HV71 (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhôːveː ˌɧɵtːɪˈɛtː]), often referred to as just HV,[1] 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 season, and also participated in the new Champions Hockey League tournament since the 2014–15 season. Between 2008 and 2013, HV also participated in the European Trophy tournament. With the exception of a one-year stint in the 2021–22 season in Sweden's second tier, HockeyAllsvenskan, where they won the promotion playoffs, the club has played continuously in the SHL since being promoted in the 1984–1985 season.
| HV71 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Jönköping, Sweden |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | May 24, 1971 |
| Home arena | Husqvarna Garden |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Chris Abbott |
| Head coach | Anton Blomqvist |
| Captain | Olle Alsing |
| Website | hv71.se |
| Franchise history | |
| 1971 | Huskvarna/Vätterstads IF |
| 1971–present | HV71 |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | (5) (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011) |
| Le Mat Trophy | (5) (1995, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2017) |
 Current season | |
History
editThis article needs to be updated. (April 2021) |
HV71 was founded on May 24, 1971, as a merger between Husqvarna IF and Vätterstads IK, and took the name Huskvarna/Vätterstads IF but later that year it was shortened to the current name HV71. The club first qualified for the top Swedish league, Elitserien, in the 1978–1979 season, but was relegated in the 1979–1980 season after only one season. They won promotion again in the 1984–85 season and have remained in the top division ever since with the exception of the 2021-22 season, and are as of the 2000s a well-established top club in Sweden. The club has won the national championship five times; 1995, 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2017. For a few years in the late 1990s, HV71 was also called the Blue Bulls.[2]
Many Swedes associate HV71 with the club's old arena Rosenlundshallen, which was inaugurated in 1958 as Sweden's first indoor ice hockey arena, but was replaced in 2000 with the new and improved Kinnarps Arena. As the new arena was built around and on top of Rosenlundshallen, HV71 practically played its games during the season 1999–00 in a construction site.[2]
On December 6, 2006, HV71 topped Elitserien after a 5-2-win over Färjestads BK, at the same time as the club's two youth teams (under 20 and 18 years old) topped their leagues, J20 SuperElit and J18 Elit. This was an event that had never happened before in HV71's entire club history.[3]
1994–95 season
editHV71 won its first national championship season 1994–95 as the last (8th) team to qualify for the playoffs. The club is the only team in Swedish history to win the finals after ending as the 8th team at the end of the regular season. In the quarter-finals HV beat Djurgårdens IF Hockey, the team that finished first in the regular season, in three straight games. In the semifinal they came back after having lost the first two games to Malmö Redhawks, the team which was then defending champions, and turned the series around to a 3–2 victory. Finally they managed a decisive sudden death victory in the final against Brynäs IF in the fourth period of the fifth game to win the championship. The name of the historical scorer was Johan Lindbom, but other big heroes during the play-offs were the goalie Boo Ahl and the Finnish center-forward Esa Keskinen.
2003–04 season
editThe second championship was won during the season 2003–04 after beating Modo Hockey with a 4–2-game series, Frölunda HC with 4–2 in games in the semi-finals, and then winning the finals with a 4-3 match series against Färjestads BK. In the quarter-finals HV71 set a new Swedish record for scoring the most goals in one period with seven in the first period of the second game against Modo Hockey. In fact they scored the seven goals during the last ten minutes of the period. The game ended with a 10–1 victory.[4] In the final, goalie Stefan Liv managed to keep his goal empty in all four games that the team won, the two last games ending 1-0 and 5-0 respectively. He also kept the goal empty in the last semi-final, which means he managed this for five consecutive wins.
2006–07 season
editHV71 ended the regular season as the second placed team after Färjestads BK. HV chose to meet Brynäs IF in the quarter-finals and managed after seven games (4 wins and 3 losses) to continue to the semifinals. The team faced Modo Hockey and even with home advantage HV did not manage to proceed to the finals having lost four out of seven games. This meant that HV for the second consecutive year lost a seven games series in the semifinal to the eventual Swedish champion.
During the season the newly acquired defenceman Johan Åkerman was a trendsetting player and also made his national debut for Sweden at the age of 34.[5] HV's starting goaltender, Erik Ersberg, had his breakthrough and played for the national team; and was awarded with the Honken Trophy as Sweden's best goaltender.[6] During the off-season he signed with the NHL team Los Angeles Kings.[7]
Season-by-season record
editThis is a partial list, featuring the five most recent completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of HV71 seasons.
| Season | GP | W | L | OT | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2019–20 | 52 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 89 | 158 | 130 | 5th, SHL | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2020–21 | 52 | 17 | 30 | 5 | 51 | 127 | 167 | 14th, SHL | Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan |
| 2021–22 | 52 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 116 | 189 | 118 | 1st, HockeyAllsvenskan | Promoted to SHL |
| 2022–23 | 52 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 68 | 138 | 151 | 11th, SHL | Did not qualify |
| 2023–24 | 52 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 53 | 130 | 175 | 13th, SHL | Won in play out 4-3 (IK Oskarshamn) |
Players and personnel
editCurrent roster
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Team captains
edit- Anders Wallin, D, 1971–1978
- Bo Berggren, C, 1978–1980
- Hans Wallin, LW, 1980–1983
- Thomas Lindster, RW, 1983–1988
- Hasse Sjöö, LW, 1988–1989
- Klas Heed, D, 1989–1991
- Fredrik Stillman, D, 1991–1992
- Thomas Ljungbergh, W, 1992–1993
- Fredrik Stillman, D, 1993–1995
- Stefan Örnskog, LW, 1995–1996
- Fredrik Stillman, D, 1996–1999
- Per Gustafsson, D, 1999–2002
- Johan Davidsson, C, 2002–2013
- David Petrasek, D, 2013–2014
- Ted Brithén, C, 2014–2016
- Chris Abbott, C, 2016–2017
- Martin Thörnberg, LW, 2017–2019
- Simon Önerud, LW, 2019–2022
- Taylor Matson C, 2022–2023
- Niklas Hjalmarsson, D, 2023
- André Petersson, RW, 2023–2024
- Olle Alsing, D, 2024–present
Retired numbers
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| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fredrik Stillman | D | 1982–1995, 1996–2001 | December 26, 2001 |
| 15 | Stefan Örnskog | LW | 1987–1998, 1999–2001 | December 26, 2001 |
| 7 | Per Gustafsson | D | 1988–1996, 1999–2010 | September 18, 2010 |
| 1 | Stefan Liv | G | 1999–2006, 2007–2010 | January 10, 2012[10] |
| 76 | Johan Davidsson | C | 1993–1997, 2001–2013 | September 27, 2014 |
| 22 | David Petrasek | D | 1994–2000, 2005–2010, 2012–2015 | January 27, 2017 |
| 10 | Martin Thörnberg | LW/RW | 2003-2011, 2015–2020, 2021 | January 5, 2023 |
Club records and leaders
editIndividual season records
edit- Most Seasons played: Per Gustafsson, 20 (1988–96), (1998–10)
- Most Goals in a season: Kai Nurminen, 31 (1995–96)
- Most Goals in a season, rookie: Kai Nurminen, 31 (1995–96) (Elitserien record)
- Most Assists in a season: Johan Davidsson, 46 (2009–10)
- Most Assists in a season, rookie: Esa Keskinen, 28 (1994–95)
- Most Points in a season: Esa Keskinen, 59 (1995–96)
- Most Elitserien matches played in a row: Andreas Falk, (19 September 2006–28 January 2012)
- Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Lance Ward, 273 (2006–07) (Elitserien record)
- Most Points in a season, goalkeeper: Andreas Andersson, 4 (2007–08)
- Most Points in a season, defenseman: David Petrasek, 53 (2009–10) (Elitserien record)
- Most Points in a season, rookie: Kai Nurminen, 55 (1995–96) (Elitserien record)
- Fastest Goal scored: Per Gustafsson, 6 seconds (1991–92) (Elitserien record)
- Longest Time without conceding a goal: Hannau Lassila, 184 minutes and 6 seconds (28 October 1979–11 November 1979)
- Most Shutouts in a season: Stefan Liv, 6 (2003–04)
Source:[11]
Scoring leaders
editThese are the top-ten point-scorers in club's history. Figures are updated after each completed SHL regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current HV71 player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Davidsson | C | 920 | 205 | 461 | 666 |
| Hans Wallin | LW | 423 | 264 | 255 | 519 |
| Bengt Kinell | LW | 334 | 198 | 244 | 442 |
| Jan Bergstrand | RW | 310 | 254 | 186 | 440 |
| Per Gustafsson | D | 854 | 141 | 251 | 392 |
| Martin Thörnberg | LW | 718 | 214 | 173 | 387 |
| Ove Thörnberg | LW | 552 | 200 | 147 | 347 |
| Fredrik Stillman | D | 657 | 109 | 231 | 340 |
| Stefan Örnskog | C | 478 | 115 | 164 | 279 |
| Jukka Voutilainen | RW | 352 | 120 | 157 | 277 |
Trophies and awards
editTeam
edit- 1994–95, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2016–17
- Tampere Cup 1998
Regular SHL Season Titles
- 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
- 2021–22
- 1975–76, 1980–81, 1981–82
Division 1 Playoffs
- 1984–85
Division 2
- 1973–74, 1974–75
Individual
edit- Sune Bergman: 1994–95
- Pär Mårts: 2003–04
- Kent Johansson: 2007–08[12]
- Kari Eloranta: 1985–86
- Esa Keskinen: 1995–96
- Andreas Karlsson: 2005–06
- Johan Davidsson: 2008–09
- Ulf Dahlén: 1997–98
- Johan Davidsson: 2003–04
- Stefan Liv: 2007–08
Guldskridskon
- Fredrik Stillman: 1994–95
- Stefan Liv: 2001–02
- Erik Ersberg: 2006–07
- Gustaf Wesslau: 2012–13
- Johan Davidsson: 2002–03
- Johan Davidsson: 2003–04
- Johan Davidsson: 2004–05
- Jesper Fast: 2012–13
- Martin Thörnberg: 2016–17
- Markus Ljungh: 2018–19
Årets Poängkung
Fredrik Forsberg: 2021–22
Årets Forward
Fredrik Forsberg: 2021–22
- Peter Madach: 1979–80
- William Karlsson: 2012–13
- Andreas Borgman: 2016–17
Source:[13]
References
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- ^ a b "Historien om HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Archived from the original on 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ Daniel Gustafsson (2006-12-06). "HV71 har tre serieledare" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2006-12-06. [dead link]
- ^ "SM-Slutspel 2003-2004" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2006-08-31.
- ^ "34-årig back gör debut i Tre Kronor" (in Swedish). svt.se. 2006-12-04. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ "Ersberg prisas i kväll" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan.se. 2007-03-23. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ "KINGS SIGN PAIR OF PROSPECTS". LAKings.com. 2007-05-31. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ^ "HV71 current roster". HV71 (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "HV71 - Team Roster". www.eliteprospects.com. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Victorzon and Ekeliw (2011-09-08). "Stefan Livs tröja hissas av HV71". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ "INDIVIDUELLA KLUBBREKORD" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ "Kenta Johansson årets coach" (in Swedish). HV71.se. 2008-04-25. Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ^ "UTMÄRKELSER/TROFÉER TILLDELADE SPELARE/TRÄNARE I HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
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