Linköping HC facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Linköping HC
City	Linköping, Sweden
League	Swedish Hockey League
Founded	4 August 1976
Home arena	Saab Arena Capacity: 8,190
Colors
General manager	Peter Jakobsson
Head coach	Klas Östman
Captain	Oscar Fantenberg
Website	lhc.eu
Franchise history
1932–1976	BK Kenty
1976–2019	Linköpings HC
2019–present	Linköping HC

Linköping Hockey Club, often known by its initials LHC, or colloquially among its fans as Cluben, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Linköping, founded in 1976. The home arena of the team is Saab Arena (formerly Cloetta Center) which accommodates 8,190 spectators.

Competing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the club is placed twelfth in the marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league.

History

1942–1975: The club's roots

In 1942, a group of football players of BK Kenty founded the ice hockey club BK Robbi, who mostly played friendlies against other local clubs on Stångån during the winter. The board of Kenty had first been hesitant to establish a hockey department, but in 1945, the two clubs merged following lengthy discussions. Being heavily dependent on weather conditions, Kenty only played 30 games in five seasons during the second half of the 1940s. By the end of the 1950's, Kenty had established itself in Division 2, the domestic second tier. Meanwhile, the club was also granted a permanent home ground at Folkungavallen, close to the city centre. In 1969, Kenty merged with another local club, IK Terra. In the 1970's, Kenty suffered from internal differences, since part of the club's board wanted to financially prioritize football in favor of ice hockey.

1976–1998: Foundation of LHC and rise to Elitserien

Linköping HC was founded on 4 August 1976, as a spin-off from BK Kenty, and moved in to the newly-built indoor arena Stångebro Ishall.

1999–: Establishment in the top division

Linköping HC first played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly 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, Linköping HC advanced to the final again, this time against HV71; they lost and won the silver medal.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Linköpings. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Linköping HC seasons.

Players and personnel

Current roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
25	Sweden	Bystedt, FilipFilip Bystedt	4.0 C	L	20	2020	Linköping, Sweden
14	Sweden	Costmar, ArvidArvid Costmar	4.0 C	L	23	2018	Stockholm, Sweden
21	Sweden	Ehn, ChristofferChristoffer Ehn	6.0 LW	L	28	2021	Lidköping, Sweden
5	Sweden	Fantenberg, OscarOscar Fantenberg	2.0 D	L	33	2022	Ljungby, Sweden
22	Hungary	Galló, VilmosVilmos Galló	6.0 LW	L	28	2021	Budapest, Hungary
3	Sweden	Hultström, LinusLinus Hultström	2.0 D	R	31	2022	Vimmerby, Sweden
4	Sweden	Hävelid, MattiasMattias Hävelid	2.0 D	R	20	2021	Täby, Sweden
63	Sweden	Högberg, MarcusMarcus Högberg	1.0 G	L	29	2021	Örebro, Sweden
44	Sweden	Junland, JonasJonas Junland (C)	2.0 D	L	37	2020	Linköping, Sweden
41	United States	Little, BrocBroc Little (A)	6.0 LW	L	36	2018	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
61	Sweden	Ljungh, MarkusMarkus Ljungh (A)	4.0 C	L	33	2020	Västerås, Sweden
31	Sweden	Myrenberg, JesperJesper Myrenberg	1.0 G	L	24	2022	Täby, Sweden
28	Sweden	Nyberg, JohnJohn Nyberg	2.0 D	L	28	2021	Göteborg, Sweden
52	Finland	Palmu, PetrusPetrus Palmu	6.0 LW	L	27	2022	Joensuu, Finland
37	Sweden	Pettersson, JesperJesper Pettersson (A)	2.0 D	R	30	2021	Stockholm, Sweden
39	Canada	Rattie, TyTy Rattie	7.0 RW	R	31	2022	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
19	Denmark	Russell, PatrickPatrick Russell	6.0 LW	R	31	2021	Birkerød, Denmark
56	Sweden	Sjöström, EliasElias Sjöström	2.0 D	L	21	2022	Kållered, Sweden
17	Sweden	Strandberg, SebastianSebastian Strandberg	4.0 C	L	32	2022	Visingsö, Sweden
11	Sweden	Törnqvist, HenrikHenrik Törnqvist	7.0 RW	R	28	2019	Motala, Sweden
26	Sweden	Wagner, FabianFabian Wagner	4.0 C	L	20	2021	Nyköping, Sweden
29	Sweden	Weigelt, GeorgGeorg Weigelt	4.0 C	L	22	2020	Vimmerby, Sweden

Updated 15 March 2023

Honored Members

Linköpings Jerseys hanging from the rafters of the Saab Arena.

Linköpings HC retired numbers

No.	Player	Nat.	Position	Career
7	Magnus Johansson		D	1990–1997, 2004–2007, 2009–2015
10	Mats Andersson		C	1976–1989
15	Stefan Jakobsson		F	1988–1999
16	Mike Helber		RW	1992–2002
33	Fredrik Emvall		LW	1999–2010

Club records and leaders

Scoring leaders

All-Time leading scorer Magnus Johansson.

These are the top-ten point-scorers of Linköping HC since the 1975–76 season, in the top tier (Elitserien and SHL). Figures are updated after each completed regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;      = current Linköpings HC player

Appearance leaders

Sebastian Karlsson holds the club record for most games in the SHL.

These are the top-ten players of Linköping HC with the most appearances since the 1975–76 season, in the top tier (Elitserien and SHL). Figures are updated after each completed regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;      = current Linköpings HC player

Other departments

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