Linköping HC (women)

Linköping HC or LHC is an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They are the representative women's ice hockey team of Linköping HC, a sports club based in Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden, and play at the Stångebro Ishall. LHC Dam won the Swedish Championship in 2014 and 2015.

This article is about the women's ice hockey team. For the parent club and men's ice hockey team, see Linköping HC.
Linköping HC
CityLinköping, Sweden
LeagueSDHL
Founded2007 (2007)
Home arenaStångebro Ishall
ColoursBlue, white, red
     
General managerSabina Eriksson
Head coachJan Bylesjö
CaptainSara Hjalmarsson
AffiliatesLinköping HC 2 (Damettan)
Linköping HC 3 (Damtvåan)
Websitewww.lhc.eu
Championships
Playoff championships2 (2013–14, 2014–15)
Current season

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 team and the men's 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 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 36255248715460 Sweden P. Winberg 56 (19+37) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lost final, 1–2 (Luleå HF)
2016–17 SDHL 3rd 36 242287813875 Canada J. Wakefield 53 (34+19) Lost semi-final, 1–2 (Djurgårdens IF)
2017–18 SDHL 2nd 36 263348713559 Switzerland L. Stalder 61 (39+22) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lost final, 1–2 (Luleå HF)
2018–19 SDHL 3rd 36 2411107513777 Canada K. Marchment 52 (25+27) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lost final, 2–3 (Luleå HF)
2019–20 SDHL 7th 36 10341940 73107 United States Z. Hickel 26 (12+14) Lost quarterfinal, 0–2 (Luleå HF)
2020–21 SDHL 5th 36 17321459 8976 United States C. Bullock 35 (18+17) Lost quarterfinal, 0–2 (Djurgårdens IF)
2021–22 SDHL 2nd 36233281187977 United States S. Brodt 56 (29+27) Lost semifinals, 1–3 (Luleå HF)
2022–23 SDHL 7th 3267217699734 Canada N. Elia 30 (17+13) Lost quarterfinals, 0–2 (Brynäs IF)

Players and personnel

2023–24 roster
As of 24 October 2023[2][3][4]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
15 Sweden Jessica Adolfsson (A) D L 25 2021 Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden
11 Sweden Elin Asp F L 18 2023 Finspång, Östergötland, Sweden
9 Denmark Josephine Asperup D L 31 2022 Søborg, Hovedstaden, Denmark
20 Sweden Lova Blom (A) C L 20 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
17 Canada Nara Elia F R 24 2022 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
6 Germany Franziska Feldmeier F R 24 2023 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
18 Sweden Moa Gustafsson LW L 18 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
21 Norway Madelen Haug Hansen W L 30 2012 Halden, Østlandet, Norway
– Sweden Jorinde Heller G L 16 2022
8 Japan Ayaka Hitosato D R 29 2022 Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
92 Sweden Sara Hjalmarsson (C) C L 25 2023 Bankeryd, Småland, Sweden
47 Sweden Linnea Horn F L 18 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
7 Sweden Ella Jämsén F L 19 2020 Södertälje, Södermanland, Sweden
33 Austria Selma Luggin G L 21 2023 Vienna, Austria
11 Sweden Vega Milfors F L 16 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
12 Norway Ingrid Morset D L 30 2014 Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
16 Norway Marthe Pabsdorff Brunvold C L 22 2018 Løten, Østlandet, Norway
25 Czech Republic Kristýna Pátková F R 25 2023 Meziboří, Ústecký kraj, Czechia
13 Sweden Emma Rehn C L 17 2020 Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden
– United States Justine Reyes F R 26 2021 Chino Hills, California, United States
61 Canada Kelsey Russell D L 28 2022 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
47 Norway Tilde Simensen F R 16 2023 Fredrikstad, Østlandet, Norway
55 Sweden Alva Solberg D L 20 2020
1 Sweden Ebba Svensson Träff G L 18 2020 Oskarshamn, Småland, Sweden
14 Japan Haruka Toko F L 26 2022 Hokkaido, Japan
77 Hungary Enikő Tóth D R 27 2023 Budapest, Hungary
36 Sweden Tindra Åkelid D L 18 2021
Coaching staff and team personnel
  • Head coach: Jan Bylesjö
  • Assistant coach: Fredrik Eriksson
  • Goaltending coach: Hampus Alexandersson
  • Physical trainer: Dan Davis
  • Equipment managers: Benjamin Fält & 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

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

Team records and leaders

Single-season records

For statistics measured by percentage or average, skaters playing in less than 80% of games and goaltenders playing in 10 or fewer games in a season not included.

Career records
  • Most career goals: Denise Altmann, 277 goals (337 games; 2007–2020)
  • Most career assists: Denise Altmann, 286 assists (337 games; 2007–2020)
  • Most career points: Denise Altmann, 563 points (337 games; 2007–2020)
  • Most career points, defenceman: Emma Holmbom, 129 points (253 games; 2008–2018)
  • Most career points per game (P/G): Lara Stalder, 1.833 P/G (54 games; 2017–2019)
  • Most career penalty minutes: Jenn Wakefield, 215 PIM (94 games; 2014–2021)
  • Most games played, skater: Denise Altmann, 337 games (2007–2020)
  • Most games played, goaltender: Florence Schelling, 62 games (2015–2018)

All-time scoring leaders

The top ten point-scorers in Linköping HC Dam history, from the 2007–08 season through the 2020–21 season.

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

Points
NatPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Austria Denise AltmannRW3372772865631.671
Sweden Pernilla WinbergF155741392131.374
Norway Madelen Haug HansenW281821302120.754
Canada Jenn WakefieldC94107551621.723
Sweden Jenni AsserholtF14364871511.056
Sweden Emma HolmbomD25331981290.510
Sweden Emilia RamboldtD22923911140.498
Sweden Anna RydbergC24541631040.424
Switzerland Lara StalderD/C545544991.833
Sweden Anna KjellbinD2541673890.350

Sources: [7]

Notable alumni

Years active with Linköping listed alongside player name.[7]

  • Matildah Andersson, 2009–2015
  • Jenni Asserholt, 2007–08 & 2009–2015
  • Hanna Dahl, 2007–2012
  • Lisa Danielsson, 2007–2014
  • Emma Holmbom, 2008–2018
  • Vendela Jonsson, 2010–2015
  • Anna Kjellbin, 2010–2019
  • Anna Rydberg, 2010–2018
  • Kristina Vikdahl, 2009–2016

International players
Flag indicates nation of primary IIHF eligibility.

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, SDHL (W) – 2023-2024 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. "Linköping HC > Trupp". SDHL (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. "Linköping HC > Trupp". Linköping HC (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. "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Linköping HC". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. Foster, Meredith (27 September 2017). "Lara Stalder owns the ice with four-goal night". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. Foster, Meredith (14 February 2019). "Susanna Tapani signs with Linköping HC". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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