Skellefteå AIK are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in Skellefteå, a city on the northeastern coast of Sweden, at the Skellefteå Kraft Arena. The team was first established ahead of the 2002–03 season but was dissolved for financial reasons in 2008. Reestablished in 2017, the present iteration of the team earned promotion to the SDHL in 2024.
History 2002–2008 Skellefteå AIK Hockey first established a representative women's team prior to the 2002–03 season. At that time, no national league for women's ice hockey in Sweden existed and the highest level of competition was regional. Through the regional competitions, teams could qualify for the Swedish Championship in women's ice hockey (), a national tournament that was played annually in March.
As a part of the ice hockey association of Västerbotten (), Skellefteå AIK falls under the jurisdiction of the Region Norr (), the regional ice hockey governing body that regulates six of northern Sweden's provincial associations as a subsidiary of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIF). The team began participating in competitions organized by Region Norr in 2002, playing in Group B during the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. They ranked third in Group B at the conclusion of both seasons, finishing behind MoDo HK and BK Ume-Trixa both times.
Season-by-season results 2002–2008 The following table records all seasons completed by the Skellefteå AIK team active during 2002 to 2008.
Season League Regular season Swedish Championship results Finish GP W T L GF GA 2002–03 Group B Norra 3rd 127055058Did not qualify 2003–04 Group B Norra 3rd 125256864Did not qualify 2004–05 Division I Norra 2nd 1510057671Lost round-robin quarterfinals (Group B) 2005–06 Division I Norra 2nd 1611146940 Lost round-robin quarterfinals (Group A) 2006–07 Division I Norra 2nd 1610246925 Lost quarterfinal match to Segeltorps IF, 2007–08 Division I Norra 2nd 108027213 – Riksserien 7th 1420121859Did not qualify
2017–present The following table records all seasons completed by Skellefteå AIK since the team was re-established in 2017.
Season League Regular season Postseason results Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer 2017–18 Damettan 1st 1811106573535 E. Jönsson 25 (9+16) Lost to SDE HF, 2018–19 Damettan 1st 1813113623342 E. Jönsson 34 (15+19) Lost to SDE HF, 2019–20 Damettan 1st 1814031582645 J. Hlinka 19 (13+6) Lost to MODO, 2020–21 Damettan 1st 430011049 J. Hlinka 6 (1+5) Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 NDHL DamEttan 1st 178513442435 L. Lerchová 20 (13+7) Dam Hockey-Allsvenskan 1st 6600024318 E. Jaako 11 (5+6) Lost to Göteborg HC, 2–1 2022–23 NDHL DamEttan 1st 24222001231170 L. Lerchová 33 (18+15) Dam Hockey-Allsvenskan 3rd 64000131012 H. Reuther 6 (2+4) Lost round-robin 2023–24 NDHL DamEttan 1st 1614101891144 S. Krauseneck 21 (12+9)Dam Hockey-Allsvenskan1st 12 12 0 0 0 45 6 36 N. Söndergaard Jensen 10 (6+4) Won versus AIK, Promoted to SDHL
Players and personnel 2024–25 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel Head coach: Martin Lindh Assistant coach: Mikkel Ry Nielsen Goaltending coach: Mikael Strömberg
Team captaincy history Line Grahn, 2019–2022 Clara Markeby, 2022–23 Ellen Lövgren, 2023–24 Malou Berggren, 2024–
Head coaches Magnus Wahlberg, Magnus Lundin, 2019–20 Kajsa Östlund, 2020–2022 Claes Lindholm, 2022–23 Tuomas Liitola, 2023–24 Martin Lindh, 2024–present
Notable alumni
Johanna Fällman, 2006–2008 Janka Hlinka, 2019–2021 Tatiana Ištocyová, 2020–21 Kinga Jókai Szilágyi, 2023–24 Romana Košecká, 2020–21 Kristina Lundberg, 2006–2008 Tyra Meropoulis, 2022–23 Holly Reuther, 2022–23 Henriette Sletbak, 2017–2019
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