Djurgårdens IF Hockey (women's)

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Djurgårdens IF
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City: Djurgården, Stockholm
League: SDHL
Founded: 25  2014 (2014-03-25)
Home Arena: Hovet
Franchise history
2003–2015: Segeltorps IF
2014–: Djurgårdens IF


Djurgården IF Hockey Dam are a professional ice hockey club in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Stockholm at Hovet. The team is a section within the Djurgårdens IF multi-sport organization and are affiliated with its many other teams.

History

In March 2014, the Djurgårdens IF organisation announced its intention to form a women's ice hockey section, with Danijela Rundqvist in charge of recruitment and Jared Cipparone serving as head coach.[1] The following year, the organisation took over the Segeltorps IF women's ice hockey club following its financial difficulties and relegation from Riksserien.[2] After just one year under the Djurgården name in Damettan, during which the club made several big signings, including Valentina Lizana Wallner and Tina Enström, the club won promotion back to the top flight, defeating Södertälje 6–1 in the qualification playoffs.

On 9 September 2015, Djurgården played its first Riksserien match, with Andrea Schjelderup Dalen scoring the team's first Riksserien goal in a 5–1 loss to Linköping HC. The team's first Riksserien victory would come four days later, 5–2 against HV71. On 19 September 2015, the club played its first Riksserien match at home, beating Brynäs IF 5–3 in front of 834 spectators. The club finished the 2015–16 season in 4th place in the SDHL, losing to Linköping in the playoff semifinals, as Andrea Schjelderup Dalen set a single-season SDHL record for goals, with 47.

The club finished in second place in the SDHL in the 2016–17 season, the club's best regular season result to date. In the playoffs, the club made it to the finals against HV71, where they would win their first SDHL championship.[3] That season, the club also participated in the first SDHL Winter Classic against IF Sundsvall Hockey.[4] After the season, club founders Danijela Rundqvist and Nils Ekman left the club.[5]

In August 2017, the club hosted the Minnesota Whitecaps during a series of exhibition games against SDHL teams in Stockholm.[6]

During the 2018–19 season, second-highest all-time scorer in club history Hanna Olsson criticised the organisation's supporter club, Järnkaminerna, for not doing enough to support the women's side, despite the club supposedly having the best supporters in Sweden.[7] In January 2019, she left the club on bad terms after conflict with the coach and the club's refusal to immediately let her sign a new contract with another SDHL club.[8][9] The club would finish the season in 6th place, the worst regular season result in its history, and failed to advance past the playoff quarterfinals for the first time.

The club would improve in the 2019–20 season, finishing in 4th and being elimated by HV71 in the semi-finals. After the season, head coach Alana Blahoski, as well as Canadian players Jennifer Wakefield and Samantha Ridgewell announced they were leaving the club.[10][11]

Season-by-season record

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Djurgården.

Season League Regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2015–16 Riksserien 4th 36 21 2 2 11 130 75 69 Flag of Norway A. Dalen 73 (47+26) Lost semifinal against Linköping HC
2016–17 SDHL 2nd 36 23 3 4 6 97 73 79 Flag of Sweden T. Enström 36 (8+28) Won Championship against HV71
2017–18 SDHL 4th 36 21 4 1 10 118 72 72 Flag of Denmark J. Jakobsen 51 (19+32) Lost semifinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2018–19 SDHL 6th 36 19 3 0 14 112 81 63 Flag of Norway A. Dalen 41 (19+22) Lost quarterfinal against Linköping HC
2019–20 SDHL 4th 36 21 1 4 10 96 77 69 Flag of Canada J. Wakefield 28 (13+15) Lost semifinal against HV71
2020–21 SDHL 4th 36 20 3 1 12 92 71 67 Flag of Denmark J. Jakobsen 36 (15+21) Lost semifinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2021–22 SDHL 6th 36 12 2 3 19 77 100 43 Flag of Denmark J. Jakobsen 21 (5+16) Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2022–23 SDHL 3rd 32 17 1 4 10 83 69 57 Flag of Denmark J. Jakobsen 29 (9+20) Lost semifinal against Brynäs IF

References

  1. ↑ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (2014-04-01). "Äkta parets storsatsning: "Djurgården ska ha den bästa verksamheten"" (in en). https://hockeysverige.se/2014/04/01/akta-parets-storsatsning-djurgarden-ska-ha-den-basta-verksamheten. 
  2. ↑ "Historia 2014–". http://www.difhockey.se/dam/historia-2014. 
  3. ↑ Fransson, Malin (2017-03-18). "Djurgården är svenska mästare". https://www.dn.se/sport/ishockey/djurgarden-ar-svenska-mastare/. 
  4. ↑ Högsander, Anton (2017-02-18). "Första Winter Classic stundar: "Djurgården hamnar i historieböckerna"" (in sv). https://hockeysverige.se/2017/02/18/forsta-winter-classic-stundar-djurgarden-hamnar-i-historiebockerna. 
  5. ↑ Borgström, Anders (2018-10-30). "Paret lämnar Djurgården: "Ett mycket svårt beslut"" (in sv). https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/djurgardens-besked-paret-lamnar/. 
  6. ↑ Foster, Meredith (2017-08-01). "Minnesota Whitecaps, SDHL to play August exhibition matches" (in en). https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/8/1/16022154/minnesota-whitecaps-sdhl-to-play-august-exhibition-matches-aik-dif-sde. 
  7. ↑ Larsson, Jonathan; Lindgren, Robin (2018-12-02). "Djurgårdsstjärnan Hanna Olsson sågar sina egna supportar" (in sv). https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/sdhl/dif-stjarnan-sagar-egna-supportrarna/. 
  8. ↑ Lindgren, Robin (2019-01-18). "Landslagsstjärnan lämnar Dif – efter konflikt" (in sv). https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/sdhl/just-nu-lamnar-dif-efter-konflikt/. 
  9. ↑ Östman, Petter (2019-01-19). "Utspelet – efter att hon bröt kontraktet" (in sv). https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/sdhl/utspelet-efter-att-hon-brot-kontraktet/. 
  10. ↑ Asahara, Makoto (2020-01-10). "Djurgården bryter med tränaren" (in sv). https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/GG2d3Q. 
  11. ↑ Jay, Michelle (2020-09-10). "2020–21 SDHL Preview" (in en). https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/9/10/21427896/2020-2021-sdhl-preview-womens-hockey. 

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