Rögle BK facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rögle BK
City	Ängelholm
League	Swedish Hockey League
Founded	18 December 1932
Home arena	Catena Arena (Capacity: 6,310)
Colors
General manager	Hampus Sjötröm
Head coach	Roger Hansson (ice hockey)
Captain	Anton Bengtsson
Website	roglebk.se
Championships
Champions Hockey League	1 (2022)

Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–2010, and briefly in 2012–13.

They won the Champions Hockey League in 2022.

History

Rögle BK was founded on 18 December 1932 as a Swedish bandy club, which is why the team is named "Rögle Bandyklubb" (or "bandy club"). The club was actually Scanian district champions in bandy in 1948. The club's ice hockey team played in the top Swedish league, at that time Division I, from 1966 to 1969, and again, in Elitserien as it was called at the time, between 1992–93 and 1995–96. After another twelve years in the second-tier division HockeyAllsvenskan, the team was promoted back to Elitserien after finishing second in the 2008 Kvalserien. Rögle BK began the 2008–09 Elitserien season surprisingly well, and after the first 18 rounds the team found itself at a top position, only goals behind leading Linköpings HC. However, Rögle BK finished eleventh in the 2008–09 Elitserien season and therefore had to play in the 2009 Kvalserien to stay in Elitserien, which they achieved after finishing second in Kvalserien for the second time in a row. In 2009–10 they ended last in the standings and had to play in the 2010 Kvalserien, where they subsequently failed to re-qualify for Elitserien and were relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.

Rögle briefly returned to Elitserien after finishing second in the 2012 Kvalserien, becoming the first team to claim an Elitserien spot after winning the HockeyAllsvenskan playoff round to earn the last spot in the Kvalserien. However, after finishing last in the 2012–13 Elitserien season, Rögle had to play in the 2013 Kvalserien to stay in Elitserien, but the team failed to re-qualify and were relegated back to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan; Rögle's return to Elitserien lasted for only one season.

The 2021–2022 season saw the club winning the Champions Hockey League by defeating Tappara from Finland, 2–1, in the final game in Ängelholm on 1 March 2022.

On 14 December 2022, the club announced its plans of starting a women's team for the 2023–2024 season, beginning with playing in the WDHL.

Season-by-season record

This list features the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Rögle BK seasons.

List of Rögle seasons
Season	Level	Division	Record		Avg. home atnd.	Notes	Ref.
			Position	W-T-L W-OT-L
2017–18	Tier 1	SHL	11th	16–4–5–27	4,069
2018–19	Tier 1	SHL	9th	20–4–7–21	4,424
	Eighth-finals		—	0–0–1–1	5,051	Lost 0–2 vs HV71
2019–20	Tier 1	SHL	3rd	25–7–3–17	4,848	Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Tier 1	SHL	2nd	27–4–9–12	15
	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	8–0–3–3	56	Won in quarterfinals 4–0 vs Frölunda HC Won in semifinals 3–2 vs Skellefteå AIK 2 Lost in Finals 1–4 vs Växjö Lakers
2021–22	Tier 1	SHL	1st	27–5–9–11	4,290
	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	6–0–1–6	6,291	Won in quarterfinals 4–3 vs IK Oskarshamn Lost in semifinals 2–4 vs Färjestad BK

Players and personnel

Current roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
28	Sweden	Bengtsson, AntonAnton Bengtsson (C)	4.0 C	L	31	2019	Nässjö, Sweden
21	USA	Bowlby, HenryHenry Bowlby	6.0 LW	L	27	2023	Edina, Minnesota, United States
67	SWE	Bristedt, LeonLeon Bristedt	6.0 LW	L	29	2024	Stockholm, Sweden
62	SWE	Bürger, EricEric Bürger	2.0 D	L	18	2024	Vallentuna, Sweden
5	SWE	Claesson, LudvigLudvig Claesson	2.0 D	L	28	2023	Ljungsarp, Sweden
–	Canada	Dickinson, JoshJosh Dickinson	4.0 C	L	27	2024	Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
16	Sweden	Ekeståhl Jonsson, LucasLucas Ekeståhl Jonsson	2.0 D	L	28	2023	Stockholm, Sweden
73	Sweden	Eklind, OliverOliver Eklind	4.0 C	L	26	2024	Kumla, Sweden
18	Sweden	Everberg, DennisDennis Everberg (A)	7.0 RW	L	32	2019	Västerås, Sweden
12	United States	Ferguson, BradyBrady Ferguson (A)	6.0 LW	L	30	2020	Lewisville, Texas, United States
24	SWE	Göransson, MattiasMattias Göransson	2.0 D	L	29	2024	Grums, Sweden
–	Sweden	Holm, ArvidArvid Holm	1.0 G	L	26	2024	Ljungby, Sweden
–	Sweden	Johansson, FilipFilip Johansson	2.0 D	R	24	2024	Västerås, Sweden
3	United States	Kapla, MichaelMichael Kapla	2.0 D	L	30	2022	Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
–	SWE	Peterson, JacobJacob Peterson	4.0 C	L	25	2024	Lidköping, Sweden
77	Sweden	Pettersson, JesperJesper Pettersson	2.0 D	R	30	2022	Halmstad, Sweden
65	SWE	Rifalk, ChristofferChristoffer Rifalk	1.0 G	L	28	2019	Kalix, Sweden
8	Sweden	Sandin, LinusLinus Sandin	7.0 RW	R	28	2022	Uppsala, Sweden
–	Sweden	Själin, CalleCalle Själin	2.0 D	L	25	2024	Östersund, Sweden
27	Sweden	Sjödin, LinusLinus Sjödin	4.0 C	L	22	2020	Ängelholm, Sweden
36	SWE	Smeds, AxelAxel Smeds	4.0 C	R	20	2022	Helsingborg, Sweden
–	Sweden	Sundsvik, AlbinAlbin Sundsvik	4.0 C	L	23	2023	Stockholm, Sweden
72	Sweden	Zaar, DanielDaniel Zaar	7.0 RW	R	30	2022	Helsingborg, Sweden

Updated 7 August 2024

Team captains

Honored members