# AIK Hockey (women)

AIK Hockey or AIK IF is a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL). They play in the Solna Municipality of Stockholm, Sweden at Ritorps Ishall (also known as the ishall of Ulriksdals idrottsplats, lit. 'Ulriksdal sports ground(s)').
AIK Hockey are two time champions of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top flight of Swedish's women's ice hockey, which the team played in from 2008 until being relegated in the post-season of the 2023–24 SDHL season.

## History

AIK gained promotion to Riksserien (renamed SDHL in 2016) in 2008. They won the Swedish Championship twice in their first five top-flight seasons, in 2009 and 2013.
In 2017, the team participated in the Minnesota Whitecaps' tour of Stockholm, playing against them on 22 August.
After dropping in the standings again, down to 7th in the 2017–18 season, Jared Cipparone was brought in to take over as head coach for the club. That summer, the club also slightly increased its investment in its women's side, building a new locker room for the women.
On the 22 February 2020, AIK was eliminated by Djurgårdens IF Hockey in the playoff quarterfinals in a match that went to the third overtime period, passing 100 minutes of game-time and setting an SDHL record for the longest match. After the end of the season, 8th-leading scorer in SDHL history Fanny Rask decided to retire from hockey, citing frustration with the financial insecurity in women's hockey.

## Season-by-season record

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by AIK.
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 | 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 | 3rd | 36 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 95 | 61 | 72 | L. Johansson 45 (28+17) | Lost semifinals against Luleå HF/MSSK |
| 2016-17 | SDHL | 5th | 36 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 88 | 82 | 55 | L. Bialik Øien 44 (22+22) | Lost quarterfinals against Linköping HC |
| 2017-18 | SDHL | 7th | 36 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 74 | 108 | 34 | L. Johansson 39 (23+16) | Lost quarterfinals against Linköping HC |
| 2018-19 | SDHL | 8th | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 73 | 102 | 36 | L. Johansson 25 (14+11) | Lost quarterfinals against Luleå HF/MSSK |
| 2019-20 | SDHL | 5th | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 73 | 97 | 49 | L. Johansson 28 (13+15) | Lost quarterfinals against Djurgårdens IF Hockey |
| 2020-21 | SDHL | 8th | 36 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 60 | 124 | 32 | L. Johansson 23 (11+12) | Lost quarterfinals against Luleå HF/MSSK |
| 2021-22 | SDHL | 9th | 36 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 69 | 91 | 37 | L. Johansson 26 (18+8) | Saved in relegation |
| 2022-23 | SDHL | 9th | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 44 | 127 | 17 | A. Sarnovská 13 (5+8) | Saved in relegation |
| 2023-24 | SDHL | 10th | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 39 | 197 | 7 | I. Leijonhielm 13 (9+4) | Relegated, lost qualifiers to Skellefeå AIK (0–2) |

## Players and personnel
### 2023–24 SDHL roster

    As of 14 February 2024
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 21 | Emmy Alasalmi | D | R | 31 | 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 27 | Rebecca Brown | F | R | 26 | 2023 | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States |
| 14 | Nikola Dýcková | F | L | 23 | 2023 | |
| 20 | Wilma Hallberg | F | L | 19 | 2021 | Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden |
| 26 | Alva Hellqvist | D | L | 22 | 2021 | |
| 11 | Emma Hofbauer | F | R | 20 | 2023 | Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria |
| 35 | Linnea Holterud Olsson | G | L | 28 | 2023 | Kongsvinger, Innlandet, Norway |
| 8 | Iveta Klimášová | F | R | 27 | 2024 | Prakovce, Košický kraj, Slovakia |
| 12 | Tuva Kärrhage | F | L | 20 | 2022 | |
| 18 | Isabelle Leijonhielm | F | L | 18 | 2021 | Täby, Uppland, Sweden |
| 22 | Felicia Levin | F | L | 21 | 2020 | |
| 3 | Suzu Matsuya | D | L | 27 | 2023 | Kobe, Japan |
| 49 | Elinah Melinder | G | L | 20 | 2019 | Märsta, Uppland, Sweden |
| 25 | Klara Miuller | F | L | 21 | 2023 | Klaipėda, Mažoji Lietuva, Lithuania |
| 6 | Mei Miura | F | R | 26 | 2023 | Hokkaido, Japan |
| 24 | Vilma Nilsson (C) | F | L | 22 | 2018 | Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden |
| 34 | Emily Rickwood | D | L | 24 | 2023 | Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| 23 | Fumika Sasano | F | L | 27 | 2023 | Aomori, Japan |
| 7 | Ella Sköldebäck | D | R | 20 | 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 9 | Moa Söderholm | D | L | 21 | 2020 | |
| 30 | Blanka Škodová | G | L | 27 | 2023 | Šternberk, Olomoucký kraj, Czechia |
| 10 | Hikaru Yamashita | F | L | 24 | 2023 | |
| 29 | Elsa Åberg | D | L | 17 | 2023 | Danderyd, Uppland, Sweden |
| 19 | Felicia Öhrqvist | D | L | 20 | 2020 | Solna, Uppland, Sweden |
Coaching staff and team personnel
* Head coach: Olle Öhrqvist
* Assistant coach: Rebeka Sádecká
* Goaltending coach: Linus Appelgren
* Physical therapist: Hanna Pintér
* Equipment manager: Göran Broberg & Ernst Melinder