Frölunda HC
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| Founded | February 3, 1938 |
| History | Västra Frölunda IF 1944-1984 Västra Frölunda HC 1984-2004 Frölunda HC 2004-present Frölunda Indians 1996-present |
| Home Building | Scandinavium |
| Main Rivals | HV 71, Färjestads BK |
| City | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Team Colors | Red, Green, White |
| Coaches | Head Coach Stephan Lundh Asst. Coach Calle Johansson |
| Titles | Swedish Champions 1965, 2003, 2005 |
Frölunda HC, also known as Frölunda Indians (formerly Västra Frölunda HC), is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Gothenburg, playing in Elitserien.
History
In 1984 Västra Frölunda HC was formed from the sports association Västra Frölunda IF's ice hockey activity.
In the 2004-05 season, the club's 60th anniversary and 20th as independant club, the team won the league title, by having the best record during the regular season, and the Swedish Championship. That particular year was notable because the National Hockey League had a labour stoppage due to contract negotiations between the league and the players. Many professional hockey players who could not play in the NHL chose to play in European or North American leagues. The largest number of professional NHL players were in Sweden for the season. This increased the quality of play dramatically and many observers said that the Elitserien was the best league in the world during 2004-05.[citation needed]
Frölunda set a new Elitserien record on April 6, 2006, by winning the Elitserien playoff quarterfinals against Linköpings HC after trailing 1-3 in matches with 4-3. The season ended with a 2-4 defeat against Färjestads BK in the finals. The second game in the finals Ronnie Sundin played his 685th match for Frölunda becoming the player with most career games for the club.
Although their home arena is Scandinavium, Frölundaborg (capacity 9,200) is used when Scandinavium is occupied with other events.
Notable Players
Current Roster
As of July 29, 2006. This roster is not complete, the team still needs one more centerman.
| Number | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
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Joel Gistedt | L | 2006 | Uddevalla, Sweden |
| 31 |
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Tommy Salo | L | 2005 | Surahammar, Sweden |
| Number | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
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| 05 |
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Jan-Axel Alavaara | L | 2001 | Kiruna, Sweden |
| 07 | 
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Antti-Jussi Niemi | L | 2003 | Vantaa, Finland |
| 08 |
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Arto Tukio | L | 2004 | Tampere, Finland |
| 21 |
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Markus Seikola | R | 2006 | Turku, Finland |
| 23 |
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Ronnie Sundin - "A" | L | 1998 | Ludvika, Sweden |
| 25 |
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Tomi Pettinen | L | 2006 | Ylöjärvi, Finland |
| 44 |
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Jonas Ahnelöv | L | 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 85 |
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Johan Fransson | L | 2006 | Kalix, Sweden |
| Number | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
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| 10 |
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Fredrik Johansson | C | L | 2006 | Munkedal, Sweden |
| 12 |
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Karl Fabricius | RW/LW | L | 2006 | Boden, Sweden |
| 16 |
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Anton Axelsson | LW/RW | L | 2005 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 18 | 
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Steve Kariya | LW/RW | R | 2006 | North Vancouver, Canada |
| 22 |
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Jonas Esbjörs - "A" | LW/RW | L | 2002 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 24 |
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Niklas Andersson | LW/C | L | 2001 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 26 |
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Patrik Carlsson | LW/RW | L | 2006 | Kungälv, Sweden |
| 28 | 
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Martin Plüss | C | L | 2004 | Bülach, Switzerland |
| 30 |
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Jonas Johnson - "C" | C | L | 1998 | Gävle, Sweden |
| 61 |
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Johan Ryno | RW/LW | L | 2006 | Örebro, Sweden |
| 71 |
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Tomi Kallio | RW/LW | L | 2003 | Turku,Finland |
Team Captains
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Retired Numbers
- 13 Lars-Eric Lundvall, LW, 1960-1968
- 14 Ronald "Sura Pelle" Pettersson, RW, 1960-68
- 19 Jörgen Pettersson, 1973-80, 1986-91
- 29 Stefan Larsson, D, 1983-1987, 1989-2001
External Links
References
- Template:Sv icon "Frölunda Indians spelare". Frölundas historia. Retrieved July 20.
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