Brynäs IF are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Gävle, on the eastern-central coast of Sweden, at the Monitor ERP Arena. A constituent part of the Swedish sports club Brynäs IF, they are the sister team of Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
History Between 2010 and 2013, the club advanced to the Riksserien playoff finals four seasons in a row, finishing in second place each time. In 2014, the club unveiled new jerseys, the only ones in Europe to be completely ad-free.
Between 2013 and 2019, the club saw its fortunes decline dramatically, and in 2017, head coach Madeleine Östling left the club to coach Linköping instead.
After the 2017–18 season saw Brynäs finish in 8th place amid numerous complaints surrounding the treatment of players, the club launched a significant rebuild, firing head coach Åke Lilljebjörn, increasing investment into development programmes, and signing star forward Erika Grahm on a player-coach contract with the intention of training her to be the organisation's future Sports Manager.
After making a number of major signings, including Lara Stalder, Michela Cava, and Kateřina Mrázová, improved to 3rd in the league during the 2019–20 SDHL season, and advanced to the semi-finals for the first time in seven years. In January 2020, the club announced a cooperation with the municipality to create a local sports education centre, allowing young girls to specialise in hockey education during high school. After the end of the season, Stalder would be the first women to be awarded the Guldhjälmen as the SDHL's most valuable player.
The team began the 2020–21 SDHL season with a seven-game winning streak, the last team in the league to remain undefeated until a 5–3 loss to Linköping HC.
Season-by-season results This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Brynäs IF. Note that the SDHL was known as Riksserien until 2016.
Code explanation: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)
Season League Regular season Postseason results Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer 2015-16 Riksserien 7th 361333176910748 A. Östlund 27 (11+16) Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK2016-17 SDHL 6th 36144315789753 A. Borgqvist 36 (14+22) Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK2017-18 SDHL 8th 36931235812134 A. Borgqvist 23 (8+15) Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK2018-19 SDHL 7th 361212217110740 E. Grahm 30 (11+19) Lost quarterfinal against Modo Hockey2019-20 SDHL 3rd 36214381409974 L. Stalder 71 (42+29) Lost semifinal against Luleå HF/MSSK2020-21 SDHL 2nd 36281251687688 L. Stalder 82 (31+51) Lost final against Luleå HF/MSSK2021-22 SDHL 1st 36300331796993 L. Stalder 89 (34+51) Lost final against Luleå HF/MSSK2022-23 SDHL 2nd 32243141366679 L. Stalder 61 (18+43) Lost final against Luleå HF/MSSK2023-24 SDHL 3rd 36169381267369 H. Thuvik 38 (21+17) Lost semifinal against MoDo Hockey
Players and personnel 2024–25 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel Head coach: Filip Eriksson Assistant coach: Jakob Löf Goaltending coach: Johan Ryman Conditioning coach: Johan Holmström Equipment managers: Per Lindholm Physical therapists: Kent Larsson & Pär Thures
Team captaincy history Karin Johansson, 2009–10 Joa Elfsberg, 2010–11 Karin Johansson, 2012–13 Angelica Östlund, 2013–2018 Erika Grahm, 2018–2021 Rosa Lindstedt, 2021–2023 Maja Nylén Persson, 2023–24 Julia Östlund, 2024– Head coaches Johnny Pedersen, 2002–03 Lars Landström, 2007–2009 Magnus Grönlund, 2009–2012 Henrik Orevik, 2012–2015 Madeleine Östling, 2015–2017 Åke Lilljebjörn, 2017–18 Magnus Carlsson, 2018–19 Henrik Glaas, 2019–2022 Filip Eriksson, 2022–
Franchise records and leaders All-time scoring leaders The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Brynäs IF.
Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = 2024–25 Brynäs IF player
Points Nat Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G C 137 125 178 303 2.21 C 310 116 132 248 0.80 C/LW 188 85 103 183 1.00 D 175 60 127 187 1.07 C 86 55 113 168 1.95 RW 150 69 79 148 0.99 F 111 70 61 131 1.18 F 106 56 72 128 1.21 RW 133 55 59 114 0.86 C 138 47 65 112 0.81
References
External links
Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com