Linköping HC Dam or LHC Dam is an

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team in the

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(SDHL). They are the representative women's ice hockey team of Linköping HC, a sports club based in

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...

Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English ...

, Sweden, and play at the

Stångebro Ishall Stångebro Ishall, also known as Stångebrohallen, is an arena in Linköping, Sweden. It opened in 1975 and, after having undergone a series of renovations over the years, currently has a capacity of 4,700 people during sport events. It served ...

. LHC Dam won the Swedish Championship in 2014 and 2015.

History

In 2006, the Linköping HC organization committed to becoming the best club for women's ice hockey in Sweden, stating that the women's team would be one of the club’s elite teams, on equal footing with the men's team and the men's junior teams. The team made its debut in the

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of the 2007–08 season of Division 1 (since renamed ''Damettan'') and swept the eight-game series. Their early success earned the LHC Dam a spot in the top-tier, newly-restructured and renamed

Riksserien The Swedish Women's Hockey League ( sv, Svenska damhockeyligan), abbreviated SDHL, is the elite league for women's ice hockey in Sweden. It was established in 2007 as the by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and was renamed prior to the 2016� ...

(since renamed the ''Svenska damhockeyligan''), where they finished the 2008 season in fourth place after losing the bronze medal game to Modo HK. The 2007–08 roster featured home-grown Swedish players, including veteran

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and rising stars 19 year old Jenni Asserholt and 16 year old Fanny Rask, alongside an impressive collection of young international talent, including Austrian national team phenom Denise Altmann and Slovak national team teammates, forward Iveta Karafiátová Frühauf and

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. In the 2008–09 Riksserien season, LHC Dam lost in the quarterfinals after finishing the regular season in fifth place. The team gradually increased their standing over the subsequent seasons, ranking fourth in 2010 and winning bronze in 2011. The team won the Swedish Championship in 2014. Not content to rest on their laurels, Linköping went on to win all 28 regular season games in the 2014–15 season and successfully defended the Swedish Championship in the 2015 SDHL playoffs, defeating AIK in the second consecutive playoff finals.

Season-by-season results

''This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Linköping HC Dam.
Note: Rank = Rank at end of regular season; GP =

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, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF =

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, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points ( Goals+ Assists)''

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster

Coaching staff and team personnel * Head coach: Thomas Pettersen * Assistant coach:

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* Goaltending coach:

Kim Martin Hasson Kim Kristine Martin Hasson (born 28 February 1986) is a retired Swedish goaltender, currently working in the Linköping HC organization. With the Swedish national team she won two Olympic medals, bronze in 2002 and silver in 2006, and two IIHF ...

* Development coach:

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* Equipment managers: Denise Altmann & Andreas Rehn * Physiotherapist: Robin Jarl

Team captains

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, 2007–2012 * Jenni Asserholt, 2012–2015 *

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, 2015–16 *

Minttu Tuominen Minnamari "Minttu" Tuominen (born 26 June 1990) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently signed with the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season. A member of the Finnish national ice hockey team si ...

, 2016–17 * Denise Altmann, 2017–18 * Ingrid Morset, 2018–2020 * Madelen Haug Hansen, 2020–

Head coaches

* Peter Jonsson, 2007–08 * Johanna Olsson, 2008–09 * Roy Bergström & Peter Jonsson, 2009–10 * Jens Brändström, 2010–2012 * Johan Bunnstedt, 2012–13 * Daniel Elander, 2013–14 * Peter Frantz, 2014–2016 * Martin Andler, 2016–17 * Madeleine Östling, 2017–2020 * Thomas Pettersen, 2020–2022 * Simon Hedefalk, 2022–

General managers

* Johan Bunnstedt, –2015 * Kim Martin Hasson, 2015–2019

Team honors

Swedish Women's Hockey League

* Swedish Champions ''(2)'': 2014, 2015 * Runners-up ''(3)'': 2016, 2018, 2019 * Third Place ''(1)'': 2011

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup IIHF European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC) was an annual women's ice hockey club tournament, contested by the national women's ice hockey champions from several European ice hockey playing nations. The event was established and organized by t ...

* Runners-up ''(1)'': 2014–15

Team records and leaders

Single-season records

''For statistics measured by percentage or average, skaters playing in less than 80% of games and goaltenders playing in 10 or fewer games in a season not included.'' * Most goals in a season:

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, 39 goals (36 games; 2017–18) * Most assists in a season: Denise Altmann, 43 assists (28 games; 2014–15) * Most points in a season: Denise Altmann, 67 points (28 games; 2014–15) * Most points in a season,

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: Lara Stalder, 61 points (36 games; 2017–18) * Most

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(P/G) in a season: Denise Altmann, 2.39 P/G (28 games; 2014–15) * Most penalty minutes (PIM) in a season:

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, 63 PIM (30 games; 2016–17) * Best

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(SVS%) in a season:

, .956 SVS% (17 games; 2016–17) * Best

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(GAA) in a season:

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, 0.91 GAA (11 games; 2014–15)

Career records

*Most career goals: Denise Altmann, 277 goals (337 games; 2007–2020) *Most career assists: Denise Altmann, 286 assists (337 games; 2007–2020) *Most career points: Denise Altmann, 563 points (337 games; 2007–2020) *Most career points, defenceman:

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, 129 points (253 games; 2008–2018) *Most career points per game (P/G): Lara Stalder, 1.833 P/G (54 games; 2017–2019) *Most career penalty minutes: Jenn Wakefield, 215 PIM (94 games; 2014–2021) *Most games played, skater: Denise Altmann, 337 games (2007–2020) *Most games played, goaltender:

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, 62 games (2015–2018)

All-time scoring leaders

The top ten point-scorers in Linköping HC Dam history, from the 2007–08 season through the 2020–21 season. Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos =

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; GP =

; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G =

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; = current Linköping HC player Sources:

Notable alumni

Years active with Linköping listed alongside player name. * Matildah Andersson, 2009–2015 * Jenni Asserholt, 2007–08 & 2009–2015 *

, 2007–2012 *

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, 2007–2014 *

, 2008–2018 *

, 2010–2015 *

Anna Kjellbin Anna Linnea Christina Kjellbin (born 16 March 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman and member of the Swedish national ice hockey team, currently playing with Luleå HF/MSSK of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). The thirteenth longe ...

, 2010–2019 *

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, 2010–2018 *

, 2009–2016 International players
Flag indicates nation of primary IIHF eligibility. *

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, 2013–2015 *

Amalie Andersen Amalie Andersen (born 6 October 1999) is a Danish ice hockey player and member of the Danish national team, currently playing in the Swedish Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL) with Rögle BK. Playing career Andersen's college ice hockey career ...

, 2016–2019 *

Josephine Asperup Josephine Asperup (born 21 July 1992) is a Danish ice hockey defenseman and member of the Danish national ice hockey team, playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC. Asperup represented Denmark in the women's ic ...

, 2018–19 * Ashley Bairos, 2013–14 *

Bailey Bram Bailey Bram Mitchell (born September 5, 1990) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. As a member of Team Canada, she won a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics and five IIHF Women's World Championship medals, one gold and four silver, fro ...

, 2013–14 *

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, 2009–10 *

Georgina Farman Georgina Farman (born 12 February 1991) is an English ice hockey defender, currently playing with Göteborg HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and internationally with Team GB. She is the first British player to play in the SDHL ...

, 2014–2018 *

Jennica Haikarainen Jennica Haikarainen (born 1 August 1989) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player. She played her senior career in the Naisten SM-sarja with the Tampereen Ilves; in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL; called Riksserien until 2016) with Li ...

, 2009–2012 *

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, 2008–2010 *

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, 2019–20 *

Zoe Hickel Zoe Hickel (born July 10, 1992) is an American ice hockey player who currently serves as assistant coach to the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program. She most recently played with Linköping HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (S ...

, 2019–20 *

Gracen Hirschy Gracen Hirschy (born April 4, 1995) is an American ice hockey defenceman and the current head coach of the Culver Girls Academy (CGA) Eagles under-16 ice hockey team. Her college ice hockey career was played with the North Dakota Fighting Haw ...

, 2020–21 *

Tatiana Ištocyová Tatiana (or Tatianna, also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe. Variations * be, Тацця́на, Tatsiana * bg, Татяна, Tatyana * germa ...

, 2018–19 * Nicole Jackson, 2016–17 *

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, 2008–09 * Iveta Karafiátová Frühauf, 2007–2010 *

Anna Kilponen Anna Kilponen (born 16 May 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman, signed with the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season. She played four seasons of college ice hockey in the NCAA Division ...

, 2019–20 *

Laura Kluge Laura Kluge (born 6 November 1996) is a German ice hockey player for the St. Cloud State Huskies and the German national team. She participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship The 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 16t ...

, 2016–17 *

Andrea Lanzl Andrea Lanzl (born 8 October 1987) is a German ice hockey player for ERC Ingolstadt and the German national team. In February 2020, she surpassed Udo Kiessling to become the all-time leader in international appearances among German national tea ...

, 2016–17 * Kamilla Lund Nielsen, 2011–2014 *

Kennedy Marchment Kennedy Marchment (born December 6, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Playing career Across 142 NCAA games with the St. Lawrence Saints women's ice ...

, 2018–19 *

Julia Marty Julia Kathrin Marty (born 16 April 1988) is a Swiss ice hockey player, currently playing in the Women's League (SWHL A) with EV Bomo Thun. She is a former eleven-season member of the Swiss national ice hockey team and served as captain for three ...

, 2013–14 *

Stefanie Marty Stefanie Andrea Marty (born 16 April 1988) is a Swiss retired ice hockey player who currently serves as assistant coach to SC Reinach of the SWHL A. She was a member of the Swiss national team from 2003 until her retirement in 2017. With the Swi ...

, 2013–2015 *

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, 2017–18 * Rhyen McGill, 2020–21 * Sidney Morin, 2018–19 *

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, 2019–2021 *

Emma-Sofie Nordström Emma-Sofie Mohrsen Nordström (born 5 November 2002) is a Swedish-Danish ice hockey goaltender and member of the Danish national ice hockey team, currently playing with Linköping HC Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She is a ...

, 2020–21 *

Suzanne Ostrow Suzanne may refer to: People * Suzanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) * S. U. Zanne, pen name of August Vandekerkhove (1838–1923), Belgian writer and inventor * Suzanne, pen name of Renée Méndez ...

, 2012–13 * Pia Pren, 2015–16 *

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, 2007–2009 *

, 2015–2018 *

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, 2009–2011 *

Brooke Stacey Brooke Stacey (born June 26, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently on reserve with PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is '' Kanien’kehá:ka'' (commonly known by the exonym 'Mohawk') and grew up in K ...

, 2018–19 *

, 2017–2019 * Shannon Stewart, 2015–16 *

Simona Studentová Simona Studentová (born 24 August 1986) is a Czech ice hockey player and member of the Czech national team, currently playing with HT Thurgau Ladies of the Swiss Women's League. She has represented the Czech Republic at sixteen IIHF Women's ...

, 2015–16 * Eveliina Suonpää, 2018–2020 * Nicoline Söndergaard Jensen, 2016–2019 *

Vilma Tanskanen Vilma Tanskanen (born 14 April 1995) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player. As a member of the Finnish national team, she won a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship and played in the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship an ...

, 2019–20 *

Susanna Tapani Susanna "Suski" Tapani (born 2 March 1993) is a Finnish multi-sport elite athlete who competes in ice hockey, ringette, and in-line hockey. She is a member of the Finnish national ice hockey team and Finnish national ringette team. Tapani is ...

, 2019 * Celine Tardif, 2020–21 *

Haruka Toko is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC. She has played with the Seibu Princess Rabbits of the Women's Japan Ice Ho ...

, 2019–20 *

, 2007–08 *

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, 2012–13 *

Minnamari Tuominen Minnamari "Minttu" Tuominen (born 26 June 1990) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently signed with the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season. A member of the Finnish national ice hockey team ...

, 2016–17 *

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, 2020–21 *

Saana Valkama Saana Valkama (born 27 June 1994) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK Hockey Dam. Valkama represented Finland at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2012, 2016, and 2017, wi ...

, 2019–20 *

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, 2015–16 *

, 2014–2017 & 2020–21 *

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, 2008–09 * Savine Wielenga, 2007–08 * Charlotte Wittich, 2012–13

References

Content in this article is translated from the existing Swedish Wikipedia article at :sv:Linköping HC Dam; see its history for attribution.

External links

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