Women's ice hockey in Sweden

Women's ice hockey in Sweden had 3,425 players in 2011.[1] The Swedish Women's Hockey League, organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, is the elite league of women's ice hockey. There are also a number of teams in Division 1, which in turn is divided in regions north, west, east, south A and south B.

History

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

The first, unofficial, Swedish realm championship was played in 1985.[4]

When the first official Swedish national championship was played in 1987, Division 1 was the qualifying league. 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 the new league Riksserien (Swedish Women's Hockey League from the 2016-2017 season) which became the top tier league, while the Division 1 became the second level of women's hockey in Sweden.

The Swedish Women's Hockey League is composed of eight teams. They face every opponent in four games, twice at home and twice away. The first two teams qualify for the semi-finals. The teams classified in third to sixth place have a playoff qualifying round which takes place in three matches. The semi-finals, the match for the third place and final depend on a simple match. The seventh and eighth teams face the top two from Division 1 to stay in the Swedish Women's Hockey League or to Division 1.

Swedish championship

Swedish realm championship

Results
Season Winner in the championship Finalist Score The third (consolation)
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1984–85Nacka HKModo AIKleague competitionDiö GoIF
1985–86Nacka HKDanderyds SKleague competitionModo AIK
1987–87Nacka HKModo AIKleague competitionDiö GoIF

Swedish championship

Results
Season Winner in the championship Finalist Score The third (consolation)
Division 1
1987–88Nacka HKFoC Farstaleague competitionModo Hockey
1987–86Nacka HKFoC Farstaleague competitionModo Hockey
1987–87Nacka HKFoC Farstaleague competitionModo Hockey
1987–88Nacka HKFoC Farsta11–0Modo Hockey
1988–89Nacka HKModo Hockey3–2Alvesta SK
1989–90Nacka HKAlvesta SK7–0FoC Farsta
1990–91Nacka HKAlvesta SK9–0FoC Farsta
1991–92Nacka HKFoC Farsta3–1Brynäs IF
1992–93Nacka HKFoC Farsta4–3Vallentuna BK
1993–94Nacka HKFoC Farsta3–0Brynäs IF
1994–95Foc FarstaNacka HK5–1Västerhaninge IF
1995–96Nacka HKFoC Farsta6–5Västerhaninge IF
1996-97Foc FarstaVästerhaninge IF4–3Nacka HK
1997–98Nacka HKFoC Farsta3–0Veddige HK
1998–99M/B HockeyAIK IF8–1Modo Hockey
1999–00M/B HockeyAIK IF4–3Veddige HK
2000–01M/B HockeyAIK IF6–3Modo Hockey
2001–02M/B HockeyModo Hockey9–1AIK IF
2002–03M/B HockeyAIK IF7–3Modo Hockey
2003–04AIK IFLimhamn Limeburners HC5–2M/B Hockey
2004–05M/B HockeyAIK IF4–3Modo Hockey
2005–06M/B HockeyModo Hockey2–1Örebro HK
2006–07AIK IFSegeltorps IF2–1Modo Hockey
Riksserien
2007–08Segeltorps IFAIK IF5–2Modo Hockey
2008–09AIK IFSegeltorps IF5–0Modo Hockey
2009–10Segeltorps IFBrynäs IF6–0Modo Hockey
2010–11Segeltorps IFBrynäs IF2–1 OTModo Hockey
2011–12Modo HockeyBrynäs IF1–0Segeltorps IF
2012–13AIK IFBrynäs IF2–1?

Medal count
  • Updated through 2011–12
Playoff
Team Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Total
1Nacka HK91010
2M/B Hockey7018
3AIK IF3519
4Segeltorps IF3216
5FoC Farsta26210
6MODO Hockey13913
7Brynäs IF0325
8Alvesta SK0213
9Västerhaninge IF0123
10Limhamn Limeburners HC0101
11Veddige HK0022
12Vallentuna BK0011
-Örebro HK0011
-Linköpings HC0011

Teams 2010-11

Riksserien

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

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

Division I Region North

Tournaments

The following are IIHF tournaments that were hosted in Sweden.

EventLocationFinish
2003 4 Nations CupSkovdeFourth
2004-05 IIHF European Women's Champions CupSolna Gold for AIK IF
2005 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsLinköping, Norrköping Bronze[5]
2005-06 IIHF European Women's Champions CupSolna Gold for AIK IF
2006-07 IIHF European Women's Champions CupKatrineholm Gold for AIK IF
2007 4 Nations CupLeksandFourth
2007-08 IIHF European Women's Champions CupVallentuna Gold for AIK IF
2011 IIHF World Women's U18 ChampionshipStockholm, SwedenNo medal

See also

References
  1. "Sweden". iihf.com. 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) (in Swedish). Svenska ishockeyförbundet. 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
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