Last night, one of the most storied clubs in Swedish hockey was relegated in dramatic fashion: on a game seven overtime winner from Leksands IF's Brock Montpetit.
Since the Swedish top division was created in 1975 (the SHL, formerly Elitserien), Modo has been relegated just once, in 1983, and has won the Le Mat Trophy twice, in 1979 and 2007.
It has developed such famous players as Anders Hedberg, Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Victor Hedman, and Danieland Henrik Sedin just to mention a few. Mats Zuccarello chose Modo when he left his native Norway as a stop to prepare him for the NHL.