Linköpings HC

Linköpings HC
City Linköping, Sweden
League Elitserien
Founded 1976
Home arena Cloetta Center, 8,500 capacity
Colors Blue, white, red
General manager Mike Helber
Head coach Hans Särkijärvi
Captain Magnus Johansson
Championships
Conference Championships none

Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden.

Linköping's women's football team, Linköpings FC, is affiliated with and financially backed by Linköpings HC. October 3, 2008 the club announced that the elite men's and women's teams of local volleyball club Team Valla will become affiliated with Linköpings HC, under the name Linköpings Volleyboll Club.[1]

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History

Linköpings HC first played in the Elitserien in the 1999–2000 season, and has been in the top division since the 2001–02 season. They have reached the playoffs eight times. LHC reached the final for the first time in 2006–07, where they lost to Modo Hockey. In the 2007–08 season, Linköpings HC advanced to the final once again, this time against HV71, to which they lost, thus once again winning the silver medal.

Players

Current roster

Updated December 30, 2011.[2][3]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
4 Åkerman, JohanJohan Åkerman D R 39 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
3 Andersson, ErikErik Andersson D L 29 2009 Umeå, Sweden
40 Arlbrandt, PärPär Arlbrandt RW R 29 2011 Jönköping, Sweden
5 Bäckman, MattiasMattias Bäckman D L 19 2007 Linköping, Sweden
6 Dahlbeck, KlasKlas Dahlbeck D L 20 2009 Katrineholm, Sweden
31 Engstrand, ChristianChristian Engstrand G L 23 2004 Linköping, Sweden
22 Figren, RobinRobin Figren RW R 23 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
13 Hartigan, MarkMark Hartigan C L 34 2011 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
51 Håkanson, MikaelMikael Håkanson (A) LW L 37 2002 Spånga, Sweden
28 Hävelid, NiclasNiclas Hävelid (A) D L 38 2009 Enköping, Sweden
27 Hlavac, JanJan Hlavac W L 35 2008 Prague, Czechoslovakia
71 Hlinka, JaroslavJaroslav Hlinka C L 35 2008 Prague, Czechoslovakia
20 Holmqvist, MichaelMichael Holmqvist C L 32 2010 Stockholm, Sweden
91 Jämtin, AndreasAndreas Jämtin RW L 28 2008 Danderyd, Sweden
7 Johansson, MagnusMagnus Johansson (C) D R 38 2009 Linköping, Sweden
12 Karlsson, SebastianSebastian Karlsson C L 25 2009 Göteborg, Sweden
35 Laumann Ylvén, MartinMartin Laumann Ylvén RW L 23 2004 Oslo, Norway
29 Lindhagen, ErikErik Lindhagen C L 26 2003 Linköping, Sweden
8 Lorentzon, AlbinAlbin Lorentzon D L 24 2011 Linköping, Sweden
- Majeský, IvanIvan Majeský D R 35 2011 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
30 Norrena, FredrikFredrik Norrena G L 38 2009 Jakobstad, Finland
19 Olsson, KalleKalle Olsson  RW L 27 2011 Munkedal, Sweden
14 Ottosson, SebastianSebastian Ottosson C/RW R 20 2008 Karlskrona, Sweden
11 Persson, RobinRobin Persson D L 26 2009 Nyköping, Sweden
18 Petterström, PontusPontus Petterström LW L 29 2009 Nybro, Sweden
17 Söderberg, CarlCarl Söderberg C L 26 2011 Malmö, Sweden

References

  1. ^ "LHC och Team Valla blir LVC" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. http://www.linkopinghc.com/index.php?articleid=353. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 
  2. ^ "Linköpings Hockey Club - Truppen" (in Swedish). lhc.eu. http://www2.lhc.eu/trupp/LHC. Retrieved 2011-12-14. 
  3. ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Linköping". www.eliteprospects.com. http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=6. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 

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