Luleå HF/MSSK

Luleå Hockey/MSSK is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Luleå, in northern Sweden. They currently play in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top-tier of women's ice hockey in Sweden. They are the most successful club in SDHL history, having been regular season champions for four consecutive years, 2015–2019, and winning the Swedish Championship three times in four years, 2016 to 2019. 
== History ==
The team was formed in 2015, after a merger between Luleå HF and Munksund Skuthamn SK (MSSK).
After winning the Swedish Championship in 2018, they played against that year's Isobel Cup winners, the Metropolitan Riveters of the NWHL, in the first-ever Champions Cup for women's hockey. Luleå won the match 4-2.
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.
== Players and personnel ==
Updated 7 June 2020
=== 2019–20 roster ===
Sources: 
=== 2019–20 team personnel ===
*Head Coach: Mikael Forsberg 
*Assistant Coach: Malin Holmqvist
*Assistant Coach: Oskar Häggström
*Team Manager: Klas Gustafsson
*Equipment Manager: Carina Marnéus
*Equipment Manager: Kjell Mikko
=== Team captains ===
* Emma Eliasson, 2015–2017
* Jenni Hiirikoski, 2017–present
=== Head coaches ===
* Lisa Flemström, 2013–2014
* Oskar Häggström, 2014–2015
* Fredrik Glader, 2015–2019
* Mikael Forsberg, 2019–present
Sources: 
== Season-by-season results ==
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Luleå. 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	Post season results 	Top scorer (regular season)
Season 	League	Finish 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Post season results 	Top scorer (regular season)
2015-16	SDHL 	1st 	36 	27 	5 	4 	161 	60 	87 	Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping HC) 	M. Karvinen 79 (37+42)
2016-17	SDHL 	1st 	36 	32 	4 	0 	168 	52 	96 	Lost semi-finals, 0-2 (HV71) 	M. Karvinen 70 (30+40)
2017-18	SDHL 	1st 	36 	29 	2 	5 	160 	58 	95 	Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping HC) 	M. Karvinen 68 (30+38)
2018-19	SDHL 	1st 	36 	30 	4 	2 	166 	52 	93 	Won Championship, 3-2 (Linköping HC) 	J. Hiirikoski 63 (19+44)
2019-20	SDHL 	2nd 	36 	24 	7 	5 	141 	61 	81 	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden	P. Nieminen 55 (25+30)
== Franchise records and leaders ==
===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: Sara Grahn, .932 (2018–19) 
*Best goals against average in a season, over ten games played: Maria Omberg, 1.65 (2015–16 & 2017–18)
*Most shutouts in a career: Maria Omberg, 25
*Most penalty minutes in a career: Ronja Savolainen, 149
===Scoring leaders===
The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Luleå Hockey/MSSK.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Luleå Hockey/MSSK player
Points
Player 	Pos 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	P/G
Michelle Karvinen 	W 	152	141	173	314	2.07
Emma Nordin 	C 	156	118	134	252	1.62
Jenni Hiirikoski 	D 	140	65 	138	203	1.45
Noora Tulus 	RW 	124	41 	72 	118	0.95
Ronja Savolainen 	D 	135	46 	72 	118	0.87
Rebecca Stenberg 	LW 	98 	35 	50 	85 	0.87
Emma Eliasson 	D 	70 	21 	61 	82 	1.17
Petra Nieminen 	C 	70 	38 	41 	79 	1.13
Josefine Høegh Persson	W 	133	31 	44 	75 	0.56
Linn Peterson 	RW/C	100	29 	46 	75 	0.75
==References==
== External links ==
* Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)
Category:Ice hockey teams in Sweden
Category:Swedish Women's Hockey League
Category:Women's ice hockey teams in Europe