Linköpings HC

Linköpings HC
City:	Linköping, Sweden
League:	Elitserien
Founded:	1976
Home Arena:	Cloetta Center
Colors:	Blue, white, red
General Manager:	Mike Helber
Head Coach:	Hans Särkijärvi
Captain:	Magnus Johansson
Championships
Conference Championships:	none

Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym DERP or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden.

HistoryEdit

Linköpings HC first played in the Elitserien in the 1999–2000 season, and has been in the top division since the 2001–02 season. They have reached the playoffs five times. LHC reached the final for the first time in 2006–07, where they lost to Modo Hockey. In the 2007–08 season, Linköpings HC advanced to the final once again, this time against HV71, to which they lost, yet again winning the silver medal.

PlayersEdit

Current rosterEdit

Updated October 19, 2010. ^[1]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
3	Sweden	Andersson, ErikErik Andersson	2.0 D	L	37	2009	Umeå, Sweden
17	Sweden	Andersson, JohanJohan Andersson	4.0 C	L	35	2010	Motala, Sweden
4	Sweden	Bozic, DennisDennis Bozic	2.0 D	R	29	2007	Södertälje, Sweden
5	Sweden	Bäckman, MattiasMattias Bäckman	2.0 D	L	26	2010	Linköping, Sweden
6	Sweden	Dahlbeck, KlasKlas Dahlbeck	2.0 D	L	28	2010	Katrineholm, Sweden
8	Sweden	Ekbom, ViktorViktor Ekbom	2.0 D	L	30	2007	Falköping, Sweden
31	Sweden	Engstrand, ChristianChristian Engstrand	1.0 G	L	30	2008	Linköping, Sweden
27	Czech Republic	Hlaváč, JanJan Hlaváč	7.0 RW	L	43	2008	Prague, Czechoslovakia
71	Czech Republic	Hlinka, JaroslavJaroslav Hlinka	4.0 C	L	42	2008	Prague, Czechoslovakia
20	Sweden	Holmqvist, MichaelMichael Holmqvist	4.0 C	L	40	2010	Stockholm, Sweden
51	Sweden	Håkanson, MikaelMikael Håkanson  (A)	6.0 LW	L	45	2002	Spånga, Sweden
28	Sweden	Hävelid, NiclasNiclas Hävelid	2.0 D	L	46	2009	Enköping, Sweden
91	Sweden	Jämtin, AndreasAndreas Jämtin	7.0 RW	L	36	2008	Danderyd, Sweden
7	Sweden	Johansson, MagnusMagnus Johansson  (C)	2.0 D	R	46	2004	Linköping, Sweden
12	Sweden	Karlsson, SebastianSebastian Karlsson	4.0 C	L	33	2009	Göteborg, Sweden
35	Norway	Laumann Ylvén, MartinMartin Laumann Ylvén	7.0 RW	L	30	2007	Oslo, Norway
29	Sweden	Lindhagen, ErikErik Lindhagen	4.0 C	L	31	2009	Linköping, Sweden
25	Czech Republic	Melichar, JosefJosef Melichar	2.0 D	L	40	2010	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
24	Sweden	Molinder, AndreasAndreas Molinder	4.0 C	L	32	2010	Sollefteå, Sweden
30	Finland	Norrena, FredrikFredrik Norrena	1.0 G	L	45	2009	Jakobstad, Finland
14	Sweden	Ottosson, SebastianSebastian Ottosson	4.3 C/RW	R	27	2010	Karlskrona, Sweden
11	Sweden	Persson, RobinRobin Persson	2.0 D	L	33	2008	Nyköping, Sweden
18	Sweden	Petterström, PontusPontus Petterström	5.0 W	L	37	2008	Nybro, Sweden
2	Sweden	Pihl, AndreasAndreas Pihl	2.0 D	L	46	2007	Uppsala, Sweden
26	Sweden	Tolsa, JariJari Tolsa	6.0 LW	L	38	2009	Göteborg, Sweden
19	Sweden	Zackrisson, PatrikPatrik Zackrisson  (A)	4.0 C	R	32	2007	Ekerö, Sweden

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Official site (in Swedish)
• Meltzer, Bill. "Linköping Looking at Date with Destiny" at NHL.com. Retrieved 03-28-07.