Brynäs IF are an
ice hockey
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team in the
Swedish Women's Hockey League
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(SDHL). They play in
Gävle
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, on the eastern-central coast of Sweden, at the
Monitor ERP Arena
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. A constituent part of the Swedish sports club Brynäs IF, they are the sister team of
Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF is a Swedish professional ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), promoted from the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, following the 2023–24 season. The ...
of the
Swedish Hockey League
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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
forward 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,
Michela Cava, and
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* Kateřina Mrázková, Czech ice dancer
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, improved to 3rd in the league during the
2019–20 SDHL season
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, 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
Guldhjälmen
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as the SDHL's most valuable player.
The team began the
2020–21 SDHL season
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with a seven-game winning streak, the last team in the league to remain undefeated until a 5–3 loss to
Linköping HC
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.
Season-by-season results
''This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Brynäs IF. Note that the SDHL was known as Riksserien until 2016.''
Code explanation: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played
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Associat ...
, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for
The following are statistics commonly tracked in ice hockey.
Team statistics
* STK – winning or losing streak
* GD – ''Goal Difference'' (used as standings tie breaker)
* GP – ''Games played'' – Number of games the team has played
* W ...
, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
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, Top scorer: Points
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( Goals+ Assists)
Players and personnel
2024–25 roster
;Coaching staff and team personnel
* Head coach:
Filip Eriksson
* Assistant coach: Jakob Löf
* Goaltending coach: Johan Ryman
* Conditioning coach: Johan Holmström
* Equipment managers: Per Lindholm
* Physical therapists: Kent Larsson & Pär Thures
Team captaincy history
*
Karin Johansson
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Örebro ( ...
, 2009–10
*
Joa Elfsberg, 2010–11
* Karin Johansson, 2012–13
*
Angelica Östlund
Angelica Östlund (born 5 July 1991) is a Swedish bandy player and former professional ice hockey forward. She is the all-time leading scorer for Brynäs IF Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and served as the club's captain from 2 ...
, 2013–2018
*
Erika Grahm, 2018–2021
*
Rosa Lindstedt, 2021–2023
* Maja Nylén Persson, 2023–24
* Julia Östlund, 2024–
Head coaches
*
Johnny Pedersen, 2002–03
*
Lars Landström, 2007–2009
*
Magnus Grönlund, 2009–2012
*
Henrik Orevik, 2012–2015
*
Madeleine Östling, 2015–2017
*
Åke Lilljebjörn, 2017–18
*
Magnus Carlsson
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Early life
Magnus Carlsson was born in Borås and grew up in Fristad. He attended comprehensive up ...
, 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 = Position
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Position may also refer to:
Games and recreation
* Position (poker), location relative to the dealer
* ...
; GP = Games played
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Associat ...
; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to:
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* Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topologica ...
; P/G = Points per game
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; = 2024–25 Brynäs IF player
References
External links
*
* Team information and statistics fro
Eliteprospects.coman
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Ice hockey teams in Gävleborg County
Swedish Women's Hockey League teams
Women's ice hockey teams in Europe
Women's ice hockey in Sweden
20th-century establishments in Gävleborg County
1998 establishments in Sweden