MODO Hockey
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MODO Hockey is an ice hockey team in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.
Named 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 it 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, it was defeated by 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, although with the same negative result.
Other notable players coming from the team include Markus Näslund, Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. During the NHL conflict in 2004-05 there were a few foreign NHL players representing the team, including Adrian Aucoin, Dan Hinote and Frantisek Kaberle (who also played for the team before he joined the NHL).
External links
- MODO Hockey (http://www.modohockey.se/) - Official site
- MODO Hockey (http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Rink/2670/) - Unofficial site in Englishde:MoDo Hockey Klubb