Frölunda HC
| Frölunda HC | |
|---|---|
 2013–14 Frölunda HC season | |
| City | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Founded | 3 February 1938 |
| Home arena | Scandinavium |
| Colors | Red, green, gold, white |
| General manager |  Christian Lechtaler |
| Head coach | Roger Rönnberg |
| Captain | Joel Lundqvist |
| Franchise history | |
| 1944–1984 | Västra Frölunda IF |
| 1984–2004 | Västra Frölunda HC |
| 2004–present | Frölunda HC |
| Le Mat Trophy | 1965, 2003, 2005, 2016 |
Frölunda HC is an ice hockey club in the town of Gothenburg in Sweden. It was started in 1944 as the ice hockey team of Västra Frölunda IF. The ice hockey section became an independent club in 1984. It then adopted the name Västra Frölunda HC. In 2004 the name was shortened to Frölunda HC.
The club adopted the nickname Indians in 1995. The nickname refers to the team being nicknamed the Wild West back in the 1960s.
Frölunda HC won the Swedish national championship in the years of 1965, 2003, 2005 and 2016. The team also lost the Swedish national finals in 1966, 1967, 1980, 1996 and 2006.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "SM-finaler och mästare genom tiderna" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
Other websites
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