Djurgårdens IF Hockey (women)

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Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens IF Hockey Logo.svg
CityDjurgården, Stockholm
LeagueSDHL
Founded25 March 2014 (2014-03-25)
Home arenaHovet
ColorsBlue, red, yellow
     
General managerJohan Schillgard
Head coachRickard Hårdstam
Franchise history
2003–2015Segeltorps IF
2014–Djurgårdens IF
Championships
Playoff championships1 (2016–17)

Djurgården IF Hockey Dam or are a professional ice hockey club in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Stockholm at Hovet. The team is a division within the Djurgårdens IF multi-sport organization and are affiliated with the its many other teams.

History[]

In March 2014, the Djurgårdens IF organisation announced its intention to form a women's ice hockey section, with Danijela Rundqvist in charge of recruitment and Jared Cipparone serving as head coach.[1] The following year, the organisation took over the Segeltorps IF women's ice hockey club following its financial difficulties and relegation from Riksserien.[2] After just one year under the Djurgården name in Damettan, during which the club made several big signings, including Valentina Lizana Wallner and Tina Enström, the club won promotion back to the top flight, defeating Södertälje 6-1 in the qualification playoffs.

On 9 September 2015, Djurgården played its first Riksserien match, with Andrea Schjelderup Dalen scoring the team's first Riksserien goal in a 5-1 loss to Linköping HC. The team's first Riksserien victory would come four days later, 5-2 against HV71. On 19 September 2015, the club played its first Riksserien match at home, beating Brynäs IF 5-3 in front of 834 spectators. The club finished the 2015-16 season in 4th place in the SDHL, losing to Linköping in the playoff semifinals, as Andrea Schjelderup Dalen set a single-season SDHL record for goals, with 47.

The club finished in second place in the SDHL in the 2016-17 season, the club's best regular season result to date. In the playoffs, the club made it to the finals against HV71, where they would win their first SDHL championship.[3] That season, the club also participated in the first SDHL Winter Classic against IF Sundsvall Hockey.[4] After the season, club founders Danijela Rundqvist and Nils Ekman left the club.[5]

In August 2017, the club hosted the Minnesota Whitecaps during a series of exhibition games against SDHL teams in Stockholm.[6]

During the 2018–19 season, second-highest all-time scorer in club history Hanna Olsson criticised the organisation's supporter club, Järnkaminerna, for not doing enough to support the women's side, despite the club supposedly having the best supporters in Sweden.[7] In January 2019, she left the club on bad terms after conflict with the coach and the club's refusal to immediately let her sign a new contract with another SDHL club.[8][9] The club would finish the season in 6th place, the worst regular season result in its history, and failed to advance past the playoff quarterfinals for the first time.

The club would improve in the 2019–20 season, finishing in 4th and being elimated by HV71 in the semi-finals. After the season, head coach Alana Blahoski, as well as Canadian players Jennifer Wakefield and Samantha Ridgewell announced they were leaving the club.[10][11]

Season-by-season record[]

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Djurgården.

Code explanation: Finish = 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
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2015-16 Riksserien 4th 36 21 2 2 11 130 75 69 Norway A. Dalen 73 (47+26) Lost semifinal against Linköping HC
2016-17 SDHL 2nd 36 23 3 4 6 97 73 79 Sweden T. Enström 36 (8+28) Won Championship against HV71
2017-18 SDHL 4th 36 21 4 1 10 118 72 72 Denmark J. Jakobsen 51 (19+32) Lost semifinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2018-19 SDHL 6th 36 19 3 0 14 112 81 63 Norway A. Dalen 41 (19+22) Lost quarterfinal against Linköping HC
2019-20 SDHL 4th 36 21 1 4 10 96 77 69 Canada J. Wakefield 28 (13+15) Lost semifinal against HV71
2020-21 SDHL 4th 36 20 3 1 12 92 71 67 Denmark J. Jakobsen 36 (15+21) Lost semifinal against Luleå HF/MSSK

Players and personnel[]

2021–22 roster[]

As of 13 October 2021[12][13]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
24 Sweden C/LW L 17 2021 Södertälje, Södermanland, Sweden
15 Sweden Lova Blom C/LW L 18 2019 Stockholm, Sweden
31 Sweden G L 18 2018 Sollentuna, Uppland, Sweden
4 Sweden D R 22 2018 Södertälje, Södermanland, Sweden
89 Sweden LW L 17 2020 Stockholm, Sweden
20 Sweden F L 17 2021 Södertälje, Södermanland, Sweden
37 Sweden Josefine Holmgren D L 28 2017 Skutskär, Uppland, Sweden
63 Denmark Josefine Jakobsen C L 30 2015 Aalborg, Region Nordjylland, Denmark
29 Sweden RW L 18 2019 Gustavsberg, Uppland, Sweden
98 Sweden D L 23 2019 Stockholm, Sweden
41 Sweden Sofie Lundin C/RW L 21 2017 Helsingborg, Scania, Sweden
14 United States  Injured Reserve F L 24 2020 Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
10 Canada RW L 25 2021 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
30 Sweden G L 21 2020 Alvesta, Småland, Sweden
38 Sweden W L 17 2021 Nykvarn, Södermanland, Sweden
5 Sweden D L 16 2020 Stockholm, Sweden
86 Sweden D L 18 2019 Stockholm, Sweden
11 Sweden W L 18 2019 Huddinge, Södermanland, Sweden
7 Sweden D L 24 2021 Södertälje, Södermanland, Sweden
65 Canada D R 24 2021 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
18 Sweden C R 25 2018 Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden
19 Sweden  Injured Reserve F L 27 2014 Alunda, Uppland, Sweden

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach:
  • Assistant coach: Fredrik Svensson
  • Goaltending coach: Fredrik Lindgren
  • Conditioning coach: Kim Loke
  • Equipment manager: Tomas Rydgren

Team captaincy history[]

  • Alexandra Cipparone née Palm, 2015–2017
  • Andrea Dalen, 2018–2020
  • Andrea Dalen & Wilma Germundsson Wäng, 2020–21

Head coaches[]

Franchise records and leaders[]

All-time scoring leaders[]

The top-ten point scorers (goals + assists) of Djurgårdens IF, through the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[14]

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = 2021–22 Djurgårdens IF player

Points
Nat Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Norway Andrea Schjelderup Dalen LW 199 136 99 235 1.181
Denmark Josefine Jakobsen C 172 73 92 165 0.959
Sweden Hanna Olsson C/W 110 68 80 148 1.345
Sweden Tina Enström C 83 47 101 148 1.783
Sweden C/LW 192 49 81 130 0.677
Sweden Sofie Lundin C/W 142 28 44 72 0.507
Sweden LW/RW 81 33 31 64 0.790
Sweden D 211 27 33 60 0.284
Sweden Danijela Rundqvist F 17 30 22 52 3.059
Sweden Josefine Holmgren D 129 16 36 52 0.403

References[]

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  3. ^ Fransson, Malin (18 March 2017). "Djurgården är svenska mästare". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. ^ Högsander, Anton (18 February 2017). "Första Winter Classic stundar: "Djurgården hamnar i historieböckerna"". Hockeysverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ^ Borgström, Anders (30 October 2018). "Paret lämnar Djurgården: "Ett mycket svårt beslut"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. ^ Foster, Meredith (1 August 2017). "Minnesota Whitecaps, SDHL to play August exhibition matches". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  7. ^ Larsson, Jonathan; Lindgren, Robin (2 December 2018). "Djurgårdsstjärnan Hanna Olsson sågar sina egna supportar". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. ^ Lindgren, Robin (18 January 2019). "Landslagsstjärnan lämnar Dif – efter konflikt". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. ^ Östman, Petter (19 January 2019). "Utspelet – efter att hon bröt kontraktet". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  10. ^ Asahara, Makoto (10 January 2020). "Djurgården bryter med tränaren". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  11. ^ Jay, Michelle (10 September 2020). "2020-21 SDHL Preview". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Djurgårdens IF, SDHL (W) – 2021-2022 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Djurgården Hockey Dam spelartrupp". Djurgårdens IF Hockey (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  14. ^ "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Djurgårdens IF to 20/21 Season". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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