HV71

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HV71
HV71
League Elitserien
Founded May 24, 1971
History Huskvarna/Vätterstads IF
1971
HV71
1971-present
Arena Kinnarps Arena
City Jönköping, Sweden
Team Colors White, yellow, blue
General Manager Flag of Sweden Bengt Kinell
Head Coach Flag of Sweden Pär Mårts
Captain Flag of Sweden Johan Davidsson
Swedish Champions 1995, 2004

HV71 is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.

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[edit] Club history

HV71 was founded on May 24, 1971, as a merger between Husqvarna IF and Vätterstads IK, and took the name Huskvarna/Vätterstads IF but later that year it was shortened to the current name HV71. The club first entered the top Swedish league, Elitserien, in 1979, but were soon relegated. They won promotion again in 1985-86 and have remained in the top division ever since and are as of the 2000s a well-established top club in Sweden. The club has won the national championship twice; 1995 and 2004. For a few years in the late 1990s, HV71 was also called the Blue Bulls.[1]

Many Swedes associate HV71 with the club's old arena Rosenlundshallen, which was inaugurated in 1958 as Sweden's first indoor ice hockey arena, but was replaced in 2000 with the new and improved Kinnarps Arena. As the new arena was build around and on top of Rosenlundshallen, HV71 practiacally played its games during the season 1999-00 in a construction site.[1]

On December 6, 2006, HV71 topped Elitserien after a 5-2-win over Färjestads BK, at the same time as the club's two youth teams (under 20 and 18 years old) topped their leagues, J20 SuperElit and J18 Elit. This was an event that had never happened before in HV71's entire club history.[2]

[edit] Season 1994-95

HV71 won its first national championship season 1994-95 as the last (8th) team to qualify for the playoffs. The club is the only team in Swedish history to win the finals after ending as the 8th team at the end of the regular season.

[edit] Season 2003-04

The second championship was won during the season 2003-04 after beating MODO Hockey with a 4-2 game serie, Frölunda HC with 4-2 in games in the semi-finals, and then winning the finals with a 4-3 match serie against Färjestads BK. In the quarter-finals HV71 set a new Swedish record of scoring the most goals in one period with their seven against MODO Hockey. The game ended with a 10-1 victory.[3]

[edit] Season 2005-06

HV71 finished the regular season 2005-06 as winner of the league table. For the first time in HV71's history the club faced Mora IK in the quarter-finals, winning the match serie with 4-1. In the semi-finals the club was pitted against Färjestads BK. The match serie did not have a winner until the last minute of the seventh game. Färjestads BK scored two goals in a matter of seconds during the last minutes of the game and thus ending HV71's season.[citation needed]

[edit] Season-by-season record

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

Season GP W L T Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
1971-72 7th, Division 2 Did not qualify
1972-73 4th, Division 2 Did not qualify
1973-74 1st, Division 2 3rd in Qualification for Elitserien
1974-75 1st, Division 2 Promoted to Division 1
1975-76 3rd, Division 1 Lost Play Off 2 to Elitserien
1976-77 1st, Division 1 3rd in Qualification for Elitserien
1977-78 2nd, Division 1 Lost Play Off 1 to Elitserien
1978-79 2nd, Division 1 Promoted to Elitserien
1979-80 36 8 24 4 20 113 170 10th, Elitserien Relegated to Division 1
1980-81 36 31 4 1 63 260 95 1st, Division 1 Did not qualify
1981-82 36 32 2 2 66 266 126 1st, Division 1 Did not qualify
1982-83 32 20 9 3 43 198 110 6th, Division 1 Did not qualify
1983-84 32 18 9 5 41 167 111 3rd, Division 1 Did not qualify
1984-85 32 22 7 3 47 241 138 5th, Division 1 Promoted to Elitserien
1985-86 36 16 14 6 38 128 118 3rd, Elitserien Lost Semifinal
1986-87 36 16 15 5 37 103 115 5th, Elitserien Did not qualify
1987-88 40 17 18 5 39 149 166 7th, Elitserien Lost Quarterfinal
1988-89 40 17 20 3 37 156 155 8th, Elitserien Lost Quarterfinal
1989-90 40 16 21 3 35 131 161 9th, Elitserien Did not qualify
1990-91 40 17 18 5 39 142 119 6th, Elitserien Lost Quarterfinal
1991-92 40 17 16 7 41 151 129 8th, Elitserien Lost Quarterfinal
1992-93 40 13 19 8 34 123 149 9th, Elitserien Did not qualify
1993-94 40 15 18 7 37 111 118 9th, Elitserien Did not qualify
1994-95 40 12 19 9 33 117 143 8th, Elitserien Won Final
1995-96 40 18 14 8 44 156 131 4th, Elitserien Lost Quarterfinal
1996-97 50 22 19 9 53 178 159 6th, Elitserien Lost Quarterfinal
1997-98 46 19 19 8 46 127 145 7th, Elitserien Lost Quarterfinal
1998-99 50 18 20 12 67 133 148 9th, Elitserien Did not qualify
1999-00 50 18 19 13 75 144 131 8th, Elitserien Lost Quarterfinal
2000-01 50 17 23 10 66 147 149 10th, Elitserien Did not qualify
2001-02 50 24 14 12 88 156 140 4th, Elitserien Lost Semifinal
2002-03 50 21 16 13 79 143 142 6th, Elitserien Lost Quarterfinal
2003-04 50 27 17 8 95 162 116 1st, Elitserien Won Final
2004-051 50 15 25 10 57 123 163 10th, Elitserien Did not qualify
2005-06 50 29 11 10 102 164 107 1st, Elitserien Lost Semifinal
2006-07 55 25 15 15 93 170 150 2nd, Elitserien Lost Semifinal
Totals 1020 200 408 412 1258 3230 3226 8th, Elitserien Elitserien totals
1 NHL players in Elitserien due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.

[edit] Notable players

[edit] 2006-07 roster

As of February 2, 2007

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
1 Flag of Sweden Magnus Åkerlund1 R 2004 Kristianstad, Sweden
30 Flag of Sweden Erik Ersberg L 2005 Sala, Sweden
35 Flag of Finland Kimmo Kapanen2 L 2007 Vantaa, Finland
Defensemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
4 Flag of Sweden Johan Åkerman R 2006 Traneberg, Sweden
7 Flag of Sweden Per Gustafsson - A L 1998 Oskarshamn, Sweden
8 Flag of Sweden Daniel Grillfors L 2005 Enköping, Sweden
18 Flag of Sweden Johan Halvardsson L 2006 Jönköping, Sweden
20 Flag of Sweden Ola Svanberg L 2003 Tranemo, Sweden
21 Flag of Finland Pasi Puistola L 2006 Tammerfors, Finland
22 Flag of Sweden David Petrasek - A R 2005 Jönköping, Sweden
27 Flag of Canada Lance Ward L 2006 Lloydminster, Canada
28 Flag of Sweden Niklas Hjalmarsson L 2005 Eksjö, Sweden
Forwards
Number Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
10 Flag of Sweden Martin Thörnberg LW L 2004 Jönköping, Sweden
11 Flag of Sweden Erik Andersson C L 2005 Ljungby, Sweden
16 Flag of Sweden Jens Svensson RW L 2006 Kristianstad, Sweden
17 Flag of Sweden Andreas Falk C L 2006 Huddinge, Sweden
19 Flag of Sweden David Fredriksson3 LW L 2003 Jönköping, Sweden
24 Flag of Czech Republic Jan Hrdina C R 2006 Hradec Kralove, Czechoslovakia
26 Flag of Canada Pat Kavanagh RW R 2007 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
31 Flag of Czech Republic Jaroslav Balastik RW L 2006 Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
33 Flag of Finland Jari Kauppila C R 2006 Lahti, Finland
37 Flag of Finland Timo Vertala LW L 2006 Jyväskylä, Finland
39 Flag of Finland Jukka Voutilainen C R 2006 Kuopio, Finland
50 Flag of Sweden Andreas Jämtin LW L 2005 Danderyd, Sweden
75 Flag of Sweden Mattias Remstam LW L 1999 Nittorp, Sweden
76 Flag of Sweden Johan Davidsson - C C L 2001 Jönköping, Sweden
77 Flag of Sweden Stefan Pettersson LW L 2004 Farsta, Sweden
1 On loan to Skövde IK since start of season 2006-07, but will play as backup goalie for HV71 as of January 11, 2006.
2 On loan from KalPa since January 22, 2007.
3 On loan to Västerås IK since October 25, 2006.

[edit] Team captains

[edit] Retired numbers

[edit] Club scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in club history. Figures are updated after each completed Elitserien regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current HV71 player

Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Johan Davidsson* C 468 115 200 315 .67
Per Gustafsson* D 638 108 192 300 .47
Fredrik Stillman D 565 90 197 287 .51
Stefan Örnskog LW 442 106 150 256 .58
Owe Thörnberg LW 369 129 104 233 .63
Peter Ekelund C 584 110 108 218 .37
Anders Huusko RW 309 102 84 186 .60

[edit] Club individual records

  • Most Goals in a season: Flag of Finland Kai Nurminen, 31 (1995-96)
  • Most Assists in a season: Flag of Finland Esa Keskinen, 41 (1995-96)
  • Most Points in a season: Flag of Finland Esa Keskinen, 59 (1995-96)
  • Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Flag of Canada Lance Ward, 273 (2006-07) (Elitserien record)
  • Most Points in a season, defenseman: Flag of Sweden Johan Åkerman, 48 (2006-07)
  • Most Points in a season, rookie: Flag of Finland Kai Nurminen, 55 (1995-96) (Elitserien record)
  • Most Shutouts in a season: Flag of Sweden Stefan Liv, 6 (2003-04)

[edit] External links

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Anton Sjöblom, Michaela Karlsson, Emma Link. Historien om HV71 (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on August 29, 2006.
  2. ^ Daniel Gustafsson. HV71 har tre serieledare (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on December 6, 2006.
  3. ^ SM-Slutspel 2003-2004 (Swedish) (pdf). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved on August 31, 2006.

[edit] Web pages

Swedish Elitserien
Brynäs IF | Djurgårdens IF | Frölunda HC | Färjestads BK | HV71 | Linköpings HC | Luleå HF | Malmö Redhawks | MODO Hockey | Mora IK | Skellefteå AIK | Timrå IK