Linköping HC


Linköping Hockey Club, often known by its initials LHC, or colloquially among its fans as Cluben, is an ice hockey team based in Linköping, Sweden that plays in the Swedish Hockey League.
Linköping's women's football team, Linköpings FC, is affiliated with and financially backed by Linköping HC. On October 3, 2008, the club announced that the elite men's and women's teams of local volleyball club Team Valla would also become affiliated with Linköping HC, under the name Linköpings Volleyboll Club.

History

Linköping HC first played in the Swedish Hockey League in the 1999–2000 season, and has been in the top division since the 2001–02 season. They have reached the playoffs eight times. LHC reached the final for the first time in 2006–07, where they lost to Modo Hockey. In the 2007–08 season, Linköping HC advanced to the final again, this time against HV71; they lost and won the silver medal.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Linköpings. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Linköping HC seasons.

Players and personnel

Current roster

Honored Members

No.PlayerPositionCareerNo. retirement
7Magnus JohanssonD1990–1997, 2004–2007, 2009–2015–
10Mats AnderssonC1976–1989–
15Stefan JakobssonF1988–1999–
16Mike HelberRW1992–2002–
33Fredrik EmvallLW1999–2010–

Franchise records and leaders

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers of Linköpings HC since the 1975–76 season. Figures are updated after each completed regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Linköpings HC player
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Magnus JohanssonD463632232860.62
Tony MårtenssonC312851922770.88
Mikael HåkansonRW416841342180.52
Jaroslav HlinkaC180411261670.93
Niklas PerssonC316641031670.53
Broc LittleF18385791640.90
Pär ArlbrandtRW162611001610.99
Jan HlaváčLW17281781590.92
Fredrik EmvallLW49766681340.27
Joakim ErikssonC23035931280.56