Luleå Hockey
CityLuleå, Sweden
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
Founded2 May 1977
Home arenaCoop Norrbotten Arena
Colors     
General managerStefan Nilsson
Head coachThomas Berglund
CaptainErik Gustafsson
Websiteluleahockey.se
Franchise history
1977–1979GroKo Hockey
1979–presentLuleå HF
Championships
Le Mat Trophy1996
Current season

Luleå Hockeyförening is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996. Since being promoted to the top flight (then called Elitserien) in 1984, the team has not once had to participate in a promotion/relegation-qualifier to defend their spot in the top league.

History

Luleå Hockeyföreningen was formed on May 2, 1977 under the name GroKo Hockey, which was a merger of the ice hockey sections of IFK Luleå and Luleå SK. The name GroKo came from one of the main sponsors.

Season-by-season record

This list features the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Luleå HF seasons.

Season Level Division Record Avg.
home
atnd.		 Notes Ref.
Position W-T-L
W-OT-L
2017–18 Tier 1 SHL 7th 19–10–4–19 4,946 [1]
Swedish Championship playoffs — 1–0–0–2 4,972 Lost in eighth finals 1–2 vs Brynäs IF [2]
2018–19 Tier 1 SHL 2nd 25–11–4–12 5,363 [3]
Swedish Championship playoffs — 4–1–2–3 6,126 Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Växjö Lakers
Lost in semifinals 1–4 vs Frölunda HC		 [4]
2019–20 Tier 1 SHL 1st 30–6–4–12 5,325 Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [5]
2020–21 Tier 1 SHL 5th 24–4–8–16 550 [6]
Swedish Championship playoffs — 3–0–1–3 0 Lost in quarterfinals 3–4 vs Skellefteå AIK [7]
2021–22 Tier 1 SHL 2nd 25–7–8–12 4,684 [8]
Swedish Championship playoffs — 9–2–2–4 6,150 Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Örebro HK
Won in semifinals 4–1 vs Frölunda HC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lost in finals 3–4 vs Färjestad BK		 [9]

Players and personnel

Current roster

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
44 Sweden Jonathan Andersson D L 30 2021 Valdemarsvik, Sweden
14 Sweden Jonas Berglund C L 33 2017 Älvsbyn, Sweden
17 Sweden Isac Brännström C L 25 2019 Stockholm, Sweden
20 United States Jack Connolly C L 34 2018 Duluth, Minnesota, United States
10 Sweden Einar Emanuelsson RW R 26 2016 Kiruna, Sweden
32 Sweden Oscar Engsund (A) D L 30 2016 Göteborg, Sweden
71 Sweden Linus Fröberg C L 30 2021 Karlstad, Sweden
29 Sweden Erik Gustafsson (C) D L 35 2018 Sundsvall, Sweden
60 Finland Julius Honka D R 28 2021 Jyväskylä, Finland
19 Sweden Mario Kempe C L 35 2022 Kramfors, Sweden
67 Austria Konstantin Komarek C L 31 2020 Vienna, Austria
47 Finland Leo Komarov LW L 36 2022 Narva, Estonia
34 Sweden Joel Lassinantti G L 30 2021 Luleå, Sweden
15 Sweden Carl Mattsson C L 24 2018 Gammelstad, Sweden
38 Finland Olli Nikupeteri LW L 21 2021 Kemi, Finland
16 Sweden Niklas Olausson C L 37 2023 Väckelsång, Sweden
55 Czech Republic Filip Pyrochta D L 27 2022 Třebíč, Czech Republic
88 Finland Joonas Rask RW R 33 2021 Savonlinna, Finland
40 Finland Tomi Sallinen C L 34 2022 Espoo, Finland
23 Sweden Jesper Sellgren D L 25 2022 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
24 Canada Brendan Shinnimin C L 32 2021 East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada
39 Sweden Pontus Själin D L 27 2015 Östersund, Sweden
21 Finland Juhani Tyrväinen (A) C L 33 2019 Seinäjoki, Finland
31 Sweden Matteus Ward G L 22 2022 Nyköping, Sweden

Updated 24 February 2023[10][11]

Team captains

Honored members

Luleå HF retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
4Stefan NilssonC1984–1998, 2001–20046 January 2015
12Johan StrömwallC1984–1998October 1998
22Hans NorbergRW1979–1983, 1985–1989–
28Roger ÅkerströmD1984–1991, 1994–20075 January 2017
35Jarmo MyllysG1994–200123 November 2011

Franchise records and leaders

Regular season

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers of Luleå HF since the 1984–85 season, which was their first Elitserien season. Figures are updated after each completed season.[12]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Luleå HF player

Points
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Stefan NilssonC572112377489.85
Johan StrömwallC551210179389.71
Lars-Gunnar PetterssonW3522311323631.03
Lars HurtigW425194165359.85
Thomas BerglundC669102251353.53
Lars-Göran NiemiW3051451623071.01
Lars EdströmLW391102148250.64
Johan HarjuLW472127110237.50
Mikael RenbergRW280109125234.84
Niklas OlaussonC32774159233.71

Trophies and awards

Team

Individual

Guldhjälmen

Guldpucken

Håkan Loob Trophy

Honken Trophy

Salming Trophy

Rookie of the Year

References

  • "Historical Archive" (in Swedish). Luleå Hockey. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  1. ↑ "SHL: 2017–18: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "SHL: 2017–18: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "SHL: 2018–19: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "SHL: 2018–19: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "SHL: 2019–20: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "SHL: 2020–21: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "SHL: 2020–21: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "SHL: 2021–22: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "SHL: 2021–22: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Luleå player squad" (in Swedish). www.luleahockey.se. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  11. ↑ "Luleå - Team Roster". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  12. ↑ "Luleå HF - All Time SHL leaders". quanthockey.com. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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