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team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in

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, on the eastern-central coast of Sweden, at the

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. A constituent part of the Swedish sports club Brynäs IF, they are the sister team of Brynäs IF of the

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(SHL).

History

Between 2010 and 2013, the club advanced to the Riksserien playoff finals four seasons in a row, finishing in second place each time. In 2014, the club unveiled new jerseys, the only ones in Europe to be completely ad-free. Between 2013 and 2019, the club saw its fortunes decline dramatically, and in 2017, head coach Madeleine Östling left the club to coach Linköping instead. After the 2017–18 season saw Brynäs finish in 8th place amid numerous complaints surrounding the treatment of players, the club launched a significant rebuild, firing head coach Åke Lilljebjörn, increasing investment into development programmes, and signing star

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Erika Grahm on a player-coach contract with the intention of training her to be the organisation's future Sports Manager. After making a number of major signings, including Lara Stalder,

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, and

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, improved to 3rd in the league during the

2019–20 SDHL season The 2019-20 SDHL Season was the 13th season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). The season began in September 2019 and ended in February 2020. The playoffs began a week after the end of the regular season, but the finals were cancelled ...

, and advanced to the semi-finals for the first time in seven years. In January 2020, the club announced a cooperation with the municipality to create a local sports education centre, allowing young girls to specialise in hockey education during high school. After the end of the season, Stalder would be the first women to be awarded the

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as the SDHL's most valuable player. The team began the

2020–21 SDHL season The 2020–21 SDHL season was the 14th season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League ( sv, Svenska damhockeyligan; SDHL). The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 26 February 2021. All ten teams were able to complete a full 36-game r ...

with a seven-game winning streak, the last team in the league to remain undefeated until a 5–3 loss to Linköping HC.

Season-by-season results

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, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF =

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, GA = Goals against, Pts =

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, Top scorer:

( Goals+ Assists)

Players and personnel

2023–24 roster

;Coaching staff and team personnel * Head coach: Filip Eriksson * Assistant coach:

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* Goaltending coach: Johan Ryman * Conditioning coach: Oliver Lindholm * Equipment managers: Per Lindholm * Physical therapists: Kent Larsson & Pär Thures

Team captaincy history

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, 2009–10 *

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, 2010–11 * Karin Johansson, 2012–13 * Angelica Östlund, 2013–2018 * Erika Grahm, 2018–2021 *

, 2021–2023 * Maja Nylén Persson, 2023–

Head coaches

* Johnny Pedersen, 2002–03 *

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, 2007–2009 * Magnus Grönlund, 2009–2012 * Henrik Orevik, 2012–2015 * Madeleine Östling, 2015–2017 * Åke Lilljebjörn, 2017–18 * Magnus Carlsson, 2018–19 * Henrik Glaas, 2019–2022 * Filip Eriksson, 2022–

Franchise records and leaders

All-time scoring leaders

The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Brynäs IF. Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos =

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; GP =

; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts =

; P/G =

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; = 2021–22 Brynäs IF player Source: Elite Prospects

References

External links

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