Skellefteå AIK are an

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team in the

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(SDHL). They play in

Skellefteå Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024. The city is historically industrial, with mining ...

, a city on the northeastern coast of Sweden, at the

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. The team was first established ahead of the 2002–03 season but was dissolved for financial reasons in 2008. Reestablished in 2017, the present iteration of the team earned promotion to the SDHL in

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History

2002–2008

Skellefteå AIK Hockey first established a representative women's team prior to the 2002–03 season. At that time, no national league for

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existed and the highest level of competition was regional. Through the regional competitions, teams could qualify for the Swedish Championship in women's ice hockey (), a national tournament that was played annually in March. As a part of the ice hockey association of

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(), Skellefteå AIK falls under the jurisdiction of the Region Norr (), the regional ice hockey governering body that regulates six of northern Sweden's

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associations as a subsidiary of the

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(SIF). The team began participating in competitions organized by Region Norr in 2002, playing in Group B during the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. They ranked third in Group B at the conclusion of both seasons, finishing behind MoDo HK and BK Ume-Trixa both times.

Season-by-season results

2002–2008

''The following table records all seasons completed by the Skellefteå AIK team active during 2002 to 2008.''

2017–present

''The following table records all seasons completed by Skellefteå AIK since the team was re-established in 2017.''

Players and personnel

2024–25 roster

;Coaching staff and team personnel * Head coach: Martin Lindh * Assistant coach: Mikkel Ry Nielsen * Goaltending coach: Mikael Strömberg

Team captaincy history

* Line Grahn, 2019–2022 * Clara Markeby, 2022–23 * Ellen Lövgren, 2023–24 * Malou Berggren, 2024–

Head coaches

* Magnus Wahlberg, * Magnus Lundin, 2019–20 * Kajsa Östlund, 2020–2022 * Claes Lindholm, 2022–23 *

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, 2023–24 * Martin Lindh, 2024–present

Notable alumni

* Johanna Fällman, 2006–2008 *

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, 2019–2021 *

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, 2020–21 * Kinga Jókai Szilágyi, 2023–24 * Romana Košecká, 2020–21 * Kristina Lundberg, 2006–2008 * Tyra Meropoulis, 2022–23 * Holly Reuther, 2022–23 * Henriette Sletbak, 2017–2019

References

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