Brynäs IF

Brynäs IF is a Swedish professional ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), promoted from the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, following the 2023–24 season. The club played in the top-tier Swedish league from 1960 to 2023 (1960-75 called Division I, 1975-2023 called the SHL), a total of 63 seasons, longer than any other Swedish club, before suffering relegation for the first time in franchise history at the conclusion of the 2022–23 season. They have won the Swedish championship 13 times, second only to Djurgården with 16 wins. In the 2023/2024 Hockeyallsvenskan season Brynäs won promotion back to the SHL after beating Djurgården 4-0 in the final.
==History==
Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist, and Thure Ternström on 12 May 1912 and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The team played in the top flight since 1960 and has won the Swedish championship 13 times, most recently in 2012.
Brynäs IF became the world's first ice hockey club to collaborate with the United Nations Program UNICEF, after signing a five-year contract with the organisation on 20 November 2013 (expiring in 2018). On 3 June 2014, the club also signed a five-year contract with Gävle Municipality (expiring after the 2018–19 season). The municipality acquired the naming rights for the club's home arena and renamed it Gavlerinken Arena. The latter collaboration also meant the municipality would pay the club to play with ad-free jerseys, starting in the 2014–15 season, as the only SHL team. The arena is since September 2019 named Monitor ERP Arena.
In 2021, after finishing 13th (out of 14 teams) in the regular season, the team was forced to defend its SHL status for the first time since 2008, playing a best-of-seven series against the last-placed team, HV71, with home advantage. At the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Brynäs was relegated from the SHL for the first time in franchise history, after losing the relegation playout series, 1–4, to the Malmö Redhawks. They returned to the SHL after the 2023-24 season.
===Season-by-season===
Season 	Level 	Division 	Record 	Record 	 	Notes
Season 	Level 	Division 	Position	W-T-LW-OT-L	 	Notes
1999–00	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	2nd 	28–7–15 	4,490	
1999–00	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	6–5 	5,496	Won in Quarterfinals, 4–2 vs HV71Lost in Semifinals, 2–3 vs MODO
2000–01	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	3rd 	23–13–14 	4,699	
2000–01	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	0–4 	4,849	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Malmö Redhawks
2001–02	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	8th 	19–7–24 	4,386	
2001–02	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	0–4 	5,065	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Brynäs IF
2002–03	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	11th 	13–4–6–27 	4,569	
2002–03	2003 Elitserien qualifier 	2003 Elitserien qualifier 	2nd 	6–2–0–2 	4,806	
2003–04	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	10th 	18–2–3–27 	4,638	
2004–05	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	11th 	12–9–29 	4,956	
2004–05	2005 Elitserien qualifier 	2005 Elitserien qualifier 	2nd 	6–2–2 	4,988	
2005–06	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	7th 	16–15–19 	4,790	
2005–06	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	0–4 	5,243	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Frölunda HC
2006–07	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	6th 	18–20–17 	6,664	
2006–07	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	3–4 	7,261	Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 vs HV71
2007–08	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	12th 	16–9–30 	5,995	
2007–08	2008 Elitserien qualifier 	2008 Elitserien qualifier 	1st 	6–1–3 	6,537	
2008–09	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	7th 	21–12–22 	6,116	
2008–09	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	0–4 	6,261	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Färjestad BK
2009–10	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	6th 	20–18–17 	5,738	
2009–10	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	1–4 	7,694	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Djurgårdens IF
2010–11	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	7th 	19–8–8–20 	5,683	
2010–11	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	1–4 	7,021	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Färjestads BK
2011–12	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	4th 	25–6–5–19 	6,265	
2011–12	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	12–5 	7,864	Won in Quarterfinals, 4–2 vs Frölunda HCWon in Semifinals, 4–1 vs Färjestad BKWon in Finals, 4–2 vs Skellefteå AIK 2012 Swedish Champions (13th title)
2012–13	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	8th 	17–6–12–20 	6,229	
2012–13	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	0–4 	5,994	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Skellefteå AIK
2013–14	Tier 1 	SHL 	4th 	19–11–6–19 	5,920	
2013–14	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	1–4 	6,286	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Färjestad BK
2014–15	Tier 1 	SHL 	10th 	19–3–5–28 	5,103	
2014–15	Eighth-finals 	Eighth-finals 	— 	2–1 	5,790	Won 2–1 vs Färjestads BK
2014–15	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	0–4 	6,104	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs Skellefteå AIK
2015–16	Tier 1 	SHL 	10th 	21–4–3–24 	5,403	
2015–16	Eighth-finals 	Eighth-finals 	— 	1–2 	5,368	Lost 1–2 vs Djurgårdens IF
2016–17	Tier 1 	SHL 	5th 	27–4–4–17 	5,425	
2016–17	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	11–9 	7,298	Won in Quarterfinals, 4–2 vs Linköping HCWon in Semifinals, 4–3 vs Frölunda HC Lost in Finals, 3–4 vs HV71
2017–18	Tier 1 	SHL 	10th 	21–2–3–26 	5,380	
2017–18	Eighth-finals 	Eighth-finals 	— 	2–1 	5,019	Won 2–1 vs Luleå HF
2017–18	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	1–4 	6,008	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Växjö Lakers
2018–19	Tier 1 	SHL 	11th 	17–2–14–19 	5,231	
2019–20	Tier 1 	SHL 	12th 	13–8–5–26 	6,104	
2020–21	Tier 1 	SHL 	13th 	14–4–7–27 	150 	
2020–21	Play Out 	Play Out 	— 	2–1 	— 	Won 4–1 vs HV71
2021–22	Tier 1 	SHL 	10th 	17–6–6–23 	4,544	
2021–22	Eighth-finals 	Eighth-finals 	— 	1–2 	5,374	Lost 1–2 vs Örebro HK
2022–23	Tier 1 	SHL 	13th 	16–4–6–26 	6,357	
2022–23	Play Out 	Play Out 	— 	1–4 	7,050	Lost 1–4 vs Malmö Redhawks Relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan
==External links==
*Official site (in Swedish)
==References==
Category:Ice hockey teams in Sweden