Brynäs IF
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This article is about Brynäs IF's ice hockey section. For the football section of the club, see Brynäs IF Fotboll.
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| City | Gävle, Sweden |
| League | Elitserien |
| Founded | 1939 (the ice hockey team) |
| Home arena | Läkerol Arena |
| Colors | Black, red, yellow |
| General manager | Hans-Göran Karlsson Club manager Michael Sundlöv Sports manager |
| Head coach | Tommy Jonsson |
| Captain | Andreas Dackell |
| Le Mat Trophy | 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1993, 1999 |
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league (currently known as Elitserien), and has done so since 1960.
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[edit] History
Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist and Thure Ternström in May 1912 and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The team has played in the hockey league's top flight since 1960 and has won the Swedish championship 12 times; last time in 1999.
[edit] Players
[edit] Current roster
Updated January 28, 2012.[1]
[edit] Leaders
[edit] Team captains
- Tommy Sjödin (-2008)
- Andreas Dackell (2008–present)
[edit] Head Coaches
- Axel Svensson (1943–44)
- Conny Eriksson (1954–57)
- Arne Backman (1960–61)
- Nils Bergström (1961–63)
- Herbert Pettersson (1963–66)
- Börje Mattsson (1966–67)
- Nils Bergström (1967–69)
- Tommy Sandlin (1969–77)
- Rolf Andersson (1977–79)
- Lennart Johansson (1979–80)
- Tord Lundström (1980–81)
- Lennart Johansson (1981–82)
- Stig Salming (1982–87)
- Tord Lundström (1987–88)
- Staffan Tholson (1988–91)
- Tommy Sandlin (1991–96)
- Göran Sjöberg (1996–98)
- Roger Melin (1998-02)
- Esko Nokelainen (2002-02)
- Gunnar Persson (2002–04)
- Tomas Jonsson (2004-04)
- Roger Kyrö (2004–05)
- Wayne Fleming (2005-05)
- Leif Boork (2005–07)
- Olof Östblom (2007–08)
- Tomas Thelin (2007–08)
- Leif Boork (2008-08)
- Niklas Czarnecki (2008–2011)
- Tommy Jonsson (2011-present)
[edit] Club records
[edit] Scoring leaders
As of August 2, 2010 [1]
These are the top-ten point-scorers in club history. Figures are updated after each completed season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Brynäs IF player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Lars-Göran Nilsson | F | 441 | 279 | 264 | 543 | 1.23 |
| Håkan Wickberg | F | 370 | 259 | 246 | 505 | 1.36 |
| Tord Lundström | F | 367 | 261 | 232 | 493 | 1.34 |
| Ove Molin | RW | 772 | 192 | 295 | 487 | .63 |
| Jan Larsson | C | 598 | 189 | 281 | 470 | .79 |
| Stefan Karlsson | F | 428 | 252 | 140 | 392 | .92 |
| Anders Huss | C | 574 | 189 | 183 | 372 | .65 |
| Tommy Sjödin | D | 681 | 117 | 198 | 315 | .46 |
| Andreas Dackell* | RW | 455 | 117 | 187 | 304 | .67 |
| Hans Lindberg | F | 218 | 198 | 95 | 293 | 1.34 |
[edit] Club individual records
- Most Goals in a season: Tom Bissett, 40 (1998–99)
- Most Assists in a season: Jan Larsson, 43 (1998–99)
- Most Points in a season: Lars-Göran Nilsson, 62 (1970–71)
- Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Tommy Melkersson, 118 (1996–97)
- Most Points in a season, defenseman: Pär Djoos, 48 (1998–99)
[edit] Awards and trophies
- All players are from Sweden unless otherwise stated.
- 1963-64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1998–99
Coach of the Year
- Tommy Sandlin: 1991-92, 1992–93
- Roger Melin: 1998-99
- Jan Larsson: 1998–99
- Håkan Wickberg: 1970–71
- William Löfqvist: 1971-72
- Stig Östling: 1974-75
- Mats Näslund: 1979-80
- Tommy Sjödin: 1991-92
- Kenneth Andersson: 1983–84
Evgeny Davydov: 1996-97
Tom Bissett: 1998-99- Jan Larsson: 1999-00
- Johan Holmqvist: 2005–06
- Jacob Markström: 2009-10
Rinkens Riddare
- Lars Bylund: 1968-69
- Håkan Wickberg: 1969-70
- Jan-Erik Lyck: 1971-72
- Nicklas Bäckström: 2005–06
- Jacob Markström: 2009-10
- Mattias Ekholm: 2010-11
[edit] Other Notable Players
- Nicklas Bäckström
- Inge Hammarström
- Tommy Melkersson
- Mats Näslund
- Stefan Persson
- Börje Salming
- Lennart Svedberg
[edit] References
- ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Brynäs". www.eliteprospects.com. http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=2. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
[edit] External links
- Official site (in Swedish)
| Preceded by Djurgårdens IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1964 |
Succeeded by Västra Frölunda IF |
| Preceded by Västra Frölunda IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1966, 1967, 1968 |
Succeeded by Leksands IF |
| Preceded by Leksands IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1970, 1971, 1972 |
Succeeded by Leksands IF |
| Preceded by Leksands IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1976, 1977 |
Succeeded by Skellefteå AIK |
| Preceded by Modo AIK |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1980 |
Succeeded by Färjestads BK |
| Preceded by Malmö IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1993 |
Succeeded by Malmö IF |
| Preceded by Färjestads BK |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1999 |
Succeeded by Djurgårdens IF |
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