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team in the
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(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 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
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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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, improved to 3rd in the league during the
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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
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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 (; 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 regular season. The season m ...
with a seven-game winning streak, the last team in the league to remain undefeated until a 5–3 loss to
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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 =
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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:
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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

*
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, 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 *
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, 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 =
Games played Games played (GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested. Associat ...
; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts =
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; P/G =
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; = 2024–25 Brynäs IF player


References


External links

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