Leksands IF Dam

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For the men's ice hockey team competing in the SHL, see Leksands IF.

Leksands IF
Leksands IF logo.svg
CityLeksand, Sweden
LeagueSDHL
Founded1998 (1998)
Home arenaTegera Arena
Colours     
General managerAlexander Bröms
Head coachMathias Olsson
AffiliatesLeksands IF

Leksands Idrottsförening Dam or Leksands IF Dam are a professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Leksand, a town in the western-central Swedish province of Dalarna, at the Tegera Arena. Until 2021, the organisation ran a second women's side, called Leksands IF Dam 2, which competed in the Damettan Västra.

History[]

The women's section of Leksands IF was founded in 1998.[1] The 2008 season saw a leap in success for the club, as it earned promotion to the Riksserien, and saw Cecilia Östberg and Klara Myrén become the first two Leksands players to represent the Swedish national women's team. In 2012, the club finished in 7th place, and was forced to compete in the relegation playoffs, but managed to keep its place in the SDHL.

In 2016, the club hired former Leksands men's youth player Alexander Bröms as head coach for the women's side, despite him having no previous coaching experience.[2] He would hold the role until his departure in 2018 to coach the women's national under-18 team.

In 2017, multiple Leksands players publicly voiced dissatisfaction at the way the organisation was treating the women's side, including the fact that women's players received no salary and were being forced to clean up the arena's stands after men's games.[3][4] Despite club chairperson Åke Nordström promising to improve conditions, after six months the players had only been provided with some exercise gear and a team-branded training bag.[5]

In April 2018, Leksands goaltender Leon Reuterström publicly came out as transgender, and retired from the SDHL to pursue his medical transition.[6] Later that summer, long-time club forward and third-leading scorer in club history, Iveta Koka, left the club to sign with AIK IF. Despite losing Koka, the club made several big signings ahead of the 2018–19 season, including Swedish international Anna Borgqvist and Canadian Danielle Stone. After beginning the season with a 9–0 victory over SDE Hockey, Leksands finished in 4th place in the SDHL, the second best result in club history.[7][8] The club still failed to make it past the playoff quarterfinals, however, and both Borgqvist and Stone left the club after just one year. Long time defender and second-highest all-time in games played for the club Sofia Engström left the Leksands that summer as well, after the club had gone months without offering any players (nor the head coach) a contract extension following the team's elimination in the playoffs.[9] The club dropped to 8th place in the 2019–20 SDHL season.[10]

Players and personnel[]

2021–22 roster[]

As of 13 October 2021[11][12]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
29 Canada F L 23 2021 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
8 Sweden F R 18 2019 Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden
19 Sweden D L 18 2021 Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden
12 Sweden LW R 26 2014 Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden
27 Czech Republic Kateřina Bukolská F L 24 2021 Prague, Czech Republic
16 Sweden W L 21 2021 Gothenburg, Sweden
7 Sweden D L 18 2020
31 Sweden G L 18 2021
35 Germany Jule Flötgen G L 30 2021 Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
9 Sweden F L 26 2011 Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden
6 United States Gracen Hirschy D L 26 2021 Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
4 Sweden C/RW L 23 2014 Linneryd, Småland, Sweden
33 Sweden G L 20 2020 Billdal, Halland, Sweden
26 Sweden D L 17 2017 Leksand, Dalarna, Sweden
24 Sweden D R 17 2019 Grytnäs, Dalarna, Sweden
5 Sweden D L 20 2021 Piteå, Norrbotten, Sweden
30 Sweden G L 27 2021 Gulleråsen, Dalarna, Sweden
20 Sweden C L 21 2016 Kil, Värmland, Sweden
14 Canada F R 26 2021 Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
28 Sweden D L 19 2018 Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden
13 Sweden Hanna Sköld F L 24 2013 Avesta, Dalarna, Sweden
10 Switzerland Phoebe Stänz F L 27 2021 Zetzwil, Aargau, Switzerland
22 Sweden LW L 18 2019
77 Canada D R 25 2021 Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
21 Czech Republic Tereza Vanišová F L 25 2021 Strakonice, Jihočeský kraj, Czech Republic

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach:
  • Assistant coach: Mattias Blomstrand
  • Goaltending coach: Filip Myrskog

Team captaincy history[]

Head coaches[]

  • Daniel Ljung, 2007–08
  • Ulf Hedberg, 2008–2011
  • Magnus Svensson, 2011–12
  • Christer Siik, 2012–2014
  • Jens Nielsen, 2014–15
  • Christer Sjöberg, 2015–16
  • Alexander Bröms, 2016–2018
  • Ulf Hedberg, 2018–19
  • Lars Stanmark, 2019–2021
  • Mathias Olsson, 2021–

Season-by-season results[]

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Leksands. Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, 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 SDHL 5th 36 18 3 4 11 115 80 64 Latvia I. Koka 40 (10+30) Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF
2016-17 SDHL 7th 36 11 8 1 16 92 103 50 Latvia I. Koka 38 (21+17) Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF
2017-18 SDHL 6th 36 13 1 4 18 88 100 45 Sweden 28 (12+16) Lost quarterfinals against Modo Hockey
2018-19 SDHL 4th 36 21 1 0 14 111 74 65 Sweden A. Borgqvist 32 (7+25) Lost quarterfinals against HV71
2019-20 SDHL 8th 36 10 3 3 20 91 133 39 Sweden K. Armborg 30 (9+21) Lost quarterfinals against HV71
2020-21 SDHL 9th 36 5 2 1 28 52 148 20 Sweden 16 (5+11) Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Franchise records and leaders[]

All-time scoring leaders[]

The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Leksands IF through the 2020–21 season.[13]

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

All-Time Points
Nat Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Sweden Cecilia Östberg LW 152 86 117 203 1.336
Sweden LW/C 317 80 102 182 0.574
Latvia Iveta Koka LW 176 81 98 179 1.017
Sweden Sofia Engström D 340 43 86 129 0.391
Sweden C/RW 220 58 69 127 0.577
Sweden Hanna Sköld W/C 194 59 53 112 0.577
Sweden C 197 51 59 110 0.558
Sweden Lina Wester C 153 57 47 104 0.680
Sweden Anna Borgqvist C/LW 97 38 63 101 1.041
Sweden Kajsa Armborg C 208 33 55 88 0.423

References[]

  1. ^ "Historia". Leksands IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (28 April 2016). "Oprövade kortet ska föra Leksands damer framåt: "Ska försöka ge varje spelare bättre förutsättningar"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Leksands damer om en jämställdhet i föreningen: "Man slutar hoppas"". Dalarnas Tidningar (in Swedish). 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ Durefelt, Filip (3 July 2017). "Leksands damlag städar efter herrarnas matcher". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ^ Foster, Meredith (4 July 2017). "SDHL Team or maid service? Leskands IF women expected to clean stands after men's games". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  6. ^ Murphy, Mike (25 April 2018). "Leksand's Leon Reuterström publicly comes out as transgender, retires from women's hockey". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ Gadd, Philip (8 September 2018). "Otroliga krossen – Leksand vann premiären med 9-0 (!)". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ^ Foster, Meredith (12 November 2018). "The SDHL Season So Far". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. ^ Kågström, Rasmus (9 November 2019). "Klubbikonen om uppbrottet: "Blev tagen för givet"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  10. ^ Mälarberg, Apollonia; Ahlgren, Gizela; Rönnkvist, Ronnie (6 September 2019). "SDHL Update – Leksands IF i fokus". HockeySverige (Video panel) (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Damlag – Truppen 21/22". Leksands IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Leksands IF, SDHL (W) – 2021-2022 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Leksands IF - All Time Regular Season Player Stats to 20/21 Season". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

External links[]

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