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The first organized women's ice hockey game in Sweden was played in 1969 between Modo AIK and Timrå IK. [2] The Swedish women's national team played its first games in April 1987, during the 1987 Women's World Tournament in Ontario, Canada. [3] The first, unofficial National Championship was played in 1985.
Sweden is the first country in the history of the sport other than Canada and the United States to compete in the finals of any international women's hockey tournament. On 7 November 2008, in Lake Placid, Sweden defeated Canada for the first time in women's ice hockey with the 2–1 win in overtime at 4 Nations Cup.
The Swedish Women's Hockey League (Swedish: Svenska damhockeyligan), abbreviated SDHL, is the elite league for women's ice hockey in Sweden. It was established in 2007 as the Riksserien by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and was renamed prior to the 2016–17 season .
The women's section of Leksands IF was founded in 1998. [1] 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 ...
This is a list of seasons of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) (formerly named Riksserien) since the league was inaugurated in the 2007–08 season. Seasons [ edit ]
MoDo Hockey are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top flight of women's hockey in Sweden. They play in Örnsköldsvik, in the historical province of Ångermanland on the east coast of Sweden, at the Hägglunds Arena. The club's farm team, Modo Hockey 2, plays in the North division of the Nationella ...
Skellefteå AIK are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Skellefteå, a city on the northeastern coast of Sweden, at the Skellefteå Kraft Arena. The team was first established ahead of the 2002–03 season but was dissolved for financial reasons in 2008.
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).