Linköping HC or LHC is a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). It is the representative women's team of Linköping HC, an ice hockey club based in Linköping, Sweden, and is sometimes distinguished from the men's team as Linköping HC Dam (; LHC Dam) or Linköping HC SDHL. The team plays in Linköping at the Stångebro Ishall. LHC won the Swedish Championship in 2014 and 2015.
History In 2006, the Linköping HC organization committed to becoming the best club for women's ice hockey in Sweden, stating that the women's team would be one of the club’s elite teams, on equal footing with the men's professional team and junior teams. The team made its debut in the group stage of the 2007–08 season of Division 1 (since renamed Damettan) and swept the eight-game series. Their early success earned the LHC Dam a spot in the top-tier, newly-restructured and renamed Riksserien (since renamed the Svenska damhockeyligan), where they finished the 2008 season in fourth place after losing the bronze medal game to Modo HK. The 2007–08 roster featured home-grown Swedish players, including veteran Sophie Westlund and rising stars 19 year old Jenni Asserholt and 16 year old Fanny Rask, alongside an impressive collection of young international talent, including Austrian national team phenom Denise Altmann and Slovak national team teammates, forward Iveta Karafiátová (now Frühauf) and goaltender Zuzana Tomčíková.
In the 2008–09 Riksserien season, LHC Dam lost in the quarterfinals after finishing the regular season in fifth place. The team gradually increased their standing over the subsequent seasons, ranking fourth in 2010 and winning bronze in 2011.
The team won the Swedish Championship in 2014. Not content to rest on their laurels, Linköping went on to win all 28 regular season games in the 2014–15 season and successfully defended the Swedish Championship in the 2015 SDHL playoffs, defeating AIK in the second consecutive playoff finals.
Season-by-season results This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Linköping HC Dam.Note: Rank = 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 Postseason results Rank GP W OTW OTL L Pts GF GA Top scorer 2015-16 Riksserien 2nd 36 25 5 2 4 87 154 60 P. Winberg 56 (19+37) Lost finals to Luleå, 1–2 2016–17 SDHL 3rd 36 24 2 2 8 78 138 75 J. Wakefield 53 (34+19) Lost semifinals to Djurgården, 1–2 2017–18 SDHL 2nd 36 26 3 3 4 87 135 59 L. Stalder 61 (39+22) Lost finals to Luleå, 1–2 2018–19 SDHL 3rd 36 24 1 1 10 75 137 77 K. Marchment 52 (25+27) Lost finals to Luleå, 2–3 2019–20 SDHL 7th 36 10 3 4 19 40 73 107 Z. Hickel 26 (12+14) Lost quarterfinals to Luleå, 0–2 2020–21 SDHL 5th 36 17 3 2 14 59 89 76 C. Bullock 35 (18+17) Lost quarterfinals to Djurgården, 0–2 2021–22 SDHL 2nd 36233281187977 S. Brodt 56 (29+27) Lost semifinals to Luleå, 1–3 2022–23 SDHL 7th 3267217699734 N. Elia 30 (17+13) Lost quarterfinals to Brynäs, 0–2 2023–24 SDHL 6th 361714141049057 H. Toko 43 (13+30) Lost quarterfinals to Brynäs, 0–2
Players and personnel 2024–25 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel Head coach: Jan Bylesjö Assistant coach: Fredrik Eriksson Conditioning coach: Anders Järlung Equipment managers: Dan Eriksson & Mattias Wilzén
Team captains Hanna Dahl, 2007–2012 Jenni Asserholt, 2012–2015 Kristina Vikdahl, 2015–16 Minttu Tuominen, 2016–17 Denise Altmann, 2017–18 Ingrid Morset, 2018–2020 Madelen Haug Hansen, 2020–2023 Sara Hjalmarsson, 2023–
Head coaches Peter Jonsson, 2007–08 Johanna Olsson, 2008–09 Roy Bergström & Peter Jonsson, 2009–10 Jens Brändström, 2010–2012 Johan Bunnstedt, 2012–13 Daniel Elander, 2013–14 Peter Frantz, 2014–2016 Martin Andler, 2016–17 Madeleine Östling, 2017–2020 Thomas Pettersen, 2020–2022 Simon Hedefalk, 2022–23 Jan Bylesjö, 2023–
General managers Jens Brändström, –2014 Johan Bunnstedt, 2014–15 Kim Martin Hasson, 2015–2019 Madeleine Östling, 2022–23 Sabina Eriksson, 2023–
Team honors Swedish Women's Hockey League Swedish Champions (2): 2014, 2015 Runners-up (3): 2016, 2018, 2019 Third Place (1): 2011
IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
Runners-up (1): 2014–15
Team records and leaders
Single-season records Note: Skaters playing less than 20 games and goaltenders playing in 10 or fewer games during a season are not included. Most goals: Lara Stalder, 39 goals (36 games; 2017–18) Most assists: Denise Altmann, 43 assists (28 games; 2014–15) Most points: Denise Altmann, 67 points (28 games; 2014–15) Most points in a season, defenseman: Sidney Morin, 38 points (32 games; 2018–19) Most points per game (P/G): Denise Altmann, 2.39 P/G (28 games; 2014–15) Most penalty minutes (PIM): Jenn Wakefield, 90 PIM (31 games; 2020–21) Best save percentage (SVS%): Kim Martin Hasson, .956 SVS% (17 games; 2016–17) Best goals against average (GAA): Vendela Jonsson, 0.91 GAA (11 games; 2014–15) Most shutouts: Florence Schelling, 10 shutouts (31 games; 2017–18)
Career records Note: Skaters playing less than 30 games and goaltenders playing in 15 or fewer games during their career with Linköping HC are not included. Most goals: Denise Altmann, 277 goals (337 games; 2007–2020) Most assists: Denise Altmann, 286 assists (337 games; 2007–2020) Most points: Denise Altmann, 563 points (337 games; 2007–2020) Most points, defenseman: Emma Holmbom, 129 points (253 games; 2008–2018) Most points per game: Lara Stalder, 1.83 P/G (54 games; 2017–2019) Most penalty minutes: Jenn Wakefield, 215 PIM (94 games; 2014–2021) Most games played, skater: Madelen Haug Hansen, 367 games (2012–2024) Most games played, goaltender: Florence Schelling, 62 games (2015–2018) Best save percentage: Florence Schelling, .948 SVS% (62 games; 2015–2018) Best goals against average: Vendela Jonsson, 1.33 GAA (21 games; 2010–2015) Most shutouts: Florence Schelling, 16 shutouts (62 games; 2015–2018)
All-time scoring leaders The top ten point-scorers in Linköping HC history, from the 2007–08 season through the 2023–24 season.
Points Nat Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G RW 337 277 286 563 1.67 W 367 97 162 259 0.71 C/LW 155 74 139 213 1.37 C 94 107 55 162 1.72 F 143 64 87 151 1.06 D 253 31 98 129 0.51 D 229 23 91 114 0.50 F 84 63 46 109 1.30 C 245 41 63 104 0.42 D 328 32 69 101 0.31 C 54 55 44 99 1.83
Notable alumnae
Years active with Linköping HC listed alongside player name.
Amalie Andersen, 2016–2019 Matildah Andersson, 2009–2015 Denise Altmann, 2007–2020 Josephine Asperup, 2018–19 Jenni Asserholt, 2007–08 & 2009–2015 Lore Baudrit, 2022–23 Sandra Borschke (-Klepp), 2009–10 Sydney Brodt, 2021–22 Carly Bullock, 2020–21 Hanna Dahl, 2007–2012 Andrea Dalen, 2009–2011 & 2021–22 Lisa Danielsson, 2007–2014 Nara Elia, 2022–2024 Georgina Farman, 2014–2018 Ingvild Farstad, 2011–2014 Franziska Feldmeier, 2023–24 Madelen Haug Hansen, 2012–2024 Jennica Haikarainen, 2009–2012 Lyndal Heineman, 2008–2010 Zoe Hickel, 2019–20 Gracen Hirschy, 2020–21 Emma Holmbom, 2008–2018 Nicole Jackson, 2016–17 Vendela Jonsson, 2010–2015 Iveta Karafiátová (-Frühauf), 2007–2010 Anna Kilponen, 2019–20 Anna Kjellbin, 2010–2019 Laura Kluge, 2016–17 Emilie Kruse Johansen, 2015–2023 Linnéa Johansson, 2018–2023 Selma Luggin, 2023–24 Kamilla Lund Nielsen, 2011–2014 Kennedy Marchment, 2018–19 Kim Martin Hasson, 2012–2016 & 2018–19 Julia Marty, 2013–14 Stefanie Marty, 2013–2015 Nadia Mattivi, 2017–18 Rhyen McGill, 2020–21 Sidney Morin, 2018–19 Ingrid Morset, 2014–2024 Stephanie Neatby, 2020–2022 Emma-Sofie Nordström, 2020–21 Pia Pren, 2015–16 Emilia Ramboldt, 2013–2021 Fanny Rask, 2007–2010 Justine Reyes, 2021–22 & 2023–24 Anna Rydberg, 2010–2018 Mia Sakström, 2007–2009 Florence Schelling, 2015–2018 Lenka Serdar, 2021–22 O'Hara Shipe, 2009–2011 Shannon Sigrist, 2020–2022 Lara Stalder, 2017–2019 Shannon Stewart, 2015–16 Eveliina Suonpää (-Mäkinen), 2018–2020 Nicoline Söndergaard Jensen, 2016–2019 Vilma Tanskanen, 2019–20 Celine Tardif, 2020–21 Lene Tendenes, 2015–2023 Zuzana Tomčíková, 2007–08 Nikola Tomigová, 2012–13 Minnamari Tuominen, 2016–17 Enikő Tóth, 2023–24 Saana Valkama, 2019–20 Kristina Vikdahl, 2009–2016 Sophia Volgger, 2015–16 Jenn Wakefield, 2014–2017 & 2020–21 Savine Wielenga, 2007–08 Pernilla Winberg, 2014–2020 Charlotte Wittich, 2012–13 Olivia Zafuto, 2021–22
References Content in this article is translated from the existing Swedish Wikipedia article at :sv:Linköping HC Dam; see its history for attribution.
External links
Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)