Linköping HC (women)

SDHL ice hockey team in Linköping, Sweden

     General managerSabina ErikssonHead coachJan BylesjöCaptainSara HjalmarssonAffiliatesLinköping HC 2 (NDHL)
Linköping HC 3 (Damtvåan)Parent club(s)Linköping HCWebsitelhc.euChampionshipsPlayoff championships2 (2013–14, 2014–15) Current season

Linköping HC or LHC is a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). It is the representative women's team of Linköping HC, an ice hockey club based in Linköping, Sweden, and is sometimes distinguished from the men's team as Linköping HC Dam (lit. 'Linköping HC Women'; LHC Dam) or Linköping HC SDHL. The team plays in Linköping at the Stångebro Ishall. LHC won the Swedish Championship in 2014 and 2015.

History

In 2006, the Linköping HC organization committed to becoming the best club for women's ice hockey in Sweden, stating that the women's team would be one of the club’s elite teams, on equal footing with the men's professional team and junior teams.[1] The team made its debut in the group stage of the 2007–08 season of Division 1 (since renamed Damettan) and swept the eight-game series. Their early success earned the LHC Dam a spot in the top-tier, newly-restructured and renamed Riksserien (since renamed the Svenska damhockeyligan), where they finished the 2008 season in fourth place after losing the bronze medal game to Modo HK. The 2007–08 roster featured home-grown Swedish players, including veteran Sophie Westlund and rising stars 19 year old Jenni Asserholt and 16 year old Fanny Rask, alongside an impressive collection of young international talent, including Austrian national team phenom Denise Altmann and Slovak national team teammates, forward Iveta Karafiátová (now Frühauf) and goaltender Zuzana Tomčíková.

In the 2008–09 Riksserien season, LHC Dam lost in the quarterfinals after finishing the regular season in fifth place. The team gradually increased their standing over the subsequent seasons, ranking fourth in 2010 and winning bronze in 2011.

The team won the Swedish Championship in 2014. Not content to rest on their laurels, Linköping went on to win all 28 regular season games in the 2014–15 season and successfully defended the Swedish Championship in the 2015 SDHL playoffs, defeating AIK in the second consecutive playoff finals.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Linköping HC Dam.
Note: Rank = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season League Regular season Post season results
Rank GP W OTW OTL L Pts GF GA Top scorer
2015-16 Riksserien 2nd 36 25 5 2 4 87 154 60 Sweden P. Winberg 56 (19+37) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lost finals to Luleå, 1–2
2016–17 SDHL 3rd 36 24 2 2 8 78 138 75 Canada J. Wakefield 53 (34+19) Lost semifinals to Djurgårdens, 1–2
2017–18 SDHL 2nd 36 26 3 3 4 87 135 59 Switzerland L. Stalder 61 (39+22) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lost finals to Luleå, 1–2
2018–19 SDHL 3rd 36 24 1 1 10 75 137 77 Canada K. Marchment 52 (25+27) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lost finals to Luleå, 2–3
2019–20 SDHL 7th 36 10 3 4 19 40 73 107 United States Z. Hickel 26 (12+14) Lost quarterfinals to Luleå, 0–2
2020–21 SDHL 5th 36 17 3 2 14 59 89 76 United States C. Bullock 35 (18+17) Lost quarterfinals to Djurgårdens, 0–2
2021–22 SDHL 2nd 36 23 3 2 8 118 79 77 United States S. Brodt 56 (29+27) Lost semifinals to Luleå, 1–3
2022–23 SDHL 7th 32 6 7 2 17 69 97 34 Canada N. Elia 30 (17+13) Lost quarterfinals to Brynäs, 0–2
2023–24 SDHL 6th 36 17 1 4 14 104 90 57 Japan H. Toko 43 (13+30) Lost quarterfinals to Brynäs, 0–2

Players and personnel

2024–25 roster

As of 2 September 2024[2][3][4]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
6 Canada Lindsay Agnew D L 26 2024 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
57 Sweden Emmy Alasalmi D R 30 2024 Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden
20 Sweden Lova Blom (A) C L 21 2023 Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden
8 Canada Ann-Frédérique Guay F R 23 2024 St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Canada
18 Sweden Moa Gustafsson LW L 19 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
44 Sweden Jorinde Heller G L 17 2022 Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden
4 Japan Ayaka Hitosato D R 30 2022 Higashimurayama, Kantō, Japan
19 Sweden Sara Hjalmarsson (C) C L 26 2023 Bankeryd, Småland, Sweden
7 Sweden Ella Jämsén F L 20 2020 Södertälje, Södermanland, Sweden
40 Sweden Felicia Levin F L 20 2024
15 Sweden Thea Liodden D L 19 2024 Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden
16 Norway Marthe Pabsdorff Brunvold C L 23 2018 Løten, Østlandet, Norway
9 Czech Republic Kristýna Pátková F R 26 2023 Meziboří, Ústecký kraj, Czechia
13 Sweden Emma Rehn C L 18 2020 Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden
21 United States Naomi Rogge F L 25 2024 Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
5 Finland Eve Savander D R 26 2024 Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland
91 Sweden Olivia Sohrner D L 19 2024 Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden
1 Sweden Ebba Svensson Träff G L 19 2020 Oskarshamn, Småland, Sweden
14 Japan Haruka Toko F L 27 2022 Tokyo, Kantō, Japan
23 Sweden Moa Wernblom LW L 26 2024 Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden
17 Sweden Felicia Öhrqvist D L 19 2024 Solna, Uppland, Sweden
Coaching staff and team personnel
  • Head coach: Jan Bylesjö
  • Assistant coach: Fredrik Eriksson
  • Conditioning coach: Anders Järlung
  • Equipment managers: Dan Eriksson & Mattias Wilzén

Team captains

Head coaches

  • Peter Jonsson, 2007–08
  • Johanna Olsson, 2008–09
  • Roy Bergström & Peter Jonsson, 2009–10
  • Jens Brändström, 2010–2012
  • Johan Bunnstedt, 2012–13
  • Daniel Elander, 2013–14
  • Peter Frantz, 2014–2016
  • Martin Andler, 2016–17
  • Madeleine Östling, 2017–2020[5]
  • Norway Thomas Pettersen, 2020–2022
  • Simon Hedefalk, 2022–23
  • Jan Bylesjö, 2023–

General managers

  • Jens Brändström, –2014
  • Johan Bunnstedt, 2014–15
  • Kim Martin Hasson, 2015–2019[6]
  • Madeleine Östling, 2022–23
  • Sabina Eriksson, 2023–

Team honors

Swedish Women's Hockey League

  • Gold Swedish Champions (2): 2014, 2015
  • Silver Runners-up (3): 2016, 2018, 2019
  • Bronze Third Place (1): 2011

Team records and leaders

Single-season records

Note: Skaters playing less than 20 games and goaltenders playing in 10 or fewer games during a season are not included.[7]

Career records

Note: Skaters playing less than 30 games and goaltenders playing in 15 or fewer games during their career with Linköping HC are not included.[8]

  • Most goals: Denise Altmann, 277 goals (337 games; 2007–2020)
  • Most assists: Denise Altmann, 286 assists (337 games; 2007–2020)
  • Most points: Denise Altmann, 563 points (337 games; 2007–2020)
  • Most points, defenseman: Emma Holmbom, 129 points (253 games; 2008–2018)
  • Most points per game: Lara Stalder, 1.83 P/G (54 games; 2017–2019)
  • Most penalty minutes: Jenn Wakefield, 215 PIM (94 games; 2014–2021)
  • Most games played, skater: Madelen Haug Hansen, 367 games (2012–2024)
  • Most games played, goaltender: Florence Schelling, 62 games (2015–2018)
  • Best save percentage: Florence Schelling, .948 SVS% (62 games; 2015–2018)
  • Best goals against average: Vendela Jonsson, 1.33 GAA (21 games; 2010–2015)
  • Most shutouts: Florence Schelling, 16 shutouts (62 games; 2015–2018)

All-time scoring leaders

The top ten point-scorers in Linköping HC history, from the 2007–08 season through the 2023–24 season.[8]

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = 2024–25 Linköping HC player

Points
Nat Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Austria Denise Altmann RW 337 277 286 563 1.67
Norway Madelen Haug Hansen W 367 97 162 259 0.71
Sweden Pernilla Winberg C/LW 155 74 139 213 1.37
Canada Jenn Wakefield C 94 107 55 162 1.72
Sweden Jenni Asserholt F 143 64 87 151 1.06
Sweden Emma Holmbom D 253 31 98 129 0.51
Sweden Emilia Ramboldt D 229 23 91 114 0.50
Norway Andrea Dalen F 84 63 46 109 1.30
Sweden Anna Rydberg C 245 41 63 104 0.42
Norway Ingrid Morset D 328 32 69 101 0.31
Switzerland Lara Stalder C 54 55 44 99 1.83

Notable alumnae

Years active with Linköping HC listed alongside player name.[8]
Note: Flag indicates nation of primary IIHF eligibility; some players may have multiple citizenship.

References

Content in this article is translated from the existing Swedish Wikipedia article at sv:Linköping HC Dam; see its history for attribution.

  1. ^ "LHC Dam ska bli bäst i Sverige!". lhc.eu. Linköpings Hockey Club. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Linköping HC – 2024-2025 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Linköping HC SDHL > Trupp". Linköping HC (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Linköping HC > Trupp". SDHL (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ^ Fredriksson, Emelie (13 April 2017). "Östling lämnar Brynäs - för Linköping". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Kim Martin blir sportchef för LHC" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Linköping HC - All Time Regular Season Player Stats per Season, To Season 23/24". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Linköping HC". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ Foster, Meredith (27 September 2017). "Lara Stalder owns the ice with four-goal night". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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