Skellefteå AIK

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Skellefteå AIK Hockey

City	Skellefteå, Sweden
League	Swedish Hockey League
Founded	1921
Home arena	Skellefteå Kraft Arena (cap. 6,001)
Colors	Black, yellow
General manager	Lars Johansson
Head coach	Stefan Klockare Bert Robertsson Hans Wallson
Captain	Jimmie Ericsson
Le Mat Trophy	1978, 2013

Skellefteå AIK Hockey is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Skellefteå, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top-tier league. They play their games in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, which seats 6,001 spectators. The team has won the Swedish Championship twice - in 1978 and 2013.

History

Early years

Skellefteå AIK was founded in 1921, although hockey was not played until 1943, with only training matches being played the first season. In season 1943–44 the club played in the local league Skellefteserien, which could not be finished due to unsuitable hockey weather as the games were played outdoors. In 1985 the club's hockey organization was detached and a pure hockey club with the name Skellefteå AIK Hockey was formed.

In 1955 Skellefteå qualified for the highest league in Sweden. Around this time the team was led by the so-called "Mosquito Line", which consisted of Anders "Akka" Andersson, "Garvis" Määttä and Kalle Hedlund. In the 1957–58 season they won the Allsvenskan's northern group and later finished second in SM-serien, only one point behind the winner Djurgårdens IF. Skellefteå AIK then played in Division 1 North until 1967. The club had difficulties qualifying for continued play in the Division 1 series but in 1975 the series was won and Skellefteå later finished in fourth place in SM-serien.

Elitserien

When the Swedish Elite League under the name Elitserien was formed in 1975, Skellefteå AIK was one of the teams participating.

In the 1977–78 regular season Martin Karlsson led the league in goals and points while Hardy Nilsson was the league's most penalized player. Skellefteå went on to win the playoffs led by a strong performance by Göran Lindblom (five goals and four assists in five games), becoming Swedish champions in 1978, and in 1981 Skellefteå won the regular season series.

Relegation

In 1990 Skellefteå was relegated but after 16 seasons of play in the Swedish second league (Allsvenskan) Skellefteå again qualified for the highest series and has played in Elitserien since 2006–07.

Return

In their first year after promoting from the Swedish second league to Elitserien, Skellefteå AIK became the best newcomer to Elitserien with 73 points in 55 games. At one point during the 2007–08 season Skellefteå led the league for the first time in 30 years, they also qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1981 as the 8th seed. In the quarterfinals Skellefteå were beaten by the eventual champions HV71 by 4-1 in games. At the end of the 2008–09 season Skellefteå qualified for the playoffs again; In the quarterfinals Skellefteå defeated Linköpings HC in 7 games, and in the series Skellefteå came back from a 1-3 deficit to win 4-3. In game seven Skellefteå won an overtime game that had gone to the 6th period (and thus had become the third longest playoff game in Elitserien history) by a goal by Kimmo Koskenkorva. In the semifinals Skellefteå fell in four games to Färjestad BK who went on to win the Swedish championship.

Joakim Lindström in Skellefteå AIK

The following season, Skellefteå faced Färjestad in the playoffs once again, this time in the quarterfinals. Skellefteå won the series in seven games and went on to play HV71. HV won in five games on their way to become the 2010 champions.

Skellefteå had the three highest scoring players in the league in 2010–11 – Joakim Lindström, Mikko Lehtonen and David Rundblad. In the playoffs Skellefteå made it to the finals for the first time in 33 years, but were defeated in five games by Färjestad.

In 2011–12 season, Skellefteå would return to the Swedish championship Finals, where they lost to Brynäs IF in six games.

In the 2012–13 season, the team won the regular season. In the playoffs, Skellefteå once again reached the Finals, where they met their northernmost rival, Luleå HF. Skellefteå swept Luleå in four straight games 4–0 and clinched the Swedish Championship for the first time since 1978, and only the second time in club history. Skellefteå finished the playoffs with an impressive 12–1 record, and became the first team since 2003 to sweep their opponents in the Finals.

Season-by-season

10 000 citizens of Skellefteå celebrating their ice hockey teams first national gold in 35 years.

Season	Level	Division	Record		Avg. home atnd.	Notes
Season	Level	Division	Position	W-T-L W-OT-L	Avg. home atnd.	Notes
This is a partial list featuring the past seasons. For prior seasons, see List of Skellefteå AIK seasons.
2008–09	Tier 1	Elitserien	6th	21–12–22	5,294
2008–09	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	4–7	5,852	Won in quarterfinals, 4–3 vs Linköping Lost in semifinals, 0–4 vs Färjestad
2009–10	Tier 1	Elitserien	4th	26–9–20	4,892
2009–10	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	5–7	5,680	Won in quarterfinals, 4–3 vs Färjestad Lost in semifinals, 1–4 vs HV 71
2010–11	Tier 1	Elitserien	3rd	25–9–3–18	4,993
2010–11	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	9–9	5,691	Won in quarterfinals, 4–3 vs Linköping Won in semifinals, 4–2 vs Luleå 2 ! Lost in finals, 1–4 vs Färjestad
2011–12	Tier 1	Elitserien	2nd	26–5–7–17	5,078
2011–12	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	10–9	5,757	Won in quarterfinals, 4–2 vs MODO Won in semifinals, 4–3 vs AIK 2 ! Lost in finals, 2–4 vs Brynäs
2012–13	Tier 1	Elitserien	1st	34–4–4–13	5,197
2012–13	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	12–1	5,862	Won in quarterfinals, 4–0 vs Brynäs Won in semifinals, 4–1 vs Linköping Won in finals, 4–0 vs Luleå 1 ! 2013 Swedish Champions (2nd title)
2013–14	Tier 1	SHL	TBD	TBD	TBD

Current roster

Updated December 5, 2012.^[1]^[2]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
28	Sweden !	Alm, JohanJohan Alm	2.0 !D	L	22	2010	Skellefteå, Sweden
2	Sweden !	Andersson, ErikErik Andersson	2.0 !D	L	31	2012	Umeå, Sweden
9	Sweden !	Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson	6.0 !LW	L	20	2008	Kusmark, Sweden
41	France !	Bellemare, Pierre-ÉdouardPierre-Édouard Bellemare (A)	7.0 !RW	L	28	2009	Paris, France
3	Sweden !	Burström, NiclasNiclas Burström	2.0 !D	L	23	2006	Skellefteå, Sweden
6	Sweden !	Edström, RasmusRasmus Edström	2.0 !D	L	21	2008	Glommersträsk, Sweden
14	Sweden !	Emanuelsson, PetterPetter Emanuelsson	4.0 !C	R	22	2007	Kiruna, Sweden
21	Sweden !	Ericsson, JimmieJimmie Ericsson (C)	4.0 !C	L	33	2006	Skellefteå, Sweden
30	Sweden !	Eriksson, JoacimJoacim Eriksson	1.0 !G	R	23	2010	Gävle, Sweden
19	Sweden !	Forsberg, JohanJohan Forsberg	7.0 !RW	R	28	2009	Piteå, Sweden
20	Sweden !	Forssell, ErikErik Forssell	4.0 !C	L	32	2007	Skellefteå, Sweden
8	Sweden !	Granberg, PetterPetter Granberg	2.0 !D	R	21	2007	Gällivare, Sweden
11	Canada !	Holloway, BudBud Holloway	7.0 !RW	R	25	2011	Wapella, Saskatchewan, Canada
15	Sweden !	Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson	7.0 !RW	R	23	2006	Lycksele, Sweden
24	Sweden !	Lindberg, OscarOscar Lindberg	4.0 !C	L	22	2007	Skellefteå, Sweden
61	Sweden !	Lindgren, FredrikFredrik Lindgren	2.0 !D	L	33	2010	Arvidsjaur, Sweden
10	Sweden !	Lindström, JoakimJoakim Lindström (A)	4.0 !C	L	30	2011	Skellefteå, Sweden
27	Sweden !	Lundberg, MartinMartin Lundberg	4.0 !C	L	23	2005	Skellefteå, Sweden
45	Sweden !	Möller, OscarOscar Möller	7.2 !RW/C	R	25	2011	Stockholm, Sweden
25	Finland !	Mustonen, JoelJoel Mustonen	4.0 !C	L	21	2007	Oulu, Finland
12	Sweden !	Pettersson, AdamAdam Pettersson	4.3 !C/RW	L	22	2007	Skellefteå, Sweden
18	Sweden !	Petterström, PontusPontus Petterström	6.0 !LW	L	31	2012	Nybro, Sweden
55	Czech Republic !	Sevc, MartinMartin Sevc	2.0 !D	L	32	2012	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
23	Sweden !	Skogs, TomasTomas Skogs	2.0 !D	L	29	2011	Mora, Sweden
51	Sweden !	Styrman, FredrikFredrik Styrman	2.0 !D	L	22	2011	Kalix, Sweden
35	Sweden !	Svensson, MarkusMarkus Svensson	1.0 !G	L	29	2012	Kalmar, Sweden
17	United States !	Vesce, RyanRyan Vesce	4.0 !C	R	31	2012	Lloyd Harbor, New York, USA

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Club records

Scoring leaders

As of April 19, 2013

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 Skellefteå AIK player

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Pär Mikaelsson	F	547	212	253	465	.85
Göran Lindblom	D	499	92	246	338	.68
Roland Stoltz	F	391	147	156	303	.77
Anders Söderberg	LW	394	115	185	300	.76
Johan Åkerman	D	300	88	212	300	1.00
Jörgen Wännström	F	373	143	154	297	.80
Daniel Pettersson	F	388	109	181	290	.75
Martin Pettersson	F	382	107	175	282	.74
Jimmie Ericsson*	F	458	94	166	260	.57
Thomas Hedin	F	272	148	108	256	.94

Club individual records

Most Goals in a season: Magnus Wernblom, 37 (2005–06)
Most Assists in a season: Johan Åkerman, 46 (2005–06)
Most Points in a season: Bud Holloway, 71 (2012–13)
Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Joakim Lindström, 134 (2010–11)
Most Points in a season, defenseman: Johan Åkerman, 61 (2005–06)
Most Shutouts in a season: Johan Backlund, 8 (2002–03)

Awards and trophies

Le Mat Trophy

1977–78
2012–13

Guldpucken

Hans Svedberg: 1957–58
Anders Andersson: 1960–61, 1961–62
Jimmie Ericsson: 2012-2013

Guldhjälmen

Bud Holloway: 2012–13

Håkan Loob Trophy

Martin Karlsson: 1977–78
Mikko Lehtonen: 2010–11

Peter Forsberg Trophy

Jimmie Ericsson: 2012-2013

Rinkens Riddare

Anders Söderberg: 2006–07

First round NHL Entry Draft picks

Players who were drafted in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft while playing for Skellefteå.

1993: Mats Lindgren, 15th Overall, Winnipeg Jets
2009: David Rundblad, 17th Overall, St. Louis Blues
2009: Tim Erixon, 23rd Overall, Calgary Flames
2011: Adam Larsson, 4th Overall, New Jersey Devils

References

↑ "Skellefteå AIK - A-Lag - Spelare" (in Swedish). skellefteaaik.se/. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
↑ "Eliteprospects.com - Skellefteå". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

External links

Skellefteå AIK official website

Preceded by Brynäs IF	Swedish ice hockey champions 1978	Succeeded by Modo AIK
Preceded by Brynäs IF	Swedish ice hockey champions 2013	Succeeded by Incumbent

v t e Swedish Hockey League

Teams	AIK Brynäs IF Frölunda HC Färjestad BK HV71 Leksands IF Linköpings HC Luleå HF Modo Skellefteå AIK Växjö Lakers Örebro HK

Former teams	IF Björklöven Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF Malmö IF Mora IK Rögle BK Södertälje SK Timrå IK Väsby IK Västerås IK Örebro IK

Arenas	Behrn Arena Cloetta Center Coop Arena Fjällräven Center Hovet Kinnarps Arena Läkerol Arena Löfbergs Arena Scandinavium Skellefteå Kraft Arena Tegera 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 2012–13 2013–14

Awards	Le Mat Trophy Guldhjälmen Guldpucken Honken Trophy Håkan Loob Trophy Rookie of the Year Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy Guldpipan Coach of the Year

Related topics	List of SHL seasons List of Swedish ice hockey champions Marathon SHL standings Swedish Ice Hockey Association HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien Marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league Ice hockey in Sweden J20 SuperElit National men's team National women's team

See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

Skellefteå AIK seasons

1943–44
1944–45
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