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Plays in Swedish Hockey League
Champions Hockey League Team colours Orange + Blue Town Växjö, Sweden Founded 1997

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Youth Team HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#33 Emil Larmi (G) 27 1996 Pelicans 6'0" 185 L 24/25
#70 Adam Åhman (G) 24 1999 Västerviks IK 6'0" 163 L 25/26
DEFENSEMEN
#17 Gabriel Carlsson (D) 26 1997 Örebro IS 6'5" 203 L 25/26
#21 Brian Cooper (D) 30 1993 5'10" 196 L 23/24
#8 Zach Giuttari (D) 27 1996 6'2" 190 R 23/24
#6 Arvid Hurtig (D) 20 2003 Grästorps IK 6'1" 187 L 23/24
#4
Keegan Lowe (D)   “A” 30 1993 Shattuck St. Mary's 6'2" 192 L 24/25
#64 Eric Martinsson (D) 31 1992 Åstorps IK 6'1" 194 L 24/25
#94 Joel Persson (D)   “C” 29 1994 Osby IK 6'1" 196 R 29/30
#36 Elias Rosén (D) 24 1999 Leksands IF 6'0" 185 L 24/25
FORWARDS
#86 Joachim Blichfeld (RW/LW) 25 1998 Frederikshavn IK 6'2" 196 R 23/24
#25 Filip Eriksson (C/F) Montréal Canadiens 19 2004 IF Troja-Ljungby 6'0" 172 L 24/25
#37 Hugo Gustafsson (C) 23 2000 Södertälje SK 5'10" 176 L 24/25
#11 Kalle Kossila (C/LW) 30 1993 GrIFK 5'10" 185 L 23/24
#27 Martin Lundberg (W/C)   “A” 33 1990 Skellefteå AIK 6'0" 209 L 23/24
#13 Dylan McLaughlin (C) 28 1995 5'11" 187 L 23/24
#41 Ludvig Nilsson (LW/RW) 29 1994 Huddinge IK 6'1" 192 L 24/25
#22 Tobias Rieder (W/C) 30 1993 EV Landshut 5'11" 190 L 23/24
#87 Robert Rosén (C)   “A” 36 1987 Alvesta SK 5'10" 176 R 23/24
#69 Jakub Stancl (LW) St. Louis Blues 18 2005 HC Slavia Praha 6'3" 203 L Junior
#9 Victor Stjernborg (C/LW) Chicago Blackhawks 20 2003 IF Malmö Redhawks 5'10" 203 L 24/25
#56 Joel Svensson (C) 18 2005 IK Oskarshamn 6'1" 183 R Junior
#82 Ville Svensson (C/W) 18 2005 Mörrums GoIS IK 6'2" 187 L Junior
#51 Emil Sylvegård (LW/RW) 30 1993 IF Malmö Redhawks 6'2" 216 L 24/25
#18 Marcus Sylvegård (RW) 24 1999 IF Malmö Redhawks 6'0" 190 R 24/25
#62 Manuel Ågren (LW/RW) 29 1994 IK Oskarshamn 5'11" 181 L 23/24
#45 Noah Östlund (C) Buffalo Sabres 19 2004 Södertälje SK 5'11" 163 L
Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 17 | Av Age: 25.81 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 189 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 18 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Växjö Lakers HC: 2 950 GP
NHL: 603 GP
WC: 60 GP
OG: 8 GP
SHL: 4 112 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 1 000 GP
Liiga: 172 GP
KHL: 196 GP
AHL: 1 592 GP
DEL: 13 GP
NL: 26 GP Affiliated Team(s) Växjö Lakers HC J18 (J18 Region)
Växjö Lakers HC J20 (J20 Nationell)
Team Captains
“C” Joel Persson “A” Martin Lundberg
Robert Rosén
Keegan Lowe
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Vida Arena Location Växjö, SWE Capacity 5 750 Construction Year 2011
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-12-02T18:00:00+0100 Luleå HF Växjö Lakers HC - SHL
2023-11-30T19:00:00+0100 Växjö Lakers HC Leksands IF 2 - 3 (SO) SHL
2023-11-28T19:00:00+0100 MoDo Hockey Växjö Lakers HC 1 - 4 SHL
2023-11-25T18:00:00+0100 Växjö Lakers HC HV71 6 - 1 SHL
2023-11-23T19:00:00+0100 Frölunda HC Växjö Lakers HC 2 - 3 (OT) SHL
2023-11-21T17:00:00+0000 Växjö Lakers HC ERC Ingolstadt 3 - 3 Champions HL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
11/03/2023
11/03/2023 Confirmed Leaving Jayden Halbgewachs (F) Leaving for Milestone Flyers
10/23/2023
10/23/2023 Confirmed Leaving Adam Brodecki (F) Leaving for Unknown
10/11/2023
10/11/2023 Extension Joel Persson (D)
10/06/2023
10/06/2023 Confirmed Leaving Filip Nordberg (D) Leaving for Muskegon Lumberjacks
10/03/2023
10/03/2023 Confirmed Joining Adam Brodecki (F) Joining from Rytíři Kladno
07/28/2023
07/28/2023 Confirmed Joining Gabriel Carlsson (D) Joining from Hershey Bears
07/25/2023
07/25/2023 Confirmed Joining Zach Giuttari (D) Joining from Abbotsford Canucks
07/21/2023
07/21/2023 Confirmed Joining Elias Rosén (D) Joining from Kansas City Mavericks
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1997-1998 Division 4 12 8 2 2 - - 65 49 18 1.50 2 -
1998-1999 Division 4 14 13 1 0 - - 99 27 27 1.93 1 Promoted
1999-2000 Division 2 14 10 0 4 - - 58 46 20 1.43 3 -
2000-2001 Division 2 14 13 1 0 - - 161 28 27 1.93 1 Promoted
2001-2002 Division 1 18 14 2 2 - - 104 42 30 1.67 1 Kvalserien AS
2002-2003 Division 1 44 34 7 3 - - 240 94 75 1.70 1 Promoted
2003-2004 Allsvenskan 32 16 0 8 1 7 107 95 57 1.78 7 -
2004-2005 Allsvenskan 30 13 4 9 2 2 81 70 49 1.63 5 -
2005-2006 HockeyAllsvenskan 42 14 6 17 2 3 129 138 55 1.31 10 -
2006-2007 HockeyAllsvenskan 45 21 4 15 1 4 156 119 73 1.62 6 Promotion Play
2007-2008 HockeyAllsvenskan 45 20 5 15 4 1 133 109 74 1.64 6 Promotion Play
2008-2009 HockeyAllsvenskan 45 22 - 15 5 3 155 123 79 1.76 5 Kvalserien SHL
Kvalserien SHL 10 3 - 6 0 1 28 35 10 1.00 5 -
2009-2010 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 29 - 12 4 7 177 140 102 1.96 3 Kvalserien SHL
Kvalserien SHL 10 1 - 7 1 1 29 46 6 0.60 6 -
2010-2011 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 33 - 14 3 2 192 129 107 2.06 Kvalserien SHL
Kvalserien SHL 10 7 - 0 2 1 36 17 26 2.60 1 Promoted
2011-2012 Elitserien 55 18 - 22 8 7 124 133 77 1.40 9 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 Elitserien 55 14 - 26 7 8 102 130 64 1.16 10 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 SHL 55 23 - 14 7 11 156 130 94 1.71 3 Semifinal loss
2014-2015 SHL 55 24 - 16 9 6 158 120 96 1.75 3 Champion
2015-2016 SHL 52 25 - 19 4 4 147 139 87 1.67 6 Semifinal loss
2016-2017 SHL 52 26 - 12 7 7 165 118 99 1.90 1 Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018 SHL 52 34 - 10 6 2 169 104 116 2.23 1 Champion
2018-2019 SHL 52 22 - 17 3 10 123 120 82 1.58 7 Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020 SHL 52 20 - 26 4 2 127 143 70 1.35 10 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 SHL 52 27 - 11 7 7 153 112 102 1.96 1 Champion
2021-2022 SHL 52 22 - 17 6 7 153 144 85 1.63 5 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 SHL 52 27 - 11 7 7 153 111 102 1.96 1 Champion
2023-2024 SHL 23 11 - 7 3 2 70 51 41 1.78 2 -
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2014-2015 Champions HL 6 4 - 2 0 0 19 14 12 2.00 2 Did not make playoffs
2015-2016 Champions HL 4 3 - 1 0 0 20 10 9 2.25 1 16th final loss
2016-2017 Champions HL 4 2 - 0 0 2 16 10 8 2.00 1 Semifinal loss
2017-2018 Champions HL 6 4 - 1 1 0 22 16 14 2.33 1 Final loss
2018-2019 Champions HL 6 2 - 3 1 0 21 18 8 1.33 3 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 Champions HL 6 3 - 3 0 1 14 10 10 1.67 2 Eighth Final Loss
2023-2024 Champions HL 6 4 - 0 2 0 29 13 16 2.67 2 -

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. William Magnusson (F) 2023-2024 Narvik Hockey Norway2 16 19 22 41 24
2. Elias Pettersson (F) 2023-2024 Vancouver Canucks NHL 24 9 21 30 0
3. Mikael Johansson (F) 2023-2024 EHC Lustenau AlpsHL 17 7 22 29 8
4. Ludwig Wistén (F) 2023-2024 Mariestad BoIS HockeyEttan 15 4 24 28 2
5. Roman Horák (F) 2023-2024 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 24 6 16 22 2
6. Ryan Lasch (F) 2023-2024 Pelicans Liiga 24 0 22 22 8
7. Jan Urbas (F) 2023-2024 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 17 10 10 20 10
8. Sam Marklund (F) 2023-2024 GKS Katowice Poland 20 10 10 20 16
9. Andy Miele (F) 2023-2024 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 22 8 12 20 29
10. Richard Gynge (F) 2023-2024 AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 20 6 14 20 28
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Robert Rosén (F) 676 204 289 493
2. Christian Jakobsson (F) 238 144 122 266
3. Erik Josefsson (F) 753 93 108 201
4. Joel Persson (D) 277 38 155 193
5. Johan Andersson (F) 283 74 83 157
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Robert Rosén (F) 676 204 289 493
2. Christian Jakobsson (F) 238 144 122 266
3. Erik Josefsson (F) 753 93 108 201
4. Johan Andersson (F) 283 74 83 157
5. Liam Reddox (F) 386 72 78 150
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Robert Rosén (F) 676 204 289 493
2. Joel Persson (D) 277 38 155 193
3. Christian Jakobsson (F) 238 144 122 266
4. Erik Josefsson (F) 753 93 108 201
5. Andreas Custemo (D) 124 22 93 115
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Johan Markusson (F) 364 43 95 508
2. Johan Andersson (F) 283 74 157 306
3. Noah Welch (D) 164 19 73 301
4. Christoffer Persson (D) 227 6 41 298
5. Erik Josefsson (F) 753 93 201 272
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Erik Josefsson (F) 753 93 108 201
2. Robert Rosén (F) 676 204 289 493
3. Jeremias Augustin (D) 458 13 26 39
4. Liam Reddox (F) 386 72 78 150
5. Johan Markusson (F) 364 43 52 95
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Elias Pettersson (F) 44 24 56 1.27
2. Christian Jakobsson (F) 238 144 266 1.12
3. Stefan Erkgärds (D) 2 0 2 1.00
4. Bryan Phillips (F) 1 1 1 1.00
5. Josh MacNevin (D) 92 24 88 0.96
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Christian Jakobsson (F) 2000-2001 Division 2 34 53 30 83 2.44 -
2. Markus Andersson (F) 2000-2001 Division 2 - 24 35 59 - -
3. Robert Rosén (F) 2009-2010 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 27 30 57 1.10 8
4. Josh Soares (F) 2010-2011 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 24 33 57 1.10 54
5. Elias Pettersson (F) 2017-2018 SHL 44 24 32 56 1.27 14
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Christian Jakobsson (F) 2000-2001 Division 2 34 53 30 83 2.44 -
2. Fredrik Persson (F) 2000-2001 Division 2 - 30 18 48 - -
3. Arto Miettinen (F) 2002-2003 Division 1 - 30 13 43 - -
4. Robert Rosén (F) 2009-2010 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 27 30 57 1.10 8
5. Peter Andersson (F) 2001-2002 Division 1 - 27 7 34 - -
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Andreas Custemo (D) 2002-2003 Division 1 - 6 38 44 - -
2. Markus Andersson (F) 2000-2001 Division 2 - 24 35 59 - -
3. Josh Soares (F) 2010-2011 HockeyAllsvenskan 52 24 33 57 1.10 54
4. Morgan Grans (F) 2002-2003 Division 1 - 16 33 49 - -
5. Elias Pettersson (F) 2017-2018 SHL 44 24 32 56 1.27 14
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jani Honkanen (D) 2005-2006 HockeyAllsvenskan 40 3 3 6 0.15 220
2. Josh MacNevin (D) 2009-2010 HockeyAllsvenskan 48 14 32 46 0.96 139
3. Anton Hedman (F) 2009-2010 HockeyAllsvenskan 51 9 14 23 0.45 117
4. Per Helmersson (D) 2008-2009 HockeyAllsvenskan 44 3 11 14 0.32 108
5. Henrik Blomqvist (D) 2003-2004 Allsvenskan 41 5 6 11 0.27 105
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 25.81
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 189 lbs 27.36
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 26.94
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 27.83
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 27.93
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
First player to score goal for team in Elitserien: Liam Reddox (Sept. 15, 2011 at Luleå)

First player to score goal for team in Allsvenskan: Jarno Pikkarainen (Sept. 17, 2003 vs Mörrum)