Örebro HK

Örebro HK
CityÖrebro, Sweden
LeagueSwedish Hockey League
Founded1990
Home arenaBehrn Arena
Colors   
General managerNiklas Johansson
Head coachNiklas Eriksson
Websiteorebrohockey.se
Franchise history
1990–2005HC Örebro 90
2005–presentÖrebro HK
Current season

Örebro Hockeyklubb or Örebro HK (formerly HC Örebro 90) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top tier of Swedish ice hockey, since the 2013–14 season. The team's home arena is Behrn Arena, which seats 5,500 spectators.

History

Former Örebro HK player Robin Dahlstrøm in 2013.

The club was formed in 1990 as HC Örebro 90. While Örebro IK existed, HC Örebro 90's goal was to make sure that ice hockey players who didn't get a spot in Örebro IK could still play ice hockey in Örebro.[1] Following Örebro IK's bankruptcy in 1999, several Örebro IK players moved to HC Örebro 90. The club changed its name to Örebro HK in 2005.

The team promoted to the second-tier league Allsvenskan (now HockeyAllsvenskan) in the 2000–01 season, but were relegated to Division 1 in the 2003–04 season. The team would spend five seasons in Division 1 after the relegation. The team reached the Kvalserien qualification for HockeyAllsvenskan in the 2008–09 season and successfully promoted back to HockeyAllsvenskan, ending first in the Kvalserien qualification. The team finished tenth in the 2009–10 HockeyAllsvenskan season and thus missed the playoffs.

In the 2010–11 season they improved significantly, finishing third in the standings and thus reaching the 2011 Kvalserien qualification for the top-tier league Elitserien/SHL. The team ended fifth in the qualification and thus failed to promote to Elitserien that year.[2] Two years later, in the 2013 Kvalserien, the team was promoted to the SHL. The team made their SHL debut in the 2013–14 season. It was their first SHL season in club history and the first SHL season for an Örebro club since 1978–79.

Season-by-season record

Season Level Division Record Avg.
home
atnd. 		Notes
Position W-T-L
W-OT-L
W-OTW-OTL-L
This is a partial list, featuring the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Örebro HK seasons.
2017–18 Tier 1 SHL 12th 14–4–8–26 5,143
2018–19 Tier 1 SHL 10th 16–7–7–22 5,178
Eighth-finals 0–2 5,416 Lost 0–2 vs Växjö Lakers
2019–20 Tier 1 SHL 8th 26–2–3–21 5,333 Playoffs were cancelled
2020–21 Tier 1 SHL 6th 25–4–4–19
Swedish Championship playoffs 6–3 Lost in Semifinals, 2–3 vs Växjö Lakers
2021–22 Tier 1 SHL 7th 20–8–5–19
Eighth-finals 2–1 Won 2–1 vs Brynäs IF
Swedish Championship playoffs 1–4 Lost in quarterfinals, 1–4 vs Luleå HF

Players and personnel

Current roster

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
28 Sweden Linus Arnesson D L 30 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
31 Norway Jonas Arntzen G L 27 2019 Oslo, Norway
5 Sweden Gustav Backström (A) D L 29 2013 Lindesberg, Sweden
6 Sweden Filip Berglund D R 27 2022 Skellefteå, Sweden
24 Finland Hannes Björninen (A) C L 29 2023 Lahti, Finland
14 Sweden Liam Danielsson RW R 18 2024 Gävle, Sweden
40 Sweden Elias Ekström LW L 23 2019 Hällefors, Sweden
1 Sweden Jhonas Enroth G L 36 2020 Stockholm, Sweden
44 Sweden Melvin Fernström RW R 18 2023 Bålsta, Sweden
37 Sweden Glenn Gustafsson (C) LW L 26 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
25 Sweden Philip Holm D L 32 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
89 Sweden Patrik Karlkvist RW R 32 2024 Trosa, Sweden
36 Sweden Emil Larsson (A) LW L 31 2020 Lugano, Switzerland
61 Sweden Ludvig Larsson C L 29 2023 Malmö, Sweden
62 Finland Robert Leino C R 31 2020 Hämeenlinna, Finland
33 Sweden Christopher Mastomäki C L 27 2017 Nacka, Sweden
9 Sweden Niklas Nilsson D L 21 2021 Tyresö, Sweden
56 Sweden Robin Norell D L 29 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
39 Sweden Milton Oscarson RW L 21 2020 Örebro, Sweden
– Finland Patrik Puistola RW L 23 2024 Tampere, Finland
– Canada David Quenneville D R 26 2024 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
26 Slovakia Luka Radivojevič D R 17 2023 Edina, Minnesota, United States
– Finland Peetro Seppälä D L 24 2024 Kuusankoski, Finland
– Norway Noah Steen LW L 20 2024 Oslo, Norway
17 Sweden William Wikman LW L 27 2022 Danderyd, Sweden

Updated 18 August 2024

Team captains

Honored members

Örebro HK retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
3 Lars Andersson F 1974–1988 –
13 Björn Johansson D 1971–1976, 1978–1989 –

Club records and leaders

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers of Örebro HK since their promotion to the SHL in the 2013–14 season. Figures are updated after each completed season.[3]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Örebro HK player

Points
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Marcus Weinstock D 356 50 104 154 .43
Martin Johansson LW 186 60 61 121 .65
Daniel Viksten RW 172 42 52 101 .59
Rodrigo Ābols C 165 52 44 96 .58
Robin Kovacs RW 121 42 49 91 .75
Libor Hudáček C 130 33 48 81 .62
Kristian Näkyvä D 165 23 58 81 .49
Nick Ebert D 123 25 53 78 .63
Kalle Olsson LW 259 24 43 67 .26
Mathias Bromé LW 75 21 42 63 .84

Trophies and awards

Individual

Guldhjälmen

Peter Forsberg Trophy

References

  1. ^ "1990-2005 – En ny förening tar sin form" (in Swedish). Örebro HK. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Örebro HK team history". Eliteprospects.com. 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. ^ "Örebro HK - All Time SHL leaders". quanthockey.com. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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