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)

SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPost season results
FinishGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsTop scorer
2015-16SDHL1st36272251616087Finland M. Karvinen 79 (37+42)Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping)
2016-17SDHL1st36320041685296Finland M. Karvinen 70 (30+40)Lost semi-finals, 0-2 (HV71)
2017-18SDHL1st36293221605895Finland M. Karvinen 68 (30+38)Won Championship, 2-1 (Linköping)
2018-19SDHL1st36301141665293Finland J. Hiirikoski 63 (19+44)Won Championship, 3-2 (Linköping)
2019-20SDHL2nd36244171416181Finland P. Nieminen 55 (25+30)Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21SDHL1st36321121595299Canada M. Cava 66 (29+37)Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs)
2021–22SDHL3rd36214471317975Finland P. Nieminen 55 (26+29)Won Championship, 3-2 (Brynäs)
2022–23SDHL1st32273021403987Finland N. Tulus 56 (22+34)Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs)
2023–24SDHL1st36294121736296Finland N. Tulus 61 (22+39)Won Championship, 3-0 (Brynäs IF)

Players and personnel

2024–25 roster

As of 6 January 2025

No.NatPlayerPosS/GAgeAcquiredBirthplace
10SwedenAnna AnderssonDL222019Själevad, Ångermanland, Sweden
31SwedenFrida AxellGL252021Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden
24SwedenElla BergströmFL222024Älvsbyn, Norrbotten, Sweden
62CanadaSarah BujoldFL302024Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada
5SwedenJohanna FällmanDL352024Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden
52SwedenSara GrahnGL372018Örebro, Närke, Sweden
6FinlandJenni Hiirikoski (C)DL392016Lempäälä, Pirkanmaa, Finland
15CanadaReece HuntFL252024Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
18SwedenEbba HörnquistDL182024Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden
77SwedenLinnéa JohanssonLWL242023Ljungby, Småland, Sweden
21SwedenAstrid LindebergDL202021Stocksund, Uppland, Sweden
26SwedenSara LindqvistLWL212022Storuman, Lapland, Sweden
27CanadaJaycee MagwoodFL282023Killarney, Manitoba, Canada
93ItalyNadia MattiviDL252024Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
16FinlandPetra NieminenCL262018Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
71United StatesSavannah NorcrossFR252024Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
29SwedenEmma NordinCL352022Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden
39SwedenInez NygrenFL172024Lycksele, Lapland, Sweden
17CanadaErica RiederDL292024Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
11JapanAkane ShigaFR252024Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
19SwedenStella SjöbergLWL182023Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden
7SwedenTilde SjödinDL212020Vilhelmina, Lapland, Sweden
14SwedenWilma SjölundCR232019Sundsvall, Medelpad, Sweden
8SwedenHedvig SturkDL202023Österhaninge, Södermanland, Sweden
42FinlandViivi VainikkaRW/CL242020Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
3CanadaCamryn WongDR252024Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Coaching staff and team personnel

Team captains

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

NatPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
SwedenEmma NordinC2651832224051.53
FinlandJenni HiirikoskiD275992663651.33
FinlandNoora TulusRW2541112143251.28
FinlandMichelle KarvinenW1521411733142.07
FinlandPetra NieminenC2011421372791.39
FinlandRonja SavolainenD258811462270.88
FinlandViivi VainikkaC13676831591.17
DenmarkJosefine Høegh PerssonW23062871490.65
SwedenLinn PetersonRW/C17340661060.61
SwedenJohanna FällmanD2342662880.38

External links

  • Team information and statistics from and and (in French)