Frölunda HC (women)

Frölunda HC are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in the Västra Frölunda borough of Gothenburg, Sweden at Frölundaborg.

Frölunda HC
CityGothenburg, Sweden
LeagueSDHL
Founded2022 (2022)
Home arenaFrölundaborg
ColoursRed, green, white
     
Owner(s)Frölunda HC
General managerKim Martin Hasson
Head coachErika Holst
CaptainHanna Olsson
Websitefrolundahockey.com
Current season

History

Frölunda HC chose to form a women's team in 2022, one year after the club introduced a hockeygymnasiet (lit.'hockey gymnasium') program for girls. The club highlighted its desire to build an elite team for its eight hockeygymnasiet students, to provide an opportunity for other girls in the greater region to play at the senior level without having to move far from home, and to attract senior players originally from the Västergötland area who were playing with other teams but would return to Gothenburg to play with Frölunda HC. Regarding Göteborg HC, the Gothenburg-based team already active in the SDHL, Frölunda HC Chairman Mats Grauers felt "there is room for two senior teams [in Gothenburg]."[1]

Kim Martin Hasson was appointed the nascent team's first general manager and Erika Holst took the reins as its first head coach.[2] Major signings ahead of the inaugural season included Hanna Olsson from HV71, Andrea Schjelderup Dalen and Stephanie Neatby from Linköping HC, Sarah-Ève Coutu-Godbout from AIK Hockey, and Michelle Karvinen from the KRS Vanke Rays.

The team debuted in the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL) in fall 2022 with the stated intention to gain promotion to the SDHL for the 2023–24 season. They quickly established themselves as a dominant presence in the NDHL and whitewashed their divisional rivals to claim victory in Damettan Södra. The winning streak continued in HockeyAllsvenskan Södra and, after claiming victory against IF Troja-Ljungby and IF Björklöven in the conference playoff, Frölunda earned advancement to the SDHL qualifying series. After playing only two qualification games, they gained promotion to the SDHL.[3]

Season-by-season results

This is a list of all seasons completed by Frölunda HC.
Note: 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
FinishGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsTop scorer
2022–23 NDHL 1st 2121000244763 Finland M. Karvinen 114 (62+52) Promoted to SDHL

Players and personnel

2023–24 roster

As of 24 October 2023[4]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
8 Canada Lindsay Agnew D L 25 2023 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
6 Sweden Maja Beverin D R 21 2022 Jönköping, Småland, Sweden
76 Sweden Holly Boney D L 19 2022
16 Sweden Jennifer Carlsson C L 23 2022 Gothenburg, Sweden
21 Canada Sarah-Ève Coutu-Godbout F L 26 2022 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
22 Norway Andrea Dalen Injured Reserve F R 31 2022 Hønefoss, Østlandet, Norway
13 Sweden Edit Danielsson LW L 16 2023 Växjö, Småland, Sweden
36 Sweden Emilia Hallbeck W L 17 2022 Flodafors, Södermanland, Sweden
1 Sweden Maja Helge G L 16 2023 Växjö, Småland, Sweden
11 Sweden Ella Hellman (A) W L 17 2022 Råda, Värmland, Sweden
86 Sweden Tuva Kandell D L 19 2023 Leksand, Dalarna, Sweden
33 Finland Michelle Karvinen (C) W L 33 2022 Rødovre, Hovedstaden, Denmark
97 Sweden Jil Kündig W L 19 2022 Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland
9 Sweden Stella Lachonius F L 17 2022
98 Sweden Felicia Linder (A) D L 25 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
35 Canada Stephanie Neatby G L 25 2022 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19 Finland Matilda Nilsson W L 26 2023 Kirkkonummi, Uusimaa, Finland
26 Sweden Hanna Olsson (C) Injured Reserve F L 24 2022 Hälsö, Bohuslän, Sweden
27 Sweden Linnéa Pettersson Dove W R 19 2022 Skärhamn, Bohuslän, Sweden
5 Sweden Ebba Strandberg D L 26 2022 Kalmar, Småland, Sweden
93 Sweden Nellie Svensson D L 16 2022 Kållered, Västergötland, Sweden
73 Sweden Ella Thorbard W L 17 2022
88 Sweden Tilde Utbult F R 17 2022 Öckerö, Bohuslän, Sweden
10 Finland Emilia Vesa RW R 22 2023 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
29 Sweden Felizia Wikner Zienkiewicz LW L 24 2023 Kungsbacka, Halland, Sweden
7 Canada Kaitlyn Yearwood D R 22 2023 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Erika Holst
  • Assistant coach: Marcus Anselm
  • Goaltending coach: William Nordlund
  • Conditioning coach: Tilda Krüger Nilsson
  • Physical therapist: Annika Lindqvist
  • Equipment manager: Jay Hasson

Team captaincy history

  • Hanna Olsson, 2022–present

Head coaches

  • Erika Holst, 2022–present

References

  1. Leman, Henrik (11 October 2021). "Frölundas damlag startar redan 2022: "Nu blir vi en hel klubb"". RakaPuckar (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. Karlsson, Mattias (22 November 2021). "Hon blir huvudtränare i hårdsatsningen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. Pinheiro Diamant, Jonatan (15 March 2023). "Frölunda tar steget upp – klart för SDHL". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. "Frölunda HC 2023-2024 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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