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HV71
HV71 Logo.svg
City Jönköping, Sweden
League Swedish Hockey League
Founded May 24, 1971
Home arena Husqvarna Garden
(capacity: 7,000)
Colors               
General manager Björn Liljander
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

HV71 is a professional ice hockey team from Jönköping, Sweden. They play in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), which is the top ice hockey league in Sweden. People often call the team just HV.

HV71 has also played in international tournaments like the Champions Hockey League since 2014. For many years, they were part of the European Trophy tournament too. The team has been in the SHL since the 1984–85 season, except for one year (2021–22) when they played in a lower league, HockeyAllsvenskan, and quickly won their way back up.

Team History

HV71 was created on May 24, 1971. It was formed when two teams, Husqvarna IF and Vätterstads IK, joined together. At first, they were called Huskvarna/Vätterstads IF, but later that year, the name was shortened to HV71.

The team first reached Sweden's top league, then called Elitserien, in the 1978–79 season. However, they only stayed for one season before going down a league. They were promoted again in the 1984–85 season and have mostly stayed in the top division since then. HV71 is now known as one of Sweden's top hockey clubs.

The club has won the national championship five times: in 1995, 2004, 2008, 2010, and 2017. For a few years in the late 1990s, HV71 was also known as the Blue Bulls.

Many Swedish hockey fans remember HV71's old home, Rosenlundshallen. This arena opened in 1958 and was Sweden's first indoor ice hockey rink. In 2000, a new and better arena, Kinnarps Arena, replaced it. The new arena was built right on top of the old one. This meant that during the 1999–2000 season, HV71 played their games in what was basically a construction zone!

On December 6, 2006, HV71 was at the very top of the Elitserien league. On the same day, their two youth teams (under 20 and under 18) were also leading their own leagues. This was a special moment, as it had never happened before in HV71's history.

First Championship: 1994–95 Season

HV71 won their first national championship in the 1994–95 season. They were the last team (8th place) to make it into the playoffs. This makes them the only team in Swedish ice hockey history to win the playoffs after finishing 8th in the regular season.

In the quarter-finals, HV71 beat Djurgårdens IF Hockey, who had finished first. They won in three straight games. In the semi-finals, they were down 0–2 against Malmö Redhawks, who were the defending champions. But HV71 made an amazing comeback, winning three games in a row to take the series 3–2.

Finally, in the championship finals against Brynäs IF, the series went to a fifth and deciding game. HV71 won in the fourth period with a sudden-death goal, securing their first championship. The player who scored the winning goal was Johan Lindbom. Other big heroes from those playoffs included goalie Boo Ahl and Finnish center-forward Esa Keskinen.

Second Championship: 2003–04 Season

HV71 won their second championship in the 2003–04 season. They beat Modo Hockey 4–2 in the quarter-finals and Frölunda HC 4–2 in the semi-finals. In the finals, they won a tough 4–3 series against Färjestads BK.

In the quarter-finals against Modo Hockey, HV71 set a new Swedish record. They scored seven goals in the first period of the second game, all within the last ten minutes! The game ended with a huge 10–1 victory. In the final series, goalie Stefan Liv was incredible. He didn't let any goals in during all four games that HV71 won. The last two games ended 1–0 and 5–0. He also had a shutout in the last semi-final game, meaning he had five shutouts in a row during their winning streak.

2006–07 Season Highlights

In the 2006–07 season, HV71 finished second in the regular season, just behind Färjestads BK. They chose to play Brynäs IF in the quarter-finals. After a tough seven-game series, HV71 won 4–3 to move on.

In the semi-finals, they faced Modo Hockey. Even with the advantage of playing at home, HV71 lost the series 4–3. This was the second year in a row that HV71 lost a seven-game semi-final series to the team that eventually won the Swedish championship.

During this season, new defenseman Johan Åkerman was a key player. He even played for the Swedish national team for the first time at age 34. HV71's main goalie, Erik Ersberg, also had a great season. He played for the national team and won the Honken Trophy as Sweden's best goalie. After the season, he signed with the NHL team Los Angeles Kings.

Season by Season Results

Here are the results for HV71's most recent seasons.

Season GP W L OT Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2020–21 52 12 30 10 51 127 167 14th, SHL Lost Play out, 1–4 (Brynäs IF) Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan
2021–22 52 34 10 8 116 189 118 1st, HockeyAllsvenskan Promoted to SHL, 4–2 (IF Björklöven)
2022–23 52 15 21 16 68 138 151 11th, SHL Did not qualify
2023–24 52 13 30 9 53 130 175 13th, SHL Won Play out, 4–3 (IK Oskarshamn)
2024–25 52 13 27 12 57 127 164 14th, SHL Won Play out, 4–2 (Modo Hockey)

Players and Staff

Current Team Roster

Updated 14 November 2024

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
60 Sweden Alnefelt, HugoHugo Alnefelt G L 24 2024 Danderyd, Sweden
38 Sweden Alsing, OlleOlle Alsing D L 29 2024 Uppsala, Sweden
19 Finland Borgström, HenrikHenrik Borgström C L 28 2023 Helsinki, Finland
17 Sweden Brännström, IsacIsac Brännström LW L 27 2023 Nässjö, Sweden
80 Denmark Dichow, FrederikFrederik Dichow G R 24 2023 Vojens, Denmark
44 Sweden Fransson, HugoHugo Fransson D L 21 2023 Tranås, Sweden
35 Sweden Glifford, OlofOlof Glifford G L 20 2023 Huskvarna, Sweden
77 Sweden Hansson, HermanHerman Hansson LW L 31 2022 Mörrum, Sweden
32 Sweden Engsund, OscarOscar Engsund D L 32 2024 Gothenburg, Sweden
67 Finland Kaski, OliwerOliwer Kaski D R 29 2022 Pori, Finland
16 United States Kero, TannerTanner Kero C L 33 2024 Hancock, Michigan, United States
75 Czech Republic Lenc, RadanRadan Lenc W L 34 2022 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
33 Sweden Lindbäck, MånsMåns Lindbäck RW L 29 2021 Kalmar, Sweden
27 Canada Ang, JonathanJonathan Ang RW R 27 2024 Markham, Ontario, Canada
46 Finland Luoto, JoonaJoona Luoto W L 27 2024 Tampere, Finland
24 Denmark Fisker Mølgaard, OscarOscar Fisker Mølgaard C L 20 2022 Frederikshavn, Denmark
18 Canada LaLeggia, JoeyJoey LaLeggia D L 33 2024 Burnaby, Canada
71 Sweden Ignberg Nilsson, WilliamWilliam Ignberg Nilsson RW R 24 2024 Umeå, Sweden
39 Switzerland Reber, JamiroJamiro Reber C L 18 2024 Münsingen, Switzerland
28 Sweden Nyberg, JohnJohn Nyberg D L 29 2024 Gothenburg, Sweden
40 Sweden Petersson, AndréAndré Petersson (C) LW R 34 2022 Olofström, Sweden
12 Sweden Pettersson, HugoHugo Pettersson LW R 20 2023 Tranås, Sweden
55 Finland Seppälä, MikaelMikael Seppälä D L 31 2023 Ylivieska, Finland
5 Sweden Sjöholm, VictorVictor Sjöholm D R 22 2020 Jönköping, Sweden
23 Sweden Stakkestad, ÅkeÅke Stakkestad C L 23 2023 Kungälv, Sweden
40 Sweden Stål Lyrenäs, OskarOskar Stål Lyrenäs RW R 27 2023 Umeå, Sweden
74 Canada Day, SeanSean Day D L 27 2024 Leuven, Belgium
21 Sweden Tedenby, MattiasMattias Tedenby LW L 35 2022 Vetlanda, Sweden
29 Sweden Hallquisth, WilhelmWilhelm Hallquisth D R 20 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
26 Finland Tikka, TommiTommi Tikka C L 29 2023 Helsinki, Finland
88 Sweden Träff, HermanHerman Träff W R 19 2023 Växjö, Sweden

Team Coaches

  • Folke Jörneke 1971–1972
  • Göte Wiklund 1972–1978
  • Dan Hobér 1978–1980
  • Timo Lahtinen 1980–1983
  • Thommie Bergman 1983–1984
  • Bror Hansson 1984–1985
  • Curt Lundmark 1985–1989
  • Lars-Erik Lundström 1989–1993
  • Håkan Nygren 1993–1994
  • Sune Bergman 1994–1998
  • Randy Edmonds 1998
  • Lars-Erik Lundström 1998–2000
  • Harald Lückner 2000–2003
  • Pär Mårts 2003–2007
  • Kent Johansson 2007–2009
  • Janne Karlsson 2009–2011
  • Ulf Dahlén 2011–2013
  • Torgny Bendelin 2013–2014
  • Andreas Johansson 2014–2015
  • Johan Lindbom 2015–2018
  • Stephan Lundh 2018–2020
  • Nicklas Rahm 2020–2021
  • Stephan Lundh 2021
  • Tommy Samuelsson 2021–2023
  • Johan Lindbom 2023
  • Tomas Montén 2023
  • Johan Lindbom 2023–2024
  • Anton Blomqvist 2024–

General Managers

  • Denny Eriksson 1971–1998
  • Dag Larsson 1998–2005
  • Fredrik Stillman 2005–2014
  • Johan Hult 2014–2022
  • Kent Norberg 2022–2024
  • Chris Abbott 2024–2025
  • Björn Liljander 2025–

Club Committee Leaders

  • Owe Jungåker 1971–2001
  • Per Carendi 2001–2003
  • Lennart Nilforsen 2003–2005
  • Hans-Göran Frick 2005–2015
  • Sten-Åke Karlsson 2015–2021
  • Anders Wilander 2021–2023
  • Andreas Davidsson 2023–2024
  • Anna-Lena Isaksson 2024–

Team Captains

  • 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
  • Pasi Puistola, D, 2011
  • David Petrasek, D, 2013–2014
  • Oscar Fantenberg, D, 2014
  • Andreas Jämtin, LW, 2014
  • Ted Brithén, C, 2014–2016
  • Jere Karalahti, D, 2014–2015
  • Chris Campoli, D, 2015
  • Chris Abbott, C, 2016–2017
  • Martin Thörnberg, LW, 2016
  • Martin Thörnberg, LW, 2017–2019
  • Simon Önerud, LW, 2019–2022
  • Taylor Matson C, 2022–2023
  • Niklas Hjalmarsson, D, 2023
  • Taylor Matson C, 2023
  • André Petersson, RW, 2023–2024
  • Anton Strålman D, 2023–2024
  • Joonas Nättinen C, 2024
  • Olle Alsing, D, 2024–present
  • Oscar Engsund, D, 2025

Retired Player Numbers

HV71 honors its most legendary players by retiring their jersey numbers. This means no other player on the team will ever wear that number again.

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HV71's first two championship banners hang alongside the first two player numbers that were retired by the club.
HV71 Retired Numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
14 Fredrik Stillman D 1981–1995, 1996–1999, 2000–2001 December 26, 2001
15 Stefan Örnskog LW 1983–1998, 1999–2001 December 26, 2001
7 Per Gustafsson D 1988–1996, 1998–2010 September 18, 2010
1 Stefan Liv G 1995–2006, 2007–2010 January 10, 2012
76 Johan Davidsson C 1990–1997, 2001– 2014 September 27, 2014
22 David Petrasek D 1991–2000, 2005–2010, 2011–2015 January 27, 2017
10 Martin Thörnberg LW/RW 1999–2011, 2015–2020, 2021 January 5, 2023

Club Records and Top Players

Individual Season Records

  • Most Seasons Played: Per Gustafsson, 20 seasons (1988–96, 1998–2010)
  • Most Goals in a Season: Hans Wallin, 45 goals (1981–82)
  • Most Goals in a Season by a Rookie: Kai Nurminen, 31 goals (1995–96) - This is an Elitserien record!
  • Most Assists in a Season: Johan Davidsson, 46 assists (2009–10)
  • Most Assists in a Season by a Rookie: Esa Keskinen, 28 assists (1994–95)
  • Most Points in a Season: Hans Wallin, 79 points (1981–82)
  • Most Consecutive Elitserien Matches Played: Andreas Falk, 308 games (September 19, 2006 – January 28, 2012) - This is an Elitserien record!
  • Most Penalty Minutes in a Season: Lance Ward, 273 minutes (2006–07) - This is an Elitserien record!
  • Most Points in a Season by a Goalie: Andreas Andersson, 4 points (2007–08)
  • Most Points in a Season by a Defenseman: David Petrasek, 53 points (2009–10) - This is an Elitserien record!
  • Most Points in a Season by a Rookie: Kai Nurminen, 55 points (1995–96) - This is an Elitserien record!
  • Fastest Goal Scored: Per Gustafsson, 6 seconds (October 17, 1991) - This is an Elitserien record!
  • Longest Time Without Letting in a Goal: Hannau Lassila, 184 minutes and 6 seconds (October 28, 1979 – November 11, 1979)
  • Most Shutouts (Career): Stefan Liv, 43
  • Most Shutouts in a Season: Stefan Liv, 6 (2003–04)

Top Scorers in Club History

These are the top ten players who have scored the most points for HV71. The numbers are updated after each SHL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;      = current HV71 player

Points
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

Team Trophies and Player Awards

Team Achievements

Le Mat Trophy (Swedish Champions)

  • Winners: 1994–95, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2016–17
  • Runners-up: 2008–09

SHL Regular Season

  • Winners: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Runners-up: 2006–07, 2016–17
  • Third place: 1985–86, 2011–12

HockeyAllsvenskan (Second Tier League)

  • Winners: 2021–22

HockeyAllsvenskan Playoffs

  • Winners: 2021–22

Division 1 Regular Season (Third Tier League)

  • Winners: 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85
  • Runners-up: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1983–84
  • Third place: 1975–76

Allsvenskan Division 1

  • Third place: 1983–84

Kvalserien Division 1 (Promotion Playoffs)

  • Winners: 1984–85
  • Runners-up: 1978–79
  • Third place: 1976–77, 1982–83

Division 2 Regular Season (Fourth Tier League)

  • Winners: 1973–74, 1974–75

Kvalserien Division 2

  • Runners-up: 1974–75
  • Third place: 1973–74

European Trophy

  • Runners-up: 2010
  • Third place: 2009

Tampere Cup

  • Winners: 1998
  • Third place: 2002, 2003

Individual Player Awards

Coach of the Year

  • Sune Bergman: 1994–95
  • Pär Mårts: 2003–04
  • Kent Johansson: 2007–08

Guldhjälmen (Most Valuable Player voted by players)

  • Kari Eloranta: 1985–86
  • Esa Keskinen: 1995–96
  • Andreas Karlsson: 2005–06
  • Johan Davidsson: 2008–09

Håkan Loob Trophy (Top Goal Scorer)

  • Andreas Karlsson: 2005–06

Guldpucken (Player of the Year)

  • Ulf Dahlén: 1997–98
  • Johan Davidsson: 2003–04
  • Stefan Liv: 2007–08

Guldskridskon (Best Defenseman)

  • Fredrik Stillman: 1994–95

Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy (Playoff MVP)

  • Johan Davidsson: 2009–10
  • Simon Önerud: 2016–17

Honken Trophy (Best Goaltender)

  • Stefan Liv: 2001–02
  • Erik Ersberg: 2006–07
  • Gustaf Wesslau: 2012–13

Rinkens riddare (Most Gentlemanly Player)

  • Johan Davidsson: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
  • Jesper Fast: 2012–13
  • Martin Thörnberg: 2016–17
  • Markus Ljungh: 2018–19

HV71 Player of the Year

  • Hans Wallin: 1983–84
  • Thomas Lindster: 1984–85
  • Kari Eloranta: 1985–86, 1986–87

Årets Gentleman (Gentleman of the Year)

  • Johan Davidsson: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05

Salming Trophy (Best Defenseman)

  • Mikko Luoma: 2007–08
  • Lawrence Pilut: 2017–18

Swedish All Star Team (Best Players in the League)

  • Fredrik Stillman: 1992–93
  • Boo Ahl, Per Gustafsson: 1995–96
  • Ulf Dahlén: 1997–98
  • Johan Davidsson: 2002–03
  • Per Gustafsson, Johan Davidsson: 2003–04
  • Andreas Karlsson: 2005–06
  • Johan Åkerman, Johan Davidsson: 2006–07
  • Stefan Liv, Johan Åkerman, Johan Davidsson: 2007–08
  • Johan Davidsson, David Petrasek: 2009–10

Årets Poängkung (Top Scorer of the Year)

  • Fredrik Forsberg: 2021–22

Årets Forward (Forward of the Year)

  • Fredrik Forsberg: 2021–22

Guldgallret (Best Junior Player in HockeyAllsvenskan)

  • Emil Andrae: 2021–22

Årets Junior (Junior Player of the Year)

  • Peter Madach: 1979–80

Rookie of the Year

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