Luleå Hockey/MSSK are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Luleå, a port city in northeastern Sweden, at Coop Norrbotten Arena. The team is the most successful in SDHL history, having been regular season champions for four consecutive years, 2015–2019, and winning the Swedish Championship seven times within eight years, from 2016 to 2024.
History The team was formed in 2015, after a merger between Luleå HF and Munksund Skuthamn SK (MSSK). In October 2016, the club set an SDHL attendance record with 3,150 spectators for a match against Norrland rivals MODO Hockey.
After winning the Swedish Championship in 2018, they played against that year's Isobel Cup winners, the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), in the first-ever Champions Cup of women's ice hockey. Luleå won the match 4-2. In November that year, the club again set a new record for SDHL attendance, with 6,220 spectators for a match against AIK IF.
In 2019, the club hired Mikael Forsberg to replace Fredrik Glader, who had served as head coach for the first four seasons of the club's existence.
Season-by-season results This is a list of all seasons completed by Luleå Hockey/MSSK, since the team was founded in 2015.
Season League Regular season Post season results Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer 2015-16 SDHL 1st 36272251616087 M. Karvinen 79 (37+42) Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping)2016-17 SDHL 1st 36320041685296 M. Karvinen 70 (30+40) Lost semi-finals, 0-2 (HV71)2017-18 SDHL 1st 36293221605895 M. Karvinen 68 (30+38) Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping)2018-19 SDHL 1st 36301141665293 J. Hiirikoski 63 (19+44) Won Championship, 3-2 (Linköping)2019-20 SDHL 2nd 36244171416181 P. Nieminen 55 (25+30) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2020-21 SDHL 1st 36321121595299 M. Cava 66 (29+37) Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs)2021–22 SDHL 3rd 36214471317975 P. Nieminen 55 (26+29) Won Championship, 3-2 (Brynäs)2022–23 SDHL 1st 32273021403987 N. Tulus 56 (22+34)Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs)2023–24 SDHL 1st 36294121736296 N. Tulus 61 (22+39)Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs IF)
Players and personnel 2024–25 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel Head coach: Melinda Olsson Assistant coach: Rosa Lindstedt Goaltending coach: Maria Omberg Equipment manager: Carina Marnéus
Team captains Emma Eliasson, 2015–2017 Jenni Hiirikoski, 2017–present
Head coaches Lisa Flemström, 2013–14 Oskar Häggström, 2014–15 Fredrik Glader, 2015–2019 Mikael Forsberg, 2019–November 2022 Jens Själin, 2023–24 Melinda Olsson, 2024–
Franchise records and leaders
Regular season Most goals in a season: Michelle Karvinen, 37 (2015–16) Most assists in a season: Jenni Hiirikoski, 44 (2018–19) Most points in a season: Michelle Karvinen, 79 (2015–16) Most points in a season, defenseman: Jenni Hiirikoski, 63 (2018–19)
Best save percentage in a season, over ten games played: Frida Axell, .944 (2022–23) Best goals against average in a season, over ten games played: Frida Axell, 1.00 (2022–23)
Career Most games played, skater: Jenni Hiirikoski, 239 Most games played, goaltender: Sara Grahn, 114 Most shutouts in a career: Sara Grahn, 24 Most penalty minutes in a career: Ronja Savolainen, 251
Scoring leaders The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Luleå Hockey/MSSK from the 2015–16 season through the 2023–24 season.
Nat Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G C 265 183 222 405 1.53 D 275 99 266 365 1.33 RW 254 111 214 325 1.28 W 152 141 173 314 2.07 C 201 142 137 279 1.39 D 258 81 146 227 0.88 C 136 76 83 159 1.17 W 230 62 87 149 0.65 RW/C 173 40 66 106 0.61 D 234 26 62 88 0.38
References
External links Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info