Färjestad Bollklubb (; 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 for six consecutive seasons (2001–2006), 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 NotesPositionW-OTW-OTL-L2020–21 Tier 1 SHL 8th 18–11–5–18 21 Top scorer: D. Viksten (48 pts)Top goalie: 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: J. Nygård (41 pts)Top goalie: 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) 2022 Swedish Champions (10th title)2022–23 Tier 1 SHL 3rd 24–7–4–17 7,296 Top scorer: J. Nygård (38 pts)Top goalie: D. Hildeby (91.80 SV%)Swedish Championship playoffs — 3–0–0–4 8,250 Lost in quarterfinals against Frölunda (3–4)2023–24 Tier 1 SHL 1st 30–3–8–11 7,404 Top scorer: D. Tomášek (45 pts)Top goalie: M. Lagacé (91.90 SV%)Swedish Championship playoffs — 0–0–2–2 7,946 Lost in quarterfinals against Rögle (0–4)2024–25 Tier 1 SHL 4th 23–6–7–16 7,588 Top scorer: D. Tomášek (57 pts)Top goalie: M. Lagacé (88.70 SV%)Swedish Championship playoffs — 2–0–1–3 8,220 Lost in quarterfinals against Skellefteå (2–4) Source:stats.swehockey.
Players Current roster
Updated 26 July 2025.
Team captains
Thomas Rundqvist 1987–1993 Håkan Loob, 1993–1996 Roger Johansson, 1996–1997 Claes Eriksson, 1997–1998 Jörgen Jönsson, 1998–2007 Rickard Wallin, 2007–2009 Sanny Lindström, 2009–2010 Rickard Wallin, 2010–2013 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 2013–2015 Magnus Nygren, 2015–2017 Alexander Johansson, 2017–2018 Mikael Wikstrand, 2018–2019 Linus Johansson, 2019–2020 Sebastian Erixon, 2020–2021 Linus Johansson, 2021–
Retired numbers Färjestad BK retired numbers No.PlayerPositionCareerNo. retirement 2 Tommy Samuelsson D 1976-1995 14 December 1998 5 Håkan Loob RW 1979-1983, 1989-1996 27 September 1996 9 Thomas Rundqvist C 1978-1984, 1985-1993 14 December 1998 9 Ulf Sterner LW 1967-68, 1969-1973 13 November 2001 17 Mathias Johansson C 1990-2002, 2003-2008 24 November 2012 19 Peter Nordström LW 1995-1998, 1999-2009 30 November 2019 21 Jörgen Jönsson C 1995-1999, 2000-2009 26 December 2009 51 Rickard Wallin C 1998-2002, 2005-2006, 2007–2009, 2010-2016 23 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 Swedish Championship regular season Swedish Hockey League (11): 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2024 Le Mat Trophy (10): 1981, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2022 Spengler Cup (2): 1993, 1994; Runner Up 1989, 1992, 1997
See also List of Färjestad BK players selected in the NHL entry draft
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