Leksands Idrottsförening Dam or Leksands IF Dam are a professional
ice hockey
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team in the
Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in
Leksand, a town in the western-central
Swedish province
The provinces of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges landskap) are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces; they have no administrative function (except for in some cases as sport districts), but remain historical legacies and a ...
of
Dalarna, at the
Tegera Arena
Tegera Arena is an arena in Leksand, Sweden primarily used for ice hockey. It was opened in October 2005, and is the home arena of Leksands IF. It holds 7,650 people.
History
Construction of a new arena, replacing the former Leksands ishall ...
. Until 2021, the organisation ran a second women's side, called Leksands IF Dam 2, which competed in the
Damettan Västra.
History
The women's section of Leksands IF was founded in 1998. 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. He would hold the role until his departure in 2018 to coach the
women's national under-18 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. 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.
In April 2018, Leksands goaltender
Leon Reuterström
Leon Reuterström (born 30 November 1996) is a Swedish former ice hockey goaltender and advocate for transgender inclusion in sports. From 2012 to 2018, he played for Leksands IF Dam in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL; previously called R ...
publicly came out as transgender, and retired from the SDHL to pursue his medical transition. Later that summer, long-time club forward and third-leading scorer in club history,
Iveta Koka, left the club to sign with
AIK IF
Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening (abbreviated ''AIK IF'', also known as ''AIK Hockey'', often abbreviated ''AIK'' in hockey subjects), is the ice hockey department of sports club Allmänna Idrottsklubben based in Stockholm, Sweden. Si ...
. Despite losing Koka, the club made several big signings ahead of the
2018–19 season, including Swedish international
Anna Borgqvist
Anna Borgqvist (born 11 June 1992) is a Swedish retired ice hockey forward and the head coach of Leksands IF 2 in the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL). As a member of the Swedish national ice hockey team, she participated in five IIHF Women's ...
and Canadian
Danielle Stone
Danielle Stone (born August 20, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey forward. She most recently played in the 2022–23 season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with HV71.
Playing career
University
Across 120 games with the Saskatchew ...
. 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. 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
Sofia Engström (born 3 July 1988) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman and member of the Swedish national ice hockey team, currently playing with Modo Hockey Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). As of the conclusion of the 2020–21 SD ...
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.
The club dropped to 8th place in the
2019–20 SDHL season
The 2019-20 SDHL Season was the 13th season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). The season began in September 2019 and ended in February 2020. The playoffs began a week after the end of the regular season, but the finals were cancelled ...
.
Players and personnel
2022–23 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel
* Head coach:
Jordan Colliton
* Assistant coach: Hans Lodin
* Goaltending coach: Filip Myrskog
* Conditioning coach: Christin Hero
* Equipment managers: Kent Arvidsson & Ida Munter Venell
* Physical therapist: Christin Hero
Team captaincy history
*
Sofia Engström
Sofia Engström (born 3 July 1988) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman and member of the Swedish national ice hockey team, currently playing with Modo Hockey Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). As of the conclusion of the 2020–21 SD ...
, 2008–2014
*
Elin Lundberg, 2014–2019
*
Hanna Sköld, 2019–2022
* Abby Thiessen, 2022–
Head coaches
* Daniel Ljung, 2007–08
* Ulf Hedberg, 2008–2011
*
Magnus Svensson, 2011–12
* Christer Siik, 2012–2014
* Jens Nielsen, 2014–15
* Christer Sjöberg, 2015–16
* Alexander Bröms, 2016–2018
* Ulf Hedberg, 2018–19
* Lars Stanmark, 2019–2021
*
Mathias Olsson
Mathias Olsson (born 23 April 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 37 games in the Elitserien
Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sport ...
, 2021–22
* Jordan Colliton, 2022–
Season-by-season results
''This is a partial list of the most recent 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)
Franchise records and leaders
All-time scoring leaders
The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Leksands IF through the 2020–21 season.
Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position
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* Position (poker), location relative to the dealer
* ...
; GP = Games played
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; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Point or points may refer to:
Places
* Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
* Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States
* Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
* Point ...
; P/G = Points per game; = 2021–22 Leksands player
References
External links
*
* Team information and statistics fro
Eliteprospects.com
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Swedish Women's Hockey League teams
Ice hockey teams in Sweden
Women's ice hockey teams in Europe
Ice hockey teams in Dalarna County
Ice hockey clubs established in 1998
Women's ice hockey in Sweden