{{short description|SDHL ice hockey team in Leksand, Sweden}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{About||the men's ice hockey team competing in the SHL|Leksands IF}} {{Infobox ice hockey team | current = 2024–25 SDHL season | text_color = #242C6B | bg_color = background:#FFF; border-top:#242C6B 5px solid; border-bottom:#242C6B 5px solid; | text_outline= | team = Leksands IF | logo = Leksands IF logo.svg | logo_size = 230px | city = Leksand, Sweden | league = SDHL | founded = {{Start date|1998}} | operated = | arena = Tegera Arena | colours = Blue, white, yellow<br>{{color box|#242C6B}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#FFD400}} | gm = Alexander Bröms | coach = Joakim Engström | captain = Courtney Vorster | parentclub = Leksands IF | website = {{URL|https://www.leksandsif.se/damlag/lagbygget|leksandsif.se}} <!---Championships---> | reg_season_titles = | championships = |}} '''Leksands Idrottsförening''', abbreviated '''Leksands IF''' or '''LIF''', is a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Leksand, a town in the western-central Swedish province of Dalarna, at Tegera Arena. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Historia |url=https://www.leksandsif.se/om-lif/historia |access-date=2021-07-02 |website=Leksands IF |language=sv}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rönnkvist|first=Ronnie|date=2016-04-28|title=Oprövade kortet ska föra Leksands damer framåt: "Ska försöka ge varje spelare bättre förutsättningar"|url=https://hockeysverige.se/2016/04/28/oprovade-kortet-ska-fora-leksands-damer-framat-ska-forsoka-ge-varje-spelare-battre-forutsattningar|access-date=2021-07-02|website=HockeySverige|language=sv}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-02|title=Leksands damer om en jämställdhet i föreningen: "Man slutar hoppas"|url=https://www.dt.se/logga-in/leksands-damer-om-en-jamstalldhet-i-foreningen-man-slutar-hoppas|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Dalarnas Tidningar|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Durefelt|first=Filip|date=2017-07-03|title=Leksands damlag städar efter herrarnas matcher|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/ishockey/leksands-damlag-stadar-efter-herrarnas-matcher|access-date=2021-07-03|website=SVT Sport|language=sv}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Meredith|date=2017-07-04|title=SDHL Team or maid service? Leskands IF women expected to clean stands after men's games|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/7/4/15919142/sdhl-team-or-maid-service-leskands-if-women-expected-to-clean-stands-after-mens-games|access-date=2021-07-03|website=The Ice Garden|language=en}}</ref>
In April 2018, Leksands goaltender Leon Reuterström publicly came out as transgender, and retired from the SDHL to pursue his medical transition.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Mike|date=2018-04-25|title=Leksand's Leon Reuterström publicly comes out as transgender, retires from women's hockey|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/4/25/17281404/leksand-goalie-leon-reuterstrom-publicly-comes-out-as-transgender-retires-from-womens-hockey-sdhl|access-date=2021-07-03|website=The Ice Garden|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gadd|first=Philip|date=2018-09-08|title=Otroliga krossen – Leksand vann premiären med 9-0 (!)|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/sdhl/otroliga-krossen-leksand-vann-premiaren-med-9-0-/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Expressen|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Foster|first=Meredith|date=2018-11-12|title=The SDHL Season So Far|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/11/12/18067344/the-sdhl-season-so-far-sweden-womens-hockey|access-date=2021-07-03|website=The Ice Garden|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name="hockeysverige">{{cite web|last=Kågström|first=Rasmus|date=2019-11-09|title=Klubbikonen om uppbrottet: "Blev tagen för givet"|url=https://hockeysverige.se/2019/11/09/klubbikonen-om-uppbrottet-blev-tagen-for-givet|access-date=2020-10-31|website=HockeySverige|language=sv}}</ref> The club dropped to 8th place in the 2019–20 SDHL season.<ref name="hockeysverige2">{{cite web|last1=Mälarberg|first1=Apollonia|last2=Ahlgren|first2=Gizela|last3=Rönnkvist|first3=Ronnie|date=2019-09-06|title=SDHL Update – Leksands IF i fokus|url=https://hockeysverige.se/2019/09/06/sdhl-update-leksands-if-i-fokus|access-date=2020-10-31|website=HockeySverige|language=sv|type=Video panel}}</ref>
== 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)'''''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" |- ! rowspan="2" | Season ! rowspan="2" | League ! colspan="10" | Regular season ! rowspan="2" | Post season results |- ! Finish !! GP !! W !! OTW !! OTL !! L !! GF !! GA !! Pts !! Top scorer |- ! 2015-16 | Riksserien | 5th | 36||18||3||4||11||115||80||64 | align="left"|{{Flagicon|LAT}} I. Koka '''40''' (10+30) | align=left | Lost quarterfinals against Djurgården |- !2016-17 | SDHL | 7th | 36||11||8||1||16||92||103||50 | align="left"|{{Flagicon|LAT}} I. Koka '''38''' (21+17) | align=left | Lost quarterfinals against Djurgården |- !2017-18 | SDHL | 6th | 36||13||1||4||18||88||100||45 | align="left"|{{Flagicon|SWE}} W. Johansson '''28''' (12+16) | align=left | Lost quarterfinals against MODO |- !2018-19 | SDHL | 4th | 36||21||1||0||14||111||74||65 | align="left"|{{Flagicon|SWE}} A. Borgqvist '''32''' (7+25) | align=left | Lost quarterfinals against HV71 |- !2019-20 | SDHL | 8th | 36||10||3||3||20||91||133||39 | align="left"|{{Flagicon|SWE}} K. Armborg '''30''' (9+21) | align=left | Lost quarterfinals against HV71 |- !2020-21 | SDHL | 9th | 36 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 28 || 52 || 148 || 20 | align="left"|{{Flagicon|SWE}} W. Johansson '''16''' (5+11) | align=left | ''Relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic'' |- !2021-22 | SDHL | 8th | 36 || 12 || 1 || 1 || 22 || 70 || 104 || 39 | align="left"|{{Flagicon|CZE}} T. Vanišová '''24''' (15+9) | align=left | Lost quarterfinals against Brynäs |- !2022-23 | SDHL | 6th | 32 || 9 || 2 || 6 || 15 || 60 || 89 || 37 | align="left"|{{Flagicon|CZE}} H. Haasová '''14''' (12+2) | align=left | Lost quarterfinals against Djurgården |- !2023-24 | SDHL | 8th | 36 || 11 || 0 || 7 || 18 || 76 || 95 || 40 | align="left"|{{Flagicon|USA}} S. Maloney '''20''' (9+11) | align=left | Lost quarterfinals against Luleå |}
== Players and personnel == === 2024–25 roster === {{Updated|12 January 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=Kontraktsläget SDHL 2024/2025 |url=https://www.leksandsif.se/damlag/lagbygget |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902213402/https://www.leksandsif.se/damlag/lagbygget |archive-date=2024-09-02 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Leksands IF |language=sv}}</ref><ref name="EP_roster2425">{{cite web |title=Leksands IF – 2024-2025 Roster |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19179/leksands-if/2024-2025 |website=Elite Prospects |access-date=2025-01-12 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Leksands IF Dam → Trupp |url=https://www.leksandsif.se/team/9541-ebbfFkrGE/lif1_lif/squad |website=Leksands IF |access-date=12 January 2025 |language=sv}}</ref> {{Ice hockey team roster}} <!-- {{Ice hockey team player | first = | last = | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = SWE| s/g = | birthyear = | birthmonth = | birthday = | acq = 2024| birthplace = | inj = | cap = | fa = }} -->
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Matilda| last = af Bjur| dab = | num = 16| pos = C| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 1999| birthmonth = 4| birthday = 20| acq = 2022| birthplace = Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden| inj = | cap = A| fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Sunna| last = Björgvinsdóttir| dab = | num = 7| pos = RW| nat = ISL| s/g = L| birthyear = 2000| birthmonth = 8| birthday = 23| acq = 2024| birthplace = Akureyri, Norðurland eystra, Iceland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Nathalie| last = Carlsson Mattila| dab = | num = 25| pos = D| nat = SWE| s/g = R| birthyear = 2001| birthmonth = 5| birthday = 21| acq = 2023| birthplace = Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Lillian| last = George| dab = | num = 19| pos = RW| nat = CAN| s/g = R| birthyear = 2000| birthmonth = 12| birthday = 7| acq = 2024| birthplace = Nipissing, Ontario, Canada| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Linnea| last = Horn| dab = | num = 28| pos = F| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2005| birthmonth = 9| birthday = 28| acq = 2024| birthplace = Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Emile Kruse| last = Johansen| dab = | num = 21| pos = LW| nat = NOR| s/g = L| birthyear = 1999| birthmonth = 10| birthday = 13| acq = 2023| birthplace = Halden, Østlandet, Norway| inj = | cap = A| fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Ellen| last = Jonsson| dab = | num = 87| pos = G| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 1998| birthmonth = 6| birthday = 8| acq = 2023| birthplace = Söderhamn, Hälsingland, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Ella| last = Lindmark| dab = | num = 13| pos = F| nat = SWE| s/g = R| birthyear = 2004| birthmonth = 6| birthday = 13| acq = 2024| birthplace = Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Hilda| last = Ljungberg| dab = | num = 5| pos = D/C| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2005| birthmonth = 7| birthday = 15| acq = 2024| birthplace = Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Karolin| last = Malmquist| dab = | num = 8| pos = C| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2000| birthmonth = 10| birthday = 24| acq = 2024| birthplace = Kil, Värmland, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Shay| last = Maloney| dab = | num = 27| pos = F| nat = USA| s/g = R| birthyear = 1999| birthmonth = 8| birthday = 31| acq = 2023| birthplace = McHenry, Illinois, United States| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Vilma| last = Nilsson| dab = | num = 26| pos = C| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2002| birthmonth = 3| birthday = 2| acq = 2024| birthplace = Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Emma| last = Polusny| dab = | num = 35| pos = G| nat = USA| s/g = L| birthyear = 1999| birthmonth = 3| birthday = 16| acq = 2022| birthplace = Mound, Minnesota, United States| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Ida| last = Press| dab = | num = 15| pos = D| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 1999| birthmonth = 7| birthday = 23| acq = 2023| birthplace = Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Tereza| last = Radová| dab = | num = 77| pos = D| nat = CZE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2001| birthmonth = 11| birthday = 22| acq = 2022| birthplace = Svitavy, Pardubický kraj, Czechia| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Agáta| last = Sarnovská| dab = | num = 22| pos = LW| nat = CZE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2001| birthmonth = 10| birthday = 17| acq = 2023| birthplace = Litoměřice, Ústecký kraj, Czechia| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Sofia| last = Sohlin| dab = | num = 12| pos = RW| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2004| birthmonth = 4| birthday = 10| acq = 2024| birthplace = | inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Wilma| last = Tagesson| dab = | num = 24| pos = D| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2008| birthmonth = 3| birthday = 12| acq = 2024| birthplace = Örebro, Närke, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Saga| last = Tynell Nissas| dab = | num = 18| pos = C| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 1999| birthmonth = 9| birthday = 4| acq = 2023| birthplace = | inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Alva| last = Ullbors| dab = | num = 23| pos = D| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2006| birthmonth = 7| birthday = 20| acq = 2022| birthplace = Mora, Dalarna, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Courtney| last = Vorster| dab = | num = 29| pos = D| nat = CAN| s/g = R| birthyear = 2000| birthmonth = 3| birthday = 13| acq = 2023| birthplace = Richmond, British Columbia, Canada| inj = | cap = C| fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Kiira| last = Yrjänen| dab = | num = 10| pos = F| nat = FIN| s/g = L| birthyear = 2002| birthmonth = 1| birthday = 2| acq = 2024| birthplace = Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme, Finland| inj = | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Wilda| last = Öhman| dab = | num = 44| pos = D| nat = SWE| s/g = L| birthyear = 2004| birthmonth = 4| birthday = 22| acq = 2024| birthplace = Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden| inj = | cap = | fa = }} {{table end|Ice hockey team roster}} '''Coaching staff and team personnel''' * Head coach: Joakim Engström * Assistant coach: Göran Tärnlund * Goaltending coach: Filip Myrskog * Conditioning coach: Karin Reichel * Equipment managers: Kent Arvidsson
=== Team captaincy history === * Sofia Engström, 2008–2014 * Elin Lundberg, 2014–2019 * Hanna Sköld, 2019–2022 * Abby Thiessen, 2022–23 * Anna Purschke, 2023–24 * Courtney Vorster, 2024–
=== 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, 2021–22 * Jordan Colliton, 5 May 2022<ref name="olausson20220505">{{cite news |last1=Olausson |first1=Robin |title=Kanadensisk tränare klar för Leksand |url=https://hockeysverige.se/2022/05/05/jordan-colliton-ny-huvudtranare-for-leksands-sdhl-lag |access-date=2 September 2024 |work=HockeySverige |date=5 May 2022 |language=sv}}</ref> – 22 November 2023<ref name="magnusson20231124">{{cite news |last1=Magnusson |first1=Oskar |title=Jeremy Collitons fina stöd till Jordan: ”Han vet vad jag går igenom” |url=https://www.dalademokraten.se/2023-11-24/jeremy-collitons-fina-stod-till-jordan-han-vet-vad-jag-gar-igenom/ |access-date=2 September 2024 |work=Dala-Demokraten |date=24 November 2023 |language=sv}}</ref> * Joakim Engström, 22 November 2023<ref name="lif_20231122">{{cite web |title=Förändringar i damlagets ledarstab |url=https://www.leksandsif.se/article/dlhas4j-30ead/view |website=Leksands IF |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=sv |date=22 November 2023 |type=Press release}}</ref> –
== Franchise records and leaders == === All-time scoring leaders === The top-ten regular season point-scorers (goals + assists) of Leksands IF through the 2023–24 season.<ref name="ep_all-time">{{Cite web |title=Leksands IF - All Time Regular Season Player Stats to 23/24 Season|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19179/leksands-if/stats/all-time?sort=tp&to=2023-2024 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Elite Prospects}}</ref><!-- PLEASE DO NOT UPDATE STATISTICS MID-SEASON, AS IT CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES, AND WIKIPEDIA'S PURPOSE IS NOT TO PROVIDE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE STATISTICS. PLEASE SAVE THE UPDATING OF STATISTICS UNTIL THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON AND/OR PLAYOFFS. -->
{{small|1=Note: '''Nat''' = Nationality; '''Pos''' = Position; '''GP''' = Games played; '''G''' = Goals; '''A''' = Assists; '''Pts''' = Points; '''P/G''' = Points per game; {{Color box|#E0FFFF|border=darkgray}} = 2024–25 Leksands player}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ style="color:#242C6B; background:#ffffff; border-top:#242C6B 5px solid; border-bottom:#242C6B 4px solid;"|'''All-Time Points''' ! Nat ! Player !! Pos ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! P/G |- align="center" |{{Flagicon|SWE}} | align="left"|{{sortname|Cecilia|Östberg}} || LW | 152 || 86 || 117 || 203 || 1.34 |- align="center" |{{Flagicon|SWE}} | align="left"|{{sortname|Hanna|Lindqvist}} || LW/C | 317 || 80 || 102 || 182 || 0.57 |- align="center" | {{Flagicon|LAT}} | align="left"|{{sortname|Iveta|Koka}} || LW | 176 || 81 || 98 || 179 || 1.02 |- align="center" | {{Flagicon|SWE}} | align="left" |{{sortname|Wilma|Johansson}}||C/RW | 278 || 63 || 83 || 146 || 0.53 |- align="center" | {{Flagicon|SWE}} | align="left" |{{sortname|Sofia|Engström}} || D | 330 || 43 || 86 || 129 || 0.39 |- align="center" | {{Flagicon|SWE}} | align="left"|{{sortname|Hanna|Sköld}} || F | 238 || 65 || 59 || 124 || 0.52 |- align="center" | {{Flagicon|SWE}} | align="left"|{{sortname|Madeleine|Hall}} || C | 206 || 51 || 59 || 110 || 0.53 |- align="center" |{{Flagicon|SWE}} | align="left"|{{sortname|Lina|Wester}} || C | 153 || 57 || 47 || 104 || 0.68 |- align="center" |{{Flagicon|SWE}} | align="left"|{{sortname|Anna|Borgqvist}} || C/LW | 97 || 38 || 63 || 101 || 1.04 |- align="center" |{{Flagicon|SWE}} | align="left"|{{Sortname|Kajsa|Armborg}} || C | 208 || 33 || 55 || 88 || 0.42 |}
== References == {{reflist|1}}
== External links == {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Official website}} {{In lang|sv}} * Team information and statistics from [https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19179/leksands-if Eliteprospects.com]
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