Brynäs IF (women)

For the men's ice hockey section, see Brynäs IF.

Brynäs IF are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Gävle, on the eastern-central coast of Sweden, at the Monitor ERP Arena. A constituent part of the Swedish sports club Brynäs IF, they are the sister team of Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Brynäs IF
City	Gävle, Sweden
League	SDHL
Founded	1998 (1998)
Home arena	Monitor ERP Arena
Colors
General manager	Erika Grahm
Head coach	Filip Eriksson
Captain	Maja Nylén Persson
Championships
Regular season titles	1 (2012)
Current season

History

Between 2010 and 2013, the club advanced to the Riksserien playoff finals four seasons in a row, finishing in second place each time. In 2014, the club unveiled new jerseys, the only ones in Europe to be completely ad-free.^[1]

Between 2013 and 2019, the club saw its fortunes decline dramatically, and in 2017, head coach Madeleine Östling left the club to coach Linköping instead.^[2]

After the 2017–18 season saw Brynäs finish in 8th place amid numerous complaints surrounding the treatment of players, the club launched a significant rebuild, firing head coach Åke Lilljebjörn, increasing investment into development programmes, and signing star forward Erika Grahm on a player-coach contract with the intention of training her to be the organisation's future Sports Manager.^[3]

After making a number of major signings, including Lara Stalder, Michela Cava, and Kateřina Mrázová, improved to 3rd in the league during the 2019–20 SDHL season, and advanced to the semi-finals for the first time in seven years. In January 2020, the club announced a cooperation with the municipality to create a local sports education centre, allowing young girls to specialise in hockey education during high school.^[4] After the end of the season, Stalder would be the first women to be awarded the Guldhjälmen as the SDHL's most valuable player.^[5]

The team began the 2020–21 SDHL season with a seven-game winning streak, the last team in the league to remain undefeated until a 5–3 loss to Linköping HC.^[6][7]

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Brynäs IF Dam. Note that the SDHL was known as Riksserien until 2016.

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	7th	36	13	3	3	17	69	107	48	A. Östlund 27 (11+16)	Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2016-17	SDHL	6th	36	14	4	3	15	78	97	53	A. Borgqvist 36 (14+22)	Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2017-18	SDHL	8th	36	9	3	1	23	58	121	34	A. Borgqvist 23 (8+15)	Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2018-19	SDHL	7th	36	12	1	2	21	71	107	40	E. Grahm 30 (11+19)	Lost quarterfinal against Modo Hockey
2019-20	SDHL	3rd	36	21	4	3	8	140	99	74	L. Stalder 71 (42+29)	Lost semifinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2020-21	SDHL	2nd	36	28	1	2	5	168	76	88	L. Stalder 82 (31+51)	Lost final against Luleå HF/MSSK
2021-22	SDHL	1st	36	30	0	3	3	179	69	93	L. Stalder 89 (34+51)	Lost final against Luleå HF/MSSK
2022-23	SDHL	2nd	32	24	3	1	4	136	66	79	L. Stalder 61 (18+43)	Lost final against Luleå HF/MSSK

Players and personnel

2023–24 roster

As of 24 October 2023^[8][9]

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
28		Jenny Antonsson (A)	LW/C	L	21	2021	Asarum, Karlshamn, Blekinge, Sweden
87		Anna Brenkle	RW	L	17	2022	Örebro, Närke, Sweden
24		Sára Čajanová	D	L	20	2022	Zlín, Zlínský kraj, Czechia
30		Felicia Frank	G	L	18	2021	Falköping, Västergötland, Sweden
20		Fanni Garát-Gasparics	F	R	28	2023	Budapest, Hungary
10		Mimmi Gill (L)	C	L	20	2023	Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden
63		Josefine Jakobsen	C	L	32	2023	Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark
25		Amanda Johansson (L)	G	L	21	2023	Billdal, Halland, Sweden
42		Sini Karjalainen	D	L	24	2023	Posio, Lapland, Finland
89		Stella Lindell	F	L	18	2021	Grästorp, Västergötland, Sweden
21		Hilda Ljungberg	C	L	18	2021	Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden
94		Anna Meixner (A)	F	L	29	2020	Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria
81		Noemi Neubauerová	F	R	23	2023	Kolín, Středočeský kraj, Czechia
18		Jenniina Nylund	C	L	24	2023	Pietarsaari, Ostrobothnia, Finland
8		Saga Odebrant	RW	L	17	2023
2		Maja Nylén Persson (C)	D	R	22	2019	Avesta, Dalarna, Sweden
29		Klára Peslarová	G	L	26	2022	Ostrava, Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
8		Barbora Prošková	D	R	16	2023	Prague, Czechia^[10]
8		Izabel Ryding	D	R	18	2023
88		Stina Sandberg	RW	L	18	2022
82		Annie Silén	D	L	21	2023	Huddinge, Södermanland, Sweden
22		Hanna Thuvik	C/LW	L	21	2020	Skärhamn, Bohuslän, Sweden
12		Mina Waxin	D	L	22	2021	Stockholm, Sweden
23		Moa Wernblom	LW	L	25	2022	Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland, Sweden
27		Maja Ålenius	D	R	18	2021	Gävle, Gästrikland, Sweden
19		Julia Östlund	C/LW	L	29	2023	Alunda, Uppland, Sweden

Coaching staff and team personnel

• Head coach: Filip Eriksson
• Assistant coach: Rosa Lindstedt
• Goaltending coach: Johan Ryman
• Conditioning coach: Oliver Lindholm
• Equipment managers: Per Lindholm
• Physical therapists: Kent Larsson & Pär Thures

Team captaincy history

• Karin Johansson, 2009–10
• Joa Elfsberg, 2010–11
• Karin Johansson, 2012–13
• Angelica Östlund, 2013–2018
• Erika Grahm, 2018–2021
• Rosa Lindstedt, 2021–2023
• Maja Nylén Persson, 2023–

Head coaches

• Johnny Pedersen, 2002–03
• Lars Landström, 2007–2009
• Magnus Grönlund, 2009–2012
• Henrik Orevik, 2012–2015
• Madeleine Östling, 2015–2017
• Åke Lilljebjörn, 2017–18
• Magnus Carlsson, 2018–19
• Henrik Glaas, 2019–2022
• Filip Eriksson, 2022–

Franchise records and leaders

All-time scoring leaders

The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Brynäs IF.

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

Points

Nat	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
	Angelica Östlund	C	310	116	132	248	0.80
	Lara Stalder	C/D	105	107	135	242	2.30
	Anna Borgqvist	C/LW	188	85	103	183	1.00
	Kateřina Mrázová	C	86	55	113	168	1.95
	Karin Johansson	RW	150	69	79	148	0.99
	Denisa Křížová	F	106	56	72	128	1.21
	Henriette Sletbak	RW	133	55	59	114	0.86
	Angelica Lorsell	C	138	47	65	112	0.81
	Emma Eliasson	D	99	59	46	105	1.06
	Maja Nylén Persson	D	107	33	68	105	0.94

Source: Elite Prospects^[11]

References

1. Brynäs IF (1 September 2020). "Brynäs IF uppdaterar den reklamfria dräkten". via.tt.se (Press release) (in Swedish). from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
2. "Världsmästare tar över Brynäs". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 18 July 2017. from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
3. Foster, Meredith (15 June 2018). "Erika Grahm's Next Chapter". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
4. Kingdahl, Thomas (21 January 2020). "Brynäs storsatsar på damverksamheten". Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
5. Larsson, Jonathan (5 March 2020). "Lara Stalder historisk – får Guldhjälmen". Expressen (in Swedish). from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
6. Jay, Michelle (10 September 2020). "2020-21 SDHL Preview". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
7. Almroth, Martin (9 October 2020). "Underkänt mål räddade Linköping – första laget att slå Brynäs i SDHL". SVT Sport (in Swedish). from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
8. "SDHL (W) - Brynäs IF, 2022-2023 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
9. "Brynäs IF Dam > Trupp". Brynäs IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
10. "Barbora Prošková". Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
11. "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Brynäs IF to 21/22 Season". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Swedish)
• Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com