| Frölunda HC | |
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| 2011–12 Frölunda HC season | |
| City | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| League | Elitserien |
| Founded | 3 February 1938 |
| Home arena | Scandinavium |
| Colors | Red, green, gold, white |
| General manager | Vacant |
| Head coach | Kent Johansson |
| Captain | Joel Lundqvist |
| Affiliates | Borås HC (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1944–1984 | Västra Frölunda IF |
| 1984–2004 | Västra Frölunda HC |
| 2004–present | Frölunda HC |
| Le Mat Trophy | 1965, 2003, 2005 |
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians,[1] are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its 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,[2] as an ice hockey section in Västra Frölunda IF and became independent on 29 March 1984.[3] On 16 June 2004, the club shortened the name from Västra Frölunda Hockey Club to Frölunda Hockey Club.[4]
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.
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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. This increased the quality of play and many observers said that Elitserien was the best league in the world during 2004–05.[5]
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.
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[6] | Post season results | |||||||
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| Finish | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |||
| 2006–07 | Elitserien | 9th | 55 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 167 | 162 | 76 | Did not qualify |
| 2007–08 | Elitserien | 6th | 55 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 159 | 157 | 82 | Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Färjestad) |
| 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 |
These are the top-ten point-scorers of Frölunda HC since the 1975–76 season. Figures are updated after each completed regular season. Bold indicates a player still active with Frölunda. Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | POS | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas Andersson | LW | 635 | 223 | 360 | 583 |
| Patrik Carnbäck | LW | 553 | 216 | 274 | 490 |
| Jonas Johnson | C | 532 | 158 | 220 | 378 |
| Jörgen Pettersson | LW | 357 | 188 | 141 | 329 |
| Peter Gustavsson | C | 414 | 157 | 157 | 314 |
| Stefan Larsson | D | 684 | 136 | 174 | 310 |
| Christer Kellgren | LW | 342 | 162 | 144 | 306 |
| Peter Ström | RW | 574 | 108 | 162 | 270 |
| Tomi Kallio | RW | 280 | 127 | 142 | 269 |
| Peter Berndtsson | C | 476 | 112 | 153 | 265 |
Updated January 4, 2011.[7][8]
Frölunda Hockey have retired the numbers of four players, all on 3 March 2002. The number retired were; the number 13 worn by Lars Erik Lundvall, who spent eight seasons with Frölunda, all of them serving as team captain. The number 14 worn by Ronald "Sura Pelle" Pettersson, who spent seven seasons with Frölunda before suffering a career ending injury on 14 December 1967. The duo of Lundvall and Pettersson was one of the reason behind Frölunda's success in the 60's and secured that hockey got a strong foothold in Gothenburg. The number 19 worn by Jörgen Pettersson during his two stints with Frölunda. Pettersson joined the club in 1970 and played ten seasons for the club before joining the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. After five seasons in the NHL he returned and played another three seasons for the club. The number 29 worn by Stefan Larsson during his sixteen seasons with Frölunda. With the exception of two seasons, Larsson played for Frölunda his entire professional career.
Two Frölunda players have been inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation's Hall of Fame. Forward Ulf Sterner, played three seasons for Frölunda before becoming the first European-trained player to play in the NHL during his short sojourn with the New York Rangers during the 1964–65 NHL season; he was inducted in 2001.[9] Forward Ronald "Sura Pelle" Pettersson, represented team Sweden in three olympic games and ten IIHF World Championships, totaling 252 games played for the national team; he was inducted in 2004.[9] In 2003, former Frölunda players Christian Ruuttu and Jorma Salmi were inducted to the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame.[10]
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