Brynäs IF

Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960, longer than any other team.

This article is about Brynäs IF's men's ice hockey section. For the women's team competing in the SDHL, see Brynäs IF Dam. For the football section of the club, see Brynäs IF Fotboll.

Brynäs IF
2021–22 SHL season
CityGävle, Sweden
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
Founded12 May 1912 (1912-05-12)
Home arenaMonitor ERP Arena
Colors     
General managerJennie Brobeck*
Gunnar Ekman* (temp.)
Head coachMikko Manner
CaptainAnton Rödin
Websitewww.brynas.se
Le Mat Trophy(13) (1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1993, 1999, 2012)

History

Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist, and Thure Ternström on 12 May 1912[1] and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The club has also competed in association football, athletics, bandy, swimming, and water polo. The team has played in the hockey league's top flight since 1960 and has won the Swedish championship 13 times, most recently in 2012.

Brynäs IF became the world's first ice hockey club to collaborate with the United Nations Program UNICEF, after signing a five-year contract with the organisation on 20 November 2013 (expiring in 2018).[2] On 3 June 2014, the club also signed a five-year contract with Gävle Municipality (expiring after the 2018–19 season). The municipality acquired the naming rights for the club's home arena and renamed it Gavlerinken Arena.[3] The latter collaboration also meant the municipality would pay the club to play with ad-free jerseys, starting in the 2014–15 season, as the only SHL team.[4] The arena is since September 2019 named Monitor ERP Arena.

In 2021, after finishing 13th (out of 14 teams) in the regular season, the team was forced to defend its SHL status for the first time since 2008, playing a best-of-seven series against the last-placed team, HV71, with home advantage.

Season-by-season

This is a partial list, featuring the five most recent completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Brynäs IF seasons.

Season Level Division Record Attendance Notes
Position W–OTW–OTL–L
2017–18 Tier 1 SHL 10th 21–2–3–26 5,380
Eighth-finals — 2–1 5,019 Won 2–1 vs Luleå HF
Swedish Championship playoffs — 1–4 6,008 Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Växjö Lakers
2018–19 Tier 1 SHL 11th 17–2–14–19 5,231
2019–20 Tier 1 SHL 12th 13–8–5–26 6,104
2020–21 Tier 1 SHL 13th 14–4–7–27 150
Play Out — 2–1 — Won 4–1 vs HV71
2021–22 Tier 1 SHL 10th 17–6–6–23 4,544
Eighth-finals — 1–2 5,374 Lost 1–2 vs Örebro HK

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated 3 April 2022[5][6]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
2 Kristofer Berglund D L 33 2020 Umeå, Sweden
63 Julius Bergman D R 26 2021 Stockholm, Sweden
15 Simon Bertilsson (A) D L 31 2020 Karlskoga, Sweden
7 Marcus Björk D R 24 2020 Umeå, Sweden
29 Oscar Birgersson C L 22 2019 Stockholm, Sweden
38 Oskars Cibulskis D L 34 2022 Riga, Latvia
44 Nicklas Danielsson RW R 37 2018 Uppsala, Sweden
34 Oscar Eklind LW L 23 2021 Sweden
5 Chay Genoway D L 35 2021 Morden, Manitoba, Canada
45 Kristers Gudļevskis G R 29 2022 Aizkraukle, Latvia
62 Tom Hedberg D L 22 2020 Stockholm, Sweden
28 Oskar Kvist LW L 20 2019 Gävle, Sweden
27 Alexander Ljungkrantz LW L 20 2019 Gävle, Sweden
73 Theo Lindstein D L 17 2021 Gävle, Sweden
24 Emil Molin C L 29 2019 Gävle, Sweden
9 Anton Mylläri D L 31 2021 Västerås, Sweden
95 Nick Olesen RW L 26 2021 Frederikshavn, Denmark
36 Linus Olund (A) C L 24 2019 Gävle, Sweden
20 Oula Palve C L 30 2020 Keuruu, Finland
22 Adam Pettersson LW L 30 2020 Skellefteå, Sweden
18 Anton Rödin (C) LW L 31 2019 Stockholm, Sweden
40 Tomi Sallinen C L 33 2018 Espoo, Finland
41 Greg Scott C R 33 2019 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
88 Dmytro Timashov LW L 25 2021 Kirovograd, Ukraine
35 Veini Vehviläinen G L 25 2021 Jyväskylä, Finland
14 Tom Wandell C L 35 2022 Södertälje, Sweden

Team captains

Head coaches

Franchise records and leaders

Individual season records

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in SHL history. Figures are updated after each completed SHL regular season.[7][8]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Brynäs IF player

Points
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Lars-Göran NilssonF4252732575301.25
Håkan WickbergF3632532414941.36
Tord LundströmF3672612324931.34
Ove MolinRW772192295487.63
Jan LarssonC598189281470.79
Stefan KarlssonF428252140392.92
Anders HussC574189183372.65
Andreas DackellRW524132217349.67
Tommy SjödinD681117198315.46
Hans LindbergF2462091053141.28

Trophies and awards

Le Mat Trophy

  • 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2011–12

Individual

Coach of the Year

Guldhjälmen

Guldpucken

Håkan Loob Trophy

Honken Trophy

Rinkens Riddare

Rookie of the Year

References
  1. Martin Alsiö (April 2004). "De allsvenska klubbarnas födelsedagar" (PDF) (in Swedish). Bolletinen. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. "Brynäs IF och UNICEF i unikt samarbete" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. "Gävle kommun går in som huvudpartner till Brynäs IF" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. "Brynäs spelar med reklamfria ställ" (in Swedish). Gefle Dagblad. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  5. "A-laget > Spelartrupp" (in Swedish). www.brynas.se. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. "Eliteprospects.com - Brynäs". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. "Brynäs ‑ All-Time SHL Leaders". QuantHockey.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. "All-Time Stats for Brynäs". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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