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club from

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. The club has been playing in the

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(SHL), the top tier of

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, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996. Since being promoted to the top flight (then called Elitserien) in 1984, the team has not once had to participate in a promotion/relegation-qualifier to defend their spot in the top league.

Season-by-season record

''This list features the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Luleå HF seasons.''

Players and personnel

Current roster

Team captains

* Thorbjörn Köhler, 1979–84 *

Lars Lindgren Lars Sune Lindgren (born October 13, 1952) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman and a professional scout with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lindgren started his career with Canucks as a player in 1978, after ha ...

, 1984–88 * Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 1988–92 * Stefan Nilsson, 1992–99 * Roger Åkerström, 1999–2005 *

Mikael Renberg Mikael Bo Renberg (born 5 May 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, last playing for Skellefteå AIK in Elitserien. He spent ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and eight in the Swedish Elite League. Playing caree ...

, 2005–07 * Anders Burström, 2007–11 *

Niclas Wallin Niclas Wallin (born 20 February 1975) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006. Playing career Wallin's career began in Bodens ...

, 2011–12 * Chris Abbott, 2012–15 * Johan Harju, 2015–2017 * Niklas Olausson, 2017–2018 * Erik Gustafsson, 2018–''present''

Honored members

Franchise records and leaders

Regular season

*Most goals in a season: Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 30 (1990–91) *Most assists in a season: Stefan Nilsson, 40 (1991–92) *Most points in a season: Linus Klasen, 57 (2013–14) *Most points in a season, defenseman:

Timo Jutila Timo Juhani "Juti" Jutila (born 24 December 1963 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Jutila was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres (4th round, 68th overall) in 1982 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Jutila's ice hockey ca ...

, 37 (1991–92) *Most shutouts in a season:

Jarmo Myllys Jarmo Pentti Kalevi Myllys (born 29 May 1965) is a Finnish people, Finnish former 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. He is currently ...

, 6 (1995–96, 1999–00) Anders Nilsson, 6 (2010–11)

Johan Gustafsson Johan Gustafsson (born 28 February 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (DEL). Playing career Johan played for Västerås HK in the 2010–11 season, with Luleå HF ...

, 6 (2011–12) *Most penalty minutes in a career: Thomas Berglund, 1083

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers of Luleå HF since the 1984–85 season, which was their first Elitserien season. 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 Luleå HF player''

Trophies and awards

Team

Le Mat Trophy The Le Mat Trophy ( sv, Le Mat-pokalen, "Le Mat Cup") is the trophy awarded to Swedish champions in ice hockey, which since 1976 has been the winners of the SHL playoffs. The Le Mat is the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in ...

''(1)'': 1996 *

Champions Hockey League The Champions Hockey League is a European first-level ice hockey tournament. Launched in the 2014–15 season by 26 clubs, 6 leagues and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the tournament features top teams across Europe. Backgrou ...

''(1)'': 2014–15 *

European Trophy European Trophy (previously named ''Nordic Trophy'' between 2006 and 2009) was an annually held ice hockey tournament, traditionally composed of teams from the higher-level ice hockey leagues in countries across Europe. With 32 participating teams ...

''(1)'':

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Individual

Guldhjälmen Guldhjälmen (''The Gold Helmet'') is a Swedish ice hockey award, which is awarded annually to the's most valuable player of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) as decided by a vote of each league’s pla ...

: 1996–97

Guldpucken Guldpucken (''The Golden Puck'') is awarded annually to the ice hockey player of the year in Sweden. It is similar to the NHL's Hart Memorial Trophy. Normally it goes to a player in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top-level ice hockey league ...

: 2000–01

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 ...

* Lars-Gunnar Pettersson: 1998–99

Honken Trophy Honken Trophy is awarded annually to the Swedish goaltender of the year, playing in Sweden (usually in the SHL), as decided on by Eventhouse and Kamratföreningen Hockeyjournalisterna. It was installed in 2002 and resembles the Vezina Trophy ...

* Joel Lassinantti: 2014–15

Salming Trophy The Salming Trophy is awarded to the best Swedish-born defenceman. It is named after Börje Salming, who was named to the IIHF Centennial All-Star Team in 2008. Winners {, class="wikitable sortable" , - !Season !Player !Team !Win # , - , 2007� ...

* Erik Gustafsson: 2018–19 Rookie of the Year *

Jan Mertzig Jan Mertzig (born July 18, 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New ...

: 1995–96

References

External links

Luleå HF official homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lulea Hf Swedish Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in Sweden Ice hockey clubs established in 1977 Sport in Luleå 1977 establishments in Sweden Ice hockey teams in Norrbotten County