013, number retired September 27, 2014

Club scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in club history. Figures are updated after each completed SHL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current HV71 player

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Johan Davidsson	C	776	175	386	561	.72
Per Gustafsson	D	725	120	217	337	.46
Fredrik Stillman	D	565	90	197	287	.51
Stefan Örnskog	LW	442	106	150	256	.58
Owe Thörnberg	LW	369	129	104	233	.63
Peter Ekelund	C	584	110	108	218	.37
Anders Huusko	RW	309	102	84	186	.60

Elitserien awards and trophies

Source:^[11]

Le Mat Trophy

• 1994–95, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10

Coach of the Year

• Sune Bergman: 1994–95
• Pär Mårts: 2003–04
• Kent Johansson: 2007–08^[12]

Guldhjälmen

• Kari Eloranta: 1985–86
• Esa Keskinen: 1995–96
• Andreas Karlsson: 2005–06
• Johan Davidsson: 2008–09

Guldpucken

• Ulf Dahlén: 1997–98
• Johan Davidsson: 2003–04
• Stefan Liv: 2007–08

Guldskridskon

• Fredrik Stillman: 1994–95

Honken Trophy

• Stefan Liv: 2001–02
• Erik Ersberg: 2006–07

Rinkens riddare

• Johan Davidsson: 2002–03
• Johan Davidsson: 2003–04
• Johan Davidsson: 2004–05

Rookie of the Year

• Peter Madach: 1979–80

Club individual records

Source:^[13]

• Most Goals in a season: Kai Nurminen, 31 (1995–96)
• Most Assists in a season: Johan Davidsson, 46 (2009–10)
• Most Points in a season: Esa Keskinen, 59 (1995–96)
• Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Lance Ward, 273 (2006–07) (Elitserien record)
• Most Points in a season, defenseman: David Petrasek, 53 (2009–10) (Elitserien record)
• Most Points in a season, rookie: Kai Nurminen, 55 (1995–96) (Elitserien record)
• Most Shutouts in a season: Stefan Liv, 6 (2003–04)

References

1. "CHL Groups & Format". Champions Hockey League. IIHF. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
2. "Historien om HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
3. Daniel Gustafsson (2006-12-06). "HV71 har tre serieledare" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
4. "SM-Slutspel 2003-2004" (pdf) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2006-08-31.
5. "34-årig back gör debut i Tre Kronor" (in Swedish). svt.se. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
6. "Ersberg prisas i kväll" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan.se. 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
7. "KINGS SIGN PAIR OF PROSPECTS". LAKings.com. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
8. "Truppen 2015/16" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
9. "HV71 - Team Roster". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
10. Victorzon and Ekeliw (2011-09-08). "Stefan Livs tröja hissas av HV71" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
11. "UTMÄRKELSER/TROFÉER TILLDELADE SPELARE/TRÄNARE I HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
12. "Kenta Johansson årets coach" (in Swedish). HV71.se. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
13. "INDIVIDUELLA KLUBBREKORD" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2007-10-15.

External links

• HV71's official website