| Brynäs IF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Gävle,Sweden |
| League | SHL |
| Founded | 12 May 1912; 113 years ago (1912-05-12) |
| Home arena | Monitor ERP Arena |
| Colors | |
| General manager | Johan Alcén |
| Head coach | Niklas Gällstedt |
| Captain | Johan Larsson |
| Website | brynas.se |
| Championships | |
| Le Mat Trophy | (13) (1964,1966,1967,1968,1970,1971,1972,1976,1977,1980,1993,1999,2012) |
 Current season | |
Brynäs IF is aSwedish professionalice hockey team fromGävle. The club currently plays in theSwedish Hockey League (SHL), promoted from theHockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier ofice hockey in Sweden, following the2023–24 season. The club played in the top-tier Swedish league from 1960 to 2023 (1960-75 called Division I, 1975-2023 called theSHL), a total of 63 seasons, longer than any other Swedish club, before suffering relegation for the first time in franchise history at the conclusion of the2022–23 season. They have won the Swedish championship 13 times, second only toDjurgården with 16 wins. In the 2023/2024 Hockeyallsvenskan season Brynäs won promotion back to the SHL after beating Djurgården 4-0 in the final.
Brynäs IF was formed by Nils Norin, Ferdinand Blomkvist, and Thure Ternström on 12 May 1912[1] and began to play ice hockey in 1939. The club has also competed insoccer,athletics,bandy,swimming, andwater polo.[citation needed] The team played in the hockey league's top flight from 1960 to 2023 and has won the Swedish championship 13 times, most recently in 2012.
Brynäs IF became the world's first ice hockey club to collaborate with the United Nations ProgramUNICEF, after signing a five-year contract with the organisation on 20 November 2013 (expiring in 2018).[2] On 3 June 2014, the club also signed a five-year contract withGävle Municipality (expiring after the 2018–19 season). The municipality acquired thenaming rights for the club's home arena and renamed itGavlerinken Arena.[3] The latter collaboration also meant the municipality would pay the club to play with ad-free jerseys, starting in the2014–15 season, as the only SHL team.[4] The arena is since September 2019 namedMonitor ERP Arena.
In2021, after finishing 13th (out of 14 teams) in the regular season, the team was forced to defend its SHL status for the first time since 2008, playing abest-of-seven series against the last-placed team,HV71, withhome advantage. At the conclusion of the2022–23 season, Brynäs was relegated from the SHL for the first time in franchise history, after losing the relegation playout series, 1–4, to theMalmö Redhawks.[5] They returned to the SHL after the2023–24 season.
This is a partial list, featuring the five most recent completed seasons. For a more complete list, seeList of Brynäs IF seasons.
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | W–OTW–OTL–L | |||||
| 2020–21 | Tier 1 | SHL | 13th | 14–4–7–27 | 150 | |
| Play Out | — | 2–1 | — | Won 4–1 vsHV71 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tier 1 | SHL | 10th | 17–6–6–23 | 4,544 | |
| Eighth-finals | — | 1–2 | 5,374 | Lost 1–2 vsÖrebro HK | ||
| 2022–23 | Tier 1 | SHL | 13th | 16–4–6–26 | 6,357 | |
| Play Out | — | 1–4 | 7,050 | Lost 1–4 vsMalmö Redhawks Relegated toHockeyAllsvenskan | ||
| 2023–24 | Tier 2 | HockeyAllsvenskan | 1st | 33–5–3–11 | 6,442 | |
| Allsvenskan playoffs | — | 12–1 | 7,109 | Won in Quarterfinals, 4–0 vsNybro Vikings Won in Semifinals, 4–1 vsBIK Karlskoga Won in Finals 4–0 vsDjurgårdens IF  promoted toSHL | ||
| 2024–25 | Tier 1 | SHL | 1st | 26–8–3–15 | 7,700 | |
| Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 10–7 | 7,873 | Won in Quarterfinals, 4–2 vsMalmö Redhawks Won in Semifinals, 4–1 vsSkellefteå AIK Lost in Finals 2–4 vsLuleå HF | ||
These are the top-ten point-scorers in SHL history. Figures are updated after each completed SHL regular season.[8][9]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Brynäs IF player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars-Göran Nilsson | F | 425 | 273 | 257 | 530 | 1.25 |
| Håkan Wickberg | F | 363 | 253 | 241 | 494 | 1.36 |
| Tord Lundström | F | 367 | 261 | 232 | 493 | 1.34 |
| Ove Molin | RW | 772 | 192 | 295 | 487 | .63 |
| Jan Larsson | C | 598 | 189 | 281 | 470 | .79 |
| Stefan Karlsson | F | 428 | 252 | 140 | 392 | .92 |
| Anders Huss | C | 574 | 189 | 183 | 372 | .65 |
| Andreas Dackell | RW | 524 | 132 | 217 | 349 | .67 |
| Tommy Sjödin | D | 681 | 117 | 198 | 315 | .46 |
| Hans Lindberg | F | 246 | 209 | 105 | 314 | 1.28 |
Coach of the Year
Rinkens Riddare
