Nacka HK, officially Nacka Hockeyklubb ( en, Nacka Hockey Club), is a
Swedish
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ice hockey
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club based in the
Stockholm
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suburb of
Nacka
Nacka () is the municipal seat of Nacka Municipality and part of Stockholm urban area in Sweden. The municipality's name harks back to a 16th-century industrial operation established by the Crown at Nacka farmstead where conditions for water mil ...
. , Nacka plays in group D of
Division 1, the third tier of
ice hockey in Sweden
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.
The club traces its roots to
Nacka SK
{{for, current Nacka hockey club, Nacka HK
Nacka SK was a Swedish sports club based in the Stockholm suburb of Nacka. The club was notable in bandy but particularly in ice hockey, having played 23 seasons in the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, ...
, a sports club founded in 1906 that initially competed in
bandy
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.
[Nacka HK]
Klubbinfo
. 2011–02–05. Nacka SK's hockey department played 23 seasons in Sweden's top-tier league, most recently the
1971–72 season. However, they never won a Swedish championship. Following their failure to achieve promotion to Elitserien (now the
SHL) in the
1976 qualifiers, Nacka SK merged with Atlas Copco IF and Skuru IK to form NSA-76. The new club renamed itself Nacka HK in 1980.
Mats Sundin
Mats Johan Sundin (; born 13 February 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), retiring in 2009. Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played ...
,
Marcus Ragnarsson
Marcus Ragnarsson (born August 13, 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman. His last team was Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien. He previously played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks an ...
,
Johan Garpenlöv,
Fredrik Lindquist
Per Fredrik Bremberg (born Per Fredrik Lindquist on 21 June 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted in the third round, 55th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played eight games in ...
and
Leif Svensson
Leif Svensson (born July 8, 1951 in Härnösand, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player who played two seasons with the Washington Capitals in the late 70s.
Svensson played with Nacka HK, Södertälje SK, and Djurgårdens IF in Sweden be ...
are well known players who have played hockey for Nacka HK or its predecessors.
Women's ice hockey
The club won the Swedish championship in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998. Following the 1997–1998 season, the women's team was disbanded as the players meant the support they got from their club wasn't enough.
In 1985, 1986 and 1987 the club also won the Swedish realm championship for women.
Season-by-season
''This is an incomplete list, featuring only recent Nacka SK seasons.''
External links
Official websiteProfile on Eliteprospects.com
Notes
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Ice hockey clubs established in 1980
1980 establishments in Sweden
Ice hockey teams in Stockholm County
Sports clubs and teams in Stockholm