Brynäs IF is a

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team from

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swed ...

. The club currently plays in the

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(SHL), the top tier of

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. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960, longer than any other team.

History

Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist, and Thure Ternström on 12 May 1912 and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The club has also competed in

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, and

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. The team has played in the hockey league's top flight since 1960 and has won the Swedish championship 13 times, most recently in 2012. Brynäs IF became the world's first ice hockey club to collaborate with the United Nations Program

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, after signing a five-year contract with the organisation on 20 November 2013 (expiring in 2018). On 3 June 2014, the club also signed a five-year contract with

Gävle Municipality Gävle Municipality (''Gävle kommun'') is a municipality in east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the Stad (city) of Gävle. Geographically the municipality is situated north of the mouth of the river Dalälven and is the south ...

(expiring after the 2018–19 season). The municipality acquired the

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for the club's home arena and renamed it ''Gavlerinken Arena''. The latter collaboration also meant the municipality would pay the club to play with ad-free jerseys, starting in the 2014–15 season, as the only SHL team. The arena is since September 2019 named Monitor ERP Arena. In

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, after finishing 13th (out of 14 teams) in the regular season, the team was forced to defend its SHL status for the first time since 2008, playing a

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series against the last-placed team,

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, with

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Season-by-season

''This is a partial list, featuring the five most recent completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Brynäs IF seasons.''

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team captains

* Jan Larsson (1999–2003) * Tommy Sjödin (2003–2008) * Andreas Dackell (2008–2012) *

Jakob Silfverberg Jakob Erik Silfverberg (born 13 October 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger and an alternate captain for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career On 27 June 2009, Silfverberg was drafted by the Ottaw ...

(2012) * Jörgen Sundqvist (2012–2014) * Niclas Andersén (2014–2015) * Anton Rödin (2015–2016) *

Jacob Blomqvist Jacob Blomqvist (born November 8, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has formerly played with Modo Hockey, Leksands IF and Timrå IK Timrå IK is a profe ...

(2016–2019) * Anton Rödin (2019–present)

Head coaches

* Axel Svensson (1943–1944) * Conny Eriksson (1954–1957) * Arne Backman (1960–1961) * Nils Bergström (1961–1963) * Herbert Pettersson (1963–1966) * Börje Mattsson (1966–1967) * Nils Bergström (1967–1969) * Tommy Sandlin (1969–1977) * Rolf Andersson (1977–1979) *

Lennart Johansson Nils Lennart Johansson (5 November 1929 – 4 June 2019) was a Swedish sports official who served as the fifth and, to date, longest-serving president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations. He served in the position from his elec ...

(1979–1980) * Tord Lundström (1980–1981) * Lennart Johansson (1981–1982) *

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(1982–1987) * Tord Lundström (1987–1988) * Staffan Tholson (1988–1991) * Tommy Sandlin (1991–1996) * Göran Sjöberg (1996–1998) * Roger Melin (1998–2002) * Esko Nokelainen (2002) * Gunnar Persson (2002–2004) *

Tomas Jonsson Alf Tomas Jonsson (born 12 April 1960) is a former ice hockey player from Sweden. He is assistant coach for the Danish national ice hockey team. Jonsson was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft in t ...

(2004) * Roger Kyrö (2004–2005) *

Wayne Fleming Wayne Fleming (July 6, 1950 – March 25, 2013) was a Canadian ice hockey coach. He served as assistant coach in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Islanders a ...

(2005–2005) * Leif Boork (2005–2007) * Olof Östblom (2007–2008) * Tomas Thelin (2008) * Leif Boork (2008) * Niklas Czarnecki (2008–2011) * Tommy Jonsson (2011–2014) * Thomas Berglund (2014–2017) * Roger Melin (2017–2017) * Tommy Sjödin (2017–2018) * Magnus Sundquist (2018–2020) * Peter Andersson (2020–2021) *

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(2021-present)

Franchise records and leaders

Individual season records

* Most Goals in a season: Tom Bissett, 40 (1998–99) * Most Assists in a season: Jan Larsson, 43 (1998–99) * Most Points in a season:

Lars-Göran Nilsson Lars-Göran Birger Nilsson (born 9 March 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Elitserien for Brynäs IF. He placed fourth with the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. He pla ...

, 62 (1970–71) * Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Tommy Melkersson, 118 (1996–97) * Most Points in a season, defenseman: Pär Djoos, 48 (1998–99)

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in SHL history. Figures are updated after each completed SHL regular season. ''Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Brynäs IF player''

Trophies and awards

Team

Le Mat Trophy * 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2011–12

Individual

Coach of the Year * Tommy Sandlin: 1991–92, 1992–93 * Roger Melin: 1998–99 Guldhjälmen * Jan Larsson: 1998–99 *

: 2011–2012 Guldpucken * Håkan Wickberg: 1970–71 * William Löfqvist: 1971–72 * Stig Östling: 1974–75 * Mats Näslund: 1979–80 * Tommy Sjödin: 1991–92

Håkan Loob Trophy The Håkan Loob Trophy is the annual award for the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) player who scores the most goals during the regular season. It was created by Svenska Hockeyligan and Canal+ Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or ...

* Kenneth Andersson: 1983–84 *

Evgeny Davydov Yevgeni Vitalievich Davydov (russian: Евгений Витальевич Давыдов); born May 27, 1967) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers and ...

: 1996–97 * Tom Bissett: 1998–99 * Jan Larsson: 1999-00 Honken Trophy *

Johan Holmqvist Johan Erik Daniel Holmqvist (born May 24, 1978) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender, he most notably played in the National Hockey League and the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career He started his career in the Elit ...

: 2005–06 *

Jacob Markström Jacob Anders Markström (born 31 January 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender and plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the second round, 31st overall, of the 2008 ...

: 2009–10 Rinkens Riddare * Lars Bylund: 1968–69 * Håkan Wickberg: 1969–70 * Jan-Erik Lyck: 1971–72 Rookie of the Year *

Nicklas Bäckström Nicklas Bäckström (; born 23 November 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bäckström was selected fourth overall by the Capitals at the 2006 ...

: 2005–06 *

: 2009–10 *

Mattias Ekholm Mattias Hans Ekholm (born 24 May 1990) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 102nd overall, fourth round, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Preda ...

: 2010–11 * Johan Larsson:2011-12

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brynas If Ice hockey teams in Sweden Sport in Gävle Swedish Hockey League teams 1912 establishments in Sweden Ice hockey clubs established in 1912 Ice hockey teams in Gävleborg County