Linköping HC
| Linköpings HC | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Linköping |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | August 4, 1976 |
| Home arena |
Saab Arena Capacity: 8,500 |
| Colors | |
| Franchise history | |
| 1932–1976 | BK Kenty |
| 1976–2019 | Linköpings HC |
| 2019–present | Linköping HC |
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Linköping Hockey Club, often known by its initials LHC, or colloquially among its fans as Cluben, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Linköping, founded in 1976. The home arena of the team is Saab Arena (formerly Cloetta Center) which accommodates 8,190 spectators.
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 1950s, 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 1970s, 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
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W-T-L W-OT-L | |||||
| 1999–00 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 12th | 9–6–35 | 3,860 | |
| 2000 Elitserien qualifier | 4th | 3–2–5 | 3,174 |  Relegated to Allsvenskan
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| 2000–01 | Tier 2 | Allsvenskan South | 1st | 22–3–3 | 2,642 | |
| SuperAllsvenskan | 2nd | 6–4–4 | 3,593 | |||
| 2001 Elitserien qualifier | 2nd | 6–2–2 | 3,955 |  Promoted to Elitserien
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| 2001–02 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 10th | 14–11–25 | 4,349 | |
| 2002–03 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 12th | 10–9–31 | 4,083 | |
| 2003 Elitserien qualifier | 1st | 7–2–1 | 4,199 | |||
| 2003–04 | Tier 1 | 2003–04 | 4th | 25–8–17 | 4,247 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–4 | 4,525 | Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Timrå | ||
| 2004–05 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 2nd | 30–5–15 | 7,703 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 2–4 | 8,410 | Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 vs Södertälje | ||
| 2005–06 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 3rd | 25–14–11 | 7,531 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 7–6 | 8,066 | Won in quarterfinals, 4–2 vs Luleå Lost in semifinals, 3–4 vs Frölunda | ||
| 2006–07 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 4th | 22–14–19 | 7,266 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 10–5 | 8,284 | Won in quarterfinals, 4–0 vs Luleå Won in semifinals, 4–1 vs Färjestad  Lost in finals, 2–4 vs MODO
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| 2007–08 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 2nd | 21–20–14 | 7,182 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 10–6 | 7,962 | Won in quarterfinals, 4–1 vs Djurgården Won in semifinals, 4–1 vs Färjestad Lost in finals, 2–4 vs HV 71
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| 2008–09 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 2nd | 26–13–16 | 7,467 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–4 | 7,526 | Lost in quarterfinals, 3–4 vs Skellefteå | ||
| 2009–10 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 3rd | 27–8–20 | 6,899 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 5–7 | 7,856 | Won in quarterfinals, 4–3 vs Frölunda Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs Djurgården | ||
| 2010–11 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 5th | 22–14–19 | 6,676 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–4 | 7,315 | Lost in quarterfinals, 3–4 vs Skellefteå | ||
| 2011–12 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 10th | 17–14–24 | 6,903 | |
| 2012–13 | Tier 1 | Elitserien | 5th | 27–9–19 | 6,287 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 5–5 | 8,364 | Won in quarterfinals, 4–1 vs HV 71 Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs Skellefteå | ||
| 2013–14 | Tier 1 | SHL | 9th | 20–11–24 | 6,697 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 5–7 | 7,138 | Won in quarterfinals, 4–3 vs Frölunda Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs Skellefteå | ||
| 2014–15 | Tier 1 | SHL | 4th | 26–11–18 | 5,850 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 5–6 | 7,417 | Won in quarterfinals, 4–2 vs HV71 Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs Skellefteå | ||
| 2015–16 | Tier 1 | SHL | 3rd | 23–16–13 | 6,125 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 2–4 | 7,076 | Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 vs Växjö | ||
| 2016–17 | Tier 1 | SHL | 4th | 27–10–15 | 5,701 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 2–4 | Lost in quarterfinals, 2–4 vs Brynäs | |||
| 2017–18 | Tier 1 | SHL | 9th | 21–12–19 | 5,688 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–4 | Won in Wild Card, 2–0 vs HV71 Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Djurgården | |||
| 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 | |
References
- ↑ "Maratontabellen för högsta serien" (in sv). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/historik/hogstamaraton.pdf.
- ↑ Torell, p. 20.
- ↑ Hagesund, p. 7-9.
- ↑ Torell, p. 20.
- ↑ Hagesund, p. 9-17.
- ↑ Hagesund, p. 20.
- ↑ "Nu fyller vi 40 år!" (in sv). Linköping HC. https://www.lhc.eu/artikel/mn1wairgd-30c01/nu-fyller-vi-40-ar.
- ↑ "Historia" (in sv). BK Kenty. https://www.svenskalag.se/kenty/sida/19949/historia.
External links
- Official site (in Swedish)
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