What league does IF Björklöven play in?

IF Björklöven play in the SHL.

When was IF Björklöven founded?

IF Björklöven was founded in 1970 in Umeå, SWE, Sweden.

Where is IF Björklöven based?

IF Björklöven is based in Umeå, SWE.

Who is the head coach of IF Björklöven?

The head coach of IF Björklöven is Håkan Virtala.

Who is the captain of IF Björklöven?

The captain of IF Björklöven is Johan Jarl.

What arena does IF Björklöven play in?

IF Björklöven play their home games at Visionite Arena in Umeå, SWE.

Who is the general manager of IF Björklöven?

The general manager of IF Björklöven is Jimmy Blixt.

What are the team colors of IF Björklöven?

The team colors of IF Björklöven are Green + Yellow.

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2011-2012 Season

IF Björklöven were 19-1-1 in the 2011-12 Division 1 season with 58 points, 1st in the A and 7th overall.

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2011-2012 IF Björklöven Roster

IF Björklöven — 2011-2012 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Youth Team	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Felix Backgård (G)	31	1995		5'11"	170	L
	#29	Isak Edman (G)Loan	31	1994	Sollefteå HK	6'3"	198	R
	#29	Marcus Evertsson (G)	34	1992	Storumans IK	5'9"	154	L
	#32	Henrik Haukeland (G)	31	1994	Stjernen Hockey	6'2"	205	L
	#32	Oskar Hjalmarsson (G)	33	1993	Vindelns HF	5'10"	176	L
	#1	Emil Lindbom (G)	34	1992	IF Björklöven	6'2"	198	L
	#1	Petter Sandström (G)	49	1977	Tegs SK	6'1"	176	L
	#32	Joel Vännström (G)	30	1996	Tegs SK	5'10"	168	L
	#40	Daniel Wälitalo (G)	38	1988	IF Björklöven	6'0"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#2	Samuel Aho (D)	33	1993	IF Björklöven	5'8"	181	L
	#4	Isak Ahrling (D)	34	1992	IF Björklöven	5'11"	183	L
	#7	Jesper Ericson (D)	35	1991	IF Björklöven	6'0"	216	R
	#36	Alexander Eriksson (D)	37	1989	Nysätra IF	6'1"	201	L
	#6	Fredrik Eriksson (D)	33	1993	Vindelns HF	6'0"	179	L
	#21	Martin Johansson (D)"A"	51	1975	IF Björklöven	6'0"	185	R
	#4	Anton Kling (D)	34	1992	Järpens IF	5'11"	170	L
	#5	Karl-Johan Lundström (D)	39	1987	Vindelns HF	5'9"	176	L
	#8	Oscar Molin (D)	41	1985	Örebro IK	5'11"	179	L
	#37	Russ Moyer (D)	44	1982	North Bay Trappers	6'0"	190	L
	#4	Max Pernhem (D)	33	1993	Tranebergs IF	6'0"	209	L
	#2	Kim Sehlstedt (D)	33	1993	Tegs SK	5'11"	176	R
	#15	Niko Tuhkanen (D)	38	1988	Pelicans	5'11"	181	L
	#18	Daniel Wågström (D/F)	48	1978	Modo HK	5'9"	163	L
FORWARDS
	#12	Linus Boström (LW/RW)	38	1988	IF Björklöven	6'2"	203	L
	#26	Victor Ekeståhl Jonsson (C)	32	1993	IF Björklöven	6'0"	194	L
	#18	Philip Fousinette (RW)	33	1993	IF Björklöven	6'0"	183	L
	#14	Niklas Granberg (LW)	41	1985	Svedjeholmens IF	6'0"	181	L
	#4	Jesper Hoffman (D/F)	34	1992	Sudrets HC	6'8"	238	L
	#61	Johan Jarl (C)"C"	49	1977	Clemensnäs HC	6'0"	209	L
	#22	Nicklas Johansson (C/LW)	42	1984	LN91	5'11"	192	L
	#33	Jens Ledin (C/LW)"A"	37	1989	IF Björklöven	6'0"	185	L
	#41	Marcus Lundberg (RW/C)	39	1987	Tegs SK	6'2"	187	R
	#16	Tylor Michel (C)	42	1984		5'11"	192	R
	#18	Carl-Johan Möller (C)	34	1992	Spånga IS	5'9"	179	L
	#14	Jesper Olofsson (LW/RW)Loan	34	1992	Modo HK	5'11"	192	L
	#14	Daniel Palmebjörk (C)	34	1992	Tegs SK	5'9"	176	R
	#34	Jon Palmebjörk (RW)	40	1986	Tegs SK	5'11"	194	R
	#20	Jens Persson (C)	42	1984	IF Björklöven	5'11"	192	L
	#32	Oscar Persson (RW)	34	1992	Tegs SK	5'11"	179	R
	#10	Mikael Persson Riis (LW)	39	1987	Skövde IK	5'10"	176	L
	#28	Zebastian Possler (C)	34	1992	Södertälje SK	6'1"	192	L
	#19	William Quist (LW/RW)	37	1989	Nybro IF	6'5"	205	L
	#24	Joakim Vikström (LW)	39	1986	Tegs SK	5'10"	183	L
Position: G: 9, D: 9, F: 14Av Age: 23.91 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 185 lbsCompare with other teams »

2011-2012 IF Björklöven Staff

Head CoachHåkan Virtala
Asst. CoachPatrik Sundström
Goaltending CoachGöte Wälitalo
General ManagerJimmy Blixt
Equipment ManagerCurt Dahlgren
PresidentJohan Engman

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2011-2012 IF Björklöven Captains

"C"

Johan Jarl

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2011-2012 IF Björklöven Demographics

IF Björklöven Facts

Plays in: Swedish Hockey League
Team Colors: Green + Yellow
Town: Umeå, SWE Map
Founded: 1970

2011-2012 IF Björklöven Roster Facts

Nationalities

39 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

IF Björklöven: 2 199 GP
SHL: 429 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 1 477 GP
Liiga: 38 GP
AHL: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

IF Björklöven U18 (U18 Region)
IF Björklöven U20 (U20 Nationell)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Visionite Arena
Location: Umeå, SWE
Capacity: 5 400
Construction Year: 1963

IF Björklöven Games

IF Björklöven — 2011-2012 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/24/2026 01:15 PM UTC	IF Björklöven	Skellefteå AIK	-	SHL
10/22/2026 05:00 PM UTC	IF Björklöven	Malmö Redhawks	-	SHL
10/17/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Timrå IK	IF Björklöven	3 - 0	SHL
10/15/2026 05:00 PM UTC	IF Björklöven	Rögle BK	1 - 2	SHL
10/10/2026 04:00 PM UTC	IF Björklöven	Frölunda HC	3 - 2	SHL

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Latest Transactions

IF Björklöven — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/13/2026	Loan	leaving	Anton Malmström (D)	IK Oskarshamn	Details
08/06/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jacob Olofsson (F)	Retired	Details
08/06/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Daniel Brodin (F)	Unknown	Details
08/04/2026	Confirmed	joining	Robin Kovács (F)	Linköping HC	Details
07/28/2026	Loan	leaving	Bruno Osmanis (F)	Almtuna IS	Details
07/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Josiah Didier (D)	Laval Rocket	Details
07/21/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Lucas Nordsäter (D)	HC Motor České Budějovice	Details
07/16/2026	Confirmed	joining	Phil Di Giuseppe (F)	Manitoba Moose	Details

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IF Björklöven History and Standings

IF Björklöven — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	SHL	10	5	4	-	1	0	23	25	17	1.7	4	-
2025-2026	HA	52	34	8	-	7	3	192	97	119	2.29	1	Champion \| Promoted
2024-2025	HA	52	28	14	-	4	6	204	152	98	1.88	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	HA	52	21	17	-	8	6	170	139	85	1.63	6	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	HA	52	29	11	-	7	5	189	124	106	2.04	2	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	HA	52	26	13	-	7	6	196	146	98	1.88	4	Final loss
2020-2021	HA	52	26	17	-	6	3	182	136	93	1.79	3	Final loss
2019-2020	HA	52	36	8	-	5	3	179	94	121	2.33	1	Promotion Play Cancelled
2018-2019	HA	52	16	22	-	6	8	122	146	68	1.31	10	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	HA	52	20	18	-	6	8	136	133	80	1.54	5	Promotion Play
2016-2017	HA	52	20	26	-	1	5	137	181	67	1.29	11	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	HA	52	20	22	-	2	8	141	160	72	1.38	12	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	HA	52	19	19	-	10	4	135	136	81	1.56	6	Promotion Play
2013-2014	Kvalserien AS	10	6	1	-	0	3	31	23	21	2.1	2	Saved in relegation
	HA	52	13	32	-	4	3	112	170	50	0.96	14	Relegation Play
2012-2013	Kvalserien AS	10	7	3	-	0	0	26	19	21	2.1	1	Promoted
	HockeyEttan	14	13	1	-	0	0	66	19	39	2.79	1	Promoted
	HockeyEttan	24	22	1	-	0	1	130	32	67	2.79	1	-
2011-2012	Division 1	14	8	3	-	1	2	59	30	28	2	3	Promotion Play
	Division 1	21	19	1	-	0	1	101	32	58	2.76	1	-
2010-2011	Division 1	14	11	3	-	0	0	47	23	33	2.36	2	Promotion Play
	Division 1	24	20	1	-	1	2	111	44	64	2.67	1	-
2009-2010	HA	52	15	28	-	4	5	114	145	58	1.12	12	Financial relegation
2008-2009	HA	45	16	17	-	6	6	109	118	66	1.47	9	-
2007-2008	HA	45	26	13	3	2	1	137	103	86	1.91	4	Promotion Play
2006-2007	Kvalserien SHL	10	3	3	2	0	2	20	27	13	1.3	4	-
	HA	45	23	15	1	3	3	151	112	79	1.76	5	Kvalserien SHL
2005-2006	HA	42	21	16	3	1	1	118	107	69	1.64	5	-
2004-2005	Allsvenskan	32	19	7	1	2	3	128	86	65	2.03	3	Superallsvenskan
2003-2004	Allsvenskan	32	9	15	0	5	3	89	104	40	1.25	8	-

IF Björklöven Tournament Statistics

IF Björklöven — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1987-1988	European Cup	3	0	2	1	-	-	7	20	1	0.33	4	Final group
	European Cup	3	3	0	0	-	-	21	5	6	2	1	Promoted
1974-1975	Expolaris Cup	4	1	2	1	-	-	27	18	3	0.75	3	-
1973-1974	Expolaris Cup	5	3	2	0	-	-	26	19	6	1.2	3	-
1972-1973	Expolaris Cup	5	1	3	1	-	-	21	32	3	0.6	5	-
1971-1972	Expolaris Cup	6	4	2	0	-	-	33	19	8	1.33	3	-

IF Björklöven Retired Numbers

IF Björklöven Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

IF Björklöven — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Tim Theocharidis (D)	2026-2027	AIK	HockeyAllsvenskan	12	2	13	15	6
2.	Olle Liss (F)	2026-2027	Rungsted Seier Capital	Metal Ligaen	12	8	6	14	4
3.	Nicolai Meyer (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	10	8	4	12	2
4.	Ludwig Wistén (F)	2026-2027	Nidaros Hockey	EHL	8	5	7	12	0
5.	Scott Pooley (F)	2026-2027	AIK	HockeyAllsvenskan	12	4	7	11	6
6.	Jonas Emmerdahl (D)	2026-2027	Mid Ice Crisis	IAHL	2	8	2	10	-
7.	Oliver Johansson (F)	2026-2027	AIK	HockeyAllsvenskan	12	6	4	10	4
8.	William Eriksson (F)	2026-2027	ESV Kaufbeuren	Oberliga	10	5	5	10	4
9.	Maxime Fortier (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit	Liiga	14	5	5	10	2
10.	Gerry Fitzgerald (F)	2026-2027	HC Pustertal	ICEHL	9	3	7	10	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

IF Björklöven — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	28.46
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	27.10
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.00
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	27.10
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.67

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	396	262	232	494
2.	Tore Ökvist (F)	371	235	145	380
3.	Roger Hägglund (D)	364	71	214	285
4.	Mikael Andersson (F)	258	89	172	261
5.	Axel Ottosson (F)	316	103	138	241

Franchise All-Time Goals

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	396	262	232	494
2.	Tore Ökvist (F)	371	235	145	380
3.	Ulf Lundström (F)	271	150	71	221
4.	Hasse Edlund (F)	314	120	88	208
5.	Lars-Gunnar Pettersson (F)	220	120	79	199

Franchise All-Time Assists

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	396	262	232	494
2.	Roger Hägglund (D)	364	71	214	285
3.	Mikael Andersson (F)	258	89	172	261
4.	Jesper Jäger (D)	431	55	165	220
5.	Lars Karlsson (D)	293	76	159	235

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jesper Jäger (D)	431	55	220	711
2.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	396	262	494	586
3.	Roger Hägglund (D)	364	71	285	544
4.	Alexander Hellström (D)	314	5	30	534
5.	Jörgen Hermansson (D)	516	51	139	515

Franchise All-Time Games Played

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jörgen Hermansson (D)	516	51	88	139
2.	Martin Johansson (D)	487	55	133	188
3.	Torbjörn Andersson (D)	470	69	128	197
4.	Mattias Hedlund (D)	440	77	88	165
5.	Jesper Jäger (D)	431	55	165	220

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Rickard Ågren (F)	27	26	44	1.63
2.	Hans Jax (F)	55	27	76	1.38
3.	Marcus Waldehagen (F)	38	23	51	1.34
4.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	396	262	494	1.25
5.	Mikael Karlberg (F)	71	32	87	1.23

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	2001-2002	Allsvenskan	46	28	44	72	1.57	90
2.	Nick Schilkey (F)	2022-2023	HockeyAllsvenskan	52	25	43	68	1.31	26
3.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	1992-1993	Division 1	36	28	37	65	1.81	44
4.	Fredrik Forsberg (F)	2024-2025	HockeyAllsvenskan	52	33	31	64	1.23	16
5.	Marcus Nilsson (F)	2024-2025	HockeyAllsvenskan	52	15	48	63	1.21	38

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	1997-1998	Division 1	30	38	16	54	1.80	48
2.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	1991-1992	Division 1	36	34	21	55	1.53	34
3.	Fredrik Forsberg (F)	2024-2025	HockeyAllsvenskan	52	33	31	64	1.23	16
4.	Tore Ökvist (F)	1985-1986	Elitserien	36	30	13	43	1.19	56
5.	Scott Pooley (F)	2022-2023	HockeyAllsvenskan	52	29	21	50	0.96	14

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Marcus Nilsson (F)	2024-2025	HockeyAllsvenskan	52	15	48	63	1.21	38
2.	Mikael Andersson (F)	1992-1993	Division 1	36	16	45	61	1.69	40
3.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	2001-2002	Allsvenskan	46	28	44	72	1.57	90
4.	Nick Schilkey (F)	2022-2023	HockeyAllsvenskan	52	25	43	68	1.31	26
5.	Roger Hägglund (D)	1989-1990	Division 1	30	7	39	46	1.53	48

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

IF Björklöven — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ric Jackman (D)	2004-2005	Allsvenskan	46	13	26	39	0.85	209
2.	Niko Halttunen (F)	1999-2000	Allsvenskan	37	16	10	26	0.70	137
3.	Santeri Heiskanen (D)	2002-2003	Allsvenskan	41	0	9	9	0.22	130
4.	Jonas Hedberg (F)	2002-2003	Allsvenskan	39	6	9	15	0.38	128
5.	Santeri Heiskanen (D)	2001-2002	Allsvenskan	25	3	6	9	0.36	121