FBK
CityKarlstad, Sweden
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
Founded10 November 1932 (1932-11-10)
Home arenaLöfbergs Arena
Colors     
General managerRickard Wallin
Head coachTomas Mitell
CaptainLinus Johansson
Websitefarjestadbk.se
Championships
Regular season titles10 (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2019)
Le Mat Trophy10 (1981, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2022)
Current season

Färjestad Bollklubb (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfæ̌rjɛsta]; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) was started in 1975, making them the most successful SHL club in history. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965. Following Brynäs IF's relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan in 2023, Färjestad is the only team to have constantly played in the current top tier of Swedish hockey, the SHL, since it was started in 1975. They reached the SHL championship finals six years in a row between 20012006, winning the championship two times. They are featured rivals with Djurgårdens IF, Frölunda HC, and HV71.

History

Färjestad BK was founded on 10 November 1932 at Håfström Kiosk in the district of Färjestad in Karlstad by Sven Bryhske, Gösta Jonsson, Sven Larsson and Erik Myren. Initially the association's main sport was bandy, which is still reflected in the full name of the club. Ice hockey was first included in 1956.

In 1965, Färjestad were promoted to the top division (at that time Division 1 Southern) which they succeeded in winning for the first time in 1973. During the 1974/75 season, Färjestad qualified for the first season of Elitserien, and have since never been relegated.

In 2014, Färjestad BK played in the 2014 AHL All Star Game in St. John's, Newfoundland against a team of AHL All Stars. In the skills contest, Färjestad lost 18-17 against the All Stars on a Tuesday evening at Mile One Center. In the AHL All-Star Game, Färjestad lost again to the AHL All Stars 7-2 with a sold out crowd the following evening.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list featuring the past five seasons. For prior seasons, see List of Färjestad BK seasons.

Season Level Division Record Avg.
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Position W-OTW-OTL-L
2018–19 Tier 1 SHL 1st 28–6–5–13 7,231 Top scorer: Finland J. Virtanen (41 pts)
Top goalie:
Sweden A. Werner (92.60 SV%)
Swedish Championship playoffs 6–1–1–6 7,894 Won in quarterfinals against HV71 (4–3)
Lost in semifinals against Djurgården (3–4)
2019–20 Tier 1 SHL 2nd 25–6–5–16 7,546 Top scorer: Sweden M. Nilsson (54 pts)
Top goalie:
Sweden A. Holm (91.50 SV%)
Swedish Championship playoffs Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
2020–21 Tier 1 SHL 8th 18–11–5–18 21 Top scorer: Sweden D. Viksten (48 pts)
Top goalie:
Sweden A. Holm (91.40 SV%)
Swedish Championship playoffs 1–1–2–2 0 Won eighthfinals against Malmö (2–0)
Lost in quarterfinals against Växjö (0–4)
2021–22 Tier 1 SHL 6th 22–6–4–20 6,020 Top scorer: Sweden J. Nygård (41 pts)
Top goalie:
Sweden D. Hildeby (93.08 SV%)
Swedish Championship playoffs 10–2–1–6 8,142 Won in quarterfinals against Skellefteå (4–2)
Won in semifinals against Rögle (4–2)
Won in finals against Luleå (4–3)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2022 Swedish Champions (10th title)
2022–23 Tier 1 SHL 3rd 24–7–4–17 7,296 Top scorer: Sweden J. Nygård (38 pts)
Top goalie:
Sweden D. Hildeby (91.80 SV%)
Swedish Championship playoffs 3–0–0–4 8,250 Lost in quarterfinals against Frölunda (3–4)

Players

Current roster

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
44 Sweden Jonathan Andersson D L 30 2023 Valdemarsvik, Sweden
7 Sweden Axel Bergkvist D L 23 2022 Insjön, Sweden
41 Sweden Henrik Björklund RW R 33 2022 Karlstad, Sweden
63 Sweden Carl Dahlström D L 28 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
14 Sweden Victor Ejdsell (A) C L 28 2019 Karlstad, Sweden
29 Sweden Lucas Forsell RW R 20 2020 Västerås, Sweden
75 Sweden Jérémy Groleau D L 24 2023 Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada
28 Sweden Mattias Göransson D L 28 2021 Grums, Sweden
59 Sweden Linus Johansson (C) C L 31 2021 Ljungby, Sweden
13 Sweden Joel Kellman C L 29 2023 Tingsryd, Sweden
33 Canada Maxime Lagacé G L 30 2023 Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada
4 Sweden Oscar Lawner LW L 22 2018 Karlstad, Sweden
35 Sweden Carl Lindbom G L 20 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
34 Sweden Michael Lindqvist RW R 29 2018 Danderyd, Sweden
79 Sweden Patrik Lundh F L 35 2021 Stockholm, Sweden
10 Sweden Marcus Nilsson LW L 32 2021 Charlottenberg, Sweden
32 Sweden Magnus Nygren D R 33 2023 Karlstad, Sweden
11 Sweden Joakim Nygård (A) LW L 30 2021 Stockholm, Sweden
26 Sweden Joel Nyström D R 21 2020 Karlstad, Sweden
96 Czech Republic David Tomášek C R 27 2023 Prague, Czech Republic
52 Sweden August Tornberg D R 31 2022 Pajala, Sweden
20 Sweden Marcus Westfält C L 23 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
6 Sweden Mikael Wikstrand D L 30 2021 Karlstad, Sweden
22 Sweden Per Åslund LW L 37 2016 Kil, Sweden
92 Sweden Liam Öhgren LW L 19 2023 Stockholm, Sweden

Updated 31 December, 2023[1][2]

Team captains

Retired numbers

Färjestad BK retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
2Tommy SamuelssonD1976-199514 December 1998
5Håkan LoobRW1979-1983, 1989-199627 September 1996
9Thomas RundqvistC1978-1984, 1985-199314 December 1998
9Ulf SternerLW1967-68, 1969-197313 November 2001
17Mathias JohanssonC1990-2002, 2003-200824 November 2012
19Peter NordströmLW1995-1998, 1999-200930 November 2019
21Jörgen JönssonC1995-1999, 2000-200926 December 2009
51Rickard WallinC1998-2002, 2005-2006, 2007–2009, 2010-201623 September 2017

Club records and leaders

Regular season

Goals: 42 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
Assists: 36 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07)
Points: 76 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
Penalty Minutes: 213 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
Career Goals: 262 Håkan Loob
Career Assists: 273 Jörgen Jönsson
Career Points: 500 Håkan Loob
Career Penalty Minutes: 546 Thomas Rhodin
Career Shutouts: 12 Daniel Henriksson
Career Games: 616 Mathias Johansson

Playoff season

Goals: 11 Rickard Wallin (2000-01)
Assists: 13 Jesper Mattsson (2005-06)
Points: 18 Marcel Jenni (2000-01), Jörgen Jönsson (2005-06)
Penalty Minutes: 84 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
Career Goals: 43 Håkan Loob
Career Assists: 62 Jörgen Jönsson
Career Points: 102 Jörgen Jönsson
Career Penalty Minutes: 193 Peter Nordström
Career Shutouts: 5 Daniel Henriksson, Jonas Gustavsson (2008-09)
Career Games: 138 Peter Nordström

Total (Regular season + Playoffs)

Goals: 52 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
Assists: 41 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07)
Points: 90 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
Penalty Minutes: 297 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
Career Goals: 305 Håkan Loob
Career Assists: 312 Thomas Rundqvist
Career Points: 566 Håkan Loob
Career Penalty Minutes: 703 Peter Nordström
Career Shutouts: 17 Daniel Henriksson
Career Games: 748 Mathias Johansson

Trophies and awards

Team

See also

References

  1. "Färjestad BK Squad". www.shl.se. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. "Eliteprospects.com - Färjestad". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. "Färjestad BK are Swedish Champions" (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey League. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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