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Women's ice hockey in Sweden

January 01, 1970

Ice hockey is one of Sweden's most popular sports and participation in women's ice hockey is increasing; the number of registered women's ice hockey players in Sweden increased from 3,425 in 2011 to 5,973 in 2020.[1]

2013 Swedish Championship winners AIK IF Dam
Country Sweden
Governing bodySwedish Ice Hockey Association
National team(s)
First played
  • Organized game, 1969
  • National Championship (unofficial), 1984–85
  • National team game, 1987
  • Swedish Championship, 1987–88
Registered players5,973 (2020)
National competitions
International competitions

History edit

The first organized women's ice hockey game in Sweden was played in 1969 between Modo AIK and Timrå IK.[2] The Swedish women's national team played its first games in April 1987, during the 1987 Women's World Tournament in Ontario, Canada.[3]

The first, unofficial National Championship was played in 1985. Three unofficial championships were held, in 1984–85, 1985–86, and 1986–87. The championships were played with round-robin tournament structure. Nacka HK won the National Championship title in all three seasons.[4]

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIF) established the first, official Swedish Championship for the 1987–88 season. Division 1 served as the qualifying league for the Swedish Championship. This league had a variable number of teams distributed into some small regional leagues, followed by a national playoff.

During the 2007–08 season, the best Division 1 teams qualified for a new league, the Riksserien (‘National Series’), which became the top-tier league. Division 1 became the second level of women's hockey in Sweden. The Riksserien comprised eight teams. Each team would face the seven opposing teams in four games, two at home and two away. The top two teams at the end of the regular season would qualify for the semi-finals. The teams classified in third to sixth place would each play a three-game playoff qualifying series. In the semifinals, the match for the third place and final depend on a simple match. The teams ranked seventh and eighth at the end of the regular season would face the top two from Division 1 in a promotion/relegation series to remain in the Swedish Women's Hockey League or be relegated Division 1

The Riksserien was reorganized and rebranded as the Svenska damhockeyligan (SDHL, lit. 'Swedish Women's Hockey League') prior to the 2016–17 season. The change was meant to increase public interest and sponsorship of the teams by branding the league in the style of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and to encourage SHL teams to promote their sister teams.

Domestic league structure edit

  1. Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL; Swedish: Svenska damhockeyligan), organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association
    • 10 teams
    • 36 games in regular season
    • Playoffs for top eight teams, winner is named Swedish Ice Hockey Champion
    • Bottom two teams progress to qualifiers against top teams from Nationella Damhockeyligan, relegation to NDHL DamEttan is possible
  2. Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL; lit. 'National Women's Hockey League'), comprises multiple stages of play that are organized by regional organs of the SIF (NDHL DamEttan) or by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association itself (Dam HockeyAllsvenskan)
    • 25 teams began the 2022–23 season in the NDHL DamEttan regional series, split into four geographic divisions: Norra (North), Östra (East), Södra (South), and Västra (West)
      • NDHL DamEttan Norra: 5 teams (30 games per team)
      • NDHL DamEttan Östra: 6 teams (14 games per team)
      • NDHL DamEttan Södra: 8 teams (21 games per team)
      • NDHL DamEttan Västra: 7 teams (20 games per team)
    • Two teams from the top of each division move on to the Dam HockeyAllsvenskan, and are grouped geographically in two divisions: Norra and Södra
      • Dam HockeyAllsvenskan Norra: 4 teams (6 games per team)
      • Dam HockeyAllsvenskan Södra: 4 teams (6 games per team)
    • Playoffs for top-three teams from each Dam HockeyAllsvenskan division, plus the top-two teams from regional qualification (Swedish: regionalt förkval); uses the Dam HockeyAllsvenskan two-division structure and two league champions are named each season
    • Dam HockeyAllsvenskan champions proceed to qualifiers against the bottom teams from SDHL, in which promotion to SDHL is possible
    • Team finishing the regular season with the fewest points of any team in the league is relegated to DamTvåan
  3. DamTvåan, organized by regional organs of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association
    • 15 teams in the 2019–20 season, split into three geographic regions: Södra (South), Västra (West), and Norra (North)
      • DamTvåan Södra: 4 teams
      • DamTvåan Västra: 7 teams
      • DamTvåan Norra: 4 teams
    • Number of games in regular season varies by region, from 6–12 games in 2019–20 regular season
      • DamTvåan, Region Norr: 6 games
      • DamTvåan Västra: 12 games
      • DamTvåan, Region Syd: 9 games
    • Team finishing the regular season with the most points of any team in the league gains promotion to NDHL DamEttan
  4. Various local and district-level recreational leagues, regulated by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association but generally overseen by constituent entities

Swedish Championship edit

Results edit

Season Champion Runner-up Score Bronze
National Championship (Riksmästerskapet)[a]
1984–85 Nacka HK Modo AIK round-robin Diö GoIF
1985–86 Nacka HK Danderyds SK round-robin Modo AIK
1986–87 Nacka HK Modo AIK round-robin Diö GoIF
Swedish Championship (Svenska mästerskapet)
1987–88 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 11–0 Modo Hockey
1988–89 Nacka HK Modo Hockey 3–2 Alvesta SK
1989–90 Nacka HK Alvesta SK 7–0 FoC Farsta
1990–91 Nacka HK Alvesta SK 9–0 FoC Farsta
1991–92 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 3–1 Brynäs IF
1992–93 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 4–3 Vallentuna BK
1993–94 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 3–0 Brynäs IF
1994–95 Foc Farsta Nacka HK 5–1 Västerhaninge IF
1995–96 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 6–5 Västerhaninge IF
1996–97 Foc Farsta Västerhaninge IF 4–3 Nacka HK
1997–98 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 3–0 Veddige HK
1998–99 M/B Hockey AIK IF 8–1 Modo Hockey
1999–00 M/B Hockey AIK IF 4–3 Veddige HK
2000–01 M/B Hockey AIK IF 6–3 Modo Hockey
2001–02 M/B Hockey Modo Hockey 9–1 AIK IF
2002–03 M/B Hockey AIK IF 7–3 Modo Hockey
2003–04 AIK IF Limhamn Limeburners HC 5–2 M/B Hockey
2004–05 M/B Hockey AIK IF 4–3 Modo Hockey
2005–06 M/B Hockey Modo Hockey 2–1 Örebro HK
2006–07 AIK IF Segeltorps IF 2–1 OT Modo Hockey
Riksserien
2007–08 Segeltorps IF AIK IF 5–2 Modo Hockey
2008–09 AIK IF Segeltorps IF 5–0 Modo Hockey
2009–10 Segeltorps IF Brynäs IF 6–0 Modo Hockey
2010–11 Segeltorps IF Brynäs IF 2–1 OT Modo Hockey
2011–12 Modo Hockey Brynäs IF 1–0 Segeltorps IF
2012–13 AIK IF Brynäs IF 2–1 [b]
2013–14 Linköpings HC Modo HK 3–2 OT –
2014–15 Linköpings HC AIK IF 5–0 –
2015–16 Luleå HF Linköpings HC 4–1 –
Swedish Women's Hockey League (Svenska damhockeyligan)
2016–17 Djurgårdens IF HV71 2–0 –
2017–18 Luleå HF Linköpings HC 2–0 –
2018–19 Luleå HF Linköpings HC 3–2 –
2019–20 Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden

Notes:

  1. ^ The National Championship (Riksmästerskapet) was played for three seasons before the introduction of the Swedish Championship by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association in 1987. The National Championships are widely regarded as unofficial Swedish Championships.
  2. ^ Bronze medals were officially awarded from 1988 until 2012, at which time the playoff system was restructured. Since the 2012–13 season, no bronze medals have been awarded.

All-time medal count edit

Updated 1 August 2020

Team       Total
1 Nacka HK 9 1 1 11
2 M/B Hockey 7 0 1 8
3 AIK IF 4 6 1 11
4 Segeltorps IF 3 2 0 5
5 Luleå HF/MSSK 3 0 0 3
6 FOC Farsta 2 6 2 10
7 MODO Hockey 1 4 9 14
8 Linköpings HC 1 2 1 4
9 Djurgården IF 1 0 0 1
10 Brynäs IF 0 4 2 6
11 Alvesta SK 0 2 1 3
12 Västerhaninge IF 0 1 2 3
13 Limhamn HC 0 1 0 1
13 HV71 0 1 0 1
15 Veddige HK 0 0 2 2
16 Vallentuna BK 0 0 1 1
16 Örebro HUF 0 0 1 1

Teams 2010–11 edit

Riksserien edit

Division I Region South A edit

  • Grästorp IK
  • Hisingen IK
  • Hovås HC/Järnbrott
  • Lerums BK
  • Munkedal/Stenungsund
  • Trollhättan HC
  • Vårgårda HC

Division I Region South B edit

Division I Region West edit

  • Skogsbo SK
  • Hällefors/Lindlöven
  • Sandviken IK
  • Malungs IF
  • VIK Västerås HK Ungdom
  • Leksands IF 2
  • Kristinehamns HT

Division I Region East edit

Division I Region North edit

Tournaments edit

The following are IIHF tournaments that were hosted in Sweden.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sweden". IIHF. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. ^ Eric Westlund, Anki Haglund (21 October 2013). "Som att möta en gammal släkting" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls tidning. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Matches internationaux féminins 1986/87" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 21 April 1987. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  4. ^ "SM för damer sedan starten 1988" (PDF). swehockey.se (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ Collins Gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.540, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

Links edit

  • swehockey.se (in Swedish)
  • www.svenskdamhockey.se (in Swedish)

January 01, 1970
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Ice hockey is one of Sweden s most popular sports and participation in women s ice hockey is increasing the number of registered women s ice hockey players in Sweden increased from 3 425 in 2011 to 5 973 in 2020 1 2013 Swedish Championship winners AIK IF DamCountry SwedenGoverning bodySwedish Ice Hockey AssociationNational team s Women Damkronorna Women under 18First playedOrganized game 1969National Championship unofficial 1984 85National team game 1987Swedish Championship 1987 88Registered players5 973 2020 National competitionsSwedish Women s Hockey LeagueNationella DamhockeyliganDamTvaanInternational competitionsOlympic GamesIIHF World Women s Championships4 Nations CupIIHF World Women s U18 ChampionshipsIIHF European Women Championships Contents 1 History 2 Domestic league structure 3 Swedish Championship 3 1 Results 3 2 All time medal count 4 Teams 2010 11 4 1 Riksserien 4 2 Division I Region South A 4 3 Division I Region South B 4 4 Division I Region West 4 5 Division I Region East 4 6 Division I Region North 5 Tournaments 6 See also 7 References 8 LinksHistory editThe first organized women s ice hockey game in Sweden was played in 1969 between Modo AIK and Timra IK 2 The Swedish women s national team played its first games in April 1987 during the 1987 Women s World Tournament in Ontario Canada 3 The first unofficial National Championship was played in 1985 Three unofficial championships were held in 1984 85 1985 86 and 1986 87 The championships were played with round robin tournament structure Nacka HK won the National Championship title in all three seasons 4 The Swedish Ice Hockey Association SIF established the first official Swedish Championship for the 1987 88 season Division 1 served as the qualifying league for the Swedish Championship This league had a variable number of teams distributed into some small regional leagues followed by a national playoff During the 2007 08 season the best Division 1 teams qualified for a new league the Riksserien National Series which became the top tier league Division 1 became the second level of women s hockey in Sweden The Riksserien comprised eight teams Each team would face the seven opposing teams in four games two at home and two away The top two teams at the end of the regular season would qualify for the semi finals The teams classified in third to sixth place would each play a three game playoff qualifying series In the semifinals the match for the third place and final depend on a simple match The teams ranked seventh and eighth at the end of the regular season would face the top two from Division 1 in a promotion relegation series to remain in the Swedish Women s Hockey League or be relegated Division 1The Riksserien was reorganized and rebranded as the Svenska damhockeyligan SDHL lit Swedish Women s Hockey League prior to the 2016 17 season The change was meant to increase public interest and sponsorship of the teams by branding the league in the style of the Swedish Hockey League SHL and to encourage SHL teams to promote their sister teams Domestic league structure editSwedish Women s Hockey League SDHL Swedish Svenska damhockeyligan organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association 10 teams 36 games in regular season Playoffs for top eight teams winner is named Swedish Ice Hockey Champion Bottom two teams progress to qualifiers against top teams from Nationella Damhockeyligan relegation to NDHL DamEttan is possible Nationella Damhockeyligan NDHL lit National Women s Hockey League comprises multiple stages of play that are organized by regional organs of the SIF NDHL DamEttan or by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association itself Dam HockeyAllsvenskan 25 teams began the 2022 23 season in the NDHL DamEttan regional series split into four geographic divisions Norra North Ostra East Sodra South and Vastra West NDHL DamEttan Norra 5 teams 30 games per team NDHL DamEttan Ostra 6 teams 14 games per team NDHL DamEttan Sodra 8 teams 21 games per team NDHL DamEttan Vastra 7 teams 20 games per team Two teams from the top of each division move on to the Dam HockeyAllsvenskan and are grouped geographically in two divisions Norra and Sodra Dam HockeyAllsvenskan Norra 4 teams 6 games per team Dam HockeyAllsvenskan Sodra 4 teams 6 games per team Playoffs for top three teams from each Dam HockeyAllsvenskan division plus the top two teams from regional qualification Swedish regionalt forkval uses the Dam HockeyAllsvenskan two division structure and two league champions are named each season Dam HockeyAllsvenskan champions proceed to qualifiers against the bottom teams from SDHL in which promotion to SDHL is possible Team finishing the regular season with the fewest points of any team in the league is relegated to DamTvaan DamTvaan organized by regional organs of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association 15 teams in the 2019 20 season split into three geographic regions Sodra South Vastra West and Norra North DamTvaan Sodra 4 teams DamTvaan Vastra 7 teams DamTvaan Norra 4 teams Number of games in regular season varies by region from 6 12 games in 2019 20 regular season DamTvaan Region Norr 6 games DamTvaan Vastra 12 games DamTvaan Region Syd 9 games Team finishing the regular season with the most points of any team in the league gains promotion to NDHL DamEttan Various local and district level recreational leagues regulated by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association but generally overseen by constituent entitiesSwedish Championship editResults edit Season Champion Runner up Score Bronze National Championship Riksmasterskapet a 1984 85 Nacka HK Modo AIK round robin Dio GoIF 1985 86 Nacka HK Danderyds SK round robin Modo AIK 1986 87 Nacka HK Modo AIK round robin Dio GoIF Swedish Championship Svenska masterskapet 1987 88 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 11 0 Modo Hockey 1988 89 Nacka HK Modo Hockey 3 2 Alvesta SK 1989 90 Nacka HK Alvesta SK 7 0 FoC Farsta 1990 91 Nacka HK Alvesta SK 9 0 FoC Farsta 1991 92 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 3 1 Brynas IF 1992 93 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 4 3 Vallentuna BK 1993 94 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 3 0 Brynas IF 1994 95 Foc Farsta Nacka HK 5 1 Vasterhaninge IF 1995 96 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 6 5 Vasterhaninge IF 1996 97 Foc Farsta Vasterhaninge IF 4 3 Nacka HK 1997 98 Nacka HK FoC Farsta 3 0 Veddige HK 1998 99 M B Hockey AIK IF 8 1 Modo Hockey 1999 00 M B Hockey AIK IF 4 3 Veddige HK 2000 01 M B Hockey AIK IF 6 3 Modo Hockey 2001 02 M B Hockey Modo Hockey 9 1 AIK IF 2002 03 M B Hockey AIK IF 7 3 Modo Hockey 2003 04 AIK IF Limhamn Limeburners HC 5 2 M B Hockey 2004 05 M B Hockey AIK IF 4 3 Modo Hockey 2005 06 M B Hockey Modo Hockey 2 1 Orebro HK 2006 07 AIK IF Segeltorps IF 2 1 OT Modo Hockey Riksserien 2007 08 Segeltorps IF AIK IF 5 2 Modo Hockey 2008 09 AIK IF Segeltorps IF 5 0 Modo Hockey 2009 10 Segeltorps IF Brynas IF 6 0 Modo Hockey 2010 11 Segeltorps IF Brynas IF 2 1 OT Modo Hockey 2011 12 Modo Hockey Brynas IF 1 0 Segeltorps IF 2012 13 AIK IF Brynas IF 2 1 b 2013 14 Linkopings HC Modo HK 3 2 OT 2014 15 Linkopings HC AIK IF 5 0 2015 16 Lulea HF Linkopings HC 4 1 Swedish Women s Hockey League Svenska damhockeyligan 2016 17 Djurgardens IF HV71 2 0 2017 18 Lulea HF Linkopings HC 2 0 2018 19 Lulea HF Linkopings HC 3 2 2019 20 Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Sweden Notes The National Championship Riksmasterskapet was played for three seasons before the introduction of the Swedish Championship by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association in 1987 The National Championships are widely regarded as unofficial Swedish Championships Bronze medals were officially awarded from 1988 until 2012 at which time the playoff system was restructured Since the 2012 13 season no bronze medals have been awarded All time medal count edit Updated 1 August 2020 Team nbsp nbsp nbsp Total 1 Nacka HK 9 1 1 11 2 M B Hockey 7 0 1 8 3 AIK IF 4 6 1 11 4 Segeltorps IF 3 2 0 5 5 Lulea HF MSSK 3 0 0 3 6 FOC Farsta 2 6 2 10 7 MODO Hockey 1 4 9 14 8 Linkopings HC 1 2 1 4 9 Djurgarden IF 1 0 0 1 10 Brynas IF 0 4 2 6 11 Alvesta SK 0 2 1 3 12 Vasterhaninge IF 0 1 2 3 13 Limhamn HC 0 1 0 1 13 HV71 0 1 0 1 15 Veddige HK 0 0 2 2 16 Vallentuna BK 0 0 1 1 16 Orebro HUF 0 0 1 1Teams 2010 11 editRiksserien edit AIK IF Brynas IF Leksands IF Linkopings HC MODO Hockey Munksund Skuthamns SK Ormsta HC Segeltorps IF Division I Region South A edit Grastorp IK Hisingen IK Hovas HC Jarnbrott Lerums BK Munkedal Stenungsund Trollhattan HC Vargarda HC Division I Region South B edit Boras HC HV71 Queens IF Malmo Redhawks Karlskrona HK Motala AIF Hockey Rogle BK Vaxjo Lakers Division I Region West edit Skogsbo SK Hallefors Lindloven Sandviken IK Malungs IF VIK Vasteras HK Ungdom Leksands IF 2 Kristinehamns HT Division I Region East edit AIK 2 Almtuna IS Jarfalla HC Ormsta Hockey 2 Tullinge TP Sodertalje SK Segeltorps IF 2 Vasterhaninge IF Division I Region North edit Modo Hockey Junior Clemnsnas HC Lulea HF Sundsvall Wildcats IF BjorklovenTournaments editThe following are IIHF tournaments that were hosted in Sweden Event Location Finish 2003 4 Nations Cup Skovde Fourth 2004 05 IIHF European Women s Champions Cup Solna nbsp Gold for AIK IF 2005 Women s World Ice Hockey Championships Linkoping Norrkoping nbsp Bronze 5 2005 06 IIHF European Women s Champions Cup Solna nbsp Gold for AIK IF 2006 07 IIHF European Women s Champions Cup Katrineholm nbsp Gold for AIK IF 2007 4 Nations Cup Leksand Fourth 2007 08 IIHF European Women s Champions Cup Vallentuna nbsp Gold for AIK IF 2011 IIHF World Women s U18 Championship Stockholm Sweden No medalSee also editSweden women s national ice hockey teamReferences edit Sweden IIHF Retrieved 2 January 2011 Eric Westlund Anki Haglund 21 October 2013 Som att mota en gammal slakting in Swedish Sundsvalls tidning Retrieved 17 March 2018 Matches internationaux feminins 1986 87 in French Hockeyarchives 21 April 1987 Retrieved 17 March 2011 SM for damer sedan starten 1988 PDF swehockey se in Swedish Swedish Ice Hockey Association Retrieved 18 March 2018 Collins Gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009 10 p 540 Andrew Podnieks Harper Collins Publishers Ltd Toronto Canada ISBN 978 1 55468 621 6Links editswehockey se in Swedish www svenskdamhockey se in Swedish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Women 27s ice hockey in Sweden amp oldid 1177504230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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