Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and have won the Swedish championships twice, in 1996 and 2025. Since being promoted to the top flight (then called Elitserien) in 1984, the team has not once had to participate in a promotion/relegation-qualifier to defend their spot in the top league.
History Luleå Hockeyföreningen was formed on May 2, 1977 under the name GroKo Hockey, which was a merger of the ice hockey sections of IFK Luleå and Luleå SK. The name GroKo came from one of the main sponsors.
The 1995–1996 season saw Luleå HF winning its first Swedish Championship title, following a victory against Västra Frölunda HC, 3–1, in the final series.
On 16 December 2012, Luleå HF won the European Trophy by defeating Färjestads BK, 2–0, in the final game Slovnaft Arena in Bratislava.
Luleå HF also won the 2014–15 Champions Hockey League title by defeating Frölunda HC, 4–2, in the final series inside the Coop Arena in Luleå.
The 2024–2025 season saw Luleå HF winning its second Swedish Championship title, following a victory against Brynäs IF, 4–2 in the final series.
Season-by-season record This list features the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Luleå HF seasons.
Season Level Division Record Notes Position W-OT-L Tier 1 SHL 5th 24–4–8–16 550 Swedish Championship playoffs — 3–0–1–3 0 Lost in quarterfinals 3–4 vs Skellefteå AIK Tier 1 SHL 2nd 25–7–8–12 4,684 Swedish Championship playoffs — 9–2–2–4 6,150 Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Örebro HKWon in semifinals 4–1 vs Frölunda HC Lost in finals 3–4 vs Färjestad BK Tier 1 SHL 10th 18–4–9–21 6,000 Eighth-finals — 2–1 5,868 Won 2–1 vs IK Oskarshamn Swedish Championship playoffs — 3–0–1–3 6,080 Lost in quarterfinals 3–4 vs Växjö Lakers Tier 1 SHL 7th 21–7–3–21 6,724 Eighth-finals — 2–1 6,150 Won 2–1 vs Örebro HK Swedish Championship playoffs — 0–0–1–3 6,150 Lost in quarterfinals 0–4 vs Växjö Lakers Tier 1 SHL 2nd 22–11–4–15 7,103 Swedish Championship playoffs — 10–2–2–3 6,150 Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Växjö LakersWon in semifinals 4–2 vs Frölunda HCWon in finals 4–2 vs Brynäs IF 2025 Swedish Champions (2nd title)
Players and personnel Current roster
Team captains
Thorbjörn Köhler, 1979–84 Lars Lindgren, 1984–88 Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 1988–92 Stefan Nilsson, 1992–99 Roger Åkerström, 1999–2005 Mikael Renberg, 2005–07 Anders Burström, 2007–11 Niclas Wallin, 2011–12 Chris Abbott, 2012–15 Johan Harju, 2015–2017 Niklas Olausson, 2017–2018 Erik Gustafsson, 2018–present
Honored members Luleå HF retired numbers No.PlayerPositionCareerNo. retirement 4 Stefan Nilsson C 1984–1998, 2001–2004 6 January 2015 12 Johan Strömwall C 1984–1998 October 1998 22 Hans Norberg RW 1979–1983, 1985–1989 – 28 Roger Åkerström D 1984–1991, 1994–2007 5 January 2017 35 Jarmo Myllys G 1994–2001 23 November 2011
Franchise records and leaders Regular season Most goals in a season: Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, 30 (1990–91) Most assists in a season: Stefan Nilsson, 40 (1991–92) Most points in a season: Linus Klasen, 57 (2013–14) Most points in a season, defenseman: Timo Jutila, 37 (1991–92)
Most shutouts in a season: Jarmo Myllys, 6 (1995–96, 1999–00) Anders Nilsson, 6 (2010–11) Johan Gustafsson, 6 (2011–12) Most penalty minutes in a career: Thomas Berglund, 1083
Scoring leaders These are the top-ten point-scorers of Luleå HF since the 1984–85 season, which was their first Elitserien season. Figures are updated after each completed season.
– current Luleå HF player Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; Points Player Pos GP G A Pts P/GStefan Nilsson C 572 112 377 489 .85Johan Strömwall C 551 210 179 389 .71Lars-Gunnar Pettersson W 352 231 132 363 1.03Lars Hurtig W 425 194 165 359 .85Thomas Berglund C 669 102 251 353 .53Lars-Göran Niemi W 305 145 162 307 1.01Niklas Olausson C 433 94 192 286 .66Lars Edström LW 391 102 148 250 .64Johan Harju LW 472 127 110 237 .50Mikael Renberg RW 280 109 125 234 .84
Trophies and awards Team Le Mat Trophy (2): 1996, 2025 Champions Hockey League (1): 2014–15 European Trophy (1): 2012 Tampere cup (1): 1995
Individual
Guldhjälmen Jarmo Myllys: 1996–97
Guldpucken Mikael Renberg: 2000–01
Håkan Loob Trophy Lars-Gunnar Pettersson: 1998–99
Honken Trophy Joel Lassinantti: 2014–15
Salming Trophy Erik Gustafsson: 2018–19
Rookie of the Year Jan Mertzig: 1995–96
References
External links
Luleå HF official homepage