Brynäs IF
| Brynäs IF | |
|---|---|
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| City | Gävle |
| League | SHL |
| Founded | 12 May 1912 |
| Home arena | Gavlerinken Arena |
| Colours | Black, yellow, red |
| General manager | Stefan Bengtzén |
| Head coach | Tommy Sjödin |
| Captain | Jacob Blomqvist |
| Website | www |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1993, 1999, 2012 |
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960.
History
Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist, and Thure Ternström on 12 May 1912[1] and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The club has also competed in association football, athletics, bandy, swimming, and water polo.[citation needed] The team has played in the hockey league's top flight since 1960 and has won the Swedish championship 13 times, most recently in 2012.
Brynäs IF became the world's first ice hockey club to collaborate with the United Nations Program UNICEF, after signing a five-year contract with the organisation on 20 November 2013 (expiring in 2018).[2] On 3 June 2014, the club also signed a five-year contract with Gävle Municipality (expiring after the 2018–19 season). The municipality acquired the naming rights for the club's home arena and renamed it Gavlerinken Arena.[3] The latter collaboration also meant the municipality would pay the club to play with ad-free jerseys, starting in the 2014–15 season, as the only SHL team.[4]
Season-by-season
This is a partial list, featuring the five most recent completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Brynäs IF seasons.
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W–OTW–OTL–L | |||||
| 2013–14 | Tier 1 | SHL | 4th | 19–11–6–19 | 5,920 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–4 | 6,286 | Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Färjestad | ||
| 2014–15 | Tier 1 | SHL | 10th | 19–3–5–28 | 5,103 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 2–5 | 6,104 | Lost in quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Skellefteå AIK | ||
| 2015–16 | Tier 1 | SHL | 10th | 21–4–3–24 | 5,403 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–2 | 5,368 | Lost in 1/8 finals, 1–2 vs Djurgårdens IF Hockey | ||
| 2016–17 | Tier 1 | SHL | 5th | 27–4–4–17 | 5,425 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 11–9 | 7,298 | Lost in final, 3–4 vs HV71  Silver
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| 2017–18 | Tier 1 | SHL | 10th | 21–2–3–26 | 5,380 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–5 | 6,008 | Lost in quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Växjö Lakers | ||
Players
Current roster
Leaders
Team captains
- Jan Larsson (1999–2003)
- Tommy Sjödin (2003–2008)
- Andreas Dackell (2008–2012)
- Jakob Silfverberg (2012)
- Jörgen Sundqvist (2012–2014)
- Niclas Andersén (2014–2015)
- Anton Rödin (2015–2016)
- Jacob Blomqvist (2016–present)
Head coaches
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Club records
Scoring leaders
As of March 6, 2012 [5]
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 | 425 | 273 | 257 | 530 | 1.25 |
| Håkan Wickberg | F | 363 | 253 | 241 | 494 | 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 |
| Andreas Dackell | RW | 524 | 132 | 217 | 349 | .67 |
| Tommy Sjödin | D | 681 | 117 | 198 | 315 | .46 |
| Hans Lindberg | F | 246 | 209 | 105 | 314 | 1.28 |
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)
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, 2011–12
Coach of the Year
- Tommy Sandlin: 1991–92, 1992–93
- Roger Melin: 1998–99
- Jan Larsson: 1998–99
- Jakob Silfverberg: 2011–2012
- 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
- Johan Larsson:2011-12
Other notable players
- Nicklas Bäckström
- Inge Hammarström
- Tommy Melkersson
- Mats Näslund
- Stefan Persson
- Börje Salming
- Lennart Svedberg
References
- ^ Martin Alsiö (April 2004). "Allsvenska klubbarnas födelsedagar" (PDF) (in Swedish). Bolletinen. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Brynäs IF och UNICEF i unikt samarbete" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Gävle kommun går in som huvudpartner till Brynäs IF" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Brynäs spelar med reklamfria ställ" (in Swedish). Gefle Dagblad. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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