Färjestads BK

Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 20 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) was started in 1975, making them the most successful SHL club in history. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965. They and Brynäs IF are the only two teams to have constantly played in the current top tier of Swedish hockey, the SHL, since it was started in 1975. They reached the SHL championship finals six years in a row between 2001–2006, winning the championship two times. They are featured rivals with Djurgårdens IF, Frölunda HC, and HV71.
==History==
Färjestad BK was founded on 10 November 1932 at Håfström Kiosk in the district of Färjestad in Karlstad by Sven Bryhske, Gösta Jonsson, Sven Larsson and Erik Myren. Initially the association's main sport was bandy. Ice hockey was first included in 1956.
In 1965, Färjestad were promoted to the top division (at that time Division 1 Southern) which they succeeded in winning for the first time in 1973. During the 1974/75 season, Färjestad qualified for the first season of Elitserien, and have since never been demoted.
In 2014, Färjestad BK played in the 2014 AHL All Star Game in St. John's, Newfoundland against a team of AHL All Stars. In the skills contest, Färjestad lost 18-17 against the All Stars on a Tuesday evening at Mile One Center. In the AHL All-Star Game, Färjestad lost again to the AHL All Stars 7-2 with a sold out crowd the following evening.
==Season-by-season results==
This is a partial list of the five most recent seasons completed by Färjestad. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Färjestad BK seasons.
Season 	Level 	Division 	Record 	Record 	 	Notes
Season 	Level 	Division 	Position	W-T-LW-OT-LW-OTW-OTL-L	 	Notes
2014–15	Tier 1 	SHL 	7th 	21–6–8–20 	5,992	Top scorer: M. Gulaš (40 pts)Top goalie: J. Pogge (92.60 SV%)
2014–15	Tier 1 	Playoff qualifier 	— 	0–1–1–1 	 	Lost playoff qualifier against Brynäs (1–2)
2015–16	Tier 1 	SHL 	5th 	20–10–9–13 	6,122	Top scorer: M. Gulaš (45 pts)Top goalie: J. Pogge (92.20 SV%)
2015–16	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	1–0–0–4 	 	Lost in quarterfinals against Luleå (1–4)
2016–17	Tier 1 	SHL 	7th 	22–9–3–18 	6,241	Top scorer: J. Ryno (36 pts)Top goalie: L. Haugen (92.50 SV%)
2016–17	Tier 1 	Playoff qualifier 	— 	2–0–1–0 	 	Won playoff qualifier against Djurgården (2–1)
2016–17	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	0–0–1–3 	 	Lost in quarterfinals against HV71 (0–4)
2017–18	Tier 1 	SHL 	4th 	23–6–6–17 	7,233	Top scorer: J. Ryno (46 pts)Top goalie: L. Haugen (91.50 SV%)
2017–18	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	1–0–0–4 	 	Lost in quarterfinals against Skellefteå (2–4)
2018–19	Tier 1 	SHL 	1st 	28–6–5–13 	7,231	Top scorer: J. Virtanen (41 pts)Top goalie: A. Werner (92.60 SV%)
2018–19	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	6–1–1–6 	 	Won in quarterfinals against HV71 (4–3)Lost in semifinals against Djurgården (3–4)
==Players==
===Current roster===
===Team captains===
*Thomas Rundqvist 1987–1993
*Håkan Loob, 1993–1996
*Roger Johansson, 1996–1997 
*Claes Eriksson, 1997–1998
*Jörgen Jönsson, 1998–2007
*Rickard Wallin, 2007–2009
*Sanny Lindström, 2009–2010
*Rickard Wallin, 2010–2013
*Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 2013–2015
*Magnus Nygren, 2015–2017
*Alexander Johansson, 2017–2018
*Mikael Wikstrand, 2018–2019
*Linus Johansson, 2019–2020
===Retired numbers===
 Färjestad BK retired numbers
No.	Player 	Position	Career 	No. retirement
2 	Tommy Samuelsson 	D 	1976-1995 	14 December 1998
5 	Håkan Loob 	RW 	1979-1983, 1989-1996 	27 September 1996
9 	Thomas Rundqvist 	C 	1978-1984, 1985-1993 	14 December 1998
9 	Ulf Sterner 	LW 	1967-68, 1969-1973 	13 November 2001
17 	Mathias Johansson	C 	1990-2002, 2003-2008 	24 November 2012
21 	Jörgen Jönsson 	C 	1995-1999, 2000-2009 	26 December 2009
51 	Rickard Wallin 	C 	1998-2002, 2005-2006, 2007–2009, 2010-2016	23 September 2017
==Franchise records and leaders==
===Regular season===
:Goals: 42 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
:Assists: 36 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07)
:Points: 76 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
:Penalty Minutes: 213 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
:Career Goals: 262 Håkan Loob
:Career Assists: 273 Jörgen Jönsson
:Career Points: 500 Håkan Loob
:Career Penalty Minutes: 546 Thomas Rhodin
:Career Shutouts: 12 Daniel Henriksson
:Career Games: 616 Mathias Johansson
===Playoff season===
:Goals: 11 Rickard Wallin (2000-01)
:Assists: 13 Jesper Mattsson (2005-06)
:Points: 18 Marcel Jenni (2000-01), Jörgen Jönsson (2005-06)
:Penalty Minutes: 84 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
:Career Goals: 43 Håkan Loob
:Career Assists: 62 Jörgen Jönsson
:Career Points: 102 Jörgen Jönsson
:Career Penalty Minutes: 193 Peter Nordström
:Career Shutouts: 5 Daniel Henriksson, Jonas Gustavsson (2008-09
:Career Games: 138 Peter Nordström
===Total (Regular season + Playoffs)===
:Goals: 52 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
:Assists: 41 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07)
:Points: 90 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
:Penalty Minutes: 297 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
:Career Goals: 305 Håkan Loob
:Career Assists: 312 Thomas Rundqvist
:Career Points: 566 Håkan Loob
:Career Penalty Minutes: 703 Peter Nordström
:Career Shutouts: 17 Daniel Henriksson
:Career Games: 748 Mathias Johansson
==Trophies and awards==
===Team===
*Swedish Championship regular season Swedish Hockey League (10): 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2019
*Le Mat Trophy (9): 1981, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011
*Spengler Cup (2): 1993, 1994
==See also==
*List of Färjestads BK players selected in the NHL Entry Draft
==References==
==External links==
* Official homepage
 
Category:Ice hockey teams in Sweden
Category:Established in 1932