This article is about the men's team. For the women's team competing in the SDHL, see Luleå HF/MSSK.

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.[1]

On 16 December 2012, Luleå HF won the European Trophy by defeating Färjestads BK, 2–0, in the final game Slovnaft Arena in Bratislava.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Season-by-season record

This list features the five most recent seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Luleå HF seasons.

SeasonLevelDivisionRecordAvg.
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atnd.		NotesRef.
PositionW-OT-L
2020–21Tier 1SHL5th24–4–8–16550[5]
Swedish Championship playoffs—3–0–1–30Lost in quarterfinals 3–4 vs Skellefteå AIK[6]
2021–22Tier 1SHL2nd25–7–8–124,684[7]
Swedish Championship playoffs—9–2–2–46,150Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Örebro HK
Won in semifinals 4–1 vs Frölunda HC
Lost in finals 3–4 vs Färjestad BK		[8]
2022–23Tier 1SHL10th18–4–9–216,000[9]
Eighth-finals—2–15,868Won 2–1 vs IK Oskarshamn[10]
Swedish Championship playoffs—3–0–1–36,080Lost in quarterfinals 3–4 vs Växjö Lakers[10]
2023–24Tier 1SHL7th21–7–3–216,724[11]
Eighth-finals—2–16,150Won 2–1 vs Örebro HK[12]
Swedish Championship playoffs—0–0–1–36,150Lost in quarterfinals 0–4 vs Växjö Lakers[12]
2024–25Tier 1SHL2nd22–11–4–157,103[13]
Swedish Championship playoffs—10–2–2–36,150Won in quarterfinals 4–1 vs Växjö Lakers
Won in semifinals 4–2 vs Frölunda HC
Won in finals 4–2 vs Brynäs IF
2025 Swedish Champions (2nd title)		[14]

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated 27 July 2025.[15]

Team captains

Honored members

Luleå HF retired numbers
No.PlayerPositionCareerNo. retirement
4Stefan NilssonC1984–1998, 2001–20046 January 2015
12Johan StrömwallC1984–1998October 1998
22Hans NorbergRW1979–1983, 1985–1989–
28Roger ÅkerströmD1984–1991, 1994–20075 January 2017
35Jarmo MyllysG1994–200123 November 2011

Franchise records and leaders

Regular season

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.[16]

  • – current Luleå HF player

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

Points
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Stefan NilssonC572112377489.85
Johan StrömwallC551210179389.71
Lars-Gunnar PetterssonW3522311323631.03
Lars HurtigW425194165359.85
Thomas BerglundC669102251353.53
Lars-Göran NiemiW3051451623071.01
Niklas OlaussonC43394192286.66
Lars EdströmLW391102148250.64
Johan HarjuLW472127110237.50
Mikael RenbergRW280109125234.84

Trophies and awards

Team

Individual

Guldhjälmen

Guldpucken

Håkan Loob Trophy

Honken Trophy

Salming Trophy

Rookie of the Year

References

  1. ^ "Guldhjältarna från 1996 tror på Luleå" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ^ Alexander Johansson (16 December 2012). "Vinnare av European Trophy 2012 är Luleå Hockey" (in Swedish). Svenska fans. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. ^ Max Wiik (3 December 2015). "Luleå vann CHL efter dramatisk vändning" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Luleå besegrade Brynäs" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. ^ "SHL: 2020–21: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  6. ^ "SHL: 2020–21: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ^ "SHL: 2021–22: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. ^ "SHL: 2021–22: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  9. ^ "SHL: 2022–23: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  10. ^ "SHL: 2022–23: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  11. ^ "SHL: 2023–24: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  12. ^ "SHL: 2023–24: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  13. ^ "SHL: 2024–25: SHL". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  14. ^ "SHL: 2024–25: SHL Playoffs". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Luleå HF current roster" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Luleå HF - All Time SHL leaders". quanthockey.com. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.