Borås HC is a

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professional

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club, based in

Borås Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them t ...

, currently playing in Swedish division 2. The club played constantly in the second-tier league

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between 2007 and 2012, but due to economical problems the Board of HockeyAllsvenskan announced on 27 June 2012 that they would not grant Borås HC

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for the 2012–13 season and the club was therefore relegated to Division 1. They appealed the decision to the

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, but the appeal was effectively turned down on 6 July 2012.

Notable players

* Nikolai Drozdetsky (1989–1995) * Sergei Fokin (2002–2005) * Stefan Persson (1986–1990) *

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(2006–2007) * Mattias Remstam (2008–)

References

External links

Official website
Ice hockey teams in Sweden Sport in Borås Ice hockey clubs established in 1969 1969 establishments in Sweden Ice hockey teams in Västra Götaland County {{Sweden-sport-team-stub