Luleå HF
Encyclopedia
Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey
club from Luleå
, Sweden
. Luleå is the most northern club in the league and has played in Elitserien
constantly since the 1984-85 season. They have won the Swedish championships
once, in 1996. Due to consistently stable regular seasons, the team has not yet needed to play Kvalserien
to defend its Elitserien status.
These are the top-ten point-scorers in club history. Figures are updated after each completed Elitserien regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Luleå HF player
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...
club from Luleå
Luleå
- Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden....
, Sweden
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....
. Luleå is the most northern club in the league and has played in Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
constantly since the 1984-85 season. They have won the Swedish championships
Swedish ice hockey champions
The Swedish ice hockey championship is a club championship awarded annually to the winning playoff team of the Elitserien, Sweden's premier ice hockey league. It was first awarded to IK Göta in 1922, the championship's inaugural year. The championship's present Elitserien format did not take...
once, in 1996. Due to consistently stable regular seasons, the team has not yet needed to play Kvalserien
Kvalserien
Kvalserien, also known as Kvalserien till Elitserien, is the name of the Swedish round-robin ice hockey tournament to qualify for play in the next season of Elitserien, Sweden's top-level ice hockey league for men.-Teams:...
to defend its Elitserien status.
Retired numbers
- 12 Johan Strömwall, C, 1984-1998
- 22 Hans Norberg, W, 1979-1983, 1985-1989 (paralysed during game)
- 35 Jarmo MyllysJarmo MyllysJarmo Myllys is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars as their ninth-round pick, #172 overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft...
, G, 1994-2001 ("The legends number no one use")
Team captains
- Stefan Nilsson Skuggan Var kapten under guldåret 1996...
- Roger ÅkerströmRoger ÅkerströmRoger Åkerström is a Swedish retired professional ice hockey player, currently employed as an assistant coach with the Luleå HF of the Elitserien.- Playing career :Born in Överkalix, Norrbotten, Åkerström grew up in Luleå...
, ?-2005 - Mikael RenbergMikael RenbergMikael Renberg is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player, last playing for Skellefteå AIK in Elitserien. He spent ten seasons in the National Hockey League and eight in the Swedish Elitserien.-Playing career:...
, 2005-2007 - Anders BurströmAnders BurströmAnders Burström is a Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for Luleå HF in Swedish Elitserien. He spent ten seasons with his hometown team between 1993 and 2003. He spent one season in the SM-liiga in Finland for HPK and Jokerit before returning to Sweden, playing for Södertälje SK. In...
, 2007-2011 - Niclas WallinNiclas WallinNiclas Wallin is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for Luleå of the Swedish Elitserien .-Playing career:...
, 2011-present
Scoring leaders
As of March 12, 2007.These are the top-ten point-scorers in club history. Figures are updated after each completed Elitserien regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Luleå HF player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Stefan Nilsson | C | 572 | 112 | 377 | 489 | .85 |
| Lars Hurtig | W | 425 | 194 | 162 | 356 | .84 |
| Thomas Berglund | C | 669 | 102 | 251 | 353 | .53 |
| Johan Strömwall | C | 496 | 187 | 157 | 344 | .69 |
| Lars-Gunnar Pettersson Lars-Gunnar Pettersson Lars-Gunnar Pettersson was a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who spent all of his professional career in the Elitserien. He was drafted 174th overall into the National Hockey League by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He has represented Sweden 5 times internationally,... |
W | 275 | 151 | 105 | 256 | .93 |
| Lars Edström | LW | 385 | 102 | 148 | 250 | .65 |
| Mikael Renberg Mikael Renberg Mikael Renberg is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player, last playing for Skellefteå AIK in Elitserien. He spent ten seasons in the National Hockey League and eight in the Swedish Elitserien.-Playing career:... |
RW | 280 | 109 | 125 | 234 | .84 |
| Roger Åkerström Roger Åkerström Roger Åkerström is a Swedish retired professional ice hockey player, currently employed as an assistant coach with the Luleå HF of the Elitserien.- Playing career :Born in Överkalix, Norrbotten, Åkerström grew up in Luleå... |
D | 692 | 73 | 144 | 217 | .31 |
| Jens Hellgren Jens Hellgren Jens Hellgren is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Mora IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan.-Playing career:... |
W | 280 | 113 | 98 | 211 | .75 |
| Anders Burström Anders Burström Anders Burström is a Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for Luleå HF in Swedish Elitserien. He spent ten seasons with his hometown team between 1993 and 2003. He spent one season in the SM-liiga in Finland for HPK and Jokerit before returning to Sweden, playing for Södertälje SK. In... * |
C | 473 | 69 | 118 | 187 | .40 |
Individual records
- Most goals in a season:
Lars-Gunnar PetterssonLars-Gunnar PetterssonLars-Gunnar Pettersson was a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who spent all of his professional career in the Elitserien. He was drafted 174th overall into the National Hockey League by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He has represented Sweden 5 times internationally,...
, 30 (1990-91) - Most assists in a season: Stefan Nilsson, 40 (1991-92)
- Most points in a season:
Tomáš SurovýTomas SurovyTomáš Surový is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, 55 (2006-07) Linus OmarkLinus OmarkLinus Karl Heimer Omark is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League...
, 55 (2008-09) - Most points in a season, defenseman:
Timo JutilaTimo JutilaTimo Juhani Jutila is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman.Jutila was drafted by Buffalo Sabres in 1982 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...
, 37 (1991-92)
- Most shutouts in a season: Jarmo MyllysJarmo MyllysJarmo Myllys is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars as their ninth-round pick, #172 overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft...
, 6 (1995-96) - Most penalty minutes in a career: Thomas Berglund, 1083