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Skellefteå AIK is a
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professional
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club from Skellefteå, Sweden. They currently play In the
Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...
. They play their home games in
Skellefteå Kraft Arena Skellefteå Kraft Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Skellefteå, Sweden. The capacity of the arena is 5,801 and it was built in 1966. and inaugurated on 6 January 1967. It is the home arena of the SHL's Skellefteå AIK as well as Hoc ...
, which seats 6,001 spectators. The team has won the Swedish Championship three times – in
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,
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. They reached the SHL championship finals six years in a row between
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, tying
Färjestad BK Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) ...
's streak between 2001–2006, winning two times.


History


Early years

Skellefteå AIK was founded on 1 July 1921 at på
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in Skellefteå, although ice hockey was not played until 1943, with only training matches being played the first season. In the 1943–44 season, the club played in the local league ''Skellefteserien'', which could not be finished due to unsuitable hockey weather as the games were played outdoors. In 1955 Skellefteå qualified for the highest league in Sweden. Around this time the team was led by the so-called "Mosquito Line", which consisted of Anders "Akka" Andersson, "Garvis" Määttä and Kalle Hedlund. In the 1957–58 season they won the
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's northern group and later finished second in ''SM-serien'', only one point behind the winner
Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...
. Skellefteå AIK then played in Division 1 North until 1967. The club had difficulties qualifying for continued play in the Division 1 series but in 1975 the series was won and Skellefteå later finished in fourth place in SM-serien.


Elitserien

When the Swedish Elite League under the name
Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ...
was formed in 1975, Skellefteå AIK was one of the teams participating. In the 1977–78 regular season Martin Karlsson led the league in goals and points while
Hardy Nilsson Hardy Nilsson (born 23 June 1947) is a Swedish retired ice hockey player and coach. During his playing career he mainly played for Skellefteå AIK where he won the Swedish championships in 1978. In 1978 Nilsson moved to the German team Kölner H ...
was the league's most penalized player. Skellefteå went on to win the playoffs led by a strong performance by
Göran Lindblom Göran Folke Lindblom (born March 4, 1956) is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman. Lindblom was the highest scoring Elitserien defenceman for three seasons (1977–78, 1978–79 and 1980–81) which is a record that he shares with Magnus Joha ...
(five goals and four assists in five games), becoming Swedish champions in 1978, and in 1981 Skellefteå won the regular season series. In 1985, the club's hockey organization split from the mother club, and competed as Skellefteå HC until 1991, when the club would retake the Skellefteå AIK name.


Relegation

In 1990 Skellefteå was relegated but after 16 seasons of play in the Swedish second league (Allsvenskan). Skellefteå again qualified for the highest series and has played in Elitserien since 2006–07.


Return to the top tier

In their first year after promoting from the Swedish second league to Elitserien (now named the SHL), Skellefteå AIK became the best newcomer in Elitserien at that time with 73 points in 55 games. At one point during the 2007–08 season, Skellefteå led the league for the first time in 30 years. They also qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1981 as the 8th seed. In the quarterfinals, Skellefteå were beaten by the eventual champions
HV71 HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League s ...
by 4–1 in games. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Skellefteå qualified for the playoffs again; in the quarterfinals, Skellefteå defeated
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in 7 games, and in the series Skellefteå came back from a 1–3 deficit to win 4–3 in games. In game seven, Skellefteå won an overtime game that had gone to the 6th period (and thus had become the third longest playoff game in Elitserien history) with a goal by
Kimmo Koskenkorva Kimmo Koskenkorva (born 21 June 1978) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played for Kärpät team in the Finnish Liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Fi ...
. In the semifinals, Skellefteå fell in four games to
Färjestad BK Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) ...
who went on to win the Swedish Championship. The following season, Skellefteå faced Färjestad in the playoffs once again, this time in the quarterfinals. Skellefteå won the series in seven games and went on to play HV71. HV won in five games on their way to become the 2010 champions. Skellefteå had the three highest scoring players in the league in the 2010–11 season –
Joakim Lindström Joakim Claes Lindström (born December 5, 1983) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. Lindström has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbu ...
, Mikko Lehtonen and
David Rundblad David Rundblad (born October 8, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Kärpät in the Liiga. Rundblad was drafted 17th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL career w ...
. In the playoffs Skellefteå made it to the finals for the first time in 33 years, but were defeated in five games by Färjestad. In the 2011–12 season, Skellefteå would return to the Swedish Championship Finals, where they lost to
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in six games. In the 2012–13 season, the team won the regular season. In the playoffs, Skellefteå once again reached the Finals, where they met their northernmost rival,
Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and h ...
. Skellefteå swept Luleå in four straight games 4–0 and clinched the Swedish Championship for the first time since
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, and only the second time in club history. Skellefteå finished the playoffs with an impressive 12–1 record, and became the first team since
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to sweep their opponents in the Finals. In the 2013–14 SHL season, Skellefteå once again won the regular season. In the playoffs, Skellefteå reached the Finals for the fourth year in a row, where they met
Färjestad BK Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) ...
. Like in 2013, Skellefteå swept their opponents in the Finals in four straight games 4–0. Skellefteå clinched the Swedish Championship title for the third time in club history, and became the first team to defend the Swedish Championship title since
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did so with their consecutive Swedish Championship titles in
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and
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. Skellefteå AIK also became the first team since
Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960, longer than any other team. History ...
in
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– 77 to win consecutive Swedish Championships by not losing a single game in both Finals series. Their 8–1 crush in game three marked the biggest goal margin (7 goals) in a single Finals game in SHL history. In the 2014–15 SHL season, Skellefteå won their third consecutive regular season trophy. Doing so after having lost 14 players of top European class however, experts were impressed by the consistency of their managing, training and playing style. Going into the playoffs after their impressive regular season win, Skellefteå once again were huge favorites to win the le mat trophy. Although experts generally agreed that they were going to face a tougher challenge this year. In the round of quarter finals Skellefteå once again had to face their opponent from the finals of 2012, Brynäs IF. Even though Skellefteå did sweep Brynäs in four consecutive quarterfinal games, some people started wondering if the dynasty of Skellefteå was over. Those wonderings mostly appeared due to the tightness and even scorelines of the quarter final games. In the 2015 semifinals, Skellefteå for the third year in a row had to face Linköpings HC. Once again Skellefteå was going to prove the experts, who predicted a tight and tough series of games, wrong. With the round of semifinals ending 4–1 in favor to Skellefteå, they went into the finals as huge favorites. The first game in the round of finals 2015 was played on 12 April between Skellefteå AIK and Växjö Lakers. The Lakers surprised most people when they "stole" Skellefteå's home game and won with two goals to one. The second game of the finals was by most media described as a "do or die game" for Skellefteå, arguing that a 2-0 lead for Växjö would be too difficult for Skellefteå to turn into a victory. Skellefteå AIK themselves however did not agree at all, but did emphasize the needs of improvement in the play around the nets. This was something they did manage to improve and it resulted in a clean sheet victory with three goals to nil. With the impressive 0–3 victory behind them, Skellefteå AIK was once again seen as the major favorites to win the le mat trophy.


Season-by-season record


Players and personnel


Current roster


Team captains

*
Göran Lindblom Göran Folke Lindblom (born March 4, 1956) is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman. Lindblom was the highest scoring Elitserien defenceman for three seasons (1977–78, 1978–79 and 1980–81) which is a record that he shares with Magnus Joha ...
, 1982–85 * Thomas Hedin, 1985–88 * Martin Pettersson, 1988–91 * Tony Barthelsson, 1991–92 * Daniel Pettersson, 1993–98 * Pär Mikaelsson, 1998–05 *
Magnus Wernblom Magnus Wernblom (born February 3, 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward who spent most of his active career playing for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Swedish Hockey League, Elitserien league, where he holds ...
, 2005–07 *
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 ...
, 2007–08 *
Christoffer Norgren Christoffer Norgren (born July 2, 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who last played in the Örebro HK team in Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ...
, 2008–10 *
Fredrik Warg Bo John Fredrik Warg (born May 3, 1979 in Skellefteå, Sweden) is a retired forward who last played for the ERC Ingolstadt hockey team in Austria. He also played for Björklöven, Modo and Timrå IK. He reached an agreement with Dinamo Riga of ...
, 2010–11 * Jimmie Ericsson, 2011–14 * Erik Forssell, 2014–15 * Jimmie Ericsson, 2015–17 * Pontus Petterström, 2017–18 * Jimmie Ericsson, 2018–19 *
Oscar Möller Oscar Möller (born 22 January 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger who currently plays for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Möller began his junior hockey career in hi ...
, 2019–''present''


Franchise records and leaders


Regular season

*Most goals in a season:
Magnus Wernblom Magnus Wernblom (born February 3, 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward who spent most of his active career playing for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Swedish Hockey League, Elitserien league, where he holds ...
, 37 (2005–06) *Most assists in a season:
Bud Holloway George Edward Holloway III known as Bud Holloway (born March 1, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career ...
, 51 (2012–13) *Most points in a season:
Bud Holloway George Edward Holloway III known as Bud Holloway (born March 1, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career ...
, 71 (2012–13) *Most penalty minutes in a season:
Joakim Lindström Joakim Claes Lindström (born December 5, 1983) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. Lindström has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbu ...
, 134 (2010–11) *Most points in a season, defenseman:
Johan Åkerman Johan Åkerman (born November 20, 1972) is a retired professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a part of the coaching staff in the Linköpings HC Linköpings may refer to: *Linköpings ASS, Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is ...
, 61 (2005–06) *Most shutouts in a season:
Johan Backlund Johan Backlund (born July 24, 1981) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He previously played in two National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2009–10 season. Playing career On March 26, 200 ...
, 8 (2002–03)


Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers of Skellefteå AIK in the SHL/Elitserien. 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 Skellefteå AIK 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 ...
* 1977–78 * 2012–13 * 2013–14


Individual

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 ...
*
Hans Svedberg Hans Ingemar Svedberg (6 September 1931 in Piteå, Sweden – 27 July 2012) was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. For his extraordinary 1957–58 season where he scored eight goals and two assists in 14 games, Svedberg was awarded Guldpucken as ice ...
: 1957–58 * Anders Andersson: 1960–61, 1961–62 * Jimmie Ericsson: 2012–13
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 ...
*
Bud Holloway George Edward Holloway III known as Bud Holloway (born March 1, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career ...
: 2012–13 *
Joakim Lindström Joakim Claes Lindström (born December 5, 1983) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. Lindström has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbu ...
: 2013–14 Peter Forsberg Trophy * Jimmie Ericsson: 2012–13 *
Joakim Lindström Joakim Claes Lindström (born December 5, 1983) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. Lindström has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbu ...
: 2013–14
HÃ¥kan Loob Trophy The HÃ¥kan 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+ in honour of HÃ¥kan Loob HÃ¥kan Per Loob (born 3 July 19 ...
* Martin Karlsson: 1977–78 * Mikko Lehtonen: 2010–11
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 # , - , 2007â ...
*
David Rundblad David Rundblad (born October 8, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Kärpät in the Liiga. Rundblad was drafted 17th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL career w ...
: 2010–11 *
Tim Heed Tim Heed (born January 27, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League (ice hockey), National League (NL). Heed was originally selected by the Anaheim Ducks 132nd ove ...
: 2014–15 * Niclas Burström: 2015–16
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) playoffs' most valuable player (MVP), as decided by SICO (Sweden's Ice hockey players Central Organisation). It was installed in 2010 and resembles the Conn Smythe Tr ...
* Oscar Lindberg: 2013 *
Joakim Lindström Joakim Claes Lindström (born December 5, 1983) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. Lindström has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbu ...
: 2014 Rinkens Riddare * Anders Söderberg: 2006–07 *
Oscar Möller Oscar Möller (born 22 January 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger who currently plays for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Möller began his junior hockey career in hi ...
: 2013–14


References


External links

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