Brynäs IF

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Brynäs IF
League	Elitserien
Founded	1939 (the ice hockey team)
History
Arena	Läkerol Arena
City	Gävle, Sweden
Team Colors	Black, red, yellow
General Manager	Kent-Åke Eriksson
Head Coach	Niklas Czarnecki
Captain	Tommy Sjödin
Swedish Champions	1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1993, 1999

Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league Elitserien.

[edit] History

Brynäs IF was formed in 1912 and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The team has played in the hockey league's top flight since 1960 and has won the Swedish championship 12 times; last time in 1999.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

As of June 11, 2008

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
1		Jacob Markström	L		Gävle, Sweden
30		Anders Lindbäck	L		Gävle, Sweden

Defencemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
4		Ola Svanberg	L	2008	Tranemo, Sweden
9		Niclas Andersén	L	2007	Grums, Sweden
10		Peter Nolander	L	2006	Karlstad, Sweden
11		Juuso Hietanen	R	2007	Hämeenlinna, Finland
20		Lars Jonsson	L	2008	Leksand, Sweden
22		Jörgen Sundqvist	L	2005	Härnösand, Sweden
32		Jonathan Carlsson	R	2007	Uppsala, Sweden

Forwards
Number		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
12		Andreas Dackell - A	LW	R	2004	Gävle, Sweden
13		Emil Sandin	C	L	2008	Uppsala, Sweden
17		Daniel Hermansson	RW	R	2005	Borlänge, Sweden
21		Ove Molin	RW	L	1997	Huddinge, Sweden
23		Björn Danielsson	LW	L	2001	Märsta, Sweden
24		Mads Hansen	C	L	2006	Oslo, Norway
29		Johan Alcén	RW	L	2006	Sandviken, Sweden
31		Jonathan Granström	C	L	2008	Orsa, Sweden
36		Mikael Lind	C	R	2003	Gävle, Sweden
37		Alexander Sundström	C	L	2007	Vancouver, B.C., Canada
41		Daniel Widing	RW	R	2006	Gävle, Sweden

[edit] Leaders

[edit] Team captains

• Tommy Sjödin, present

[edit] Head Coaches

• Axel Svensson (1943-44)
• Conny Eriksson (1954-57)
• Arne Backman (1960-61)
• Nils Bergström (1961-63)
• Herbert Pettersson (1963-66)
• Börje Mattsson (1966-67)
• Nils Bergström (1967-69)
• Tommy Sandlin (1969-77)
• Rolf Andersson (1977-79)
• Lennart Johansson (1979-80)
• Tord Lundström (1980-81)
• Lennart Johansson (1981-82)
• Stig Salming (1982-87)
• Tord Lundström (1987-88)
• Staffan Tholson (1988-91)
• Tommy Sandlin (1991-96)
• Göran Sjöberg (1996-98)
• Roger Melin (1998-02)
• Esko Nokelainen (2002-02)
• Gunnar Persson (2002-04)
• Tomas Jonsson (2004-04)
• Roger Kyrö (2004-05)
• Wayne Fleming (2005-05)
• Leif Boork (2005-2007)
• Olof Östblom (2007-present)

[edit] Club records

[edit] Scoring leaders

As of March 18, 2007

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 Brynäs IF player

[edit] External links

• Official site

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