Leksands IF (women)

Leksands Idrottsförening or Leksands IF 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.

For the men's ice hockey team competing in the SHL, see Leksands IF.
Leksands IF
CityLeksand, Sweden
LeagueSDHL
Founded1998 (1998)
Home arenaTegera Arena
Colours     
General managerAlexander Bröms
Head coachJordan Colliton
CaptainAnna Purschke
AffiliateLeksands IF
Current season

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]

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
FinishGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsTop scorer
2015-16 Riksserien 5th 361834111158064 Latvia I. Koka 40 (10+30) Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF
2016-17 SDHL 7th 361181169210350 Latvia I. Koka 38 (21+17) Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF
2017-18 SDHL 6th 361314188810045 Sweden W. Johansson 28 (12+16) Lost quarterfinals against Modo Hockey
2018-19 SDHL 4th 362110141117465 Sweden A. Borgqvist 32 (7+25) Lost quarterfinals against HV71
2019-20 SDHL 8th 361033209113339 Sweden K. Armborg 30 (9+21) Lost quarterfinals against HV71
2020-21 SDHL 9th 36521285214820 Sweden W. Johansson 16 (5+11) Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 SDHL 8th 361211227010439 Czech Republic T. Vanišová 24 (15+9) Lost quarterfinals against Brynäs IF
2022-23 SDHL 6th 3292615608937 Sweden H. Haasová 14 (12+2) Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF

Players and personnel

2023–24 roster
As of 24 October 2023[11][12]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
16 Sweden Matilda af Bjur C L 24 2022 Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden
8 Sweden Ella Albinsson F R 20 2019 Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden
20 Canada Tatum Amy F – 24 2023 Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
9 France Lore Baudrit F R 32 2023 Castres, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
11 Sweden Fanny Brolin C L 23 2022 Söderhamn, Hälsingland, Sweden
25 Sweden Nathalie Carlsson Mattila D R 22 2023 Gothenburg, Sweden
10 Sweden Tilde Sundnäs Grillfors C L 15 2022
21 Norway Emile Kruse Johansen LW L 24 2023 Halden, Viken, Norway
87 Sweden Ellen Jonsson G L 25 2023 Söderhamn, Hälsingland, Sweden
43 Finland Aino Karppinen D L 25 2023 Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
2 United States Taylor Leech D L 25 2023 Bowdoinham, Maine, United States
5 Sweden Nathalie Lidman D L 22 2021 Piteå, Norrbotten, Sweden
12 Canada Autumn MacDougall F L 26 2023 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
27 United States Shay Maloney F R 24 2023 McHenry, Illinois, United States
35 United States Emma Polusny G L 24 2022 Mound, Minnesota, United States
15 Sweden Ida Press D L 24 2023 Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden
19 Canada Anna Purschke (C) F R 24 2022 Sherwood Park, Alberta, Camada
77 Czech Republic Tereza Radová D L 21 2022 Svitavy, Pardubický kraj, Czechia
22 Czech Republic Agáta Sarnovská LW L 22 2023 Litoměřice, Ústecký kraj, Czechia
13 Sweden Hanna Sköld F L 26 2013 Avesta, Dalarna, Sweden
23 Sweden Alva Ullbors D L 17 2022 Mora, Dalarna, Sweden
29 Canada Courtney Vorster D R 23 2023 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Coaching staff and team personnel
  • Head coach: Jordan Colliton
  • Assistant coach: Joakim Engström
  • Goaltending coach: Filip Myrskog
  • Phsyical trainer: Karin Reichel
  • Physical therapist: Tove Olsson
  • Equipment managers: Kent Arvidsson & Ida Munter Venell

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, 2021–22
  • Jordan Colliton, 2022–

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
NatPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Sweden Cecilia ÖstbergLW152861172031.336
Sweden Hanna LindqvistLW/C317801021820.574
Latvia Iveta KokaLW17681981791.017
Sweden Sofia EngströmD34043861290.391
Sweden Wilma JohanssonC/RW22058691270.577
Sweden Hanna SköldW/C19459531120.577
Sweden Madeleine HallC19751591100.558
Sweden Lina WesterC15357471040.680
Sweden Anna BorgqvistC/LW9738631011.041
Sweden Kajsa ArmborgC2083355880.423

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. "Lagbygget Damlaget 2023/2024". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  12. "Leksands IF, SDHL (W) – 2023-2024 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  13. "Leksands IF - All Time Regular Season Player Stats to 20/21 Season". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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