Leksands IF
| Leksands IF | |
|---|---|
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| City: | Leksand, Sweden |
| League: | SHL (from 2013–14) |
| Founded: | 1938 (1919) |
| Home Arena: | Tegera Arena |
| Colors: | White, blue |
| Franchise history | |
| Championship wins: | 4 (1969, 1973, 1974, 1975) |
| Runners-up: | 5 (1959, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1989) |
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. Since the 2013–14 season, the team plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL)—the top-tier league in Sweden—after qualifying through the 2013 Kvalserien. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league (since 1975 the Elitserien, now named SHL) – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06. The club's home arena is Tegera Arena, which seats 7,650 spectators.
History
The club was formed in 1919, originally playing bandy and ski competitions. In 1920 they also took up football.
the first hockey game was played in 1938, when they beat Mora IK 11–0, and this sport is now the only sport the club competes in. Despite the fact that the town of Leksand only has 6,000 inhabitants, Leksands IF is one of the most popular teams in Sweden, and the team averages over 6,000 spectators per game in their home arena. Leksand played in the top hockey division in Sweden from 1951 until 2001. The club was very successful between 1969 and 1975, when they became Swedish champions four times (1969, 1973–1975). Before the current top division, Elitserien (now known as the SHL), was formed prior to the 1975–76 season, they had been the runners-up four times: 1959, 1964, 1971 and 1972. Leksand has never become SHL champions despite winning the SHL's regular season in 1980, 1994 and 1997, and being the runners-up in 1989. In 2001, they were the club with the second most consecutive seasons in the highest division at that point (the record is held by Södertälje SK, with 53 consecutive seasons between 1925–1978).
Following the relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan in April 2001, Leksand commuted between the top and second divisions until 2005–06, when the team was relegated to the second tier again, where they would find themselves until the 2012–13 season.
After winning the regular season in the 2012–13 season, Leksand once again qualified for play in Kvalserien. In the 2013 Kvalserien, Leksand finally promoted back to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top-tier league, for the first time since the 2005–06 season.
Recent seasons
| Year | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
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| Position | W-OTW-OTL-L | |||||
| For seasons prior to 2008–09, see List of Leksands IF seasons | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 1st | 30–5–1–9 | 5,300 | |
| 2009 Elitserien qualifier | 4th | 4–1–0–5 | 6,917 | |||
| 2009–10 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 1st | 31–4–6–11 | 4,785 | |
| 2010 Elitserien qualifier | 4th | 4–2–0–4 | 7,093 | |||
| 2010–11 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 4th | 23–7–7–15 | 4,842 | |
| Pre-qualifier | 3rd | 2–1–0–3 | 2,445 | |||
| 2011–12 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 2nd | 27–7–5–13 | 4,820 | |
| 2012 Elitserien qualifier | 4th | 3–1–1–5 | 7,002 | |||
| 2012–13 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 1st | 31–5–6–10 | 5,000 | |
| 2013 Elitserien qualifier | 2nd | 7–0–1–2 | 7,396 | Promoted to Elitserien (renamed SHL later that year) | ||
| 2013–14 | Tier 1 | SHL | 7th | 23–5–4–23 | 6,574 | |
| "Play-in" | — | 1–0–0–2 | 6,240 | Eliminated in playoff qualifier 1–2 in games vs HV71 | ||
External links
- Leksands IF – Official site
- Elite prospects – Leksands IF
| Preceded by Brynäs IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1969 |
Succeeded by Brynäs IF |
| Preceded by Brynäs IF |
Swedish ice hockey champions 1973, 1974, 1975 |
Succeeded by Brynäs IF |
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