When was Brynäs IF founded?

Brynäs IF was founded in 1912 in Gävle, SWE, Sweden.

Where is Brynäs IF based?

Brynäs IF is based in Gävle, SWE.

Who is the head coach of Brynäs IF?

The head coach of Brynäs IF is Niklas Gällstedt.

Who is the captain of Brynäs IF?

The captain of Brynäs IF is Johan Larsson.

What arena does Brynäs IF play in?

Brynäs IF play their home games at Monitor ERP Arena in Gävle, SWE.

Who is the general manager of Brynäs IF?

The general manager of Brynäs IF is Johan Alcén.

What are the team colors of Brynäs IF?

The team colors of Brynäs IF are Black + Yellow + Red.

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2025-2026 Season

Brynäs IF were 27-20-5 in the 2025-26 SHL season with 78 points, 6th overall.

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2025-2026 Brynäs IF Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
SHL
1.	Jakob Silfverberg (RW/LW)	52	20	23	43	44	8	5	3	1	4	0	-7
2.	Johannes Kinnvall (D)	51	12	29	41	16	11	5	1	5	6	0	0
3.	Anton Rödin (RW/LW)	48	11	23	34	26	3	5	1	4	5	2	0
4.	Kieffer Bellows (LW/RW)	52	15	15	30	33	9	5	0	2	2	22	-5
5.	Johan Larsson (C)	51	12	18	30	48	6	5	2	0	2	0	-6
6.	Nicklas Bäckström (C)	45	3	27	30	12	6	5	0	2	2	0	-2
7.	Bobby Trivigno (LW)	50	8	17	25	22	18	5	1	1	2	2	2
8.	Oskar Lindblom (LW)	49	13	9	22	10	-8	4	2	0	2	25	1
9.	Lucas Pettersson (C/LW)	41	10	10	20	0	7	5	0	4	4	2	0
10.	Linus Ölund (C)	51	8	9	17	37	13	2	0	0	0	0	1
11.	Axel Andersson (D)	41	7	10	17	6	13	5	0	0	0	4	-6
12.	Axel Jonsson-Fjällby (LW/RW)	52	6	10	16	14	3	5	1	0	1	0	1
13.	Michal Kempný (D)	39	7	8	15	18	6	5	0	1	1	0	0
14.	Robert Hägg (D)	52	4	11	15	60	10	5	0	0	0	2	-6
15.	Jack Kopacka (C/W)	45	7	7	14	2	-3	3	0	0	0	0	-2
16.	Mattias Norlinder (D)	48	4	9	13	8	9	5	1	1	2	20	-2
17.	Tyler Vesel (C)	51	3	6	9	6	0	5	0	1	1	0	-2
18.	Greg Scott (C/RW)	47	4	3	7	8	-5	5	0	0	0	2	-5
19.	Christian Djoos (D)	18	0	3	3	2	-10
20.	Simon Bertilsson (D)	26	0	3	3	6	-4	5	0	1	1	0	2
21.	Luke Witkowski (D/RW)	27	0	2	2	8	1	2	0	0	0	2	0
22.	Gustav Hillström (C)	27	0	1	1	0	-5
23.	Albin Udd (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
24.	Leo Sundqvist (RW)	11	0	0	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	2	0
25.	Michal Svrcek (LW/RW)	12	0	0	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0
26.	Aron Dahlqvist (D)	14	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
27.	Victor Hedin Raftheim (D)	28	0	0	0	4	-1
Champions HL
1.	Jack Kopacka (C/W)	11	5	3	8	0	2
2.	Johan Larsson (C)	9	4	4	8	6	5
3.	Lucas Pettersson (C/LW)	10	3	4	7	0	4
4.	Mattias Norlinder (D)	12	2	4	6	6	0
5.	Johannes Kinnvall (D)	9	3	2	5	2	8
6.	Anton Rödin (RW/LW)	9	2	3	5	2	1
7.	Linus Ölund (C)	12	1	4	5	4	3
8.	Kieffer Bellows (LW/RW)	10	0	5	5	6	3
9.	Robert Hägg (D)	11	0	5	5	4	1
10.	Jakob Silfverberg (RW/LW)	9	3	1	4	10	6
11.	Nicklas Bäckström (C)	8	0	4	4	4	0
12.	Tyler Vesel (C)	11	2	1	3	0	0
13.	Oskar Lindblom (LW)	11	2	1	3	2	-4
14.	Axel Jonsson-Fjällby (LW/RW)	12	1	2	3	2	0
15.	Gustav Hillström (C)	9	1	1	2	4	0
16.	Michal Kempný (D)	9	0	2	2	4	4
17.	Greg Scott (C/RW)	9	0	2	2	4	1
18.	Axel Andersson (D)	6	1	0	1	0	0
19.	Simon Bertilsson (D)	1	0	1	1	0	1
20.	Michal Svrcek (LW/RW)	6	0	1	1	2	-1
21.	Aron Dahlqvist (D)	8	0	1	1	4	-3
22.	Melwin Larsson (W/C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
23.	Alieu Moldal Bah (RW)	1	0	0	0	2	0
24.	Theo Östberg (C)	2	0	0	0	0	0
25.	Hugo Östberg (LW/RW)	2	0	0	0	0	0
26.	Sigge Holmgren (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
27.	Christian Djoos (D)	4	0	0	0	0	0
28.	Luke Witkowski (D/RW)	4	0	0	0	4	3
29.	Leo Sundqvist (RW)	7	0	0	0	0	-2
30.	Bobby Trivigno (LW)	7	0	0	0	2	-3
31.	Victor Hedin Raftheim (D)	11	0	0	0	2	-2

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
SHL
1.	Erik Källgren (G)	15	2.06	.904	9	6	-	2	872:10	281	3	4.41	.735
2.	Damian Clara (G)	33	2.52	.887	17	15	0	2	1929:00	638	2	2.38	.865
3.	Collin Delia (G)	6	3.87	.791	1	4	-	0	340:39	83
Champions HL
1.	Erik Källgren (G)	3	1.76	.947	1	1	-	0	-	89
2.	Damian Clara (G)	3	1.43	.942	2	0	0	1	126:00	49
3.	Collin Delia (G)	7	1.87	.914	3	4	-	1	-	138
4.	Oscar Westman (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 Brynäs IF Staff

Head CoachNiklas Gällstedt
Asst. CoachAnders Carlsson
Asst. CoachOve Molin
Goaltending CoachAnthon Hansson
General ManagerJohan Alcén
General ManagerErika Grahm
ChairmanConny Jonsson
Conditioning CoachJohan Holmström
Equipment ManagerPer-Åke Bäckman
Equipment ManagerAdam Lööf
Mental CoachJohan Ekengren
Physical TherapistKent Larsson
Physical TherapistPär Thures
PresidentHåkan Svedman
Senior AdvisorOscar Åkerlund

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Brynäs IF Captains

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Johan Larsson

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Team Captaincy History

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2025-2026 Brynäs IF Demographics

Brynäs IF Facts

Plays in: Swedish Hockey League
Team Colors: Black + Yellow + Red
Town: Gävle, SWE Map
Founded: 1912

2025-2026 Brynäs IF Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players
6 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Brynäs IF: 4 506 GP
NHL: 3 927 GP
WC: 165 GP
OG: 28 GP
SHL: 4 683 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 1 095 GP
Liiga: 79 GP
KHL: 257 GP
Czechia: 321 GP
AHL: 2 907 GP
NL: 193 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Brynäs IF (SDHL (W))
Brynäs IF U16 (U16 Region)
Brynäs IF U18 (U18 Region)
Brynäs IF U20 (U20 Nationell)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Monitor ERP Arena
Location: Gävle, SWE
Capacity: 7 909
Construction Year: 1967

Brynäs IF Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/22/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Linköping HC	Brynäs IF	-	SHL
09/19/2026 01:15 PM UTC	Skellefteå AIK	Brynäs IF	-	SHL
04/01/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Växjö Lakers HC	Brynäs IF	2 - 1	SHL
03/30/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Brynäs IF	Växjö Lakers HC	2 - 3	SHL
03/28/2026 02:15 PM UTC	Brynäs IF	Växjö Lakers HC	3 - 2 (OT 68:20)	SHL

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Latest Transactions

09/15/2026

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Leo Sundqvist (F)

Leaving forAlmtuna IS

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loan

Charlie Forslund (F)

Leaving forAlmtuna IS

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09/02/2026

confirmed

Jack Kopacka (F)

Leaving forFort Wayne Komets

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08/31/2026

confirmed

Calle Järnkrok (F)

Joining fromToronto Maple Leafs

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08/10/2026

loan

Victor Hedin Raftheim (D)

Leaving forMora IK

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07/21/2026

confirmed

Julien Gauthier (F)

Joining fromSt. Louis Blues

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07/17/2026

extension

Gustav Hillström (F)

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confirmed

Jaret Anderson-Dolan (F)

Joining fromWinnipeg Jets

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Brynäs IF History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	SHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	SHL	52	19	20	-	8	5	154	143	78	1.5	6	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	SHL	52	26	15	-	8	3	168	123	97	1.87	1	Final loss
2023-2024	HA	52	33	11	-	5	3	199	127	112	2.15	1	Champion \| Promoted
2022-2023	SHL	52	16	26	-	4	6	134	171	62	1.19	13	Relegated
2021-2022	SHL	52	17	23	-	6	6	126	138	69	1.33	10	Eighth Final Loss
2020-2021	SHL	52	14	27	-	4	7	131	176	57	1.1	13	Saved in relegation
2019-2020	SHL	52	13	26	-	8	5	132	168	60	1.15	12	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	SHL	52	17	19	-	2	14	116	145	69	1.33	11	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	SHL	52	21	26	-	2	3	132	148	70	1.35	10	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	SHL	52	27	17	-	4	4	156	124	93	1.79	5	Final loss
2015-2016	SHL	52	21	24	-	4	3	133	138	74	1.42	10	Eighth Final Loss
2014-2015	SHL	55	19	28	-	3	5	132	159	68	1.24	10	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	SHL	55	19	19	-	11	6	163	152	85	1.55	4	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	Elitserien	55	17	20	-	6	12	123	166	75	1.36	8	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	Elitserien	55	25	19	-	6	5	148	140	92	1.67	4	Champion
2010-2011	Elitserien	55	19	20	-	8	8	147	157	81	1.47	7	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	Elitserien	55	20	17	11	6	1	144	124	84	1.53	6	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	Elitserien	55	21	22	6	4	2	128	140	79	1.44	7	Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008	Kvalserien SHL	10	6	3	1	0	0	40	23	19	1.9	1	Saved in relegation
	Elitserien	55	16	30	3	4	2	152	178	61	1.11	12	Relegation Play
2006-2007	Elitserien	55	18	17	12	6	2	146	137	80	1.45	6	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	Elitserien	50	16	19	6	4	5	114	129	67	1.34	7	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	Kvalserien SHL	10	6	2	2	0	1	33	21	20	2	2	Saved in relegation
	Elitserien	50	12	29	5	2	2	123	182	47	0.94	11	Relegation Play
2003-2004	Elitserien	50	18	27	0	2	3	121	151	61	1.22	10	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	Kvalserien SHL	10	6	2	2	2	0	35	27	22	2.2	2	Saved in relegation
	Elitserien	50	13	27	0	4	6	105	166	53	1.06	11	Relegation Play
2001-2002	Elitserien	50	19	24	0	3	4	143	164	67	1.34	8	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	Elitserien	50	23	14	0	5	8	167	146	87	1.74	3	Quarterfinal loss

Brynäs IF Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Champions HL	6	3	3	-	0	0	14	10	9	1.5	10	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	Champions HL	6	4	1	-	1	0	25	12	14	2.33	2	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	ET	8	4	3	-	0	1	20	24	13	1.63	3	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	ET	8	5	1	-	0	2	25	20	17	2.13	2	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	Euro HL	6	1	3	-	2	0	19	24	7	1.17	3	Did not make playoffs
1993-1994	European Cup	3	1	2	0	-	-	15	11	2	0.67	3	Final group
	European Cup	3	2	0	1	-	-	8	6	5	1.67	1	Promoted
1980-1981	European Cup	3	0	2	1	-	-	6	17	1	0.33	4	Final group
	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	11	7	-	-	4	Promoted
1977-1978	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	9	16th final loss
1976-1977	European Cup	4	2	2	0	-	-	8	13	-	-	3	Semifinal loss
1975-1976	European Cup	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	10	Eighth Final Loss
	Stjärncupen	3	2	1	0	-	-	17	14	4	1.33	2	-
1974-1975	Stjärncupen	3	1	2	0	-	-	19	16	2	0.67	3	-
	Pohjola Cup	6	4	2	0	-	-	32	18	8	1.33	1	-
1973-1974	Stjärncupen	5	3	2	0	-	-	23	21	6	1.2	4	-
	Pohjola Cup	5	1	3	1	-	-	13	22	3	0.6	4	-
1972-1973	European Cup	4	1	2	1	-	-	13	23	-	-	2	Final loss
	Stjärncupen	5	4	1	0	-	-	31	13	8	1.6	2	-
1971-1972	European Cup	8	6	2	0	-	-	46	23	-	-	2	Final loss
	Stjärncupen	5	3	2	0	-	-	30	18	6	1.2	3	-
1970-1971	Stjärncupen	5	4	1	0	-	-	26	17	8	1.6	1	-
	European Cup	6	3	2	1	-	-	34	26	-	-	3	Semifinal loss
1969-1970	Stjärncupen	5	2	1	2	-	-	24	15	6	1.2	2	-
1968-1969	European Cup	2	2	0	0	-	-	24	7	-	-	6	Quarterfinal loss
1967-1968	European Cup	2	1	0	0	0	1	7	8	-	-	9	Eighth Final Loss
1966-1967	Ahearne Cup	6	4	2	0	-	-	20	17	8	1.33	2	Did not make playoffs
1964-1965	Ahearne Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

Brynäs IF Retired Numbers

#17 Börje Salming (D)

Brynäs IF Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonathan Pudas (D)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	4	2	6	8	4
2.	Melwin Larsson (F)	2026-2027	Brynäs IF U20	U20 Nationell	5	1	5	6	0
3.	Hugo Östberg (F)	2026-2027	Mora IK U20	U20 Nationell	5	0	6	6	0
4.	Theo Östberg (F)	2026-2027	Mora IK U20	U20 Nationell	5	1	4	5	27
5.	Oskar Kvist (F)	2026-2027	Aalborg Pirates	Metal Ligaen	3	1	3	4	0
6.	Alexander Lindelöf (D)	2026-2027	Aalborg Pirates	Metal Ligaen	3	1	3	4	2
7.	Sigge Holmgren (D)	2026-2027	Brynäs IF U20	U20 Nationell	5	0	4	4	0
8.	Lukas Pilö (D)	2026-2027	HIFK	Liiga	4	1	2	3	6
9.	Joel Kellman (F)	2026-2027	Rögle BK	Champions HL	4	2	0	2	2
10.	Hugo Lejon (F)	2026-2027	Vimmerby HC	HockeyAllsvenskan	1	1	1	2	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	28.79
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	28.30
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.47
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	26.10
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	26.68

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tord Lundström (F)	409	301	258	559
2.	Lars-Göran Nilsson (F)	425	273	257	530
3.	Håkan Wickberg (F)	363	253	241	494
4.	Ove Molin (F)	768	190	294	484
5.	Jan Larsson (F)	592	187	277	464

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tord Lundström (F)	409	301	258	559
2.	Lars-Göran Nilsson (F)	425	273	257	530
3.	Håkan Wickberg (F)	363	253	241	494
4.	Stefan Karlsson (F)	428	252	140	392
5.	Hans Lindberg (F)	246	209	105	314

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ove Molin (F)	768	190	294	484
2.	Jan Larsson (F)	592	187	277	464
3.	Tord Lundström (F)	409	301	258	559
4.	Lars-Göran Nilsson (F)	425	273	257	530
5.	Anton Rödin (F)	542	147	247	394

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tommy Sjödin (D)	675	116	313	772
2.	Jörgen Sundqvist (D)	591	34	73	633
3.	Jonathan Granström (F)	378	50	152	571
4.	Ove Molin (F)	768	190	484	562
5.	Tommy Melkersson (D)	426	24	74	539

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ove Molin (F)	768	190	294	484
2.	Tommy Sjödin (D)	675	116	197	313
3.	Simon Bertilsson (D)	613	28	105	133
4.	Jan Larsson (F)	592	187	277	464
5.	Jörgen Sundqvist (D)	591	34	39	73

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tord Lundström (F)	409	301	559	1.37
2.	Håkan Wickberg (F)	363	253	494	1.36
3.	Hans Lindberg (F)	246	209	314	1.28
4.	Martin Karlsson (F)	136	120	172	1.26
5.	Lars-Göran Nilsson (F)	425	273	530	1.25

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Lars-Göran Nilsson (F)	1970-1971	28	34	62
2.	Jan Larsson (F)	1998-1999	50	16	59
3.	Miks Indrasis (F)	2023-2024	52	26	58
4.	Pavel Brendl (F)	2007-2008	54	31	55
5.	Lars-Göran Nilsson (F)	1973-1974	35	26	54

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tom Bissett (F)	1998-1999	50	40	52
2.	Martin Karlsson (F)	1976-1977	36	37	52
3.	Lars-Erik Ericsson (F)	1975-1976	34	35	53
4.	Lars-Göran Nilsson (F)	1970-1971	28	34	62
5.	Stefan Karlsson (F)	1973-1974	34	33	48

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jan Larsson (F)	1998-1999	50	43	59
2.	Pär Djoos (D)	1998-1999	50	43	48
3.	Tom Bissett (F)	1999-2000	50	37	52
4.	Jesper Jensen (F)	2016-2017	50	33	42
5.	Ryan Gunderson (D)	2013-2014	54	33	41

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Tommy Melkersson (D)	1996-1997	45	10	118
2.	Markus Kankaanperä (D)	2007-2008	45	6	114
3.	Mikko Kuparinen (D)	2004-2005	48	6	113
4.	Mikko Kuparinen (D)	2003-2004	48	6	113
5.	Jonathan Granström (F)	2008-2009	55	26	112

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2012 Championship Lineup
Jakob Silfverberg - Calle Järnkrok - Sebastian Wännström
Martin Johansson - Johan Larsson - Jesper Ollas
Jonathan Granström - Jonas Nordqvist - Daniel Widing
Mats Lavander - Mads Hansen - Joachim Rohdin

Simon Bertilsson - Ryan Gunderson
Niclas Andersén - Mattias Ekholm
Jörgen Sundqvist - Simon Löf

1999 Championship Lineup (to be completed)
Tom Bissett - Janne Larsson - Ove Molin