Malmö Redhawks

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Malmö Redhawks
Malmö Redhawks Logo.png
City Malmö, Sweden
League SHL
Founded 1972
Home arena Malmö Arena
Colors Black, red and white
              
Owner(s) Malmö Redhawks Holding AB
Franchise history
1947–1972 Malmö FF Ishockey
1972–2001 Malmö IF
2001–2004 MIF Redhawks
2004–present IF Malmö Redhawks
Le Mat Trophy: 1992, 1994

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Malmö Redhawks, also known simply as Malmö or by their former abbreviation MIF, is a Swedish professional ice hockey franchise based in Malmö. The team is currently playing in Sweden's premier hockey league, the SHL. They play their home games at Malmö Arena. The franchise has historical roots dating back to 1947 as the ice hockey section of the association football club Malmö FF. In 1972 the team broke lose from Malmö FF and started an independent franchise known as Malmö IF. The name was changed to MIF Redhawks in 2001, this lasted until 2004 when it was changed to Malmö Redhawks.[1]

Malmö have played 19 seasons of ice hockey in Sweden's top tier, currently named the SHL, from 1987 to 2005. They made a brief comeback to the top tier in the 2006–07 season. They will once again play in the SHL for the 2015–16 season. The most successful era in the history of the franchise occurred during the 1990's when the team won two Swedish championships, in 1992 and 1994.[2]

Season-by-season record

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Redhawks. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Malmö Redhawks seasons

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season Regular Season Post–Season Ref.
League GP W L T Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs GP W L T Pts GF GA Finish
2010–11 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 21 18 13 80 153 144 8th Did not qualify [3]
2011–12 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 22 21 9 81 139 140 7th Playoff round 6 4 2 0 13 19 13 2nd [3]
2012–13 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 20 24 8 71 151 150 9th Did not qualify [4]
2013–14 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 30 12 10 105 160 113 1st Kvalserien 10 4 4 2 15 25 27 4th [5][6]
2014–15 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 25 14 13 95 168 122 3rd Slutspelsserien

Direktkval till SHL

5

7

1

4

3

2

1

1

8

8

23

13

18

3rd
Winners
[7][8]

[9]

References

External links

Preceded by
Djurgårdens IF
Swedish ice hockey champions
1992
Succeeded by
Brynäs IF
Preceded by
Brynäs IF
Swedish ice hockey champions
1994
Succeeded by
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