Borlänge Hockeyförening (literally ''Borlänge Hockey Association'') or Borlänge HF is a

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club located in

Borlänge Borlänge is a locality in Dalarna County, Sweden with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality with a total population of 51,604 inhabitants as of 2017. History Originally Borlänge was the name of a ti ...

. The club has origins in

IF Tunabro IF Tunabro is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. Background IF Tunabro currently plays in Division 4 Dalarna which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Gyllevallen in Borlänge. The club is affili ...

, founded in 1961, which played three seasons in Sweden's top hockey league (then called Division I) from 1971 but in 1974 was demoted to the second tier (then called Division 1) and in 1977 was further demoted to the third tier (then Division 2). This created a situation where three Borlänge teams played in the same league, resulting in a series of mergers ending in 1981. The unified club was given its current name in 1993. Borlänge HF currently plays in the West group of

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, the third tier of Swedish ice hockey.Borlänge HF
Resultat och tabeller
Retrieved 2013-06-30.

References

External links

Official websiteTeam roster at Eliteprospects.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borlange HF Ice hockey teams in Sweden Ice hockey teams in Dalarna County Sport in Borlänge