Leksands IF Dam

Leksands Idrottsförening Dam is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Leksand, in the Dalarna region. The team currently plays in the top-tier Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). The organisation also runs a second side, currently competing in Damettan Västra.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team competing in the SHL, see Leksands IF.

Leksands ID
CityLeksand, Sweden
LeagueSDHL
Founded1998
Home arenaTegera Arena
Colours     
Head coachLars Stenmark
CaptainHanna Sköld
Affiliate(s)Leksands IF

History

The women's section of Leksands IF was founded in 1998.[1] The 2008 season saw a leap in success for the club, as it earned promotion to the Riksserien, and saw Cecilia Östberg and Klara Myrén become the first two Leksands players to represent the Swedish national women's team. In 2012, the club finished in 7th place, and was forced to compete in the relegation playoffs, but managed to keep its place in the SDHL.

In 2016, the club hired former Leksands men's youth player Alexander Bröms as head coach for the women's side, despite him having no previous coaching experience.[2] He would hold the role until his departure in 2018 to coach the U18 women's national team.

In 2017, multiple Leksands players publicly voiced dissatisfaction at the way the organisation was treating the women's side, including the fact that women's players received no salary and were being forced to clean up the arena's stands after men's games.[3][4] Despite club chairperson Åke Nordström promising to improve conditions, after six months the players had only been provided with some exercise gear and a team-branded training bag.[5]

In April 2018, Leksands goaltender Leon Reuterström publicly came out as transgender, and retired from the SDHL to pursue his medical transition.[6] Later that summer, long-time club forward and third-leading scorer in club history, Iveta Koka, left the club to sign with AIK IF. Despite losing Koka, the club made several big signings ahead of the 2018–19 season, including Swedish international Anna Borgqvist and Canadian Danielle Stone. After beginning the season with a 9–0 victory over SDE Hockey, Leksands finished in 4th place in the SDHL, the second best result in club history.[7][8] The club still failed to make it past the playoff quarterfinals, however, and both Borgqvist and Stone left the club after just one year. Long time defender and second-highest all-time in games played for the club Sofia Engström left the Leksands that summer as well, after the club had gone months without offering any players (nor the head coach) a contract extension following the team's elimination in the playoffs.[9] The club dropped to 8th place in the 2019–20 SDHL season.[10]

Players and personnel

2020–21 roster
As of 22 January 2021
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
88 Ella Albinsson F R 17 2019 Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden
31 Angelica Andersson G L 19 2018
16 Kajsa Armborg (A) C L 22 2014 Örebro, Närke, Sweden
12 Emelie Berlin LW R 25 2014 Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden
27 Madelene Brandt LW L 20 2020 Furudal, Dalarna, Sweden
57 Amanda Butterfield D L 23 2020 Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
10 Shae Demale F – 20 2020 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
93 Sarah Forster D L 27 2020 Berneck, St. Gallen, Switzerland
17 Andrine Furulund LW R 22 2019 Oslo, Østlandet, Norway
18 Maria Holm Peters LW L 21 2019 Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark
21 Linnea Jansson LW L 19 2019
4 Wilma Johansson C/RW L 22 2014 Linneryd, Småland, Sweden
33 Amanda Johansson G L 19 2020 Billdal, Halland, Sweden
26 Tuva Kandell D L 16 2017 Leksand, Dalarna, Sweden
24 Ida Karlsson D R 16 2019 Grytnäs, Dalarna, Sweden
9 Kathryn Kennedy F L 24 2020 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3 Elin Lundberg D L 27 2007 Malung, Dalarna, Sweden
20 Karolin Malmquist C L 20 2016 Kil, Värmland, Sweden
7 Frida Peterson D L 18 2018
22 Dominique Rüegg F L 25 2020 St. Gallenkappel, St. Gallen, Switzerland
28 Annie Silén D L 18 2018 Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden
18 Linnéa Sjölund D R 19 2017 Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden
13 Hanna Sköld (C) F L 23 2013 Avesta, Dalarna, Sweden
19 Agnez Svensson LW L 18 2019
47 Abby Thiessen D R 22 2020 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
23 Saana Valkama LW L 26 2020 Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa, Finland
29 Moa Viklund LW/D L 24 2019 Lycksele, Lapland, Sweden

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Leksands. 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 SDHL 5th 36181171158064 Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF I. Koka 40 (10+30)
2016–17 SDHL 7th 36111699210350 Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF I. Koka 38 (21+17)
2017–18 SDHL 6th 36131858810045 Lost quarterfinals against Modo Hockey W. Johansson 28 (12+16)
2018–19 SDHL 4th 36211411117465 Lost quarterfinals against HV71 A. Borgqvist 32 (7+25)
2019–20 SDHL 8th 36102069113339 Lost quarterfinals against HV71 K. Armborg 30 (9+21)

Franchise records and leaders

All-time scoring leaders

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

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

Points
NatPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Cecilia ÖstbergLW152861172031.336
Hanna LindqvistLW/C317801021820.574
Iveta KokaLW17681981791.017
Sofia EngströmD34043861290.391
Wilma JohanssonC/RW19956621180.593
Madeleine HallC19751591100.558
Hanna SköldW/C18055501050.583
Lina WesterC15357471040.680
Anna BorgqvistC/LW9738631011.041
Linn PetersonRW/C1154740870.757

Sources:[11]

References
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  3. "Leksands damer om en jämställdhet i föreningen: "Man slutar hoppas"". DT Nyheter.
  4. "Leksands damlag städar efter herrarnas matcher". SVT Sport.
  5. "SDHL Team or maid service? Leskands IF women expected to clean stands after men's games". The Ice Garden.
  6. "Leksand's Leon Reuterström publicly comes out as transgender, retires from women's hockey". The Ice Garden.
  7. "SDHL: Leksand vann premiären med 9–0". expressen.se. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. "The SDHL Season So Far". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. "Klubbikonen om uppbrottet: "Blev tagen för givet"". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  10. "SDHL Update – Leksands IF i fokus". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  11. "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Leksands IF". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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