Leksand ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlɛ̂kːsand] ) is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County , Sweden, with 5,934 inhabitants in 2010. Leksand is situated on the southern branch of lake Siljan , where it flows into river Dalälven .
17-599: Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team, who have won four Swedish Championships, although the team is currently facing problems in performance when playing and they have received less funds. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club , the oldest and one of the more successful baseball clubs in Sweden, having won 20 national championships in baseball and 7 in softball. The club
34-533: Is a Swedish professional ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna . The team plays in the top-tier league, Swedish Hockey League (SHL), after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The club's home arena is Tegera Arena , which seats 7,650 spectators. The club was formed on 13 August 1919, originally playing bandy and ski competitions. In 1920 they also took up football . The first hockey game
51-460: The 2010 Kvalserien , finishing three points ahead of AIK . In the ninth round of the 2010 Kvalserien, Leksand had a good chance to put them in the driver's seat for promotion to Elitserien, but Leksand failed to beat the Kvalserien's worst ranked team Växjö Lakers and, despite a win in the tenth and final round, Leksand missed Elitserien as both AIK and Rögle BK won their respective games in
68-423: The 2012–13 season . For the 2007–08 season , Leksand signed former NHL goaltender Ed Belfour in an attempt to regain top league status. After winning the second league with relative ease, the team failed in the final qualification stage, Kvalserien , to gain promotion. Ed Belfour retired after the 2007–08 season. Leksand once again won Allsvenskan in the 2008–09 season , but once again failed to qualify for
85-582: The Elitserien in the 2009 Kvalserien . The managers Thomas Kempe and Thomas Jonsson were sacked following three straight defeats in the beginning of the Kvalserien . The team finished the 2009 Kvalserien with five wins in the last six games, but still failed to qualify. For the 2009–10 season, Leksand employed Leif Strömberg , who had previously successfully guided Södertälje SK through Kvalserien. The team once again won Allsvenskan and qualified for
102-514: The Kvalserien. Before the 2011/12 season, assistant head coach Christer Olsson took over the reins, but was sacked following a defeat at Sundsvall Hockey in late November and replaced by Andreas Appelgren . After winning the regular season in the 2012–13 season , Leksand once again qualified for play in Kvalserien . In the 2013 Kvalserien , Leksand finally promoted back to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien),
119-807: The Year Le Mat Trophy Guldhjälmen Guldpipan Guldpucken Honken Trophy Håkan Loob Trophy Leader of the Year Rinkens riddare Rookie of the Year Salming Trophy Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy Related topics List of SHL seasons List of Swedish ice hockey champions Marathon SHL standings Swedish Ice Hockey Association HockeyAllsvenskan Kvalserien Marathon standings for
136-485: The final round. After failing promotion, Leif Strömberg was replaced by ex-Leksand forward Niklas Eriksson , under whom the following season Leksand attempted to reach the Kvalserien for the seventh consecutive season. The team finished fourth in Allsvenskan and missed automatic qualification for the Kvalserien and had to play in a pre-qualification series to reach the Kvalserien, but Leksand finished third and missed
153-659: The ground. Winters and springs are influenced by the inland position, with January being quite a bit colder than coastal areas to the east in Gävleborg but spring warming up sooner with a very low seasonal lag . Local industry in Leksand includes Leksandsbröd , a producer of traditional Swedish Crispbread . This article about a location in Dalarna County , Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening
170-505: The runners-up in 1989 . In 2001, they were the club with the second most consecutive seasons in the highest division at that point (the record is held by Södertälje SK , with 53 consecutive seasons between 1925 and 1978). Following the relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan in April 2001, Leksand commuted between the top and second divisions until 2005–06 , when the team was relegated to the second tier again, where they would find themselves until
187-794: The top Swedish ice hockey league Ice hockey in Sweden J20 SuperElit National men's team National women's team See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1993–94_Elitserien_season&oldid=1251857113 " Categories : 1993–94 in Swedish ice hockey Swedish Hockey League seasons 1993–94 in European ice hockey leagues Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Short description
SECTION 10
#1732793355970204-960: The top-tier league, for the first time since the 2005–06 season . This is a partial list, featuring the five most recent completed seasons. For a more complete list, see List of Leksands IF seasons . As of 16 August 2024 1993%E2%80%9394 Elitserien season 1993–1994 season of the Swedish Elite League Sports season 1993–94 Elitserien season League Elitserien Sport Ice hockey Duration 23 September 1993 – 15 March 1994 Regular season League champion Leksands IF Season MVP Peter Forsberg ( Modo Hockey ) Top scorer Mika Nieminen ( Luleå HF ) Playoffs Finals champions Malmö IF Runners-up Modo HK SHL seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 → The 1993–94 Elitserien season
221-529: Was founded in the late 1950s and currently has about 130 members. Additionally, Leksand is home to the Baseball Academy Leksand , a Major League Baseball (MLB)-sponsored academy established in 2006. The academy is part of a broader drive by MLB to develop European talent through a system of baseball academies across the continent, and is the only such academy in Sweden. As of March 2010, Baseball Academy Leksand comprised 22 Swedish players and
238-508: Was managed by Tony Klarberg. Leksand has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb ). The influence of the Siljan lake is relatively minor on the local climate due to its modest size and freezing over every winter. However, some potential for lake-effect snow causing excessive accumulation is possible when there is open water. This resulted in a notable freak blizzard of the middle of May 2008 that left 30 centimetres (12 in) of snow on
255-429: Was played in 1938, when they beat Mora IK 11–0, and this sport is now the only sport the club competes in. Despite the fact that the town of Leksand only has 6,000 inhabitants, Leksands IF is one of the most popular teams in Sweden, and the team averages over 4,000 spectators per game in their home arena despite playing in the second tier. Leksand played in the top hockey division in Sweden from 1951 until 2001. The club
272-4775: Was the 19th season of the Elitserien , the top level of ice hockey in Sweden . 12 teams participated in the league, and Malmö IF won the championship. Standings [ edit ] First round [ edit ] Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. Leksands IF 22 13 4 5 78 59 30 2. Malmö IF 22 11 5 6 91 78 27 3. Rögle BK 22 10 4 8 85 75 24 4. Västra Frölunda 22 9 6 7 60 56 24 5. Djurgårdens IF 22 10 4 8 66 66 24 6. Västerås IK 22 9 4 9 70 68 22 7 Brynäs IF 22 9 3 10 58 54 21 8. HV 71 Jönköping 22 8 5 9 60 61 21 9. Luleå HF 22 8 5 9 74 83 21 10. Modo Hockey 22 9 2 11 78 80 20 11. Färjestad BK 22 7 4 11 66 73 18 12. IF Björklöven 22 5 2 15 57 90 12 Final round [ edit ] Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. Leksands IF 40 22 6 12 141 112 50 2. Malmö IF 40 22 4 14 131 107 48 3. Frölunda HC 40 19 8 13 164 143 46 4. Brynäs IF 40 18 8 14 122 117 44 5. VIK Västerås HK 40 17 8 15 132 123 42 6. Djurgårdens IF 40 17 7 16 160 157 41 7 Rögle BK 40 15 8 17 140 137 38 8. Modo Hockey 40 17 4 19 141 151 38 9. HV 71 Jönköping 40 15 7 18 111 118 37 10. Luleå HF 40 12 6 22 131 168 30 Playoffs [ edit ] Quarterfinal Semifinal Final 1 Leksands IF 1 8 Modo Hockey 3 8 Modo Hockey 2 6 Djurgårdens IF 0 3 Frölunda HC 1 6 Djurgårdens IF 3 8 Modo Hockey 2 2 Malmö IF 3 2 Malmö IF 3 7 Rögle BK 0 2 Malmö IF 2 4 Brynäs IF 1 4 Brynäs IF 3 5 VIK Västerås HK 1 External links [ edit ] Swedish sport official site 14 April 1994 interview with Peter Forsberg during 1994 Swedish national championship final at SVT's open archive (in Swedish) v t e Swedish Hockey League Teams Brynäs IF Färjestad BK Frölunda HC HV71 Leksands IF Linköping HC Luleå HF Malmö Redhawks Rögle BK Skellefteå AIK Timrå IK Växjö Lakers Modo Hockey Örebro HK Former teams AIK IF Björklöven Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF Karlskrona HK Mora IK IK Oskarshamn Södertälje SK Väsby IK Västerås IK Örebro IK Arenas Behrn Arena Catena Arena Coop Norrbotten Arena Husqvarna Garden Hägglunds Arena Löfbergs Arena Malmö Arena Monitor ERP Arena NHC Arena Saab Arena Scandinavium Skellefteå Kraft Arena Tegera Arena Vida Arena Seasons 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Awards Coach of
289-470: Was very successful between 1969 and 1975, when they became Swedish champions four times ( 1969 , 1973 – 1975 ). Before the current top division, Elitserien (now known as the SHL), was formed prior to the 1975–76 season , they had been the runners-up four times: 1959 , 1964 , 1971 and 1972 . Leksand has never become SHL champions despite winning the SHL's regular season in 1980 , 1994 and 1997 , and being
#969030