Brynäs IF

Brynäs IF

City	Gävle, Sweden
League	Elitserien
Founded	1939 (the ice hockey team)
Home arena	Läkerol Arena
Colors	Black, red, yellow
General manager	Hans-Göran Karlsson Club manager Michael Sundlöv Sports manager
Head coach	Tommy Jonsson
Captain	Andreas Dackell
Le Mat Trophy	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 (currently known as Elitserien), and has done so since 1960.

1 History
2 Players
- 2.1 Current roster
3 Leaders
- 3.1 Team captains
- 3.2 Head Coaches
4 Club records
- 4.1 Scoring leaders
5 Club individual records
6 Awards and trophies
7 Other Notable Players
8 References
9 External links

History

Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist and Thure Ternström in May 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.

Players

Current roster

Updated November 9, 2011.^[1]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
9	Sweden !	Andersén, NiclasNiclas Andersén	2.0 !D	L	23	2007	Grums, Sweden
15	Sweden !	Bertilsson, SimonSimon Bertilsson	2.0 !D	L	20	2007	Karlskoga, Sweden
3	Sweden !	Carlsson, JonathanJonathan Carlsson	2.0 !D	R	23	2010	Uppsala, Sweden
12	Sweden !	Dackell, AndreasAndreas Dackell (C)	6.0 !LW	R	39	2004	Gävle, Sweden
14	Sweden !	Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm	2.0 !D	L	21	2010	Borlänge, Sweden
31	Sweden !	Granström, JonathanJonathan Granström	4.0 !C	L	25	2008	Orsa, Sweden
18	United States !	Gunderson, RyanRyan Gunderson	2.0 !D	L	26	2011	Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
24	Norway !	Hansen, MadsMads Hansen (A)	4.0 !C	L	33	2006	Oslo, Norway
40	Sweden !	Holmqvist, JohanJohan Holmqvist	1.0 !G	L	33	2011	Tierp, Sweden
19	Sweden !	Järnkrok, CalleCalle Järnkrok	4.0 !C	R	20	2007	Gävle, Sweden
25	Sweden !	Johansson, MartinMartin Johansson	6.0 !LW	L	24	2011	Landskrona, Sweden
20	Sweden !	Jonsson, LarsLars Jonsson (A)	2.0 !D	L	30	2008	Leksand, Sweden
10	Sweden !	Larsson, JohanJohan Larsson	6.0 !LW	L	19	2008	Lau, Sweden
16	Sweden !	Lauritzen, SebastianSebastian Lauritzen	6.0 !LW	L	28	2008	Sundsvall, Sweden
62	Sweden !	Lavander, MatsMats Lavander	4.2 !C/LW	L	31	2011	Piteå, Sweden
5	Sweden !	Löf, SimonSimon Löf	2.0 !D	R	20	2006	Gävle, Sweden
29	Sweden !	Molin, EmilEmil Molin	7.0 !RW	L	19	2009	Gävle, Sweden
39	Sweden !	Nordquist, JonasJonas Nordquist	4.0 !C	L	29	2009	Leksand, Sweden
11	Sweden !	Ollas, JesperJesper Ollas	7.0 !RW	R	27	2011	Norrköping, Sweden
27	Sweden !	Rohdin, JoachimJoachim Rohdin	7.0 !RW	R	20	2007	Gävle, Sweden
33	Sweden !	Silfverberg, JakobJakob Silfverberg	6.0 !LW	R	21	2006	Gävle, Sweden
22	Sweden !	Sundqvist, JörgenJörgen Sundqvist	2.0 !D	L	29	2005	Härnösand, Sweden
1	Sweden !	Svedberg, NiklasNiklas Svedberg	1.0 !G	L	22	2010	Sollentuna, Sweden
17	Sweden !	Wännström, SebastianSebastian Wännström	4.3 !C/RW	R	20	2007	Gävle, Sweden
41	Sweden !	Widing, DanielDaniel Widing	7.0 !RW	R	29	2011	Gävle, Sweden

Leaders

Team captains

Tommy Sjödin (-2008)
Andreas Dackell (2008–present)

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 (2005–07)
Olof Östblom (2007–08)
Tomas Thelin (2007–08)
Leif Boork (2008-08)
Niklas Czarnecki (2008–2011)
Tommy Jonsson (2011-present)

Club records

Scoring leaders

As of August 2, 2010 [1]

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

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

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Lars-Göran Nilsson	F	441	279	264	543	1.23
Håkan Wickberg	F	370	259	246	505	1.36
Tord Lundström	F	367	261	232	493	1.34
Ove Molin	RW	772	192	295	487	.63
Jan Larsson	C	598	189	281	470	.79
Stefan Karlsson	F	428	252	140	392	.92
Anders Huss	C	574	189	183	372	.65
Tommy Sjödin	D	681	117	198	315	.46
Andreas Dackell*	RW	455	117	187	304	.67
Hans Lindberg	F	218	198	95	293	1.34

Club individual records

Most Goals in a season: Tom Bissett, 40 (1998–99)
Most Assists in a season: Jan Larsson, 43 (1998–99)
Most Points in a season: Lars-Göran Nilsson, 62 (1970–71)
Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Tommy Melkersson, 118 (1996–97)
Most Points in a season, defenseman: Pär Djoos, 48 (1998–99)

Awards and trophies

All players are from Sweden unless otherwise stated.

Le Mat Trophy

1963-64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1998–99

Coach of the Year

Tommy Sandlin: 1991-92, 1992–93
Roger Melin: 1998-99

Guldhjälmen

Jan Larsson: 1998–99

Guldpucken

Håkan Wickberg: 1970–71
William Löfqvist: 1971-72
Stig Östling: 1974-75
Mats Näslund: 1979-80
Tommy Sjödin: 1991-92

Håkan Loob Trophy

Kenneth Andersson: 1983–84
Evgeny Davydov: 1996-97
Tom Bissett: 1998-99
Jan Larsson: 1999-00

Honken Trophy

Johan Holmqvist: 2005–06
Jacob Markström: 2009-10

Rinkens Riddare

Lars Bylund: 1968-69
Håkan Wickberg: 1969-70
Jan-Erik Lyck: 1971-72

Rookie of the Year

Nicklas Bäckström: 2005–06
Jacob Markström: 2009-10
Mattias Ekholm: 2010-11

Other Notable Players

References

^ "Eliteprospects.com - Brynäs". www.eliteprospects.com. http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=2. Retrieved 2011-11-09.

External links

Official site (in Swedish)

Preceded by Djurgårdens IF	Swedish ice hockey champions 1964	Succeeded by Västra Frölunda IF
Preceded by Västra Frölunda IF	Swedish ice hockey champions 1966, 1967, 1968	Succeeded by Leksands IF
Preceded by Leksands IF	Swedish ice hockey champions 1970, 1971, 1972	Succeeded by Leksands IF
Preceded by Leksands IF	Swedish ice hockey champions 1976, 1977	Succeeded by Skellefteå AIK
Preceded by Modo AIK	Swedish ice hockey champions 1980	Succeeded by Färjestads BK
Preceded by Malmö IF	Swedish ice hockey champions 1993	Succeeded by Malmö IF
Preceded by Färjestads BK	Swedish ice hockey champions 1999	Succeeded by Djurgårdens IF

Elitserien

Teams	AIK · Brynäs · Djurgården · Frölunda · Färjestad · HV71 · Linköping · Luleå · Modo · Skellefteå · Timrå · Växjö

Arenas	Cloetta Center · Coop Arena · E.ON Arena · Fjällräven Center · Hovet · Kinnarps Arena · Läkerol Arena · Löfbergs Lila Arena · Scandinavium · Skellefteå Kraft Arena · Vida Arena

Seasons	1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12

Awards	Le Mat Trophy · Guldhjälmen · Guldpucken · Honken Trophy · Håkan Loob Trophy · Rookie of the Year · Guldpipan

Related topics	Swedish Ice Hockey Association · HockeyAllsvenskan · Kvalserien · J20 SuperElit · National men's team · National women's team

See also: IIHF · IIHF Continental Cup · IIHF European Champions Cup

Brynäs IF seasons

1939–40 • 1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50 • 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09