Linköpings HC
| Linköpings HC | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Linköping |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Home arena |
Saab Arena Capacity: 8,500 |
| Colors |
Blue, white and red |
| 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 again, this time against HV71; they lost and won the silver medal.
Season-by-season
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W-T-L W-OT-L | |||||
| For seasons prior to 2008–09, see List of Linköpings HC seasons. | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 2nd | 26–13–16 | 7,467 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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]
References
- ↑ "LHC och Team Valla blir LVC" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ↑ "Linköpings Hockey Club - Truppen" (in Swedish). lhc.eu. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ↑ "Linköping - Team Roster". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
External links
- Official site (in Swedish)