# Luleå HF/MSSK

Luleå Hockey/MSSK are a semi-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 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.

## 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.
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. Luleå won the match 4-2. In November that year, the club again set a new record for SDHL attendance, with 6,220 spectators for a match against AIK IF.
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.

## 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Post season results |
| Season | League | Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | Post season results |
| 2015-16 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 161 | 60 | 87 | M. Karvinen 79 (37+42) | Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping) |
| 2016-17 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 52 | 96 | M. Karvinen 70 (30+40) | Lost semi-finals, 0-2 (HV71) |
| 2017-18 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 160 | 58 | 95 | M. Karvinen 68 (30+38) | Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping) |
| 2018-19 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 166 | 52 | 93 | J. Hiirikoski 63 (19+44) | Won Championship, 3-2 (Linköping) |
| 2019-20 | SDHL | 2nd | 36 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 141 | 61 | 81 | P. Nieminen 55 (25+30) | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020-21 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 52 | 99 | M. Cava 66 (29+37) | Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs) |
| 2021–22 | SDHL | 3rd | 36 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 131 | 79 | 75 | P. Nieminen 55 (26+29) | Won Championship, 3-2 (Brynäs) |
| 2022–23 | SDHL | 1st | 32 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 39 | 87 | N. Tulus 56 (22+34) | Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs) |
| 2023–24 | SDHL | 1st | 36 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 62 | 96 | N. Tulus 61 (22+39) | Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs IF) |

## Players and personnel
### 2024–25 roster

    As of 30 August 2024
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 10 | Anna Andersson | D | L | 20 | 2019 | Själevad, Ångermanland, Sweden |
| 31 | Frida Axell | G | L | 23 | 2021 | Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden |
| 24 | Ella Bergström | F | L | 20 | 2024 | Älvsbyn, Norrbotten, Sweden |
| 5 | Johanna Fällman | D | L | 34 | 2024 | Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden |
| 52 | Sara Grahn | G | L | 36 | 2018 | Örebro, Närke, Sweden |
| 6 | Jenni Hiirikoski (C) | D | L | 37 | 2016 | Lempäälä, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| 15 | Reece Hunt | F | L | 23 | 2024 | Nelson, British Columbia, Canada |
| 77 | Linnéa Johansson | LW | L | 22 | 2023 | Ljungby, Småland, Sweden |
| 21 | Astrid Lindeberg | D | L | 19 | 2021 | Stocksund, Uppland, Sweden |
| 26 | Sara Lindqvist | LW | L | 19 | 2022 | Storuman, Lapland, Sweden |
| 27 | Jaycee Magwood | F | L | 27 | 2023 | Killarney, Manitoba, Canada |
| 93 | Nadia Mattivi | D | L | 24 | 2024 | Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy |
| 16 | Petra Nieminen | C | L | 25 | 2018 | Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
| 29 | Emma Nordin | C | L | 33 | 2022 | Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden |
| 17 | Erica Rieder | D | L | 28 | 2024 | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 11 | Akane Shiga | F | R | 23 | 2024 | Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan |
| 19 | Stella Sjöberg | LW | L | 17 | 2023 | Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden |
| 7 | Tilde Sjödin | D | L | 20 | 2020 | Vilhelmina, Lapland, Sweden |
| 14 | Wilma Sjölund | C | R | 21 | 2019 | Sundsvall, Medelpad, Sweden |
| 8 | Hedvig Sturk | D | L | 18 | 2023 | Österhaninge, Södermanland, Sweden |
| 42 | Viivi Vainikka | RW/C | L | 23 | 2020 | Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland |

#### Coaching staff and team personnel

* Head coach: Melinda Olsson
* Assistant coach: Rosa Lindstedt
* Goaltending coach: Maria Omberg
* Equipment manager: Carina Marnéus

### Team captains

* Emma Eliasson, 2015–2017
* Jenni Hiirikoski, 2017–present

### Head coaches

* Lisa Flemström, 2013–14
* Oskar Häggström, 2014–15
* Fredrik Glader, 2015–2019
* Mikael Forsberg, 2019–November 2022
* Jens Själin, 2023–24
* Melinda Olsson, 2024–

## 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 2023–24 season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = 2024–25 Luleå HF/MSSK player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Emma Nordin | C | 265 | 183 | 222 | 405 | 1.53 |
| Jenni Hiirikoski | D | 275 | 99 | 266 | 365 | 1.33 |
| Noora Tulus | RW | 254 | 111 | 214 | 325 | 1.28 |
| Michelle Karvinen | W | 152 | 141 | 173 | 314 | 2.07 |
| Petra Nieminen | C | 201 | 142 | 137 | 279 | 1.39 |
| Ronja Savolainen | D | 258 | 81 | 146 | 227 | 0.88 |
| Viivi Vainikka | C | 136 | 76 | 83 | 159 | 1.17 |
| Josefine Høegh Persson | W | 230 | 62 | 87 | 149 | 0.65 |
| Linn Peterson | RW/C | 173 | 40 | 66 | 106 | 0.61 |
| Johanna Fällman | D | 234 | 26 | 62 | 88 | 0.38 |