The club was founded on 3 February 1938,[2] as an ice hockey section in Västra Frölunda IF and became independent on 29 March 1984.

Frölunda's home venue is the Scandinavium arena in central Gothenburg, which has a capacity of 12,044 people.

The final game in Scandinavium on 7 April against Färjestad BK was ended by late season recruit Tomi Kallio in the third overtime period.

According to the club, the new logo represents the city of Gothenburg, Västra Frölunda, gentleness and excitement.

The proposed redesign received negative feedback from fans and media due to similarities of the Nazi Party flag.

The number 14 worn by Ronald Pettersson, who spent seven seasons with Frölunda before suffering a career-ending injury on 14 December 1967.

The duo of Lundvall and Pettersson was one of the reason behind Frölunda's success in the 60's and secured that hockey got a strong foothold in Gothenburg.

Five former Frölunda players have been inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation's Hall of Fame.

[12] Ville Peltonen played the 1997–98 season for Frölunda, where he was both the team's and the league's leading scorer, he was inducted in 2016.

[15] In 2003, former Frölunda players Christian Ruuttu and Jorma Salmi were inducted to the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame.

[19] Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Frölunda HC player Le Mat Trophy Swedish Champions Champions Hockey League Winners Guldpucken The Golden Puck: Player of the year Guldhjälmen The Gold Helmet: Most valuable player as judged by the league's players Honken Trophy Goaltender of the year Håkan Loob Trophy Top goal scorer Skyttetrofén Top point scorer Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy Playoffs' most valuable player SHL Rookie of the Year Årets junior Junior of the year in Swedish hockey Champions Hockey League MVP Most valuable player Salming Trophy Best Swedish-born defenceman Rinkens riddare Knight of the rink: The most gentlemanly player Swedish All star team Stora Grabbars Märke Big Boys' Badge: Honorary award within Swedish sports Coach of the Year Leader of the Year