MODO Hockey

MODO Hockey
League	Elitserien
Founded	1921
History	Alfredshems IK 1921-1963 MoDo AIK 1964-86 MODO Hockey 1987-present
Arena	Swedbank Arena
City	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Team Colors	Red, black, white, green
General Manager	Jerry Häggström
Head Coach	Harald Lückner
Captain	Per Svartvadet
Swedish Champions	1979, 2007

MODO Hockey is an ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The home arena was earlier Kempehallen, built in 1964, but from the 2006-07 season the men's team plays at the Swedbank Arena.

History

The club was founded in 1921 as Alfredshems IK, but was later renamed after the main sponsor, industrial corporation Mo och Domsjö AB (commonly abbreviated MoDo). MODO Hockey became Swedish champions in 1979. The team had a hard time coming back to this level however, until in 1994 when the club reached the finals with a young team with stars like Peter Forsberg, who just had reached tremendous international fame for his play in the Lillehammer Olympics, and Niklas Sundström. However, they lost the finals to Malmö IF.

Since then, MODO has been one of the teams to count on in Elitserien, reaching the finals again in 1999, 2000 and 2002, but never winning it, until April 14, 2007, when they again became Swedish champions.

Örnsköldsvik is quite a small town, but MODO has managed to raise several promising talents went on to play in the NHL. Peter Forsberg and Niklas Sundström belong to these, as do Markus Näslund and twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin. Anders Hedberg was one of the first Swedes to succeed in the NHL, back in the 1970s. During the NHL conflict in 2004-05 there were a few foreign NHL players representing the team, including Canadian Adrian Aucoin, American Dan Hinote and Czech Frantisek Kaberle (who also played for the team before he joined the NHL).

Former Logo

Notable players

Current roster

The roster as of October 6, 2007.

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
30		Michael Zajkowski	L	2004	Łódź, Poland
60		Karol Križan	L	2005	Zilina, Slovakia

Defencemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
3		Mattias Timander	L	2004	Sollefteå, Sweden
5		Hans Jonsson (A)	L	2003	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
7		Per Hållberg	L	2007	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
8		Oscar Hedman	L	2003	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
34		Tommy Wargh	L	2005	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
35		Pierre Hedin	L	2006	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
41		Victor Hedman	L	2007	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

Forwards
Number		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
9		Magnus Wernblom	LW	L	2007	Kramfors, Sweden
10		Per-Åge Skrøder	LW	L	2006	Sarpsborg, Norway
13		Marcus Jonasén	RW	R	2007	Örebro, Sweden
15		Andreas Salomonsson	LW	L	2003	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
18		Peter Öberg	LW/RW	L	2001	Umeå, Sweden
19		Jari Tolsa	LW	L	2007	Göteborg, Sweden
20		Oscar Steen	C	L	2006	Stockholm, Sweden
22		Patrick Yetman	LW/RW	R	2007	St. John's, Canada
24		Niklas Sundström (A)	C	L	2006	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
26		Ronald Petrovický	LW/RW	R	2007	Žilina, Czechoslovakia
29		Andreas Molinder	C	L	2006	Sollefteå, Sweden
33		Tobias Forsberg	RW	R	2007	Piteå, Sweden
39		Per Svartvadet (C)	C	L	2003	Sollefteå, Sweden
79		Fredrik Warg	C	R	2007	Skellefteå, Sweden

External links

• MODO Hockey - Official site
• MODO Hockey - Unofficial site in English
• Meltzer, Bill. "Modo Mines Championship Gold" at NHL.com. Retrieved 04-18-07.
• Meltzer, Bill. An emotional night in Sweden’s 'Heart of Hockey' at NHL.com. Retrieved 01-03-07.
• Meltzer, Bill. *Small Town, Big Draft Legacy at NHL.com Retrieved 06-23-06.
• New York Times. A Puck-Crazed Town in Sweden Churns Out N.H.L. Stars Retrieved 05-04-07

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