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Karlskrona HK
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City Karlskrona, Sweden
League HockeyEttan
Founded 2001
Home arena NKT Arena Karlskrona
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Website Official website: http://www.khk.se/

Karlskrona HK is a Swedish ice hockey club from Karlskrona, Sweden. It was started in 2001. The team played for three seasons in the top Swedish league, called the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). This was between the 2015–16 and 2017–18 seasons. Their home games are played at NKT Arena Karlskrona, which can hold 5,050 fans.

History of the Club

Karlskrona HK had a really great 2014–15 season. They managed to move up to the SHL, which is the highest league in Sweden! This was a big achievement, especially since the club was only 14 years old.

Many things helped them succeed. They had strong teamwork and a very reliable goalie named Patrick Galbraith. Players like Joel Kellman and Filip Cruseman also scored many points and goals.

After the 2017–18 SHL season, the team moved back down to the second-tier league. Later, they faced another challenge. They lost their special license to play in the higher league. This meant they had to move down to an even lower league called Hockeyettan after the 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season. Another team, Väsby IK HK, took their place.

The club was in danger of going out of business. But fans and former players stepped in to help! They started a fundraiser to save the club. Famous people like former player Joel Kellman and Swedish athlete Jon Olsson helped out. Thanks to their efforts, Karlskrona HK was saved from bankruptcy.

Players

Here are the players currently on the team:

Updated February 23, 2015.

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
5 Finland Kurki, MikaelMikael Kurki D L 38 2012 Helsinki, Finland
61 Sweden Granlund, MattiasMattias Granlund LW L 33 2014 Glommersträsk, Sweden
4 Sweden Mingotti, FilipFilip Mingotti D L 31 2009-10 Sweden
64 Sweden Pudas, JonathanJonathan Pudas D R 32 2013 Sweden
19 Sweden Söder, KristofferKristoffer Söder C L 34 2010-11 Sweden
9 Russia Trukhno, VyacheslavVyacheslav Trukhno LW L 38 2014 Voskresensk, Russia
1 Sweden Gustafsson, SammySammy Gustafsson G L 36 2015 Sweden
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