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. The home arena of the team is Saab Arena (formerly Cloetta Center) which accommodates 8,500 spectators.

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 managerPeter Jakobsson
Head coachKlas Östman
CaptainJonas Junland
Websitelhc.eu
Franchise history
1932–1976BK Kenty
1976–2019Linköpings HC
2019–presentLinköping HC
Current season

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

1942–1975: The club's roots

In 1942, a group of football players of BK Kenty founded the ice hockey club BK Robbi, who mostly played friendlies against other local clubs on Stångån during the winter.[2] The board of Kenty had first been hesitant to establish a hockey department, but in 1945, the two clubs merged following lengthy discussions.[3] Being heavily dependent on weather conditions, Kenty only played 30 games in five seasons during the second half of the 1940s.[4] By the end of the 1950's, Kenty had established itself in Division 2, the domestic second tier. Meanwhile, the club was also granted a permanent home ground at Folkungavallen, close to the city centre.[5] In 1969, Kenty merged with another local club, IK Terra.[6] In the 1970's, Kenty suffered from internal differences, since part of the club's board wanted to financially prioritize football in favor of ice hockey.

1976–1998: Foundation of LHC and rise to Elitserien

Linköping HC was founded on 4 August 1976, as a spin-off from BK Kenty, and moved in to the newly-built indoor arena Stångebro Ishall.[7][8]

1999–: Establishment in the top division

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
2018–19 Tier 1 SHL 12th 15–14–23 6,079
2019–20 Tier 1 SHL 11th 14–17–21 6,306
2020–21 Tier 1 SHL 12th 17–7–28 0
2021–22 Tier 1 SHL 11th 16–13–23 4,987
2022–23 Tier 1 SHL 12th 20–11–21 6,045

Players and personnel

Current roster
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
25 Sweden Filip Bystedt C L 19 2020 Linköping, Sweden
14 Sweden Arvid Costmar C L 22 2018 Stockholm, Sweden
21 Sweden Christoffer Ehn LW L 27 2021 Lidköping, Sweden
5 Sweden Oscar Fantenberg D L 32 2022 Ljungby, Sweden
22 Hungary Vilmos Galló LW L 27 2021 Budapest, Hungary
3 Sweden Linus Hultström D R 30 2022 Vimmerby, Sweden
4 Sweden Mattias Hävelid D R 19 2021 Täby, Sweden
63 Sweden Marcus Högberg G L 28 2021 Örebro, Sweden
44 Sweden Jonas Junland (C) D L 35 2020 Linköping, Sweden
41 United States Broc Little (A) LW L 35 2018 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
61 Sweden Markus Ljungh (A) C L 32 2020 Västerås, Sweden
31 Sweden Jesper Myrenberg G L 23 2022 Täby, Sweden
28 Sweden John Nyberg D L 27 2021 Göteborg, Sweden
52 Finland Petrus Palmu LW L 26 2022 Joensuu, Finland
37 Sweden Jesper Pettersson (A) D R 29 2021 Stockholm, Sweden
39 Canada Ty Rattie RW R 30 2022 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
19 Denmark Patrick Russell LW R 30 2021 Birkerød, Denmark
56 Sweden Elias Sjöström D L 20 2022 Kållered, Sweden
17 Sweden Sebastian Strandberg C L 31 2022 Visingsö, Sweden
11 Sweden Henrik Törnqvist RW R 27 2019 Motala, Sweden
26 Sweden Fabian Wagner C L 19 2021 Nyköping, Sweden
29 Sweden Georg Weigelt C L 20 2020 Vimmerby, Sweden

Updated 15 March 2023[9][10]

Honored Members
Linköpings Jerseys hanging from the rafters of the Saab Arena.
Linköpings HC retired numbers
No. Player Nat. Position Career
7Magnus JohanssonSwedenD1990–1997, 2004–2007, 2009–2015
10Mats AnderssonSwedenC1976–1989
15Stefan JakobssonSwedenF1988–1999
16Mike HelberUnited StatesRW1992–2002
33Fredrik EmvallSwedenLW1999–2010

Club 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.[11]

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
Broc LittleF3401481362840.83
Tony MårtenssonC312851922770.88
Mikael HåkansonRW416841342180.52
Jonas JunlandD401391351740.43
Niklas PerssonC316641031670.53
Jaroslav HlinkaC180411261670.93
Pär ArlbrandtRW162611001610.99
Jan HlaváčLW17281781590.92
Andrew GordonRW26165871520.58

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.[11]

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
Jonas JunlandD401391351740.43
Andreas PihlD3772136570.15
Henrik TörnqvistRW34952581100.31
Broc LittleF3401481362840.83
Niklas PerssonC316641031670.53
Tony MårtenssonC312851922770.88

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.[12]

References
  1. "Maratontabellen för högsta serien" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. Torell, p. 20.
  3. Hagesund, p. 7-9.
  4. Torell, p. 20.
  5. Hagesund, p. 9-17.
  6. Hagesund, p. 20.
  7. "Nu fyller vi 40 år!" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. "Historia" (in Swedish). BK Kenty. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. "Linköpings Hockey Club - Truppen" (in Swedish). lhc.eu. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  10. "Linköping - Team Roster". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  11. "Linköpings HC - All Time SHL leaders". quanthockey.com. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  12. "LHC och Team Valla blir LVC" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-10-06.

Works cited
  • Hagesund, Johan (2013). Linköpings Hockey Club – och den förändrade självbilden (in Swedish). DIBB Förlag. ISBN 978-91-980755-2-6.
  • Torell, Pehr (1999). LHC – från BK Robbi till Elitserien (in Swedish). ISBN 91-630-8878-9.
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