Brynäs IF
Encyclopedia
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish
ice hockey
team from Gävle
. The club plays in the highest Swedish league (currently known as Elitserien
), and has done so since 1960.
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 Brynäs IF player
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from Gävle
Gävle Municipality
Gävle Municipality is a municipality in east central Sweden where the City Gävle is the municipal seat.Geographically the municipality is situated north of the mouth of the river Dalälven and is the southernmost municipality of the historical land of Norrland.The present municipality was created...
. The club plays in the highest Swedish league (currently known as Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
), and has done so since 1960.
History
Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist and Thure Ternström in May 1912 and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The team has played in the hockey league's top flight since 1960 and has won the Swedish championship 12 times; last time in 1999.Head Coaches
- Axel Svensson (1943–44)
- Conny Eriksson (1954–57)
- Arne Backman (1960–61)
- Nils Bergström (1961–63)
- Herbert Pettersson (1963–66)
- Börje Mattsson (1966–67)
- Nils Bergström (1967–69)
- Tommy SandlinTommy SandlinTommy Sandlin was a Swedish professional ice hockey coach. He led Sweden to victory at the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championship, and was nicknamed "The Hockey Professor" for his tactical skills.-References:...
(1969–77) - Rolf Andersson (1977–79)
- Lennart Johansson (1979–80)
- Tord LundströmTord LundströmTord Göte Lundstrom is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. He won the Swedish Championship nine times playing for Brynäs IF, he also played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ....
(1980–81) - Lennart Johansson (1981–82)
- Stig Salming (1982–87)
- Tord Lundström (1987–88)
- Staffan Tholson (1988–91)
- Tommy Sandlin (1991–96)
- Göran SjöbergGöran SjöbergGöran "Flygis" Sjöberg is a retired Swedish ice hockey player and coach. From 2005 to 2007, he was assistant coach in the Swedish Elitserien club HV71.- Playing career :...
(1996–98) - Roger MelinRoger MelinRoger Melin is a former Swedish ice hockey player and current head coach of the Elitserien team AIK. Melin has also been the head coach of other Swedish ice hockey teams, including Brynäs IF, Linköpings HC, Färjestads BK, and Frölunda HC...
(1998-02) - Esko Nokelainen (2002-02)
- Gunnar PerssonGunnar PerssonGunnar Persson is a Swedish cartoonist and comic creator. He is the son of Elov Persson, creator of one of Sweden's oldest comic strip characters, Kronblom. Gunnar began drawing the Kronblom comic strip in 1968 when his father's health got worse...
(2002–04) - Tomas JonssonTomas JonssonTomas Jonsson, is a former ice hockey player from Sweden. He is the current head coach of EfB Ishockey in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen and assistant coach for the Danish national ice hockey team...
(2004-04) - Roger Kyrö (2004–05)
- Wayne FlemingWayne FlemingWayne Fleming is a Canadian ice hockey assistant coach currently with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. He has previously served as assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, and New York Islanders.Fleming began his coaching career in 1980 with...
(2005-05) - Leif BoorkLeif BoorkLeif Erik Boork is Swedish former ice hockey coach, who was the head coach for Djurgårdens IF, Brynäs IF, Almtuna IS, and Norway's national ice hockey team. He currently works as a color commentator for the TV4 Group...
(2005–07) - Olof Östblom (2007–08)
- Tomas Thelin (2007–08)
- Leif Boork (2008-08)
- Niklas Czarnecki (2008–2011)
- Tommy JonssonTommy JönssonTommy Jönsson is a former Swedish football player, who played as defender and retired in 2010.-Career:He started his career in the club GIF Nike and at the age of 16 moved to Malmö FF, where he played for 6 years, in 1998 he decided to go to Halmstads BK and have played there ever since.Since 2003...
(2011-present)
Scoring leaders
As of August 2, 2010 http://www.eliteprospects.com/team_all-time_stats.php?team=2&alltime=TPThese 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 Brynäs IF player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Lars-Göran Nilsson Lars-Göran Nilsson Birger Lars-Göran Nilsson is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Elitserien. He played for Brynäs IF. He was a member of the Swedish 1976 Canada Cup team and 1968 Winter Olympics.... |
F | 441 | 279 | 264 | 543 | 1.23 |
| Håkan Wickberg | F | 370 | 259 | 246 | 505 | 1.36 |
| Tord Lundström Tord Lundström Tord Göte Lundstrom is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach. He won the Swedish Championship nine times playing for Brynäs IF, he also played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League .... |
F | 367 | 261 | 232 | 493 | 1.34 |
| Ove Molin Ove Molin Ove Molin is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player who spent most of his career with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien league.- References :... |
RW | 772 | 192 | 295 | 487 | .63 |
| Jan Larsson | C | 598 | 189 | 281 | 470 | .79 |
| Stefan Karlsson | F | 428 | 252 | 140 | 392 | .92 |
| Anders Huss | C | 574 | 189 | 183 | 372 | .65 |
| Tommy Sjödin Tommy Sjödin Tommy Sjödin , is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman, who played 106 NHL games during two seasons, five years for clubs in the Swiss Nationalliga A and fifteen seasons with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien.... |
D | 681 | 117 | 198 | 315 | .46 |
| Andreas Dackell Andreas Dackell Andreas L. Dackell is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played for several seasons with Brynäs IF in Sweden and was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.- Playing career :... * |
RW | 455 | 117 | 187 | 304 | .67 |
| Hans Lindberg | F | 218 | 198 | 95 | 293 | 1.34 |
Club individual records
- Most Goals in a season: Tom BissettTom BissettTom Bissett is a retired ice hockey left winger. In the 1990–91 season, he played in 5 NHL games for the Detroit Red Wings and he did not register a point.-External links:...
, 40 (1998–99) - Most Assists in a season: Jan Larsson, 43 (1998–99)
- Most Points in a season: Lars-Göran NilssonLars-Göran NilssonBirger Lars-Göran Nilsson is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Elitserien. He played for Brynäs IF. He was a member of the Swedish 1976 Canada Cup team and 1968 Winter Olympics....
, 62 (1970–71) - Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Tommy MelkerssonTommy MelkerssonTommy Melkersson is a retired professional Swedish ice hockey player.Melkersson was known as a hard playing defender, and won the Swedish championship with Brynäs IF twice; in 1993 and 1999.- References :...
, 118 (1996–97) - Most Points in a season, defenseman: Pär DjoosPär DjoosPär Djoos is a former ice hockey defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers of the NHL. He most recently played in the Elitserien for Brynäs IF...
, 48 (1998–99)
Other Notable Players
- Nicklas BäckströmNicklas BäckströmLars Nicklas Bäckström is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League .-Early life:...
- Inge HammarströmInge HammarströmHans Inge Hammarström is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues...
- Tommy MelkerssonTommy MelkerssonTommy Melkersson is a retired professional Swedish ice hockey player.Melkersson was known as a hard playing defender, and won the Swedish championship with Brynäs IF twice; in 1993 and 1999.- References :...
- Mats NäslundMats NäslundMats Näslund , nicknamed "Le Petit Viking", is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. He played as a left wing.-NHL career:...
- Stefan Persson
- Börje SalmingBörje SalmingAnders Börje Salming , nicknamed "The King", is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for Kiruna AIF, Brynäs IF, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Detroit Red Wings, and AIK. Salming was one of the first European players to make an impact in the National Hockey League , paving...
- Lennart SvedbergLennart SvedbergJan Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played for Timrå IK and Brynäs IF. He also played on the Swedish national team for six IIHF World Championships and the 1968 Winter Olympics...
External links
- Official site (in Swedish)