Färjestad BK
Färjestad Bollklubb (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfæ̌rjɛsta]; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) was started in 1975, making them the most successful SHL club in history. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965. Following Brynäs IF's relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan in 2023, Färjestad is the only team to have constantly played in the current top tier of Swedish hockey, the SHL, since it was started in 1975. They reached the SHL championship finals six years in a row between 2001–2006, winning the championship two times. They are featured rivals with Djurgårdens IF, Frölunda HC, and HV71.
| FBK | |
|---|---|
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| City | Karlstad, Sweden |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | 10 November 1932 |
| Home arena | Löfbergs Arena |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Rickard Wallin |
| Head coach | Tomas Mitell |
| Captain | Linus Johansson |
| Website | farjestadbk.se |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 10 (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2019) |
| Le Mat Trophy | 10 (1981, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2022) |
 Current season | |
History
Färjestad BK was founded on 10 November 1932 at Håfström Kiosk in the district of Färjestad in Karlstad by Sven Bryhske, Gösta Jonsson, Sven Larsson and Erik Myren. Initially the association's main sport was bandy, which is still reflected in the full name of the club. Ice hockey was first included in 1956.
In 1965, Färjestad were promoted to the top division (at that time Division 1 Southern) which they succeeded in winning for the first time in 1973. During the 1974/75 season, Färjestad qualified for the first season of Elitserien, and have since never been relegated.
In 2014, Färjestad BK played in the 2014 AHL All Star Game in St. John's, Newfoundland against a team of AHL All Stars. In the skills contest, Färjestad lost 18-17 against the All Stars on a Tuesday evening at Mile One Center. In the AHL All-Star Game, Färjestad lost again to the AHL All Stars 7-2 with a sold out crowd the following evening.
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the five most recent seasons completed by Färjestad. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Färjestad BK seasons.
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W-T-L W-OT-L W-OTW-OTL-L | |||||
| 2017–18 | Tier 1 | SHL | 4th | 23–6–6–17 | 7,233 | Top scorer:  J. Ryno (46 pts)Top goalie:  L. Haugen (91.50 SV%) |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–0–0–4 | Lost in quarterfinals against Skellefteå (2–4) | |||
| 2018–19 | Tier 1 | SHL | 1st | 28–6–5–13 | 7,231 | Top scorer:  J. Virtanen (41 pts)Top goalie: A. Werner (92.60 SV%) |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 6–1–1–6 | Won in quarterfinals against HV71 (4–3) Lost in semifinals against Djurgården (3–4) | |||
| 2019–20 | Tier 1 | SHL | 2nd | 25–6–5–16 | 7,546 | Top scorer: M. Nilsson (54 pts) Top goalie: A. Holm (91.50 SV%) |
| 2020–21 | Tier 1 | SHL | 8th | 18–11–5–18 | 21 | Top scorer: D. Viksten (48 pts) Top goalie: A. Holm (91.40 SV%) |
| Playoff qualifier | — | 1–1–0–0 | Won playoff qualifier against Malmö (2–0) | |||
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 0–0–2–2 | Lost in quarterfinals against Växjö (0–4) | |||
| 2021–22 | Tier 1 | SHL | 6th | 22–6–4–20 | 6,020 | Top scorer: J. Nygård (41 pts) Top goalie: D. Hildeby (93.10 SV%) |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 10–2–1–6 | Won in quarterfinals against Skellefteå (4–2) Won in semifinals against Rögle (4–2) Won in finals against Luleå (4–3)  2022 Swedish Champions (10th title) | |||
Players
Current roster
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Team captains
- Thomas Rundqvist 1987–1993
- Håkan Loob, 1993–1996
- Roger Johansson, 1996–1997
- Claes Eriksson, 1997–1998
- Jörgen Jönsson, 1998–2007
- Rickard Wallin, 2007–2009
- Sanny Lindström, 2009–2010
- Rickard Wallin, 2010–2013
- Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 2013–2015
- Magnus Nygren, 2015–2017
- Alexander Johansson, 2017–2018
- Mikael Wikstrand, 2018–2019
- Linus Johansson, 2019–2020
- Sebastian Erixon, 2020–2021
- Linus Johansson, 2021–
Retired numbers
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tommy Samuelsson | D | 1976-1995 | 14 December 1998 |
| 5 | Håkan Loob | RW | 1979-1983, 1989-1996 | 27 September 1996 |
| 9 | Thomas Rundqvist | C | 1978-1984, 1985-1993 | 14 December 1998 |
| 9 | Ulf Sterner | LW | 1967-68, 1969-1973 | 13 November 2001 |
| 17 | Mathias Johansson | C | 1990-2002, 2003-2008 | 24 November 2012 |
| 19 | Peter Nordström | LW | 1995-1998, 1999-2009 | 30 November 2019 |
| 21 | Jörgen Jönsson | C | 1995-1999, 2000-2009 | 26 December 2009 |
| 51 | Rickard Wallin | C | 1998-2002, 2005-2006, 2007–2009, 2010-2016 | 23 September 2017 |
Club records and leaders
Regular season
- Goals: 42 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
- Assists: 36 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07)
- Points: 76 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
- Penalty Minutes: 213 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
- Career Goals: 262 Håkan Loob
- Career Assists: 273 Jörgen Jönsson
- Career Points: 500 Håkan Loob
- Career Penalty Minutes: 546 Thomas Rhodin
- Career Shutouts: 12 Daniel Henriksson
- Career Games: 616 Mathias Johansson
Playoff season
- Goals: 11 Rickard Wallin (2000-01)
- Assists: 13 Jesper Mattsson (2005-06)
- Points: 18 Marcel Jenni (2000-01), Jörgen Jönsson (2005-06)
- Penalty Minutes: 84 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
- Career Goals: 43 Håkan Loob
- Career Assists: 62 Jörgen Jönsson
- Career Points: 102 Jörgen Jönsson
- Career Penalty Minutes: 193 Peter Nordström
- Career Shutouts: 5 Daniel Henriksson, Jonas Gustavsson (2008-09)
- Career Games: 138 Peter Nordström
Total (Regular season + Playoffs)
- Goals: 52 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
- Assists: 41 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07)
- Points: 90 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
- Penalty Minutes: 297 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
- Career Goals: 305 Håkan Loob
- Career Assists: 312 Thomas Rundqvist
- Career Points: 566 Håkan Loob
- Career Penalty Minutes: 703 Peter Nordström
- Career Shutouts: 17 Daniel Henriksson
- Career Games: 748 Mathias Johansson
Trophies and awards
References
- "Färjestads BK Spelarna". www.farjestadsbk.se. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- "Eliteprospects.com - Färjestad". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- "Färjestad BK are Swedish Champions" (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey League. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
