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 Viktor Stråhle.

Who is the captain of IF Björklöven?

The captain of IF Björklöven is Fredric Andersson.

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 Per Kenttä.

What are the team colors of IF Björklöven?

The team colors of IF Björklöven are Green + Yellow.

IF Björklöven

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

IF Björklöven were 36-11-5 in the 2022-23 HockeyAllsvenskan season with 106 points, 2nd overall.

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2022-2023 IF Björklöven Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
HockeyAllsvenskan
1.	Nick Schilkey (RW)	52	25	43	68	26	12	9	1	7	8	8	3
2.	Scott Pooley (RW)	52	29	21	50	14	18	11	6	5	11	2	4
3.	Gerry Fitzgerald (C)	49	20	22	42	18	19	11	3	3	6	4	-3
4.	Maxime Fortier (RW)	52	20	12	32	10	15	10	2	3	5	4	-3
5.	Alex Hutchings (RW/LW)	52	12	18	30	58	10	9	1	2	3	16	2
6.	Kim Johansson (D)	44	3	26	29	18	11	11	1	4	5	2	3
7.	Christopher Bengtsson (C/LW)	43	9	17	26	8	4	5	0	0	0	0	-2
8.	Fredric Weigel (C)	31	6	20	26	41	14	10	2	8	10	4	7
9.	Daniel Rahimi (D)	52	6	15	21	14	20	8	2	2	4	4	2
10.	Jacob Andersson (D)	52	3	18	21	24	4	11	2	2	4	2	1
11.	Gustav Possler (LW/RW)	43	9	11	20	10	2	11	3	4	7	0	0
12.	Joel Mustonen (C/LW)	52	10	9	19	20	2	11	5	2	7	6	1
13.	Alexander Wiklund (LW/RW)	44	7	8	15	24	5	11	2	2	4	8	-2
14.	Linus Cronholm (D)	51	1	13	14	20	24	11	1	0	1	2	2
15.	Mattias Nørstebø (D)	49	3	10	13	18	16	11	0	4	4	6	3
16.	Jacob Olofsson (C)	20	8	4	12	6	0	11	2	5	7	2	3
17.	Oliver Johansson (LW/C)	27	6	3	9	6	6
18.	Viljami Juusola (D)	37	1	8	9	6	0	2	0	1	1	4	1
19.	Fredric Andersson (C)	29	3	5	8	2	9	11	1	1	2	4	-1
20.	Jens Lööke (RW)	7	1	7	8	0	4	11	1	3	4	0	-1
21.	Charles-David Beaudoin (D)	44	1	7	8	18	10	11	3	2	5	2	2
22.	Elliot Ekefjärd (RW/LW)	37	4	1	5	6	-3
23.	Veeti Vainio (D)	30	0	4	4	41	5	9	0	0	0	29	-5
24.	Elliot Ekmark (C)	16	2	1	3	0	-3	9	0	1	1	0	-1
25.	Jesper Lindgren (D)	7	0	3	3	2	2
26.	Carl Holmner Härgestam (LW)	35	0	3	3	10	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
27.	Ludwig Wistén (C/W)	2	0	1	1	0	-1
28.	Adam Plant (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0
29.	Albin Rainersson (D)	3	0	0	0	0	0
30.	Axel Eriksson (C)	6	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
HockeyAllsvenskan
1.	Joona Voutilainen (G)	33	2.11	.930	23	8	-	4	1873:47	874	11	2.61	.908
2.	Alex D'Orio (G)	23	2.32	.914	12	8	-	3	1188:03	488	1	1.59	.933
3.	Melker Thelin (G)	1	4.56	.857	1	0	-	0	52:37	24	0

2022-2023 IF Björklöven Staff

Head CoachViktor Stråhle
Asst. CoachRobert Lahti
Asst. CoachStefan Öhman
Goaltending CoachBjörn Bjurling
General ManagerPer Kenttä
Conditioning CoachStefan Öhman
Equipment ManagerLennart Lindfors
PresidentAnders Blomberg

Team Staff History

2022-2023 IF Björklöven Captains

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Fredric Andersson

"A"

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2022-2023 IF Björklöven Demographics

IF Björklöven Facts

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

2022-2023 IF Björklöven Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players
6 players
4 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

IF Björklöven: 2 566 GP
WC: 47 GP
OG: 5 GP
SHL: 2 310 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 4 366 GP
Liiga: 636 GP
AHL: 951 GP
DEL: 49 GP
NL: 73 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

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/01/2026 05:00 PM UTC	IF Björklöven	Växjö Lakers HC	-	SHL
09/29/2026 05:00 PM UTC	IF Björklöven	HV71	-	SHL
09/26/2026 01:15 PM UTC	IF Björklöven	Färjestad BK	-	SHL
09/24/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Örebro HK	IF Björklöven	-	SHL
09/19/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Djurgårdens IF	IF Björklöven	0 - 3	SHL

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Phil Di Giuseppe (F)

Joining fromManitoba Moose

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IF Björklöven History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	SHL	1	1	0	-	0	0	3	0	3	3	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

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

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Olle Liss (F)	2026-2027	Rungsted Seier Capital	Metal Ligaen	5	6	2	8	2
2.	Jakob Stenqvist (D)	2026-2027	Lukko	Liiga	6	0	5	5	2
3.	Ludwig Wistén (F)	2026-2027	Nidaros Hockey	EHL	1	2	2	4	0
4.	Nicolai Meyer (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	3	2	2	4	0
5.	Maxime Fortier (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit	Liiga	5	1	3	4	0
6.	Sakke Hämäläinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	7	0	4	4	2
7.	Jesper Olofsson (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	7	3	0	3	0
8.	Daniel Norbe (D)	2026-2027	Södertälje SK	HockeyAllsvenskan	3	2	1	3	2
9.	Félix Girard (F)	2026-2027	Bordeaux	Ligue Magnus	3	2	1	3	2
10.	Oscar Djurberg (F)	2026-2027	Philadelphia Rebels	NAHL	5	2	1	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	28.88
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	27.07
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	25.96
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	27.06
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	26.63

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Regular Season

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)	307	100	136	236

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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	2001-2002	46	28	72
2.	Nick Schilkey (F)	2022-2023	52	25	68
3.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	1992-1993	36	28	65
4.	Fredrik Forsberg (F)	2024-2025	52	33	64
5.	Marcus Nilsson (F)	2024-2025	52	15	63

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	1997-1998	30	38	54
2.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	1991-1992	36	34	55
3.	Fredrik Forsberg (F)	2024-2025	52	33	64
4.	Tore Ökvist (F)	1985-1986	36	30	43
5.	Scott Pooley (F)	2022-2023	52	29	50

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Marcus Nilsson (F)	2024-2025	52	48	63
2.	Mikael Andersson (F)	1992-1993	36	45	61
3.	Aleksandrs Belavskis (F)	2001-2002	46	44	72
4.	Nick Schilkey (F)	2022-2023	52	43	68
5.	Roger Hägglund (D)	1989-1990	30	39	46

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Ric Jackman (D)	2004-2005	46	39	209
2.	Niko Halttunen (F)	1999-2000	37	26	137
3.	Santeri Heiskanen (D)	2002-2003	41	9	130
4.	Jonas Hedberg (F)	2002-2003	39	15	128
5.	Santeri Heiskanen (D)	2001-2002	25	9	121