HV 71

HV71, often commonly referred to as HV and internationally HV71 Jönköping, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the SHL. The team participates during the off-seasons in Nordic Trophy since 2008 and played in the 2008–09 inaugural season of the Champions Hockey League.
==Club history==
HV71 was founded on May 24, 1971, as a merger between Husqvarna IF and Vätterstads IK, and took the name Huskvarna/Vätterstads IF but later that year it was shortened to the current name HV71. The club first entered the top Swedish league, Elitserien, in 1979, but were soon relegated. They won promotion again in 1985–86 and have remained in the top division ever since and are as of the 2000s a well-established top club in Sweden. The club has won the national championship four times; 1995, 2004, 2008 and 2010. For a few years in the late 1990s, HV71 was also called the Blue Bulls.
Many Swedes associate HV71 with the club's old arena Rosenlundshallen, which was inaugurated in 1958 as Sweden's first indoor ice hockey arena, but was replaced in 2000 with the new and improved Husqvarna Garden. As the new arena was build around and on top of Rosenlundshallen, HV71 practically played its games during the season 1999–00 in a construction site.
On December 6, 2006, HV71 topped Elitserien after a 5-2-win over Färjestads BK, at the same time as the club's two youth teams (under 20 and 18 years old) topped their leagues, J20 SuperElit and J18 Elit. This was an event that had never happened before in HV71's entire club history.
===1994–95 season===
HV71 won its first national championship season 1994–95 as the last (8th) team to qualify for the playoffs. The club is the only team in Swedish history to win the finals after ending as the 8th team at the end of the regular season. In the quarter-finals HV beat Djurgårdens IF Hockey, the team that finished first in the regular season, in three straight games, in the semifinal they came back after having lost the first two games to Malmö Redhawks and turned the series around to a 3-2 victory, and in the final they managed a decisive sudden death victory against Brynäs IF in the fifth period of the fifth game to win the championship.
===2003–04 season===
The second championship was won during the season 2003–04 after beating Modo Hockey with a 4-2 game series, Frölunda HC with 4-2 in games in the semi-finals, and then winning the finals with a 4-3 match series against Färjestads BK. In the quarter-finals HV71 set a new Swedish record of scoring the most goals in one period with their seven against Modo Hockey. The game ended with a 10-1 victory. In the final, goalie Stefan Liv managed to keep his goal empty in all four games that the team won, the two last games ending 1-0 and 5-0 respectively.
===2005–06season===
HV71 finished the regular season 2005–06 as winner of the league table. For the first time in HV71's history the club faced Mora IK in the quarter-finals, winning the match series with 4-1. In the semi-finals the club was pitted against Färjestads BK. The match series did not have a winner until the last minute of the seventh game. Färjestads BK scored two goals in a matter of seconds during the last minutes of the game and thus ending HV71's season.
===2006–07season===
HV71 ended the regular season as the second placed team after Färjestads BK. HV chose to meet Brynäs IF in the quarter-finals and managed after seven games (4 wins and 3 losses) to continue to the semifinals. The team faced Modo Hockey and even with home advantage HV did not manage to proceed to the finals having lost four out of seven games. This meant that HV for the second consecutive year lost a seven games series in the semifinal to the eventual Swedish champion.
During the season the newly acquired defenceman Johan Åkerman was a trendsetting player and also made his national debut for Sweden at the age of 34. HV's starting goaltender, Erik Ersberg, had his breakthrough and played for the national team; and was awarded with the Honken Trophy as Sweden's best goaltender. During the off-season he signed with the NHL team Los Angeles Kings.
===2007–08 season===
The 2007–08 season saw HV71 winning their third Swedish Championship, the second during the 2000s. HV71 finished the regular season as the league champion with 107 points, 15 points ahead of the second placed team Linköpings HC. HV defeated Skellefteå AIK in the quarter-finals, winning the series 4-1. In the semifinals HV met the fifth seeded team, Timrå IK. HV advanced to the finals after winning the series 4-2. In the finals HV managed to defeat Linköpings HC in six games, coming back from 2-0 down after the first two games. The sixth game went into overtime with HV's newly signed player Eric Johansson scoring the game-winning goal and winning the Swedish Championship.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
1971–72 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th, Division 2 	Did not qualify
1972–73 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4th, Division 2 	Did not qualify
1973–74 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1st, Division 2 	3rd in Qualification for Elitserien
1974–75 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1st, Division 2 	Promoted to Division 1
1975–76 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3rd, Division 1 	Lost Play Off 2 to Elitserien
1976–77 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1st, Division 1 	3rd in Qualification for Elitserien
1977–78 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2nd, Division 1 	Lost Play Off 1 to Elitserien
1978–79 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2nd, Division 1 	Promoted to Elitserien
1979–80 	36 	8 	24 	4 	20 	113 	170 	10th, Elitserien	Relegated to Division 1
1980–81 	36 	31 	4 	1 	63 	260 	95 	1st, Division 1 	Did not qualify
1981–82 	36 	32 	2 	2 	66 	266 	126 	1st, Division 1 	Did not qualify
1982–83 	32 	20 	9 	3 	43 	198 	110 	6th, Division 1 	Did not qualify
1983–84 	32 	18 	9 	5 	41 	167 	111 	3rd, Division 1 	Did not qualify
1984–85 	32 	22 	7 	3 	47 	241 	138 	5th, Division 1 	Promoted to Elitserien
1985–86 	36 	16 	14 	6 	38 	128 	118 	3rd, Elitserien 	Lost Semifinal, 0-2 (Södertälje SK)
1986–87 	36 	16 	15 	5 	37 	103 	115 	5th, Elitserien 	Did not qualify
1987–88 	40 	17 	18 	5 	39 	149 	166 	7th, Elitserien 	Lost Quarterfinal, 0-2 (IF Björklöven)
1988–89 	40 	17 	20 	3 	37 	156 	155 	8th, Elitserien 	Lost Quarterfinal, 1-2 (Leksands IF)
1989–90 	40 	16 	21 	3 	35 	131 	161 	9th, Elitserien 	Did not qualify
1990–91 	40 	17 	18 	5 	39 	142 	119 	6th, Elitserien 	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-3 (Västerås IK)
1991–92 	40 	17 	16 	7 	41 	151 	129 	8th, Elitserien 	Lost Quarterfinal, 1-2 (Färjestads BK)
1992–93 	40 	13 	19 	8 	34 	123 	149 	9th, Elitserien 	Did not qualify
1993–94 	40 	15 	18 	7 	37 	111 	118 	9th, Elitserien 	Did not qualify
1994–95 	40 	12 	19 	9 	33 	117 	143 	8th, Elitserien 	Swedish Champions, 3-2 (Brynäs IF)
1995–96 	40 	18 	14 	8 	44 	156 	131 	4th, Elitserien 	Lost Quarterfinal, 1-3 (Modo Hockey)
1996–97 	50 	22 	19 	9 	53 	178 	159 	6th, Elitserien 	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-3 (Färjestads BK)
1997–98 	46 	19 	19 	8 	46 	127 	145 	7th, Elitserien 	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-3 (Djurgårdens IF)
1998–99 	50 	18 	20 	12 	67 	133 	148 	9th, Elitserien 	Did not qualify
1999–00 	50 	18 	19 	13 	75 	144 	131 	8th, Elitserien 	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Brynäs IF)
2000–01 	50 	17 	23 	10 	66 	147 	149 	10th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
2001–02 	50 	24 	14 	12 	88 	156 	140 	4th, Elitserien 	Lost Semifinal, 0-3 (Färjestads BK)
2002–03 	50 	21 	16 	13 	79 	143 	142 	6th, Elitserien 	Lost Quarterfinal, 2-4 (Djurgårdens IF)
2003–04 	50 	27 	17 	8 	95 	162 	116 	1st, Elitserien 	Swedish Champions, 4-3 (Färjestads BK)
2004–051	50 	15 	25 	10 	57 	123 	163 	10th, Elitserien	Did not qualify
2005–06 	50 	29 	11 	10 	102 	164 	107 	1st, Elitserien 	Lost Semifinal, 3-4 (Färjestads BK)
2006–07 	55 	25 	15 	15 	93 	170 	150 	2nd, Elitserien 	Lost Semifinal, 3-4 (Modo Hockey)
2007–08 	55 	31 	13 	11 	107 	178 	132 	1st, Elitserien 	Swedish Champions, 4-2 (Linköpings HC)
2008–09 	55 	22 	13 	20 	90 	160 	144 	4th, Elitserien 	Lost final, 1-4 (Färjestads BK)
2009–10 	55 	31 	5 	19 	95 	188 	155 	1st, Elitserien 	Swedish Champions, 4-2 (Djurgårdens IF)
Totals 	1185	284	439	462	1550	3756	3657	6th, Elitserien 	Elitserien totals
:1 NHL players in Elitserien due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
==Notable players==
Niklas Hjalmarsson, who won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) in 2010
===Other Players===
*Nils-Gunnar Svensson
===Current roster===
===Team captains===
* Fredrik Stillman, D, 1993–1995, 1997–1999
* Stefan Örnskog, LW, 1996–1997
* Per Gustafsson, D, 1999–2001
* Johan Davidsson, C, 2002–present
===Retired numbers===
* 7 Per Gustafsson, D, 1988–1996, 1999–2010
* 14 Fredrik Stillman, D, 1982–1995, 1996–2001
* 15 Stefan Örnskog, LW, 1987–1998, 1999–2001
===Club scoring leaders===
These are the top-ten point-scorers in club history. Figures are updated after each completed Elitserien regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current HV71 player
Player 	Pos	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	P/G
Johan Davidsson*	C 	580	138	271	409	.70
Per Gustafsson 	D 	725	120	217	337	.46
Fredrik Stillman	D 	565	90 	197	287	.51
Stefan Örnskog 	LW 	442	106	150	256	.58
Owe Thörnberg 	LW 	369	129	104	233	.63
Peter Ekelund 	C 	584	110	108	218	.37
Anders Huusko 	RW 	309	102	84 	186	.60
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Elitserien awards and trophies==
Source:
Le Mat Trophy
* 1994–95, 2003–04, 2007–08
Coach of the Year
* Sune Bergman: 1994–95
* Pär Mårts: 2003–04
* Kent Johansson: 2007–08
Guldhjälmen
* Kari Eloranta: 1985–86
* Esa Keskinen: 1995–96
* Andreas Karlsson: 2005–06
* Johan Davidsson: 2008–09
Guldpucken
* Ulf Dahlén: 1997–98
* Johan Davidsson: 2003–04
* Stefan Liv: 2007–08
Guldskridskon
* Fredrik Stillman: 1994–95
Honken Trophy
* Stefan Liv: 2001–02
* Erik Ersberg: 2006–07
Rinkens riddare
* Johan Davidsson: 2002–03
* Johan Davidsson: 2003–04
* Johan Davidsson: 2004–05
Rookie of the Year
* Peter Madach: 1979–80
==Club individual records==
Source:
*Most Goals in a season: Kai Nurminen, 31 (1995–96)
*Most Assists in a season: Esa Keskinen, 41 (1995–96)
*Most Points in a season: Esa Keskinen, 59 (1995–96)
*Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Lance Ward, 273 (2006–07) (Elitserien record)
*Most Points in a season, defenseman: Johan Åkerman, 48 (2006–07)
*Most Points in a season, rookie: Kai Nurminen, 55 (1995–96) (Elitserien record)
*Most Shutouts in a season: Stefan Liv, 6 (2003–04)
==References==
==External links==
* HV71's official website
 
Category:Swedish ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1971
Category:Elitserien teams