hopcutt made his östersunds fk debut, where he started the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against ik sirius in the opening game of the season. since joining the club, he began playing in the "more central number nine or ten role" under manager potter. it wasn't until on 26 may 2012 when hopcutt scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–0 win over syrianska. he later scored two more goals later in the 2012 season. hopcutt later helped the side reach promotion for the second time by winning the division 1 norra in the 2012 season, as he went on to make twenty–five appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. for his performance throughout the season, hopcutt was named the club's best player of the season. at the end of the 2012 season, they soon extended his contract for the rest of the season and during the winter they extended it yet again for two additional years.