Luleå HF
Ice hockey team in Luleå, Sweden
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Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and have won the Swedish championships twice, in 1996 and 2025. Since being promoted to the top flight (then called Elitserien) in 1984, the team has not once had to participate in a promotion/relegation-qualifier to defend their spot in the top league.
| Luleå Hockey | |
|---|---|
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| City | Luleå, Sweden |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | 2 May 1977 |
| Home arena | Coop Norrbotten Arena |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Thomas Fröberg |
| Head coach | Thomas Berglund |
| Captain | Erik Gustafsson |
| Website | luleahockey.se |
| Franchise history | |
| 1977–1979 | GroKo Hockey |
| 1979–present | Luleå HF |
| Championships | |
| Le Mat Trophy | (1996, 2025) |
 Current season | |
History
Luleå Hockeyföreningen was formed on May 2, 1977 under the name GroKo Hockey, which was a merger of the ice hockey sections of IFK Luleå and Luleå SK. The name GroKo came from one of the main sponsors.
The 1995–1996 season saw Luleå HF winning its first Swedish Championship title, following a victory against Västra Frölunda HC, 3–1, in the final series.[1]
On 16 December 2012, Luleå HF won the European Trophy by defeating Färjestads BK, 2–0, in the final game Slovnaft Arena in Bratislava.[2]
Luleå HF also won the 2014–15 Champions Hockey League title by defeating Frölunda HC, 4–2, in the final series inside the Coop Arena in Luleå.[3]
The 2024–2025 season saw Luleå HF winning its second Swedish Championship title, following a victory against Brynäs IF, 4–2 in the final series.[4]
Season-by-season record
This list features the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Luleå HF seasons.
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Avg. home atnd. |
Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W-OT-L | ||||||
| 2020–21 | Tier 1 | SHL | 5th | 24–4–8–16 | 550 | [5] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–0–1–3 | 0 | Lost in quarterfinals 3–4 vs Skellefteå AIK | [6] | ||
| 2021–22 | Tier 1 | SHL | 2nd | 25–7–8–12 | 4,684 | [7] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 9–2–2–4 | 6,150 | Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Örebro HK Won in semifinals 4–1 vs Frölunda HC  Lost in finals 3–4 vs Färjestad BK |
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| 2022–23 | Tier 1 | SHL | 10th | 18–4–9–21 | 6,000 | [9] | |
| Eighth-finals | — | 2–1 | 5,868 | Won 2–1 vs IK Oskarshamn | [10] | ||
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–0–1–3 | 6,080 | Lost in quarterfinals 3–4 vs Växjö Lakers | [10] | ||
| 2023–24 | Tier 1 | SHL | 7th | 21–7–3–21 | 6,724 | [11] | |
| Eighth-finals | — | 2–1 | 6,150 | Won 2–1 vs Örebro HK | [12] | ||
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 0–0–1–3 | 6,150 | Lost in quarterfinals 0–4 vs Växjö Lakers | [12] | ||
| 2024–25 | Tier 1 | SHL | 2nd | 22–11–4–15 | 7,103 | [13] | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 10–2–2–3 | 6,150 | Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Växjö Lakers Won in semifinals 4–2 vs Frölunda HC Won in finals 4–2 vs Brynäs IF  2025 Swedish Champions (2nd title) |
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Players and personnel
Current roster
Updated 27 July 2025.[15]
Team captains
- Thorbjörn Köhler, 1979–84
- Lars Lindgren, 1984–88
- Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 1988–92
- Stefan Nilsson, 1992–99
- Roger Åkerström, 1999–2005
- Mikael Renberg, 2005–07
- Anders Burström, 2007–11
- Niclas Wallin, 2011–12
- Chris Abbott, 2012–15
- Johan Harju, 2015–2017
- Niklas Olausson, 2017–2018
- Erik Gustafsson, 2018–present
Honored members
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Stefan Nilsson | C | 1984–1998, 2001–2004 | 6 January 2015 |
| 12 | Johan Strömwall | C | 1984–1998 | October 1998 |
| 22 | Hans Norberg | RW | 1979–1983, 1985–1989 | – |
| 28 | Roger Åkerström | D | 1984–1991, 1994–2007 | 5 January 2017 |
| 35 | Jarmo Myllys | G | 1994–2001 | 23 November 2011 |
Franchise records and leaders
Regular season
- Most goals in a season: Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 30 (1990–91)
- Most assists in a season: Stefan Nilsson, 40 (1991–92)
- Most points in a season: Linus Klasen, 57 (2013–14)
- Most points in a season, defenseman: Timo Jutila, 37 (1991–92)
- Most shutouts in a season: Jarmo Myllys, 6 (1995–96, 1999–00) Anders Nilsson, 6 (2010–11) Johan Gustafsson, 6 (2011–12)
- Most penalty minutes in a career: Thomas Berglund, 1083
Scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers of Luleå HF since the 1984–85 season, which was their first Elitserien season. Figures are updated after each completed season.[16]
- * – current Luleå HF player
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Nilsson | C | 572 | 112 | 377 | 489 | .85 |
| Johan Strömwall | C | 551 | 210 | 179 | 389 | .71 |
| Lars-Gunnar Pettersson | W | 352 | 231 | 132 | 363 | 1.03 |
| Lars Hurtig | W | 425 | 194 | 165 | 359 | .85 |
| Thomas Berglund | C | 669 | 102 | 251 | 353 | .53 |
| Lars-Göran Niemi | W | 305 | 145 | 162 | 307 | 1.01 |
| Niklas Olausson | C | 433 | 94 | 192 | 286 | .66 |
| Lars Edström | LW | 391 | 102 | 148 | 250 | .64 |
| Johan Harju | LW | 472 | 127 | 110 | 237 | .50 |
| Mikael Renberg | RW | 280 | 109 | 125 | 234 | .84 |
Trophies and awards
Team
- Le Mat Trophy (2): 1996, 2025
- Champions Hockey League (1): 2014–15
- European Trophy (1): 2012
- Tampere cup (1): 1995[citation needed]
Individual
- Jarmo Myllys: 1996–97
- Mikael Renberg: 2000–01
- Lars-Gunnar Pettersson: 1998–99
- Joel Lassinantti: 2014–15
- Erik Gustafsson: 2018–19
- Jan Mertzig: 1995–96
