IF Sundsvall Hockey
{{infobox hockey team
| team = IF Sundsvall Hockey
| color = #0C54A6
| color text = white
| logo = Sundsvall Hockey logo.svg
| logosize = 130px
| city = {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sundsvall, Sweden
| league = Hockeyettan
| conference =
| division =
| founded = 1976 (1896)
| arena = Gärdehov
| colors = Blue, white, yellow
{{color box|#0C54A6}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|#FCF507}}
| website = {{url|http://www.sundsvallhockey.se/index.php}}
| name1 = Tunadals Skid och Skridskoförening
| dates1 = 1896–1976
| name2 = Sundsvall/Tunadals IF
| dates2 = 1976–1985
| name3 = IF Sundsvall Hockey
| dates3 = 1985–present
}}
IF Sundsvall Hockey is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Sundsvall. The club currently competes in Hockeyettan, the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. Sundsvall plays their home matches at Gärdehov, with a capacity of 2,500.{{cite web |url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=23 |title=Sundsvall Hockey |publisher=Eliteprospects.com}}
History
The club was founded in 1896 as Tunadals Skid och Skridskoförening (Tundal Ski and Skate Club), which was active mainly in ice skating, but also participated in athletics, association football, and orienteering. Participation in ice hockey wouldn't begin until 1952. In 1976, the club was reorganized as Sundsvall/Tunadals IF, which was later given its current name of IF Sundsvall Hockey in 1985.{{cite web |url=http://www.sundsvallhockey.se/foerening/historia-fakta.html |title=Historia/Fakta |publisher=IF Sundsvall Hockey |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108034743/http://www.sundsvallhockey.se/foerening/historia-fakta.html |archive-date=2016-01-08 }}
Sundsvall has previously spent many years playing in the second-tier of Swedish hockey, but was relegated to the third tier following the 2011–12 HockeyAllsvenskan season.
Season-by-season
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| rowspan="2" | Season
! rowspan="2" | Level ! rowspan="2" | Division ! colspan="2" | Record ! rowspan=2 | {{abbr|Avg. ! rowspan="2" | Notes ! rowspan=2 | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| Position
! W-T-L |
| rowspan=2 | 2009–10
| style="background:#87CEFA;" | Tier 2 | 13th | 12–7–5–28 | 886 | |
| colspan=2 | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
| 3rd | 4–1–2–3 | 910 | Failed to secure a spot in HockeyAllsvenskan for 2010–11 season, but avoided relegation by replacing IF Björklöven, who were relegated due to financial trouble. |
| 2010–11
| style="background:#87CEFA;" | Tier 2 | 12th | 11–5–7–29 | 926 | |
| rowspan=2 | 2011–12
| style="background:#87CEFA;" | Tier 2 | 14th | {{nowrap|11–7–3–31}} | 1,171 | | {{cite web |url=http://historical.stats.swehockey.se/ |title=Historical database |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association}} |
| colspan=2 | {{nowrap|HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers}}
| 5th | 4–1–0–5 | 1,414 | {{decrease}} Relegated to Division 1 |
| rowspan=3 | {{nowrap|2012–13}}
| rowspan=3 style="background:#77DD77;" | Tier 3 | 1st | {{nowrap|23–4–0–1}} | 670 | |
| AllEttan North
| 2nd | 10–1–1–2 | 1,210 | Bye to round 3 |
| Playoff to HA qualifiers
| Round 3 | 1–0–0–2 | 1,456 | Lost 1–2 in games vs Piteå HC |
| rowspan=2 | 2013–14
| rowspan=2 style="background:#77DD77;" | Tier 3 | 2nd | 32–3–3–6 | 546 | Bye to round 3 |
| {{nowrap|Playoff to HA qualifiers}}
| Round 3 | 0–0–0–2 | 2,343 | Lost 0–2 in games vs KRIF |
| rowspan=3 | 2014–15
| rowspan=2 style="background:#77DD77;" | Tier 3 | 1st of 11 | 17–1–2–0 | 650 | | [http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/5011] |
| Allettan North
| 1st of 8 | 2–1–0–11 | 1,500 | | [http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/5770] |
| colspan=2 | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
| 4th of 6 | 4–1–1–4 | 2,047 | {{increase}} Promoted to HockeyAllsvenskan | [http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/5963] |
| rowspan=2 | 2015–16
| style="background:#87CEFA;" | Tier 2 | 14th of 14 | 8–7–4–33 | 1,295 | | [http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/6053] |
| colspan=2 | HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers
| 4th of 6 | 3–1–2–4 | 1,134 | {{decrease}} Relegated to Hockeyettan | [http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/6703] |
| rowspan=3 | 2016–17
| rowspan=3 style="background:#77DD77;" | Tier 3 | 3rd of 12 | 16–1–0–5 | 542 | | [http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/7116] |
| Allettan North
| 3rd of 10 | 8–5–1–4 | 693 | Bye to round 2 | [http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/7120] |
| Playoff to HA qualifiers
| Round 2 | 1–0–0–2 | 1,050 | Lost 1–2 in games vs Vimmerby HC |
== Women's side ==
In May 2017, the club eliminated its women's side, despite them having just managed to save their place in the top-flight Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) during the qualification playoffs. The organisation cited a need to save money for its third-tier men's side. The club was criticised for the decision, with forward Mathilda Gustafsson stating that "If we were a company instead of an association, you would never shut down a department which only employed women because the cost inhibits the male employees."{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/5/31/15719996/sundsvall-sdhl-hockey-mathilda-gustafsson-svenska-damhockeyligan-beatrice-johannson-orjan-lindstrom|title=Sundsvall out of SDHL|first=Meredith|last=Foster|date=May 31, 2017|website=The Ice Garden}}
External links
- [http://www.sundsvallhockey.se/ Official homepage]
References
Category:Ice hockey teams in Västernorrland County
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