Modo Hockey

Modo Hockey is an ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The home arena was earlier Kempehallen, built in 1964, but from the 2006–07 season the men's team plays at the Swedbank Arena.
==History==
The club was founded in 1921 as Alfredshems IK, but was later renamed after the main sponsor, industrial corporation Mo och Domsjö AB (commonly abbreviated Modo). Modo Hockey became Swedish champions in 1979. The team had a hard time coming back to this level however, until in 1994 when the club reached the finals with a young team with stars like Peter Forsberg, who just had reached tremendous international fame for his play in the Lillehammer Olympics, and Niklas Sundström. However, they lost the finals to Malmö IF.
Since then, Modo has been one of the teams to count on in Elitserien, reaching the finals again in 1999, 2000 and 2002, but never winning it, until 14 April 2007, when they again became Swedish champions.
Örnsköldsvik is quite a small town, but Modo has managed to raise several promising talents went on to play in the NHL. Peter Forsberg and Niklas Sundström belong to these, as do Markus Näslund and twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin. Anders Hedberg was one of the first Swedes to succeed in the NHL, back in the 1970s. During the NHL conflict in 2004–05 there were a few foreign NHL players representing the team, including Canadian Adrian Aucoin, American Dan Hinote and Czech František Kaberle (who also played for the team before he joined the NHL).
==External links==
*MODO Hockey - Official site
*MODO Hockey - Unofficial site in English
*Modoenfrance.fr - Forum Francophone du MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik
* Meltzer, Bill. "Modo Mines Championship Gold" at NHL.com. Retrieved 04-18-07.
* Meltzer, Bill. An emotional night in Sweden’s 'Heart of Hockey' at NHL.com. Retrieved 01-03-07.
* Meltzer, Bill. *Small Town, Big Draft Legacy at NHL.com Retrieved 06-23-06.
* New York Times. A Puck-Crazed Town in Sweden Churns Out N.H.L. Stars Retrieved 05-04-07
* Information in English from fan site www.modohjerta.com
Category:Swedish ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1921