# Rögle BK

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 | Record | Avg. home atnd. | Notes | Ref. |
| Season | Level | Division | Position | W-T-L W-OT-L | Avg. home atnd. | Notes | Ref. |
| 2017–18 | Tier 1 | SHL | 11th | 16–4–5–27 | 4,069 | | |
| 2018–19 | Tier 1 | SHL | 9th | 20–4–7–21 | 4,424 | | |
| 2018–19 | Eighth-finals | 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 | | |
| 2020–21 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 8–0–3–3 | 56 | Won in quarterfinals 4–0 vs Frölunda HC Won in semifinals 3–2 vs Skellefteå AIK Lost in Finals 1–4 vs Växjö Lakers | |
| 2021–22 | Tier 1 | SHL | 1st | 27–5–9–11 | 4,290 | | |
| 2021–22 | Swedish Championship playoffs | 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

| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 28 | Anton Bengtsson (C) | C | L | 31 | 2019 | Nässjö, Sweden |
| 21 | Henry Bowlby | LW | L | 27 | 2023 | Edina, Minnesota, United States |
| 67 | Leon Bristedt | LW | L | 29 | 2024 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 62 | Eric Bürger | D | L | 19 | 2024 | Vallentuna, Sweden |
| 5 | Ludvig Claesson | D | L | 28 | 2023 | Ljungsarp, Sweden |
| 23 | Josh Dickinson | C | L | 27 | 2024 | Georgetown, Ontario, Canada |
| 16 | Lucas Ekeståhl Jonsson | D | L | 28 | 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 73 | Oliver Eklind | C | L | 26 | 2024 | Kumla, Sweden |
| 18 | Dennis Everberg (A) | RW | L | 33 | 2019 | Västerås, Sweden |
| 12 | Brady Ferguson (A) | LW | L | 30 | 2020 | Lewisville, Texas, United States |
| 24 | Mattias Göransson | D | L | 29 | 2024 | Grums, Sweden |
| 75 | Arvid Holm | G | L | 26 | 2024 | Ljungby, Sweden |
| 58 | Filip Johansson | D | R | 24 | 2024 | Västerås, Sweden |
| 3 | Michael Kapla | D | L | 30 | 2022 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States |
| – | Jacob Peterson | C | L | 25 | 2024 | Lidköping, Sweden |
| 77 | Jesper Pettersson | D | R | 30 | 2022 | Halmstad, Sweden |
| 65 | Christoffer Rifalk | G | L | 28 | 2019 | Kalix, Sweden |
| 8 | Linus Sandin | RW | R | 28 | 2022 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| – | Calle Själin | D | L | 25 | 2024 | Östersund, Sweden |
| 27 | Linus Sjödin | C | L | 22 | 2020 | Ängelholm, Sweden |
| 36 | Axel Smeds | C | R | 20 | 2022 | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| – | Albin Sundsvik | C | L | 23 | 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 72 | Daniel Zaar | RW | R | 30 | 2022 | Helsingborg, Sweden |
Updated 7 August 2024

### Team captains

* Per Wallin, 2000–01
* Roger Hansson, 2001–03
* Pelle Svensson, 2003–05
* Kenny Jönsson, 2005–09
* Daniel Glimmenvall, 2009–10
* Eric Beaudoin, 2009–10
* Andrée Brendheden, 2010–11
* Jakob Johansson, 2011–13
* Andreas Lilja, 2013–15
* Christopher Liljewall, 2015–17
* Taylor Matson, 2018–19
* Mattias Sjögren, 2019–22
* Anton Bengtsson, 2022–present

### Honored members

Rögle BK retired numbers :
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
| 1 | Kenth Svensson | G | 1970–1987 | – |
| 9 | Lennart Åkesson | F | 1950–1964 | – |
| 13 | Roger Elvenes | C | 1984–2000 | – |
| 19 | Kenny Jönsson | D | 1991–1995, 2004–2009 | – |
| 25 | Stefan Elvenes | F | 1985–1995, 1997–2000 | – |
| 26 | Jakob Johansson | C | 1999–2014 | – |