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
     
Head coachSimon Hedefalk
CaptainJessica Adolfsson
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 Hockey)

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster
As of 25 November 2021[2][3][4]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
15 Sweden Jessica Adolfsson (A) D L 24 2021 Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden
24 United States Sydney Brodt (A) F R 25 2021 North Oaks, Minnesota, United States
92 Norway Andrea Dalen LW R 30 2021 Hønefoss, Østlandet, Norway
61 Sweden Solveig Gisler D R 20 2019 Eksjö, Småland, Sweden
21 Norway Madelen Haug Hansen (C) W L 29 2012 Halden, Østlandet, Norway
36 Norway Emilie Kruse Johansen LW L 23 2015 Halden, Østlandet, Norway
77 Sweden Linnea Johansson LW L 21 2018 Lyungby, Småland, Sweden
18 Sweden Ella Jämsén F L 19 2020 Södertälje, Södermanland, Sweden
12 Norway Ingrid Morset D L 30 2014 Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
31 Canada Stephanie Neatby G L 24 2020 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
33 Denmark Emma-Sofie Nordström G L 20 2020 Herning, Midtjylland, Denmark
16 Norway Marthe Pabsdorff Brunvold C L 21 2018 Løten, Østlandet, Norway
5 Austria Emma Pfeffer F L 18 2020 Vienna, Austria
51 Sweden Emma Rehn C L 19 2020
14 United States Justine Reyes F R 26 2021 Chino Hills, California, United States
47 Czech Republic Lenka Serdar F L 25 2020 Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
17 Switzerland Shannon Sigrist D R 24 2020 Hombrechtikon, Zürich, Switzerland
26 Sweden Frida Simonsen F L 18 2020 Björketorp, Västergötland, Sweden
55 Sweden Alva Solberg D L 20 2020
1 Sweden Ebba Svensson Träff G L 18 2020 Oskarshamn, Småland, Sweden
11 Norway Lene Tendenes D R 24 2015 Stavanger, Vestlandet, Norway
25 Sweden Moa Wernblom F L 24 2017 Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland, Sweden
9 United States Olivia Zafuto D L 26 2021 Niagara Falls, New York, United States
6 Sweden Tindra Åkelid D L 17 2021
44 Sweden Lisa Östrup LW L 19 2020 Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Thomas Pettersen
  • Assistant coach: Alexander Hanning
  • Goaltending coach: Kim Martin Hasson
  • Development coach: Madeleine Östling
  • Equipment managers: Denise Altmann & Andreas Rehn
  • Physiotherapist: Robin Jarl

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–

General managers
  • Johan Bunnstedt, –2015
  • Kim Martin Hasson, 2015–2019[6]

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.

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