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2022 IIHF World Championship

2022 IIHF World Championship

Team Facts

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Youth Team HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
Anders Lindbäck (G) 34 1988 IK Sätra 6'6" 220 L 24/25
#35 Veini Vehviläinen (G) 25 1997 Palokan Kiekko 6'0" 181 L 22/23
DEFENSEMEN
#63 Julius Bergman (D) 26 1995 Karlskrona HK 6'1" 205 R 22/23
#15 Simon Bertilsson (D)   “A” 31 1991 Bofors IK 6'0" 185 L 23/24
Niklas Friman (D) 28 1993 TuTo 6'2" 194 L 23/24
#62 Tom Hedberg (D) 22 1999 Örnsköldsviks SK 5'11" 179 L 23/24
Samuel Johannesson (D) Columbus Blue Jackets 21 2000 Halmstad HF 5'11" 176 R 23/24
#73 Theo Lindstein (D) 17 2005 Strömsbro IF 6'0" 176 L 23/24
David Sklenicka (D) 25 1996 HC Berounsti Medvedi 6'0" 205 L 23/24
FORWARDS
#29 Oscar Birgersson (C) 22 2000 Hofors HC 6'0" 185 L 22/23
Hannes Björninen (C/W) 26 1995 Pelicans 6'1" 190 L 23/24
#34 Oscar Eklind (C/RW) 23 1998 Trelleborgs IF 6'4" 190 L 22/23
#28 Oskar Kvist (LW/RW) 20 2001 Hagaströms SK 6'4" 203 L 23/24
#27 Alexander Ljungkrantz (LW) New York Islanders 20 2002 IK Sätra 6'1" 185 L 22/23
#95 Nick Olesen (W/C) 26 1995 Frederikshavn IK 6'1" 185 L 22/23
#20 Oula Palve (C) 30 1992 Palokan Kiekko 6'0" 183 L 23/24
#18 Anton Rödin (RW/LW)   “C” 31 1990 Hammarby IF 6'0" 185 L 23/24
#41 Greg Scott (C) 33 1988 6'0" 192 R 23/24
#88
Dmytro Timashov (LW/RW) 25 1996 Sollentuna HC 5'10" 187 L 22/23
#36 Linus Ölund (C)   “A” 24 1997 IK Huge 6'0" 183 L 22/23
Position: G: 2, D: 7, F: 11
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Arena Information
  • Arena Name Monitor ERP Arena
  • Location Gävle, SWE
  • Capacity 7 909
  • Construction Year 1967
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2022-03-29T19:00:00+0200 Örebro HK Brynäs IF 4 - 2 SHL
2022-03-28T19:00:00+0200 Örebro HK Brynäs IF 0 - 3 SHL
2022-03-26T15:15:00+0100 Brynäs IF Örebro HK 2 - 7 SHL
2022-03-24T19:00:00+0100 Brynäs IF Leksands IF 5 - 4 (OT) SHL
2022-03-19T15:15:00+0100 Skellefteå AIK Brynäs IF 3 - 1 SHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
05/24/2022
05/24/2022 Confirmed Leaving Marcus Björk (D) Leaving for Columbus Blue Jackets
05/20/2022
05/20/2022 Confirmed Joining Anders Lindbäck (G) Joining from Jokerit
05/20/2022 Extension Veini Vehviläinen (G)
05/13/2022
05/13/2022 Confirmed Joining Niklas Friman (D) Joining from HPK
05/04/2022
05/04/2022 Doubtful Joining Sebastian Wännström (F) Joining from HC Ajoie
05/04/2022 Confirmed Joining Samuel Johannesson (D) Joining from Rögle BK
05/03/2022
05/03/2022 Extension Tom Hedberg (D)
05/03/2022 Extension Oskar Kvist (F)
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1996-1997 Elitserien 50 21 8 21 - - 155 144 50 1.00 9 Did not make playoffs
1997-1998 Elitserien 46 21 6 19 - - 138 131 48 1.04 5 Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999 Elitserien 50 21 2 20 4 3 167 152 76 1.52 5 Champion
1999-2000 Elitserien 50 28 0 15 1 6 165 134 92 1.84 2 Semifinal loss
2000-2001 Elitserien 50 23 0 14 5 8 167 146 87 1.74 3 Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002 Elitserien 50 19 0 24 3 4 143 164 67 1.34 8 Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003 Elitserien 50 13 0 27 4 6 105 166 53 1.06 11 Relegation Play
Kvalserien SHL 10 6 2 2 2 0 35 27 22 2.20 2 Saved in relegation
2003-2004 Elitserien 50 18 0 27 2 3 121 151 61 1.22 10 Did not make playoffs
2004-2005 Elitserien 50 12 5 29 2 2 123 182 47 0.94 11 Relegation Play
Kvalserien SHL 10 6 2 2 0 1 33 21 20 2.00 2 Saved in relegation
2005-2006 Elitserien 50 16 6 19 4 5 114 129 67 1.34 7 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 Elitserien 55 18 12 17 6 2 146 137 80 1.45 6 Quarterfinal loss
2007-2008 Elitserien 55 16 3 30 4 2 152 178 61 1.11 12 Relegation Play
Kvalserien SHL 10 6 1 3 0 0 40 23 19 1.90 1 Saved in relegation
2008-2009 Elitserien 55 21 6 22 4 2 128 140 79 1.44 7 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 Elitserien 55 20 11 17 6 1 144 124 84 1.53 6 Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011 Elitserien 55 19 - 20 8 8 147 157 81 1.47 7 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 Elitserien 55 25 - 19 6 5 148 140 92 1.67 4 Champion
2012-2013 Elitserien 55 17 - 20 6 12 123 166 75 1.36 8 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 SHL 55 19 - 19 11 6 163 152 85 1.55 4 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 SHL 55 19 - 28 3 5 132 159 68 1.24 10 Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016 SHL 52 21 - 24 4 3 133 138 74 1.42 10 Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017 SHL 52 27 - 17 4 4 156 124 93 1.79 5 Final loss
2017-2018 SHL 52 21 - 26 2 3 132 148 70 1.35 10 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 SHL 52 17 - 19 2 14 116 145 69 1.33 11 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 SHL 52 13 - 26 8 5 132 168 60 1.15 12 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 SHL 52 14 - 27 4 7 131 176 57 1.10 13 Saved in relegation
2021-2022 SHL 52 17 - 23 6 6 126 138 69 1.33 10 Eighth Final Loss
2022-2023 SHL - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1964-1965 Ahearne Cup - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
1966-1967 Ahearne Cup 6 4 0 2 - - 20 17 8 1.33 2 Did not make playoffs
1967-1968 European Cup 2 1 0 0 0 1 7 8 - - 9 Eighth Final Loss
1968-1969 European Cup 2 2 0 0 - - 24 7 - - 6 Quarterfinal loss
1969-1970 Stjärncupen 5 2 2 1 - - 24 15 6 1.20 2 -
1970-1971 European Cup 6 3 1 2 - - 34 26 - - Semifinal loss
Stjärncupen 5 4 0 1 - - 26 17 8 1.60 -
1971-1972 Stjärncupen 5 3 0 2 - - 30 18 6 1.20 3 -
European Cup 8 6 0 2 - - 46 23 - - Final loss
1972-1973 Stjärncupen 5 4 0 1 - - 31 13 8 1.60 2 -
European Cup 4 1 1 2 - - 13 23 - - Final loss
1973-1974 Pohjola Cup 5 1 1 3 - - 13 22 3 0.60 4 -
Stjärncupen 5 3 0 2 - - 23 21 6 1.20 4 -
1974-1975 Pohjola Cup 6 4 0 2 - - 32 18 8 1.33 -
Stjärncupen 3 1 0 2 - - 19 16 2 0.67 3 -
1975-1976 Stjärncupen 3 2 0 1 - - 17 14 4 1.33 2 -
European Cup 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - - 10 Eighth Final Loss
1976-1977 European Cup 4 2 0 2 - - 8 13 - - Semifinal loss
1977-1978 European Cup 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - - 9 16th final loss
1980-1981 European Cup 2 2 0 0 - - 11 7 - - 4 Promoted
European Cup 3 0 1 2 - - 6 17 1 0.33 4 Final group
1993-1994 European Cup 3 2 1 0 - - 8 6 5 1.67 1 Promoted
European Cup 3 1 0 2 - - 15 11 2 0.67 3 Final group
1999-2000 Euro HL 6 1 - 3 2 0 19 24 7 1.17 3 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 ET 8 5 - 1 0 2 25 20 17 2.13 2 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 ET 8 4 - 3 0 1 20 24 13 1.63 3 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 Champions HL 6 4 - 1 1 0 25 12 14 2.33 2 Quarterfinal loss

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Elias Lindholm (F) 2021-2022 Calgary Flames NHL 82 42 40 82 22
2. Louie Caporusso (F) 2021-2022 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 67 22 44 66 32
3. Sondre Olden (F) 2021-2022 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds SL 44 22 42 64 13
4. Shane Harper (F) 2021-2022 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 48 22 30 52 18
5. Daniel Ljunggren (F) 2021-2022 Mora IK HockeyAllsvenskan 48 4 45 49 20
6. Richard Gynge (F) 2021-2022 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 52 23 25 48 6
7. Lukas Zetterberg (F) 2021-2022 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan 48 21 25 46 18
8. Abbe Broberg (F) 2021-2022 Valbo HC Division 2 36 31 14 45 6
9. Johan Harju (F) 2021-2022 HC Pustertal ICEHL 49 19 26 45 18
10. Adam Hirsch (F) 2021-2022 HC Dalen HockeyEttan 40 17 28 45 28
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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
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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
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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. Håkan Wickberg (F) 363 253 241 494
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# 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
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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. Jan Larsson (F) 592 187 277 464
4. Jörgen Sundqvist (D) 591 34 39 73
5. Anders Huss (F) 574 189 183 372
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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
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Lars-Göran Nilsson (F) 1970-1971 Division 1 28 34 28 62 2.21 22
2. Jan Larsson (F) 1998-1999 Elitserien 50 16 43 59 1.18 30
3. Pavel Brendl (F) 2007-2008 Elitserien 54 31 24 55 1.02 110
4. Lars-Göran Nilsson (F) 1973-1974 Division 1 35 26 28 54 1.54 52
5. Conny Silfverberg (F) 1984-1985 Elitserien 36 24 30 54 1.50 14
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Tom Bissett (F) 1998-1999 Elitserien 50 40 12 52 1.04 30
2. Martin Karlsson (F) 1976-1977 Elitserien 36 37 15 52 1.44 14
3. Lars-Erik Ericsson (F) 1975-1976 Elitserien 34 35 18 53 1.56 40
4. Lars-Göran Nilsson (F) 1970-1971 Division 1 28 34 28 62 2.21 22
5. Stefan Karlsson (F) 1973-1974 Division 1 34 33 15 48 1.41 18
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jan Larsson (F) 1998-1999 Elitserien 50 16 43 59 1.18 30
2. Pär Djoos (D) 1998-1999 Elitserien 50 5 43 48 0.96 56
3. Tom Bissett (F) 1999-2000 Elitserien 50 15 37 52 1.04 55
4. Jesper Jensen (F) 2016-2017 SHL 50 9 33 42 0.84 14
5. Ryan Gunderson (D) 2013-2014 SHL 54 8 33 41 0.76 14
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Tommy Melkersson (D) 1996-1997 Elitserien 45 2 8 10 0.22 118
2. Markus Kankaanperä (D) 2007-2008 Elitserien 45 2 4 6 0.13 114
3. Mikko Kuparinen (D) 2004-2005 Elitserien 48 1 5 6 0.13 113
4. Mikko Kuparinen (D) 2003-2004 Elitserien 48 0 6 6 0.13 113
5. Jonathan Granström (F) 2008-2009 Elitserien 55 10 16 26 0.47 112
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 188 lbs 28.20
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 27.09
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 26.39
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 26.03
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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