The 2022–23 SDHL season was the sixteenth

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season of the

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(SDHL). The season began on 16 September 2022 and concluded on 26 February 2023.

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withdrew from the league on 2 November 2022, reducing the number of teams to nine for the remainder of the regular season. The playoffs began on 1 March and concluded on 20 March 2023.

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swept Brynäs IF Dam in the playoff finals to claim the club's sixth Swedish Championship title.

Teams

All ten teams from the 2021–22 SDHL season returned for the 2022–23 season. The increasing number of import players was reflected in the nationalities of team captains: AIK, Brynäs IF, HV71, and Luleå HF/MSSK had Finnish captains; Göteborg HC, Leksands IF, and SDE HF had Canadian captains; Linköping had a Norwegian captain; and Djurgårdens and MoDo had Swedish captains. On 2 November 2022, Göteborg HC announced its withdrawal from the league. The club opted to withdraw in an effort to avoid declaring bankruptcy, which would have also required the cessation of all of the club’s

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, junior, and

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activities. In addition to the club’s financial problems, the team had also failed to attract enough Swedish players to meet SDHL requirements. Sources:

Regular season

The 2022–23 SDHL season schedule originally comprised 36 games per team, in which each team would play every other team four times – twice at home and twice away.

Standings

When Göteborg HC withdrew from the league in early November, they had earned four points in thirteen games and was ranked last in the league. Their record included one win, one overtime loss, and eleven regulation losses, with a

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of –52 (8 goals for, 60 goals against). In order to maintain an equal number of games played between the remaining nine teams, the SDHL selected to remove the games played by Göteborg HC from the official standings, reducing the number of games played by each team to 32 for the season. All statistics from games played against Göteborg HC were stricken from the record. Luleå HF/MSSK were champions of the regular season after amassing a combined total of thirty wins and two losses.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the league in regular season points at the completion of the season on 26 February 2023.

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in

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at the conclusion of the regular season on 26 February 2023, while playing at least one third of their team’s minutes in net.

Playoffs

Bracket

Awards and honors

Austrian forward Anna Meixner of Brynäs IF received the

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for the 2022–23 SDHL season. First awarded in the

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, Guldhjälmen recognizes the SDHL

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, as voted by the league’s players. Meixner is the third Brynäs player to receive the award, after Lara Stalder in 2019–20 and

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Player of the Month

The SDHL player of the month () was selected by a jury comprising SDHL sports director Oscar Alsenfelt, Svenska Spel sponsorship manager Mats Einarsson, SVT sports commentator ,

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ice hockey commentator Pernilla Winberg, and Damkronorna head coach Ulf "Uffe" Lundberg; every jury member was not required vote each month. Each winner selected a project to receive 10,000 kr towards promoting Swedish ice hockey. Winners are listed with their selected programs in parentheses. * September/October 2022: Noora Tulus, Luleå/MSSK (Luleå Hockey girls' program) * November 2022:

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, Luleå/MSSK (Luleå Hockey girls' ice skating disco) * December 2022:

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, Brynäs (Brynäs girls' ice hockey program) * January 2023: Anna Meixner, Brynäs (Brynäs girls' ice hockey program) * February 2023:

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, Luleå/MSSK (Luleå Hockey girls' program)

Delivery of the Month

The SDHL assist of the month award was dubbed the "delivery of the month" () due to its sponsorship by the shipping company

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. Each winner earned 5000 kr for a non-profit of their choice. Winners are listed with their selected non-profit in parentheses. * October 2022: Nara Elia, Linköping (unspecified organization promoting girls ice hockey in Sweden) * November 2022: Lova Blom, Djurgårdens (Nyköping Hockey girls junior-C team and hockey school) * January 2023: Lara Stalder, Brynäs (Brynäs/Sandvikens NDHL team) * February 2023: Lara Stalder, Brynäs (Brynäs/Sandvikens NDHL team)

Weekly Awards

Goal of the Week
The SDHL goal of the week () was selected by fan vote from five nominees via the league’s website and social media accounts. Percentage of votes cast for the winner is in parentheses, when available. * Week 37, 2022: Karoline Pedersen, HV71 (44%) * Week 38, 2022: Maya Nylén Persson, Brynäs * Week 39, 2022: Linnea Johansson, Linköping * Week 40, 2022: Viivi Vainikka, Luleå/MSSK * Week 41, 2022:

Julie Zwarthoed Julie Zwarthoed (born 25 September 1994) is a Dutch ice hockey winger and captain of SDE HF in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She has represented the Netherlands at nine IIHF World Championships. Playing career Zwarthoed began pla ...

, SDE (57%) * Week 42, 2022: Victoria Klimek, Leksand (29%) * Week 43, 2022: Mathea Fischer, SDE (48%) * Week 44, 2022: Anna Meixner, Brynäs (66%) * Week 46, 2022: Fanny Brolin, Leksand (78%) * Week 47, 2022: Isabelle Leijonhielm, AIK * Week 48, 2022: Fanny Brolin, Leksand (56%) * Week 49, 2022: Anna Purschke, Leksands (37%) * Week 52, 2022: Kelly Murray, SDE * Week 1, 2023: Josefine Persson, Luleå/MSSK * Week 2 & 3, 2023: Felizia Wikner-Zienkiewicz, Brynäs * Week 4, 2023: Kayleigh Hamers, SDE (38%) * Week 5, 2023: Wilma Johansson, Leksand (74%) * Week 7, 2023: Mira Markström, HV71 * Week 8, 2023: Kiira Yrjänen, HV71 Save of the Week
The SDHL save of the week () was selected from five options by fan vote via the league’s website and social media accounts. Percentage of votes cast for the winner is in parentheses, when available. * Week 37, 2022: Nicole Jackson, Göteborg * Week 38, 2022: Loryn Pearson Porter, Göteborg * Week 39, 2022: Mariah Fujimagari, AIK * Week 40, 2022: Lindsey Post, SDE * Week 41, 2022: Mariah Fujimagari, AIK * Week 42, 2022: Mariah Fujimagari, AIK (54%) * Week 43, 2022:

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, Brynäs (28%) * Week 44, 2022: Sabina Eriksson, Linköping (61%) * Week 46, 2022: Felicia Frank, Brynäs (41%) * Week 47, 2022: Lindsey Post, SDE (65%) * Week 48, 2022: Felicia Frank, Brynäs (39%) * Week 49, 2022: Felicia Frank, Brynäs * Week 52, 2022: Mariah Fujimagari, AIK * Week 1, 2023:

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, Linköping * Week 2 & 3, 2023: Mariah Fujimagari, AIK * Week 4, 2023: Lindsey Post, SDE * Week 6, 2023: Ebba Svensson Träff, Linköping * Week 7, 2023: Ebba Svensson Träff, Linköping * Week 8, 2023: Anni Keisala, HV71

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 SDHL season Svenska dam

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