Swedish Hockey League | 12/26 14:15 | - | Frolunda HC vs Linkoping HC | - | View | |
Swedish Hockey League | 12/28 14:15 | - | Linkoping HC vs HV71 | - | View | |
Swedish Hockey League | 12/30 18:00 | - | IF Malmo Redhawks vs Linkoping HC | - | View | |
Swedish Hockey League | 01/04 14:15 | - | Vaxjo Lakers HC vs Linkoping HC | - | View | |
Swedish Hockey League | 01/07 18:00 | - | Linkoping HC vs Brynas IF | - | View | |
Swedish Hockey League | 01/09 18:00 | - | Skelleftea AIK vs Linkoping HC | - | View |
Swedish Hockey League | 12/19 18:00 | - | [12] Linkoping HC v Rogle BK [9] | L | 2-4 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 12/07 17:00 | - | [11] Linkoping HC v Frolunda HC [6] | L | 2-3 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 12/05 18:00 | - | [2] Farjestad BK v Linkoping HC [7] | L | 2-1 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 11/30 17:00 | - | [14] HV71 v Linkoping HC [8] | L | 2-1 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 11/26 18:00 | - | [6] Timra IK v Linkoping HC [10] | W | 1-6 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 11/23 17:00 | - | [3] Orebro HK v Linkoping HC [10] | L | 6-2 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 11/21 18:00 | - | [12] Linkoping HC v Leksands IF [9] | W | 4-2 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 11/16 14:15 | - | [12] Linkoping HC v Vaxjo Lakers HC [5] | W | 4-1 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 11/14 18:00 | - | [2] Brynas IF v Linkoping HC [11] | L | 5-2 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 11/02 14:15 | - | [5] Lulea HF v Linkoping HC [8] | L | 5-2 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 10/31 18:00 | - | [10] Linkoping HC v IF Malmo Redhawks [12] | W | 3-0 | |
Swedish Hockey League | 10/29 18:00 | - | [14] Modo Hockey v Linkoping HC [12] | W | 3-4 |
Linköping Hockey Club, often known by its initials LHC, or colloquially among its fans as Cluben, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Linköping, founded in 1976. The home arena of the team is Saab Arena (formerly Cloetta Center) which accommodates 8,190 spectators.
Competing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the club is placed twelfth in the marathon standings for the top Swedish ice hockey league.
In 1942, a group of football players of BK Kenty founded the ice hockey club BK Robbi, who mostly played friendlies against other local clubs on Stångån during the winter. The board of Kenty had first been hesitant to establish a hockey department, but in 1945, the two clubs merged following lengthy discussions. Being heavily dependent on weather conditions, Kenty only played 30 games in five seasons during the second half of the 1940s. By the end of the 1950s, Kenty had established itself in Division 2, the domestic second tier. Meanwhile, the club was also granted a permanent home ground at Folkungavallen, close to the city centre. In 1969, Kenty merged with another local club, IK Terra. In the 1970s, Kenty suffered from internal differences, since part of the club's board wanted to financially prioritize football in favor of ice hockey.
Linköping HC was founded on 4 August 1976, as a spin-off from BK Kenty, and moved in to the newly-built indoor arena Stångebro Ishall.
Linköping HC first played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) in the 1999–2000 season, and has been in the top division since the 2001–02 season. They have reached the playoffs eight times. LHC reached the final for the first time in 2006–07, where they lost to Modo Hockey. In the 2007–08 season, Linköping HC advanced to the final again, this time against HV71; they lost and won the silver medal.