Luleå Hockey/MSSK is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Luleå, in northern Sweden. They currently play in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top-tier of women's ice hockey in Sweden. They are the most successful club in SDHL history, having been regular season champions for four consecutive years, 2015–2019, and winning the Swedish Championship five times in seven years, 2016 to 2022.
| Luleå Hockey/MSSK | |
|---|---|
 2021–22 SDHL season | |
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| City | Luleå, Sweden |
| League | Swedish Women's Hockey League |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Home arena | Coop Norrbotten Arena |
| Colors | Red, black, white, yellow |
| General manager | Klas Gustafsson |
| Head coach | Mikael Forsberg |
| Captain | Jenni Hiirikoski |
| Website | www |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 5 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) |
| Playoff championships | 5 (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) |
| Current uniform | |
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HistoryEdit
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 3150 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 NWHL, in the first-ever Champions Cup for women's hockey.[2] Luleå won the match 4-2.[3] In November that year, the club again set a new record for SDHL attendance, with 6220 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]
Players and personnelEdit
2021–22 rosterEdit
Coaching staff and team personnel
- Head coach: Mikael Forsberg
- Assistant coach: Oskar Häggström
- Physical therapist: Johanna Olofsson
Team captainsEdit
- Emma Eliasson, 2015–2017
- Jenni Hiirikoski, 2017–present
Head coachesEdit
- Lisa Flemström, 2013–14
- Oskar Häggström, 2014–15
- Fredrik Glader, 2015–2019
- Mikael Forsberg, 2019–present
Season-by-season resultsEdit
This is a partial list of the last six seasons completed by Luleå. 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)
| Season | League | Regular season | Post season results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
| 2015-16 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 161 | 60 | 87 |  M. Karvinen 79 (37+42)
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Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping HC) |
| 2016-17 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 52 | 96 | M. Karvinen 70 (30+40)
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Lost semi-finals, 0-2 (HV71) |
| 2017-18 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 160 | 58 | 95 | M. Karvinen 68 (30+38)
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Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping HC) |
| 2018-19 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 166 | 52 | 93 | J. Hiirikoski 63 (19+44)
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Won Championship, 3-2 (Linköping HC) |
| 2019-20 | SDHL | 2nd | 36 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 141 | 61 | 81 | P. Nieminen 55 (25+30)
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020-21 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 52 | 99 |  M. Cava 66 (29+37)
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Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs IF) |
Franchise records and leadersEdit
Regular seasonEdit
- 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: Sara Grahn, .932 (2018–19)
- Best goals against average in a season, over ten games played: Maria Omberg, 1.65 (2015–16 & 2017–18)
- Most shutouts in a career: Maria Omberg, 25
- Most penalty minutes in a career: Ronja Savolainen, 149
Scoring leadersEdit
The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Luleå Hockey/MSSK.[8]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = 2021–22 Luleå Hockey/MSSK player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Karvinen |
W | 152 | 141 | 173 | 314 | 2.07 |
 Emma Nordin |
C | 156 | 118 | 134 | 252 | 1.62 |
| Jenni Hiirikoski |
D | 140 | 65 | 138 | 203 | 1.45 |
| Noora Tulus |
RW | 124 | 41 | 72 | 118 | 0.95 |
| Ronja Savolainen |
D | 135 | 46 | 72 | 118 | 0.87 |
| Rebecca Stenberg |
LW | 98 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 0.87 |
| Emma Eliasson |
D | 70 | 21 | 61 | 82 | 1.17 |
| Petra Nieminen |
C | 70 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 1.13 |
 Josefine Høegh Persson |
W | 133 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 0.56 |
| Linn Peterson |
RW/C | 100 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 0.75 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (14 October 2016). "Landslagsstjärnan imponerad av publikrekordet: "Som en SHL-match"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Funqvis, Sixten (16 November 2018). "Nytt publikrekord i SDHL". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Luleå Hockey/MSSK spelartrupp, 2021–22". Luleå Hockey (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Luleå HF (W): 2020-2021 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Luleå HF (W)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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External linksEdit
- Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)