Frölunda HC
| Frölunda HC | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | 3 February 1938 |
| Home arena | Scandinavium |
| Colors |
Red, green, gold, white |
| Franchise history | |
| 1944–1984 | Västra Frölunda IF |
| 1984–2004 | Västra Frölunda HC |
| 2004–present | Frölunda HC |
| Le Mat Trophy: | 1965, 2003, 2005 |
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Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), where they have played the majority of the seasons during the club's existence. The last time they played in the lower division, Allsvenskan, was in 1995. Frölunda have won the national championship title three times, in 1965, 2003, and 2005.
The club was originally founded on 3 February 1938,[1] as an ice hockey section in Västra Frölunda IF and became independent on 29 March 1984.[2] On 16 June 2004, the club shortened the name from Västra Frölunda Hockey Club to Frölunda Hockey Club.Template:Cn
Frölunda's home venue is the Scandinavium arena in central Gothenburg, which has a capacity of 12,044 people. Frölundaborg is used when Scandinavium is occupied with other events. Förlunda's average home attendance has been the highest in the league for over a decade.[3]
History
In 2003 Frölunda became the champions after a 38 year hiatus. The final game in Scandinavium on 7 April against Färjestad BK was ended by late season recruit Tomi Kallio in the third overtime period.
In the 2004–05 season, the club's 60th anniversary and 20th as independent club, the team won the league title, by having the best record during the regular season, and the Swedish Championship. That particular year was notable because the National Hockey League had a labour stoppage due to negotiations between the league and the players association. Many professional hockey players who could not play in the NHL chose to play in European or North American leagues. The largest number of professional NHL players were in Sweden during the season, including Gothenburg native Daniel Alfredsson, who joined his hometown club for the season. This increased the quality of play and many observers said that Elitserien was the best league in the world during 2004–05.[4]
Frölunda set a new Elitserien record on 6 April 2006, by winning the Elitserien playoff semi finals against Linköpings HC 4–3 after trailing the series 1–3. The season ended with a 2–4 defeat against Färjestads BK in the finals. The second game in the finals Ronnie Sundin played his 685th game for Frölunda, becoming the player with most career games for the club.
Season-by-season results
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Frölunda. For the full season-by-season history, see Frölunda HC seasons.
| Season | League | Regular season[5] | Post season results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |||
| 2008-09 | Elitserien | 3rd | 55 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 144 | 130 | 91 | Won in Quarterfinals, 4–1 (Luleå) Lost in Semifinals, 2–4 (HV71) |
| 2009-10 | Elitserien | 7th | 55 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 155 | 156 | 78 | Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Linköping) |
| 2010-11 | Elitserien | 9th | 55 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 128 | 158 | 74 | Did not qualify |
| 2011-12 | Elitserien | 5th | 55 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 140 | 113 | 90 | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Brynäs) |
| 2012-13 | Elitserien | 6th | 55 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 123 | 126 | 84 | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Luleå) |
References
- ↑ Szemberg, Szymon. Västra Frölunda 50 År, 12.
- ↑ Szemberg, Szymon. Västra Frölunda 50 År, 170.
- ↑ "Official Statistics". Swedish Ice Hockey Federation. http://historical.stats.swehockey.se/.
- ↑ "Elitserien världens bästa hockeyliga" (in Swedish) (PDF). Pro Hockey. 27 April 2005. Archived from the original on 17 December 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061217185225/http://www.egmont-karnan.se/images/pdf/Pro+hockey+050427%5b1%5d.pdf. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
- ↑ Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points
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