Linköping_HC_(women)

Linköping HC (women)

Linköping HC (women)

Swedish women's ice hockey team

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.
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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)

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Players and personnel

2023–24 roster

As of 16 February 2024[2][3][4]
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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

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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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    "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.
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    "Linköping HC, SDHL (W) – 2023-2024 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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    "Linköping HC > Trupp". SDHL (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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    "Linköping HC > Trupp". Linköping HC (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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    Fredriksson, Emelie (13 April 2017). "Östling lämnar Brynäs - för Linköping". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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    "Kim Martin blir sportchef för LHC" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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    "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Linköping HC". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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    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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    Foster, Meredith (14 February 2019). "Susanna Tapani signs with Linköping HC". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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