Färjestad BK
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Färjestad Bollklubb (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfæ̌rjɛsta]; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. 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 six years in a row between 2001–2006, winning the championship two times. They are featured rivals with Djurgårdens IF, Frölunda HC, and HV71.
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FBK | |
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City | Karlstad, Sweden |
League | Swedish Hockey League |
Founded | 10 November 1932; 91 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) |
Current season |