Luleå HF/MSSK

Luleå Hockey/MSSK are a professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Luleå, a port city in northeastern Sweden, at Coop Norrbotten Arena. The team is the most successful club in SDHL history, having been regular season champions for four consecutive years, 2015–2019, and winning the Swedish Championship seven times within eight years, from 2016 to 2024.

For the men's team competing in the SHL, see Luleå HF.

Luleå Hockey/MSSK
CityLuleå, Sweden
LeagueSDHL
Founded2015 (2015)
Home arenaCoop Norrbotten Arena
ColorsRed, black, white, yellow
       
General managerKlas Gustafsson
Head coachJens Själin
CaptainJenni Hiirikoski
Websitewww.luleahockey.se
Championships
Regular season titles7 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024)
Playoff championships7 (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Current uniform
Current season

History

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 3,150 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 National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), in the first-ever Champions Cup of women's ice hockey.[2] Luleå won the match 4-2.[3] In November that year, the club again set a new record for SDHL attendance, with 6,220 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]

Season-by-season results

This is a list of all seasons completed by Luleå Hockey/MSSK, since the team was founded in 2015.
Code explanation: GP—Games played, W—Wins, OTW—Overtime wins, T—Overtime losses, L—Losses, 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 36272251616087 M. Karvinen 79 (37+42) Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping HC)
2016-17 SDHL 1st 36320041685296 M. Karvinen 70 (30+40) Lost semi-finals, 0-2 (HV71)
2017-18 SDHL 1st 36293221605895 M. Karvinen 68 (30+38) Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping HC)
2018-19 SDHL 1st 36301141665293 J. Hiirikoski 63 (19+44) Won Championship, 3-2 (Linköping HC)
2019-20 SDHL 2nd 36244171416181 P. Nieminen 55 (25+30) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21 SDHL 1st 36321121595299 M. Cava 66 (29+37) Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs IF)
2021–22 SDHL 3rd 36214471317975 P. Nieminen 55 (26+29) Won Championship, 3-2 (Brynäs IF)
2022–23 SDHL 1st 32273021403987 N. Tulus 56 (22+34) Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs IF)

Players and personnel

2023–24 roster
As of 16 February 2024[6][7]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
31 Frida Axell G L 23 2021 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
52 Sara Grahn G L 35 2018 Örebro, Örebro, Sweden
6 Jenni Hiirikoski (C) D L 37 2016 Lempäälä, Pirkanmaa, Finland
77 Linnéa Johansson LW L 22 2023 Ljungby, Kronoberg, Sweden
61 Lisa Johansson W R 32 2011 Nybro, Kalmar, Sweden
20 Klara Kenttälä C/RW L 19 2020 Täby, Stockholm, Sweden
71 Anna Kjellbin D R 30 2021 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
96 Dominika Lásková D R 27 2023 Prague, Czechia
21 Astrid Lindeberg D L 19 2021 Stocksund, Stockholm, Sweden
10 Ella Lindmark F R 20 2023 Boden, Norrbotten, Sweden
26 Sara Lindqvist C/LW L 19 2022 Storuman, Västerbotten, Sweden
27 Jaycee Magwood F L 27 2023 Killarney, Manitoba, Canada
16 Petra Nieminen C L 25 2018 Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
29 Emma Nordin C L 33 2022 Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland, Sweden
55 Daniela Pejšová D L 21 2022 Teplice, Ústecký kraj, Czechia
13 Jenna Pirttijärvi LW L 30 2021 Ranua, Lapland, Finland
88 Ronja Savolainen D L 26 2016 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
19 Stella Sjöberg LW L 16 2023 Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
7 Tilde Sjödin D L 19 2020 Vilhelmina, Västerbotten, Sweden
14 Wilma Sjölund C R 21 2019 Sundsvall, Västernorrland, Sweden
40 Noora Tulus C/RW R 28 2016 Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
42 Viivi Vainikka RW/C L 22 2020 Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
8 Hedvig Sturk D L 18 2023 Österhaninge, Stockholm, Sweden

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Jens Själin
  • Assistant coach: Oskar Häggström
  • Physical therapist: Johanna Olofsson
  • Equipment manager: Carina Marnéus

Team captains

Head coaches
  • Lisa Flemström, 2013–14
  • Oskar Häggström, 2014–15
  • Fredrik Glader, 2015–2019
  • Mikael Forsberg, 2019–November 2022[8]
  • Jens Själin, 2023–present

Franchise records and leaders
As of 24 March 2023

Regular season
  • 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: Frida Axell, .944 (2022–23)
  • Best goals against average in a season, over ten games played: Frida Axell, 1.00 (2022–23)

Career
  • Most games played, skater: Jenni Hiirikoski, 239
  • Most games played, goaltender: Sara Grahn, 114
  • Most shutouts in a career: Sara Grahn, 24
  • Most penalty minutes in a career: Ronja Savolainen, 251

Scoring leaders

The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Luleå Hockey/MSSK from the 2015–16 season through the 2022–23 season.[9]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = 2023–24 Luleå HF/MSSK player

NatPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Emma NordinC/RW2301641983621.57
Jenni HiirikoskiD239902423321.39
Michelle KarvinenW1521411733142.07
Noora TulusRW/C218891752641.21
Petra NieminenC1681181162341.39
Ronja SavolainenD223701281980.89
Josefine Høegh PerssonW23062871490.65
Viivi VainikkaRW/C10053541071.07
Linn PetersonRW/C17340661060.61
Johanna FällmanD2342662880.38

References
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