# Luleå HF

Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996. Since being promoted to the top flight (then called Elitserien) in 1984, the team has not once had to participate in a promotion/relegation-qualifier to defend their spot in the top league.

## History

Luleå Hockeyföreningen was formed on May 2, 1977 under the name GroKo Hockey, which was a merger of the ice hockey sections of IFK Luleå and Luleå SK. The name GroKo came from one of the main sponsors.

## Season-by-season record

This list features the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Luleå HF 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 | 7th | 19–10–4–19 | 4,946 | | |
| 2017–18 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–0–0–2 | 4,972 | Lost in eighth finals 1–2 vs Brynäs IF | |
| 2018–19 | Tier 1 | SHL | 2nd | 25–11–4–12 | 5,363 | | |
| 2018–19 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 4–1–2–3 | 6,126 | Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Växjö Lakers Lost in semifinals 1–4 vs Frölunda HC | |
| 2019–20 | Tier 1 | SHL | 1st | 30–6–4–12 | 5,325 | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2020–21 | Tier 1 | SHL | 5th | 24–4–8–16 | 550 | | |
| 2020–21 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–0–1–3 | 0 | Lost in quarterfinals 3–4 vs Skellefteå AIK | |
| 2021–22 | Tier 1 | SHL | 2nd | 25–7–8–12 | 4,684 | | |
| 2021–22 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 9–2–2–4 | 6,150 | Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Örebro HK Won in semifinals 4–1 vs Frölunda HC Lost in finals 3–4 vs Färjestad BK | |

## Players and personnel
### Current roster

| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 3 | Frédéric Allard | D | R | 27 | 2023 | Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada |
| 96 | Pontus Andreasson | C | L | 26 | 2023 | Munkedal, Sweden |
| 96 | Mathias Bromé | W | L | 30 | 2024 | Örby, Sweden |
| 14 | Jonas Berglund | C | L | 34 | 2017 | Älvsbyn, Sweden |
| 10 | Einar Emanuelsson | RW | R | 27 | 2016 | Kiruna, Sweden |
| 29 | Erik Gustafsson (C) | D | L | 36 | 2018 | Sundsvall, Sweden |
| 5 | Marcus Hardegård | D | L | 27 | 2023 | Älvsbyn, Sweden |
| 6 | Isac Hedqvist | C | L | 19 | 2022 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
| 9 | Ludvig Jansson | D | R | 21 | 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13 | Eetu Koivistoinen | C | L | 29 | 2024 | Tampere, Finland |
| 27 | Oskari Laaksonen | D | R | 25 | 2023 | Tampere, Finland |
| 34 | Joel Lassinantti | G | L | 32 | 2021 | Luleå, Sweden |
| 76 | Anton Levtchi | LW | L | 29 | 2024 | Varkaus, Finland |
| 40 | David Lilja | LW | L | 25 | 2023 | Karlskoga, Sweden |
| 33 | Albin Lundin | C | L | 28 | 2024 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 15 | Carl Mattsson | C | L | 25 | 2018 | Gammelstad, Sweden |
| 51 | Markus Nurmi | RW | R | 26 | 2024 | Turku, Finland |
| 91 | Brian O'Neill | C | R | 36 | 2024 | Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States |
| 67 | Linus Omark (A) | LW | L | 38 | 2023 | Övertorneå, Sweden |
| 23 | Jesper Sellgren | D | L | 26 | 2022 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
| 24 | Brendan Shinnimin | C | L | 34 | 2021 | East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada |
| 39 | Pontus Själin | D | L | 28 | 2015 | Östersund, Sweden |
| 31 | Matteus Ward | G | L | 23 | 2022 | Nyköping, Sweden |
Updated 17 August 2024

### Team captains

* Thorbjörn Köhler, 1979–84
* Lars Lindgren, 1984–88
* Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 1988–92
* Stefan Nilsson, 1992–99
* Roger Åkerström, 1999–2005
* Mikael Renberg, 2005–07
* Anders Burström, 2007–11
* Niclas Wallin, 2011–12
* Chris Abbott, 2012–15
* Johan Harju, 2015–2017
* Niklas Olausson, 2017–2018
* Erik Gustafsson, 2018–present

### Honored members

Luleå HF retired numbers :
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
| 4 | Stefan Nilsson | C | 1984–1998, 2001–2004 | 6 January 2015 |
| 12 | Johan Strömwall | C | 1984–1998 | October 1998 |
| 22 | Hans Norberg | RW | 1979–1983, 1985–1989 | – |
| 28 | Roger Åkerström | D | 1984–1991, 1994–2007 | 5 January 2017 |
| 35 | Jarmo Myllys | G | 1994–2001 | 23 November 2011 |

## Franchise records and leaders
### Regular season

* Most goals in a season: Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 30 (1990–91)
* Most assists in a season: Stefan Nilsson, 40 (1991–92)
* Most points in a season: Linus Klasen, 57 (2013–14)
* Most points in a season, defenseman: Timo Jutila, 37 (1991–92)
* Most shutouts in a season: Jarmo Myllys, 6 (1995–96, 1999–00) Anders Nilsson, 6 (2010–11) Johan Gustafsson, 6 (2011–12)
* Most penalty minutes in a career: Thomas Berglund, 1083

### Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers of Luleå HF since the 1984–85 season, which was their first Elitserien season. Figures are updated after each completed season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Luleå HF player
Points :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Stefan Nilsson | C | 572 | 112 | 377 | 489 | .85 |
| Johan Strömwall | C | 551 | 210 | 179 | 389 | .71 |
| Lars-Gunnar Pettersson | W | 352 | 231 | 132 | 363 | 1.03 |
| Lars Hurtig | W | 425 | 194 | 165 | 359 | .85 |
| Thomas Berglund | C | 669 | 102 | 251 | 353 | .53 |
| Lars-Göran Niemi | W | 305 | 145 | 162 | 307 | 1.01 |
| Lars Edström | LW | 391 | 102 | 148 | 250 | .64 |
| Johan Harju | LW | 472 | 127 | 110 | 237 | .50 |
| Mikael Renberg | RW | 280 | 109 | 125 | 234 | .84 |
| Niklas Olausson | C | 327 | 74 | 159 | 233 | .71 |

## Trophies and awards
### Team

* Le Mat Trophy (1): 1996
* Champions Hockey League (1): 2014–15
* European Trophy (1): 2012
* Tampere cup (1): 1995

### Individual

Guldhjälmen
* Jarmo Myllys: 1996–97
Guldpucken
* Mikael Renberg: 2000–01
Håkan Loob Trophy
* Lars-Gunnar Pettersson: 1998–99
Honken Trophy
* Joel Lassinantti: 2014–15
Salming Trophy
* Erik Gustafsson: 2018–19
Rookie of the Year
* Jan Mertzig: 1995–96