Leksands IF Dam

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team competing in the SHL, see Leksands IF.

Leksands ID
City	Leksand, Sweden
League	SDHL
Founded	1998
Home arena	Tegera Arena
Colors
Head coach	Lars Stenmark
Captain	Hanna Sköld
Affiliate(s)	Leksands IF

Leksands Idrottsförening Dam is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Leksand, in the Dalarna region. The team currently plays in the top-tier Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). The organisation also runs a second side, currently competing in Damettan Västra.

History

The women's section of Leksands IF was founded in 1998. 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. He would hold the role until his departure in 2018 to coach the U18 women's national 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. 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.

In April 2018, Leksands goaltender Leon Reuterström publicly came out as transgender, and retired from the SDHL to pursue his medical transition. 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. 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. The club dropped to 8th place in the 2019–20 SDHL season.

Players and personnel

2020–21 roster

As of 22 January 2021

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
88	SWE	Albinsson, EllaElla Albinsson	3.0 F	R	22	2019	Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden
31	SWE	Andersson, AngelicaAngelica Andersson	1.0 G	L	23	2018
16	SWE	Armborg, KajsaKajsa Armborg  (A)	4.0 C	L	26	2014	Örebro, Närke, Sweden
12	SWE	Berlin, EmelieEmelie Berlin	6.0 LW	R	30	2014	Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden
27	SWE	Brandt, MadeleneMadelene Brandt	6.0 LW	L	24	2020	Furudal, Dalarna, Sweden
57	CAN	Butterfield, AmandaAmanda Butterfield	2.0 D	L	27	2020	Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
10	CAN	Demale, ShaeShae Demale	3.0 F	–	25	2020	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
93	SUI	Forster, SarahSarah Forster	2.0 D	L	31	2020	Berneck, St. Gallen, Switzerland
17	NOR	Furulund, AndrineAndrine Furulund	6.0 LW	R	26	2019	Oslo, Østlandet, Norway
18	DNK	Holm Peters, MariaMaria Holm Peters	6.0 LW	L	25	2019	Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark
21	SWE	Jansson, LinneaLinnea Jansson	6.0 LW	L	23	2019
4	SWE	Johansson, WilmaWilma Johansson	4.3 C/RW	L	26	2014	Linneryd, Småland, Sweden
33	SWE	Johansson, AmandaAmanda Johansson	1.0 G	L	23	2020	Billdal, Halland, Sweden
26	SWE	Kandell, TuvaTuva Kandell	2.0 D	L	21	2017	Leksand, Dalarna, Sweden
24	SWE	Karlsson, IdaIda Karlsson	2.0 D	R	20	2019	Grytnäs, Dalarna, Sweden
9	CAN	Kennedy, KathrynKathryn Kennedy	3.0 F	L	28	2020	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3	SWE	Lundberg, ElinElin Lundberg	2.0 D	L	31	2007	Malung, Dalarna, Sweden
20	SWE	Malmquist, KarolinKarolin Malmquist	4.0 C	L	24	2016	Kil, Värmland, Sweden
7	SWE	Peterson, FridaFrida Peterson	2.0 D	L	23	2018
22	SUI	Rüegg, DominiqueDominique Rüegg	3.0 F	L	29	2020	St. Gallenkappel, St. Gallen, Switzerland
28	SWE	Silén, AnnieAnnie Silén	2.0 D	L	23	2018	Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden
18	SWE	Sjölund, LinnéaLinnéa Sjölund	2.0 D	R	24	2017	Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden
13	SWE	Sköld, HannaHanna Sköld  (C)	3.0 F	L	27	2013	Avesta, Dalarna, Sweden
19	SWE	Svensson, AgnezAgnez Svensson	6.0 LW	L	22	2019
47	CAN	Thiessen, AbbyAbby Thiessen	2.0 D	R	26	2020	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
23	FIN	Valkama, SaanaSaana Valkama	6.0 LW	L	30	2020	Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa, Finland
29	SWE	Viklund, MoaMoa Viklund	6.1 LW/D	L	28	2019	Lycksele, Lapland, Sweden

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five 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)

Season	League	Regular season								Post season results	Top scorer (regular season)
		Finish	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
2015–16	SDHL	5th	36	18	11	7	115	80	64	Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF	I. Koka 40 (10+30)
2016–17	SDHL	7th	36	11	16	9	92	103	50	Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF	I. Koka 38 (21+17)
2017–18	SDHL	6th	36	13	18	5	88	100	45	Lost quarterfinals against Modo Hockey	W. Johansson 28 (12+16)
2018–19	SDHL	4th	36	21	14	1	111	74	65	Lost quarterfinals against HV71	A. Borgqvist 32 (7+25)
2019–20	SDHL	8th	36	10	20	6	91	133	39	Lost quarterfinals against HV71	K. Armborg 30 (9+21)

Franchise records and leaders

All-time scoring leaders

The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Leksands IF.

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;      = current Leksands player

Points

Nat	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
	Östberg, CeciliaCecilia Östberg	LW	152	86	117	203	1.336
	Lindqvist, HannaHanna Lindqvist	LW/C	317	80	102	182	0.574
	Koka, IvetaIveta Koka	LW	176	81	98	179	1.017
	Engström, SofiaSofia Engström	D	340	43	86	129	0.391
	Johansson, WilmaWilma Johansson	C/RW	199	56	62	118	0.593
	Hall, MadeleineMadeleine Hall	C	197	51	59	110	0.558
	Sköld, HannaHanna Sköld	W/C	180	55	50	105	0.583
	Wester, LinaLina Wester	C	153	57	47	104	0.680
	Borgqvist, AnnaAnna Borgqvist	C/LW	97	38	63	101	1.041
	Peterson, LinnLinn Peterson	RW/C	115	47	40	87	0.757

Sources:

External links

• Leksands IF – Official site
• Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com