Women's ice hockey in Sweden
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Women's Ice Hockey in Sweden has 3 425 players in 2011. The Riksserien
(national Series) is the league elite of Women's ice Hockey. This league is organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association
. There are also a number of teams in the Division one which in turn is divided in regions north, west, east, south A and south B.
Riksserien is composed by eight teams. They face every opponent in four games, twice at home and twice away. The first two teams qualify themselves for the semi-finals. The teams classified by the third on the sixth place in the classification pass a playoff of qualifying round which takes place in three matches. The semi-finals, the match for the third place and finale deceive on a simple match. The seventh and eighth teams classified face both first ones of Division 1 for the preservation in Riksserien or Come down in Division 1.
Riksserien
Riksserien is the elite league of women's ice hockey in Sweden. It was started in 2008, contains 8 teams and is organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.- Information :...
(national Series) is the league elite of Women's ice Hockey. This league is organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Swedish Ice Hockey Association
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association or Svenska Ishockeyförbundet in Swedish, is an association of Swedish sports clubs with ice hockey activities....
. There are also a number of teams in the Division one which in turn is divided in regions north, west, east, south A and south B.
History
The first league was created in 1987, and is called Division 1. This league counted then a variable number of teams distributed in some small regional leagues, followed by a National Playoff. During the 2007–08 season, the best teams of Division 1 qualified themselves for the new league Riksserien which became the top tier league, while the Division 1 became the second level of the women's hockey in Sweden.Riksserien is composed by eight teams. They face every opponent in four games, twice at home and twice away. The first two teams qualify themselves for the semi-finals. The teams classified by the third on the sixth place in the classification pass a playoff of qualifying round which takes place in three matches. The semi-finals, the match for the third place and finale deceive on a simple match. The seventh and eighth teams classified face both first ones of Division 1 for the preservation in Riksserien or Come down in Division 1.
Championship
| Season | Winner in the championship | Finalist | Score | The third (consolation) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | ||||
| 1987-88 | Nacka HK Nacka HK Nacka HK is a hockey team based in Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1.The best known players to play for Nacka HK are Mats Sundin, Marcus Ragnarsson, Johan Garpenlöv, Fredrik Lindquist and Leif Svensson.Nacka are currently in... |
FoC Farsta FOC Farsta FOC Farsta is a Swedish football club located in Farsta, Stockholm.-Background:The club was founded on 1st November 1977 through the merger of Farsta AIK and IF Cobran. The club provides for bandy, bowling, football and ice-hockey... |
11–0 | MODO Hockey MODO Hockey Modo Hockey is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's premier ice hockey league, the Elitserien. They were founded in 1921 and have won two Elitserien championships; in 1979 and 2007. The team's home arena is the Fjällräven Center since 2006... |
| 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 Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:... |
| 1992-93 | Nacka HK | FoC Farsta | 4–3 | Vallentuna BK Vallentuna BK Vallentuna BK is a Swedish football club located in Vallentuna.-Background:Since their foundation in 1919 Vallentuna Bollklubb has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Södra Svealand which is the fourth tier of... |
| 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 AIK IF Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening is the ice hockey section of the sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden... |
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 Örebro HK Örebro HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest ice hockey league in Sweden for men. The team's home arena is Behrn Arena.- History :... |
| 2006-07 | AIK IF | Segeltorps IF Segeltorps IF Segeltorps IF is a Swedish football club located in Kungens Kurva. -Background:Segeltorps Idrottsföreningen is a sports club in Kungens Kurva in Huddinge Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm. The club is well known for its women's ice-hockey team.... |
2–1 | 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 |
| Team | Golden medal | Silver medal | bronze meda | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacka HK Nacka HK Nacka HK is a hockey team based in Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1.The best known players to play for Nacka HK are Mats Sundin, Marcus Ragnarsson, Johan Garpenlöv, Fredrik Lindquist and Leif Svensson.Nacka are currently in... |
9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | M/B Hockey | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | AIK IF AIK IF Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening is the ice hockey section of the sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden... |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Segeltorps IF Segeltorps IF Segeltorps IF is a Swedish football club located in Kungens Kurva. -Background:Segeltorps Idrottsföreningen is a sports club in Kungens Kurva in Huddinge Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm. The club is well known for its women's ice-hockey team.... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FoC Farsta FOC Farsta FOC Farsta is a Swedish football club located in Farsta, Stockholm.-Background:The club was founded on 1st November 1977 through the merger of Farsta AIK and IF Cobran. The club provides for bandy, bowling, football and ice-hockey... |
2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | MODO Hockey MODO Hockey Modo Hockey is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's premier ice hockey league, the Elitserien. They were founded in 1921 and have won two Elitserien championships; in 1979 and 2007. The team's home arena is the Fjällräven Center since 2006... |
0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | Brynäs IF Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:... |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Alvesta SK | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Västerhaninge IF | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Limhamn Limeburners HC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Veddige HK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Vallentuna BK Vallentuna BK Vallentuna BK is a Swedish football club located in Vallentuna.-Background:Since their foundation in 1919 Vallentuna Bollklubb has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Södra Svealand which is the fourth tier of... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| - | Örebro HK Örebro HK Örebro HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest ice hockey league in Sweden for men. The team's home arena is Behrn Arena.- History :... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| - | Linköpings HC Linköpings HC Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden.... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Riksserien
- AIK IFAIK IFAllmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening is the ice hockey section of the sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden...
- Brynäs IFBrynäs IFBrynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:...
- Leksands IFLeksands IFLeksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06...
- Linköpings HCLinköpings HCLinköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
- MODO HockeyMODO HockeyModo Hockey is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's premier ice hockey league, the Elitserien. They were founded in 1921 and have won two Elitserien championships; in 1979 and 2007. The team's home arena is the Fjällräven Center since 2006...
- Munksund-Skuthamns SK
- Ormsta HC
- Segeltorps IFSegeltorps IFSegeltorps IF is a Swedish football club located in Kungens Kurva. -Background:Segeltorps Idrottsföreningen is a sports club in Kungens Kurva in Huddinge Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm. The club is well known for its women's ice-hockey team....
Division I Region South A
- Grästorp IK
- Hisingen IK
- Hovås HC/Järnbrott
- Lerums BK
- Munkedal/Stenungsund
- Trollhättan HC
- Vårgårda HC
Division I Region South B
- Borås HCBorås HCBorås HC is a Swedish professional ice hockey club, based in Borås, playing in the Swedish second tier league HockeyAllsvenskan.-Notable players:*Nikolai Drozdetsky *Sergei Fokin *Stefan Persson...
- HV71 Queens
- IF Malmö Redhawks
- Karlskrona HKKarlskrona HKKarlskrona HK is an ice-hockey club in Sweden. They play in one of the six Division 1-series in Sweden.The teams in Division 1F 2011 are:*Halmstads HF*Helsingborgs HC*IK Pantern*Kallinge-Ronneby IF*Karlskrona HK*Kristianstads IK*Kungälvs IK...
- Motala AIF Hockey
- Rögle BKRögle BKRögle Bandyklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club. They currently play in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest league in Sweden. The team has previously played four seasons in Elitserien between 1992–93 and 1995–96 and between 2008–09 and 2009–10....
- Växjö Lakers
Division I Region West
- Skogsbo SK
- Hällefors/Lindlöven
- Sandviken IK
- Malungs IF
- VIK Västerås HK Ungdom
- Leksands IF 2
- Kristinehamns HT
Division I Region East
- AIK 2
- Almtuna ISAlmtuna ISAlmtuna IS is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Uppsala and is currently playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest league of ice hockey in Sweden. Almtuna IS fan club is called "Red Lions"....
- Järfälla HCJärfälla HCJärfälla HC is an icehockey club from Järfälla, Stockholm, Sweden. The club is one of the biggest in Stockholm with over 450 players.Internationally, it is most famous for being the parent club of Niklas Kronwall, Staffan Kronwall, Mikael Tellqvist and Marcus Nilson who all have played in the NHL....
- Ormsta Hockey 2
- Tullinge TP
- Södertälje SKSödertälje SKSödertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league...
- Segeltorps IF 2
- Västerhaninge IF
Division I Region North
- Modo Hockey Junior
- Clemnsnäs HC
- Luleå HFLuleå HFLuleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. Luleå is the most northern club in the league and has played in Elitserien constantly since the 1984-85 season. They have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996...
- Sundsvall Wildcats
- IF BjörklövenIF BjörklövenIF Björklöven is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden...
Tournaments
The 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 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup IIHF European Women's Champions Cup is an European competition of Women's Ice Hockey clubs, organized annually by International Ice Hockey Federation . The current format of this competition includes two phases of groups followed by a playoff for four teams.-History:The competition was created... |
Solna Solna Municipality Solna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the 'city' of Solna.... |
Gold for AIK IF AIK IF Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening is the ice hockey section of the sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden... |
| 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout... |
Linköping Linköping Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County... , Norrköping Norrköping Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest... |
Bronze |
| 2005-06 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup IIHF European Women's Champions Cup IIHF European Women's Champions Cup is an European competition of Women's Ice Hockey clubs, organized annually by International Ice Hockey Federation . The current format of this competition includes two phases of groups followed by a playoff for four teams.-History:The competition was created... |
Solna | Gold for AIK IF AIK IF Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening is the ice hockey section of the sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden... |
| 2006-07 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup IIHF European Women's Champions Cup IIHF European Women's Champions Cup is an European competition of Women's Ice Hockey clubs, organized annually by International Ice Hockey Federation . The current format of this competition includes two phases of groups followed by a playoff for four teams.-History:The competition was created... |
Katrineholm Katrineholm Katrineholm is a locality and the seat of Katrineholm Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 21,386 inhabitants in 2005.-Early history:The name Katrineholm comes from a ducal residence with this name, after Catherina Gyllenhorn who lived there... |
Gold for AIK IF AIK IF Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening is the ice hockey section of the sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden... |
| 2007 4 Nations Cup | Leksand Leksand Leksand is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,861 inhabitants in 2005.- Sport :Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club, one of the oldest and more successful baseball clubs... |
Fourth |
| 2007-08 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup IIHF European Women's Champions Cup IIHF European Women's Champions Cup is an European competition of Women's Ice Hockey clubs, organized annually by International Ice Hockey Federation . The current format of this competition includes two phases of groups followed by a playoff for four teams.-History:The competition was created... |
Vallentuna Vallentuna Vallentuna is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 26,500 inhabitants in 2005. It stretches over two municipalities in Stockholm County, in the Roslagen region. Vallentuna is also a suburb of Stockholm... |
Gold for AIK IF AIK IF Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening is the ice hockey section of the sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden... |
| 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship The 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the fourth junior female world ice hockey championships. It was held from January 1 through January 8, 2011, in Stockholm, Sweden... |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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Swedish women in NCAA
| Position | Name | NCAA school | Seasons |
| G | Kim Martin Kim Martin Kim Kristine Martin is a goaltender for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She plays her club hockey with AIK's women's team and has also played with Hammarby IF's junior men's team... |
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey | 2006-10 |
| F | Erica Uden Johansson Erica Udén Johansson Erica Udén Johansson competed in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics for the Swedish national team. Currently, Udén Johansson competes in the NCAA for the Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey program.-Sweden:... |
Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey The Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey program represents Quinnipiac University. The Bobcats compete in ECAC Hockey.-Year by year:In their inaugural season, the Quinnipiac Braves were in the ECAC Eastern Conference. After their inaugural season, the team changed its name to Bobcats. From 2002 to... |
2010-present |
Link
swehockey.seSee also
- Sweden women's national ice hockey team