Färjestad BK

Färjestad Bollklubb (abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten 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. Following Brynäs IF's relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan in 2023, Färjestad is the only team 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 consecutive seasons (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 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. 
==Honors==
===Champions===
*Swedish Championship regular season Swedish Hockey League (11): 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2024
*Le Mat Trophy (10): 1981, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2022
*Spengler Cup (2): 1993, 1994; Runner Up 1989, 1992, 1997
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTW = Overtime wins, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTW	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
1990-91	40	20	12	8 	0 	0 	48 	161	127	2nd Elitserien 	Lost in finals
1991-92	40	20	11	9 	0 	0 	49 	189	139	1st Elitserien 	Lost in semifinals
1992-93	40	19	16	5 	0 	0 	43 	158	133	4th Elitserien 	Lost in quarterfinals
1993-94	22	7 	11	4 	0 	0 	18 	66 	73 	11th Elitserien	Did not qualify
1994-95	40	17	17	6 	0 	0 	40 	128	135	6th Elitserien 	Lost in quarterfinals
1995-96	40	20	14	6 	0 	0 	46 	150	117	3rd Elitserien 	Lost in semifinals
1996-97	50	26	16	18	0 	0 	60 	148	132	3rd Elitserien 	Won Swedish Championship
1997-98	46	24	12	10	0 	0 	58 	154	112	2nd Elitserien 	Won Swedish Championship
1998-99	50	23	15	12	0 	3 	81 	147	137	2nd Elitserien 	Lost in quarterfinals
1999-00	50	22	18	10	3 	3 	81 	168	142	7th Elitserien 	Lost in quarterfinals
2000-01	50	27	15	8 	4 	4 	93 	198	157	2nd Elitserien 	Lost in finals
2001-02	50	33	7 	10	9 	1 	118	182	100	1st Elitserien 	Won Swedish Championship
2002-03	50	27	13	10	3 	7 	94 	180	134	2nd Elitserien 	Lost in finals
2003-04	50	24	14	12	6 	6 	90 	161	129	2nd Elitserien 	Lost in finals
2004-05	50	26	13	11	3 	1 	92 	137	108	4th Elitserien 	Lost in finals
2005-06	50	23	16	11	4 	4 	84 	134	116	4th Elitserien 	Won Swedish Championship
2006-07	55	26	13	16	5 	4 	99 	197	145	1st Elitserien 	Lost in semifinals
2007-08	55	25	19	11	3 	3 	89 	169	147	4th Elitserien 	Lost in semifinals
2008-09	55	30	8 	17	1 	3 	99 	158	122	1st Elitserien 	Won Swedish Championship
2009-10	55	25	20	10	2 	5 	87 	132	144	5th Elitserien 	Lost in quarterfinals
2010-11	55	25	19	9 	2 	2 	96 	154	124	2nd Elitserien 	Won Swedish Championship
2011-12	55	23	18	14	1 	2 	87 	124	124	6th Elitserien 	Lost in semifinals
Season 	Level 	Division 	Record 	Record 	 	Notes
Season 	Level 	Division 	Position 	W-T-LW-OT-LW-OTW-OTL-L 	 	Notes
2012–13	Tier 1 	Elitserien 	2nd 	27–7–7–14 	6,209 	Top scorer: C. Lee (41 pts)Top goalie: A. Salák (93.92 SV%)
2012–13	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	4–1–3–2 	7,232 	Won in quarterfinals against Modo (4–1)Lost in semifinals against Luleå (1–4)
2013–14	Tier 1 	SHL 	5th 	21–7–8–19 	5,963 	Top scorer: J. Hillding (41 pts)Top goalie: F. Pettersson-Wentzel (92.64 SV%)
2013–14	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	6–2–1–6 	7,625 	Won in quarterfinals against Brynäs (4–1)Won in semifinals against Växjö (4–2) Lost in finals against Skellefteå (0–4)
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 	5,633 	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 	7,262 	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	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	2–0–2–3 	6,824 	Won in eighthfinals against Djurgården (2–1)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 	7,133 	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 	7,894 	Won in quarterfinals against HV71 (4–3)Lost in semifinals against Djurgården (3–4)
2019–20	Tier 1 	SHL 	2nd 	25–6–5–16 	7,546 	Top scorer: M. Nilsson (54 pts)Top goalie: A. Holm (91.50 SV%)
2019–20	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	Cancelled due to the [OVID-19 pandemic in Sweden	Cancelled due to the [OVID-19 pandemic in Sweden	Cancelled due to the [OVID-19 pandemic in Sweden	Cancelled due to the [OVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
2020–21	Tier 1 	SHL 	8th 	18–11–5–18 	21 	Top scorer: D. Viksten (48 pts)Top goalie: A. Holm (91.40 SV%)
2020–21	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	1–1–2–2 	0 	Won eighthfinals against Malmö (2–0)Lost in quarterfinals against Växjö (0–4)
2021–22	Tier 1 	SHL 	6th 	22–6–4–20 	6,020 	Top scorer: J. Nygård (41 pts)Top goalie: D. Hildeby (93.08 SV%)
2021–22	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	10–2–1–6 	8,142 	Won in quarterfinals against Skellefteå (4–2)Won in semifinals against Rögle (4–2)Won in finals against Luleå (4–3) 2022 Swedish Champions (10th title)
2022–23	Tier 1 	SHL 	3rd 	24–7–4–17 	7,296 	Top scorer: J. Nygård (38 pts)Top goalie: D. Hildeby (91.80 SV%)
2022–23	Swedish Championship playoffs	Swedish Championship playoffs	— 	3–0–0–4 	8,250 	Lost in quarterfinals against Frölunda (3–4)
==External links==
*Official homepage
Category:Ice hockey teams in Sweden