Modo Hockey

[2] Coming out of the club's junior program, however, hometown stars Peter Forsberg and Markus Näslund played their rookie seasons with the senior team in 1990–91.Soon after Forsberg's inevitable departure to the NHL in 1995, identical twin brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin represented the next wave of young talent coming through the Modo system.Several foreign NHL players also signed with Modo, including Canadian defenceman Adrian Aucoin and American forward Dan Hinote.[5] Modo returned to Elitserien supremacy that season, defeating Linköpings HC on April 14, 2007, to capture their second Le Mat trophy in franchise history.The championship-winning club featured the 2007 Guldpucken-recipient Per Svartvadet, team leading-scorer Per-Åge Skrøder and future NHL defenceman Tobias Enström.The return of Niklas Sundström, who had originally played with the club alongside Forsberg and Näslund in the early 1990s, bolstered Modo's roster as he finished second in team scoring in his first season back from the NHL.Modo and Södertälje met each other in Fjällräven Center in the final round, for a game that directly decided which team would be relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan.[9] Just a day later, on April 21, 2011, Modo Hockey's then head coach Charles "Challe" Berglund was forced to leave the club.Although Örnsköldsvik is a small town with an approximate population of just 29,000, the city has produced numerous born-and-raised NHL talents through the Modo system.The hockey-centred town has six indoor rinks, with the Hägglunds Arena boasting regular attendances of 7,000 for Modo home games, marking nearly a quarter of the population.
Banners of retired numbers at Hägglunds Arena
MoDo AIK jersey from 1979–80 Elitserien season
Modo Hockey (women)ÖrnsköldsvikSwedenHägglunds ArenacapacityLe Mat Trophyice hockeyHockeyAllsvenskanKempehallenMo och Domsjö ABElitserienDjurgårdens IFjunior programPeter ForsbergMarkus NäslundGuldpuckenNils Johansson1991 NHL Entry DraftMalmö IFidentical twinDanielHenrik Sedin1999 NHL Entry Draft2004–05 NHL lockoutFrantišek KaberleCanadianAdrian AucoinAmericanDan HinoteTommy SaloVIK Västerås HKSwedbank ArenaLinköpings HCPer SvartvadetPer-Åge SkrøderTobias EnströmNiklas Sundström2009–10 season2008–09 NHL seasongeneral manager2010–11 seasonKvalserien2011 KvalserienSödertäljeFjällräven Center2011–12 seasonhead coachCharles "Challe" BerglundUlf SamuelssonNational Hockey LeagueModo Hockey Dam2012–13 Riksserien seasonBrynäs IFAnders HedbergPhiladelphia FlyersPittsburgh PenguinsCalder Memorial TrophyHart Memorial TrophyColorado AvalancheLester B. Pearson AwardArt Ross Trophy1993 NHL Entry DraftNew York Rangers2005–061998–99 season2016-17 seasonled the team in scoring2008–09Victor Hedman2009 NHL Entry DraftTampa Bay LightningVictor OlofssonBuffalo Sabres2019–20 seasonList of Modo Hockey seasons2009–10M. Zuccarello2010–11B. Ritchie2011–12N. DanielssonSkellefteå AIK2012–13P.Å. SkröderFärjestad BK2013–14K. Cumiskey2014–152015–16V. OlofssonLeksands IF2016–17H. Björklund2017–18E. Molin2018–192019–20J. JohnsonIF Björklöven2020–212021–222022–23D. Bernhardt2023–242024–25Mikkel AagaardFrederikshavnDenmarkStockholm, SwedenDavid BernhardtHuddinge, SwedenLudwig ByströmÖrnsköldsvik, SwedenLysekil, SwedenOlle Eriksson EkKarlstad, SwedenLukáš JašekTřinec, Czech RepublicPaul LaDueGrand Forks, North DakotaUnited StatesLahti, FinlandTheodor NiederbachBjästa, SwedenSjälevad, SwedenMora, SwedenSebastian OhlssonÅsele, SwedenJesper OlofssonAdam PetterssonSkellefteå, SwedenLucas PetterssonSampo RantaNaantali, FinlandDavid RundbladLycksele, SwedenJohan SödergranAlexander TrueCopenhagen, DenmarkBaie-Comeau, QuebecCanadaHelsinki, FinlandRegina, SaskatchewanMattias TimanderPer LundqvistMagnus Wernblom1979–80 Elitserien seasonKristian KuuselaAlexander SteenJustin MorrisonMikael TellqvistDavid VýbornýMartin HostákWilliam NylanderDonald BrashearSamuel PåhlssonPeter HögardhMattias WeinhandlMats ZuccarelloKyle CumiskeyTomas JonssonMikko LeinonenDaniel SedinUlf ThorsAnton ForsbergLinus UllmarkAdrian KempeGuldhjälmenHåkan Loob TrophySHL Rookie of the YearNew York TimesCanadian Broadcasting CorporationSwedish ice hockey championsFärjestads BKAlmtuna ISBIK KarlskogaKristianstads IKMora IKIK OskarshamnSödertälje SKTingsryds AIFVästerås IKVästerviks IKNybro VikingsÖstersunds IKABB ArenaBe-Ge Hockey CenterÖstersund ArenaKristianstads ishallAvicii ArenaDackehallenNobelhallenPlivit ArenaScaniarinkenSmidjegrav ArenaUpplands Bilforum ArenaWinpos ArenaVictoriahallenSeasons1999–20002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052006–072007–08Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationKvalserien (HockeyAllsvenskan)HockeyettanSwedish Hockey LeagueJ20 SuperElitNational men's teamNational women's teamIIHF Continental CupIIHF European Champions Cup