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Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional
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team based in
Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 67,122 inhabitants in 2020 with 97,233 inhabitan ...
. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the
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(SHL; formerly Elitserien) was started in 1975, making them the most successful SHL club in history. The team plays in the highest Swedish league and have done so since 1965. Following Brynäs IF's relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan in 2023, Färjestad is the only team to have constantly played in the current top tier of Swedish hockey, the SHL, since it was started in 1975. They reached the SHL championship finals for six consecutive seasons (
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
), winning the championship two times. They are featured rivals with
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Frölunda HC Frölunda Hockey Club, previously known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They currently play in the highest Swedish league, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), formerly the Elitserien, where th ...
, and HV71.


History

Färjestad BK was founded on 10 November 1932 at Håfström
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in the district of Färjestad in Karlstad by Sven Bryhske, Gösta Jonsson, Sven Larsson and Erik Myren. Initially the association's main sport was
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, which is still reflected in the full name of the club.
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was first included in 1956. In 1965, Färjestad were promoted to the top division (at that time Division 1 Southern) which they succeeded in winning for the first time in 1973. During the 1974/75 season, Färjestad qualified for the first season of Elitserien, and have since never been relegated. In 2014, Färjestad BK played in the 2014 AHL All Star Game in St. John's, Newfoundland against a team of AHL All Stars. In the skills contest, Färjestad lost 18-17 against the All Stars on a Tuesday evening at Mile One Center. In the
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, Färjestad lost again to the AHL All Stars 7-2 with a sold out crowd the following evening.


Season-by-season results

''This is a partial list featuring the past five seasons. For prior seasons, see List of Färjestad BK seasons.''


Players


Current roster

Updated 16 August 2024


Team captains

* Thomas Rundqvist 1987–1993 * Håkan Loob, 1993–1996 * Roger Johansson, 1996–1997 *
Claes Eriksson Claes Ingvar Eriksson (born 27 July 1950) is a Swedish people, Swedish film director, director, screenwriter, Revue, revue artist, comedian, actor and composer.Jörgen Jönsson, 1998–2007 * Rickard Wallin, 2007–2009 * Sanny Lindström, 2009–2010 * Rickard Wallin, 2010–2013 *
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (born 29 March 1984) is a Norwegian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Färjestad BK in Elitserien. He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 3rd round (65th overall) of the 2002 NHL ...
2013–2015 * Magnus Nygren, 2015–2017 * Alexander Johansson, 2017–2018 * Mikael Wikstrand, 2018–2019 *
Linus Johansson Linus Johansson (born 30 November 1992) is a Sweden, Swedish professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward who is currently playing for Färjestad BK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Johansson played in the Kontinental Hockey League ( ...
, 2019–2020 * Sebastian Erixon, 2020–2021 *Linus Johansson, 2021–


Retired numbers


Club records and leaders


Regular season

:Goals: 42 Håkan Loob (1982-83) :Assists: 36 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07) :Points: 76 Håkan Loob (1982-83) :Penalty Minutes: 213 Emil Kåberg (2004-05) :Career Goals: 262 Håkan Loob :Career Assists: 273 Jörgen Jönsson :Career Points: 500 Håkan Loob :Career Penalty Minutes: 546 Thomas Rhodin :Career Shutouts: 12 Daniel Henriksson :Career Games: 616 Mathias Johansson


Playoff season

:Goals: 11 Rickard Wallin (2000-01) :Assists: 13 Jesper Mattsson (2005-06) :Points: 18 Marcel Jenni (2000-01), Jörgen Jönsson (2005-06) :Penalty Minutes: 84 Emil Kåberg (2004-05) :Career Goals: 43 Håkan Loob :Career Assists: 62 Jörgen Jönsson :Career Points: 102 Jörgen Jönsson :Career Penalty Minutes: 193 Peter Nordström :Career Shutouts: 5 Daniel Henriksson, Jonas Gustavsson (2008-09) :Career Games: 138 Peter Nordström


Total (Regular season + Playoffs)

:Goals: 52 Håkan Loob (1982-83) :Assists: 41 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07) :Points: 90 Håkan Loob (1982-83) :Penalty Minutes: 297 Emil Kåberg (2004-05) :Career Goals: 305 Håkan Loob :Career Assists: 312 Thomas Rundqvist :Career Points: 566 Håkan Loob :Career Penalty Minutes: 703 Peter Nordström :Career Shutouts: 17 Daniel Henriksson :Career Games: 748 Mathias Johansson


Trophies and awards


Team

*Swedish Championship regular season
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1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
* Le Mat Trophy ''(10)'':
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
* Spengler Cup ''(2)'':
1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
; ''Runner Up'' 1989,
1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...


See also

* List of Färjestad BK players selected in the NHL Entry Draft


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farjestad Bk Swedish Hockey League teams Sport in Karlstad Defunct bandy clubs in Sweden Bandy clubs established in 1932 Ice hockey clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in Sweden Ice hockey teams in Värmland County 20th-century establishments in Värmland County