Brynäs IF (women)

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).
== History ==
Between 2010 and 2013, the club advanced to the Riksserien playoff finals four seasons in a row, finishing in second place each time. In 2014, the club unveiled new jerseys, the only ones in Europe to be completely ad-free.
Between 2013 and 2019, the club saw its fortunes decline dramatically, and in 2017, head coach Madeleine Östling left the club to coach Linköping instead.
After the 2017–18 season saw Brynäs finish in 8th place amid numerous complaints surrounding the treatment of players, the club launched a significant rebuild, firing head coach Åke Lilljebjörn, increasing investment into development programmes, and signing star forward Erika Grahm on a player-coach contract with the intention of training her to be the organisation's future Sports Manager.
After making a number of major signings, including Lara Stalder, Michela Cava, and Kateřina Mrázová, improved to 3rd in the league during the 2019–20 SDHL season, and advanced to the semi-finals for the first time in seven years. In January 2020, the club announced a cooperation with the municipality to create a local sports education centre, allowing young girls to specialise in hockey education during high school. After the end of the season, Stalder would be the first women to be awarded the Guldhjälmen as the SDHL's most valuable player.
The team began the 2020–21 SDHL season with a seven-game winning streak, the last team in the league to remain undefeated until a 5–3 loss to Linköping HC.
== Season-by-season results ==
This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by Brynäs IF Dam. Note that the SDHL was known as Riksserien until 2016.
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	Riksserien	7th 	36 	13 	3 	3 	17 	69 	107 	48 	A. Östlund 27 (11+16) 	Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2016-17	SDHL 	6th 	36 	14 	4 	3 	15 	78 	97 	53 	A. Borgqvist 36 (14+22)	Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2017-18	SDHL 	8th 	36 	9 	3 	1 	23 	58 	121 	34 	A. Borgqvist 23 (8+15) 	Lost quarterfinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2018-19	SDHL 	7th 	36 	12 	1 	2 	21 	71 	107 	40 	E. Grahm 30 (11+19) 	Lost quarterfinal against Modo Hockey
2019-20	SDHL 	3rd 	36 	21 	4 	3 	8 	140 	99 	74 	L. Stalder 71 (42+29) 	Lost semifinal against Luleå HF/MSSK
2020-21	SDHL 	2nd 	36 	28 	1 	2 	5 	168 	76 	88 	L. Stalder 82 (31+51) 	Lost final against Luleå HF/MSSK
2021-22	SDHL 	1st 	36 	30 	0 	3 	3 	179 	69 	93 	L. Stalder 89 (34+51) 	Lost final against Luleå HF/MSSK
2022-23	SDHL 	2nd 	32 	24 	3 	1 	4 	136 	66 	79 	L. Stalder 61 (18+43) 	Lost final against Luleå HF/MSSK
== References ==
== External links ==
* Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Eurohockey.com
Category:Ice hockey teams in Sweden