Färjestad BK

Färjestad Bollklubb (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfæ̌rjɛsta]; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad.

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FBK
City	Karlstad, Sweden
League	Swedish Hockey League
Founded	10 November 1932; 92 years ago (1932-11-10)
Home arena	Löfbergs Arena
Colors
General manager	Rickard Wallin
Head coach	Tomas Mitell
Captain	Linus Johansson
Website	farjestadbk.se
Championships
Regular season titles	11 (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2024)
Le Mat Trophy	10 (1981, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2022)
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Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) was started in 1975, making them the most successful SHL club in history. The team plays in the highest Swedish league and have done so since 1965. Following Brynäs IF's relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan in 2023, Färjestad is the only team to have constantly played in the current top tier of Swedish hockey, the SHL, since it was started in 1975. They reached the SHL championship finals for six consecutive seasons (2001–2006), winning the championship two times. They are featured rivals with Djurgårdens IF, Frölunda HC, and HV71.

Färjestad BK was founded on 10 November 1932 at Håfström Kiosk in the district of Färjestad in Karlstad by Sven Bryhske, Gösta Jonsson, Sven Larsson and Erik Myren. Initially the association's main sport was bandy, which is still reflected in the full name of the club. Ice hockey was first included in 1956.

In 1965, Färjestad were promoted to the top division (at that time Division 1 Southern) which they succeeded in winning for the first time in 1973. During the 1974/75 season, Färjestad qualified for the first season of Elitserien, and have since never been relegated.

In 2014, Färjestad BK played in the 2014 AHL All Star Game in St. John's, Newfoundland against a team of AHL All Stars. In the skills contest, Färjestad lost 18-17 against the All Stars on a Tuesday evening at Mile One Center. In the AHL All-Star Game, Färjestad lost again to the AHL All Stars 7-2 with a sold out crowd the following evening.

This is a partial list featuring the past five seasons. For prior seasons, see List of Färjestad BK seasons.

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Season	Level	Division	Record		Avg. home atnd.	Notes
			Position	W-OTW-OTL-L
2018–19	Tier 1	SHL	1st	28–6–5–13	7,231	Top scorer: J. Virtanen (41 pts) Top goalie: A. Werner (92.60 SV%)
	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	6–1–1–6	7,894	Won in quarterfinals against HV71 (4–3) Lost in semifinals against Djurgården (3–4)
2019–20	Tier 1	SHL	2nd	25–6–5–16	7,546	Top scorer: M. Nilsson (54 pts) Top goalie: A. Holm (91.50 SV%)
	Swedish Championship playoffs		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
2020–21	Tier 1	SHL	8th	18–11–5–18	21	Top scorer: D. Viksten (48 pts) Top goalie: A. Holm (91.40 SV%)
	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	1–1–2–2	0	Won eighthfinals against Malmö (2–0) Lost in quarterfinals against Växjö (0–4)
2021–22	Tier 1	SHL	6th	22–6–4–20	6,020	Top scorer: J. Nygård (41 pts) Top goalie: D. Hildeby (93.08 SV%)
	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	10–2–1–6	8,142	Won in quarterfinals against Skellefteå (4–2) Won in semifinals against Rögle (4–2) Won in finals against Luleå (4–3) 2022 Swedish Champions (10th title)
2022–23	Tier 1	SHL	3rd	24–7–4–17	7,296	Top scorer: J. Nygård (38 pts) Top goalie: D. Hildeby (91.80 SV%)
	Swedish Championship playoffs		—	3–0–0–4	8,250	Lost in quarterfinals against Frölunda (3–4)

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• List of Färjestad BK players selected in the NHL Entry Draft