Luleå Hockeyförening is an

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two o ...

club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of

ice hockey in Sweden Ice hockey in Sweden has a history going back to at least 1912 and is one of the country's most popular sports. The sport was first organized in the country by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF), which was a member of the IIHF in 1912. The ...

, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996. Since being promoted to the top flight (then called Elitserien) in 1984, the team has not once had to participate in a promotion/relegation-qualifier to defend their spot in the top league.

Season-by-season record

''This list features the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Luleå HF seasons.''

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team captains

* Thorbjörn Köhler, 1979–84 * Lars Lindgren, 1984–88 * Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 1988–92 * Stefan Nilsson, 1992–99 *

Roger Åkerström Roger Åkerström (born 5 April 1967) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, currently employed as an assistant coach with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL, formerly named Elitserien). Playing career Born in Överkali ...

, 1999–2005 * Mikael Renberg, 2005–07 *

Anders Burström Anders Burström (born January 28, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who most notably played for Luleå HF in the Swedish Hockey League. He spent ten seasons with his hometown team between 1993 and 2003. He spent one seas ...

, 2007–11 *

Niclas Wallin Niclas Wallin (born 20 February 1975) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006. Playing career Wallin's career began in Bodens ...

, 2011–12 *

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, 2012–15 *

Johan Harju Johan Per Harju (born 15 May 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with HC Pustertal of the ICE Hockey League. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 6th round (167th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry ...

, 2015–2017 *

Niklas Olausson Niklas Olausson (born May 12, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Graz99ers in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). Olausson played three seasons abroad in the Swiss National League and Finnish Liiga The ...

, 2017–2018 * Erik Gustafsson, 2018–''present''

Honored members

Franchise records and leaders

Regular season

*Most goals in a season: Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 30 (1990–91) *Most assists in a season: Stefan Nilsson, 40 (1991–92) *Most points in a season:

Linus Klasen Robert Linus Alexander Klasen (born 19 February 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for EHC Visp of the Swiss League (SL). Playing career Klasen started his career with Huddinge IK and has played with Söde ...

, 57 (2013–14) *Most points in a season, defenseman: Timo Jutila, 37 (1991–92) *Most shutouts in a season: Jarmo Myllys, 6 (1995–96, 1999–00) Anders Nilsson, 6 (2010–11)

Johan Gustafsson Johan Gustafsson (born 28 February 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (DEL). Playing career Johan played for Västerås HK in the 2010–11 season, with Luleå ...

, 6 (2011–12) *Most penalty minutes in a career:

Thomas Berglund Thomas Berglund (born February 9, 1969) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Berglund played 17 seasons (669 games) with Luleå HF of the Swed ...

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Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers of Luleå HF since the 1984–85 season, which was their first Elitserien season. 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 Luleå HF player''

Trophies and awards

Team

* Le Mat Trophy ''(1)'': 1996 *

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''(1)'': 2014–15 * European Trophy ''(1)'':

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Individual

Guldhjälmen Guldhjälmen (''The Gold Helmet'') is a Swedish ice hockey award, which is awarded annually to the's most valuable player of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) as decided by a vote of each league’s p ...

* Jarmo Myllys: 1996–97

Guldpucken Guldpucken (''The Golden Puck'') is awarded annually to the ice hockey player of the year in Sweden. It is similar to the NHL's Hart Memorial Trophy. Normally it goes to a player in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top-level ice hockey leag ...

* Mikael Renberg: 2000–01 Håkan Loob Trophy * Lars-Gunnar Pettersson: 1998–99 Honken Trophy *

Joel Lassinantti Joel Lassinantti (born January 8, 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for Luleå HF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Lassinantti previously played the entirety of his career within th ...

: 2014–15

Salming Trophy The Salming Trophy is awarded to the best Swedish-born defenceman. It is named after Börje Salming, who was named to the IIHF Centennial All-Star Team in 2008. Winners {, class="wikitable sortable" , - !Season !Player !Team !Win # , - , 200 ...

* Erik Gustafsson: 2018–19 Rookie of the Year * Jan Mertzig: 1995–96

References

External links

Luleå HF official homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lulea Hf Swedish Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in Sweden Ice hockey clubs established in 1977 Sport in Luleå 1977 establishments in Sweden Ice hockey teams in Norrbotten County