Luleå HF/MSSK
Luleå Hockey/MSSK | |
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City | Luleå, Sweden |
League | SDHL |
Founded | 2015 |
Home arena | Coop Norrbotten Arena |
Colors | Red, black, white, yellow |
General manager | Klas Gustafsson |
Head coach | Jens Själin |
Captain | Jenni Hiirikoski |
Website | www |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 7 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024) |
Playoff championships | 7 (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
Current uniform | |
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Luleå Hockey/MSSK are a professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Luleå, a port city in northeastern Sweden, at Coop Norrbotten Arena. The team is the most successful club in SDHL history, having been regular season champions for four consecutive years, 2015–2019, and winning the Swedish Championship seven times within eight years, from 2016 to 2024.
History
The team was formed in 2015, after a merger between Luleå HF and Munksund Skuthamn SK (MSSK). In October 2016, the club set an SDHL attendance record with 3,150 spectators for a match against Norrland rivals Modo Hockey.[1]
After winning the Swedish Championship in 2018, they played against that year's Isobel Cup winners, the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), in the first-ever Champions Cup of women's ice hockey.[2] Luleå won the match 4-2.[3] In November that year, the club again set a new record for SDHL attendance, with 6,220 spectators for a match against AIK IF.[4]
In 2019, the club hired Mikael Forsberg to replace Fredrik Glader, who had served as head coach for the first four seasons of the club's existence.[5]
Season-by-season results
This is a list of all seasons completed by Luleå Hockey/MSSK, since the team was founded in 2015.
Code explanation: GP—Games played, W—Wins, OTW—Overtime wins, T—Overtime losses, L—Losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points. Top Scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)
Season | League | Regular season | Post season results | |||||||||
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Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
2015-16 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 161 | 60 | 87 | ![]() |
Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping HC) |
2016-17 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 52 | 96 | ![]() |
Lost semi-finals, 0-2 (HV71) |
2017-18 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 160 | 58 | 95 | ![]() |
Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping HC) |
2018-19 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 166 | 52 | 93 | ![]() |
Won Championship, 3-2 (Linköping HC) |
2019-20 | SDHL | 2nd | 36 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 141 | 61 | 81 | ![]() |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2020-21 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 52 | 99 | ![]() |
Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs IF) |
2021–22 | SDHL | 3rd | 36 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 131 | 79 | 75 | ![]() |
Won Championship, 3-2 (Brynäs IF) |
2022–23 | SDHL | 1st | 32 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 39 | 87 | ![]() |
Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs IF) |
Players and personnel
2023–24 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel
- Head coach: Jens Själin
- Assistant coach: Oskar Häggström
- Physical therapist: Johanna Olofsson
- Equipment manager: Carina Marnéus
Team captains
- Emma Eliasson, 2015–2017
- Jenni Hiirikoski, 2017–present
Head coaches
- Lisa Flemström, 2013–14
- Oskar Häggström, 2014–15
- Fredrik Glader, 2015–2019
- Mikael Forsberg, 2019–November 2022[8]
- Jens Själin, 2023–present
Franchise records and leaders
- As of 24 March 2023
Regular season
- Most goals in a season: Michelle Karvinen, 37 (2015–16)
- Most assists in a season: Jenni Hiirikoski, 44 (2018–19)
- Most points in a season: Michelle Karvinen, 79 (2015–16)
- Most points in a season, defenseman: Jenni Hiirikoski, 63 (2018–19)
- Best save percentage in a season, over ten games played: Frida Axell, .944 (2022–23)
- Best goals against average in a season, over ten games played: Frida Axell, 1.00 (2022–23)
Career
- Most games played, skater: Jenni Hiirikoski, 239
- Most games played, goaltender: Sara Grahn, 114
- Most shutouts in a career: Sara Grahn, 24
- Most penalty minutes in a career: Ronja Savolainen, 251
Scoring leaders
The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Luleå Hockey/MSSK from the 2015–16 season through the 2022–23 season.[9]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = 2023–24 Luleå HF/MSSK player
Nat | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
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Emma Nordin | C/RW | 230 | 164 | 198 | 362 | 1.57 |
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Jenni Hiirikoski | D | 239 | 90 | 242 | 332 | 1.39 |
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Michelle Karvinen | W | 152 | 141 | 173 | 314 | 2.07 |
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Noora Tulus | RW/C | 218 | 89 | 175 | 264 | 1.21 |
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Petra Nieminen | C | 168 | 118 | 116 | 234 | 1.39 |
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Ronja Savolainen | D | 223 | 70 | 128 | 198 | 0.89 |
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Josefine Høegh Persson | W | 230 | 62 | 87 | 149 | 0.65 |
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Viivi Vainikka | RW/C | 100 | 53 | 54 | 107 | 1.07 |
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Linn Peterson | RW/C | 173 | 40 | 66 | 106 | 0.61 |
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Johanna Fällman | D | 234 | 26 | 62 | 88 | 0.38 |
References
- ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (14 October 2016). "Landslagsstjärnan imponerad av publikrekordet: "Som en SHL-match"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Foster, Meredith (2 April 2018). "Luleå HF Win SDHL Championship". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (1 October 2018). "5 Champions Cup Takeaways: Metropolitan Riveters vs Luleå HF/MSSK". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Funqvis, Sixten (16 November 2018). "Nytt publikrekord i SDHL". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Nilsson, Jonathan (29 September 2019). ""Man slår upp telefonboken och vill ringa pappa – men det går inte att nå honom"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Luleå Hockey/MSSK Trupp > Komplett Trupp". Luleå Hockey (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "SDHL (W) - Luleå HF, 2023-2024 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Nilsson, Jonathan (10 November 2022). "Tränaren lämnar Luleå – mitt i säsongen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Luleå HF - All Time Regular Season Player Stats to season 22/23". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
External links
- Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)