Asplöven HC is an
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
club from
Haparanda
Haparanda (; fi, Haaparanta, , aspen shore or bank) is a locality and the seat of Haparanda Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It is adjacent to Tornio, Finland. Haparanda had a population of 4,856 in 2010, out of a municipal total of 10,2 ...
,
Sweden
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, playing in Sweden's third tier league
Hockeyettan
Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 Hockeyettan season, 2015–16 season, the league consists of 46 teams divided geographically into four groups. Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation w ...
. They play their home games at the
Arena Polarica, which seats 1500 spectators.
History
Asplöven HC were founded on 14 April 1972.
Asplöven were promoted to HockeyAllsvenskan for the
2012–13 season, after
Borås HC
Borås HC is a Swedish professional ice hockey club, based in Borås, currently playing in Swedish division 2.
The club played constantly in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan between 2007 and 2012, but due to economical problems the Board ...
was relegated due to that club's financial troubles.
Season-by-season
References
External links
asploven.com— Official website
Ice hockey teams in Sweden
Ice hockey teams in Norrbotten County
Ice hockey clubs established in 1972
1972 establishments in Sweden
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