Brynäs IF Dam

Brynäs IF Dam is the women's representative team of the Swedish professional ice hockey club Brynäs IF, based in Gävle. The team plays in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top flight of women's hockey in Sweden, and their home arena is Monitor ERP Arena.

This article is about women's ice hockey team. For the men's ice hockey section, see Brynäs IF.
Brynäs IF
CityGävle, Sweden
LeagueSDHL
Founded1998
Home arenaMonitor ERP Arena
Colors     
General managerErika Grahm
Head coachHenrik Glaas
CaptainErika Grahm
Championships
Regular season titles1 (2012)

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 unvealed new jerseys, the only ones in Europe to be completely ad-free.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

After making a number of major signings, including Lara Stalder, Michela Cava, and Kateřina Mrázová, improved to 3rd in the league during the 2019–20 SDHL season, 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.[4] After the end of the season, Stalder would be the first women to be awarded the Guldhjälmen as the SDHL's most valuable player.[5]

The team began the 2020-21 SDHL season with a seven-game winning streak, the last team in the league to remain undefeated until a 5-3 loss to Linköping HC.[6][7]

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Brynäs IF Dam. Note that the SDHL was known as Riksserien until 2016.

Code explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points. Top Scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season League Regular season Post season results Top scorer (regular season)
Finish GP W L T GF GA Pts
2015-16 Riksserien 7th 36131766910748 Lost quarterfinals against Luleå HF/MSSK A. Östlund 27 (11+16)
2016-17 SDHL 6th 3614157789753 Lost quarterfinals against Luleå HF/MSSK A. Borgqvist 36 (14+22)
2017-18 SDHL 8th 3692345812134 Lost quarterfinals against Luleå HF/MSSK A. Borgqvist 23 (8+15)
2018-19 SDHL 7th 36122137110740 Lost quarterfinals against Modo Hockey E. Grahm 30 (11+19)
2019-20 SDHL 3rd 3621871409974 Lost semi-finals against Luleå HF/MSSK L. Stalder 71 (42+29)

Players and personnel

2020–21 roster
As of 22 January 2021[8][9]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
9 Josefin Bouveng C L 19 2020 Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden
13 Sára Čajanová D L 18 2021
12 Fanny Brolin C L 20 2017 Söderhamn, Hälsingland, Sweden
29 Andréa Cordoba RW L 24 2015 Alunda, Uppland, Sweden
19 Emelie Cordoba RW L 26 2017 Alunda, Uppland, Sweden
20 Jalyn Elmes D L 22 2020 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
23 Emma Forsgren D L 18 2019 Danderyd, Uppland, Sweden
17 Jaycee Gebhard C L 23 2020 Plenty, Saskatchewan, Canada
24 Erika Grahm (C) LW/C L 30 2018 Kramfors, Ångermanland, Sweden
35 Ellen Jonsson G L 22 2013 Söderhamn, Hälsingland, Sweden
41 Denisa Křížová F L 26 2019 Horní Cerekev, Vysočina, Czechia
4 Rosa Lindstedt D L 33 2020 Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa, Finland
77 Sofia Ljung D L 17 2020
27 Patricia Marshall D R 22 2020 Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States
94 Anna Meixner F L 26 2020 Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria
16 Kateřina Mrázová C L 28 2019 Prague, Czechia
18 Emma Murén W L 23 2019 Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden
2 Maja Nylén Persson (A) D R 20 2019 Avesta, Dalarna, Sweden
14 Hanna Rylander RW L 25 2015 Visby, Gotland, Sweden
15 Lara Stalder (A) C R 26 2019 Lucerne, Switzerland
5 Ebba Strandberg D L 23 2020 Kalmar, Småland, Sweden
1 Eveliina Suonpää G L 25 2021 Kuikainen, Satakunta, Finland
22 Hanna Thuvik C/LW L 18 2020 Skärhamn, Bohuslän, Sweden
49 Agnes Åker G L 23 2019 Söderhamn, Hälsingland, Sweden

2020–21 coaching staff
  • Head Coach: Henrik Glaas
  • Assistant Coach: Filip Eriksson
  • Goaltending Coach: Robin Danielsson
  • Goaltending Coach: Johan Ryman
  • Conditioning Coach: Magnus Ågren
  • Conditioning Coach: Rickard Brehlin
  • Equipment Managers: Per Lindholm & Axel Mellberg

Team captaincy history

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, 2018–19
  • Henrik Glaas, 2019–present

Franchise records and leaders

All-time scoring leaders

The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Brynäs IF.

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Brynäs IF player

Points
NatPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Angelica ÖstlundC3101161322480.800
Anna BorgqvistC/LW188851031831.000
Karin JohanssonRW15069791480.987
Henriette SletbakRW13355591140.857
Angelica LorsellC13847651120.812
Emma EliassonD9959461051.061
Lina BäcklinD2693363960.357
Josefine HolmgrenD2552059790.310
Lara StalderD384430741.947
Erika GrahmLW/C702541660.943

Sources:[10]

References
  1. Brynäs IF (1 September 2020). "Brynäs IF uppdaterar den reklamfria dräkten". via.tt.se (Press release) (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. "Världsmästare tar över Brynäs". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. Foster, Meredith (15 June 2018). "Erika Grahm's Next Chapter". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. Kingdahl, Thomas (21 January 2020). "Brynäs storsatsar på damverksamheten". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. Larsson, Jonathan (5 March 2020). "Lara Stalder historisk – får Guldhjälmen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. Jay, Michelle (10 September 2020). "2020-21 SDHL Preview". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. Almroth, Martin (9 October 2020). "Underkänt mål räddade Linköping – första laget att slå Brynäs i SDHL". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. "SDHL (W) - Brynäs IF, 2020-2021 Roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. "Brynäs IF SDHL spelartrupp". Brynäs IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Brynäs IF". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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