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Frölunda HC (women)

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Frölunda HC
CityGothenburg, Sweden
LeagueSDHL
Founded2022 (2022)
Home arenaFrölundaborg
ColoursRed, green, white
     
Owner(s)Frölunda HC
General managerKim Martin Hasson
Head coachErika Holst
CaptainHanna Olsson
Websitefrolundahockey.com
Current season

Frölunda HC are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in the Västra Frölunda borough of Gothenburg, Sweden at Frölundaborg.

History

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Frölunda HC chose to form a women's team in 2022, one year after the club introduced a hockeygymnasiet (lit.'hockey gymnasium') program for girls. The club highlighted its desire to build an elite team for its eight hockeygymnasiet students, to provide an opportunity for other girls in the greater region to play at the senior level without having to move far from home, and to attract senior players originally from the Västergötland area who were playing with other teams but would return to Gothenburg to play with Frölunda HC. Regarding Göteborg HC, the Gothenburg-based team already active in the SDHL, Frölunda HC Chairman Mats Grauers felt "there is room for two senior teams [in Gothenburg]."[1]

Kim Martin Hasson was appointed the nascent team's first general manager and Erika Holst took the reins as its first head coach.[2] Major signings ahead of the inaugural season included Hanna Olsson from HV71, Andrea Schjelderup Dalen and Stephanie Neatby from Linköping HC, Sarah-Ève Coutu-Godbout from AIK Hockey, and Michelle Karvinen from the KRS Vanke Rays.

The team debuted in the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL) in fall 2022 with the stated intention to gain promotion to the SDHL for the 2023–24 season. They quickly established themselves as a dominant presence in the NDHL and whitewashed their divisional rivals to claim victory in Damettan Södra. The winning streak continued in HockeyAllsvenskan Södra and, after claiming victory against IF Troja-Ljungby and IF Björklöven in the conference playoff, Frölunda earned advancement to the SDHL qualifying series. After playing only two qualification games, they gained promotion to the SDHL.[3]

Season-by-season results

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This is a list of all seasons completed by Frölunda HC.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season League Regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2022–23 NDHL 1st 21 21 0 0 0 244 7 63 Finland M. Karvinen 114 (62+52) Promoted to SDHL
2023–24 SDHL 4th 36 17 6 1 12 97 86 64 Finland M. Karvinen 39 (21+18) Lost semifinals to Luleå, 0–3

Players and personnel

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2024–25 roster

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As of 30 August 2024[4][5]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
45 Sweden Paula Bergström D L 25 2024 Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden
6 Sweden Maja Beverin D R 22 2022 Jönköping, Småland, Sweden
16 Sweden Jennifer Carlsson C L 24 2022 Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden
22 Norway Andrea Dalen F R 32 2022 Hønefoss, Østlandet, Norway
13 Sweden Edit Danielsson LW L 17 2023 Växjö, Småland, Sweden
36 Sweden Emilia Bergeby Hallbeck W L 18 2022 Flodafors, Södermanland, Sweden
1 Sweden Maja Helge G L 17 2023 Växjö, Småland, Sweden
11 Sweden Ella Hellman W L 18 2022 Råda, Värmland, Sweden
18 Finland Elisa Holopainen F L 22 2024 Tuusniemi, North Savo, Finland
9 Sweden Alva Johnsson D L 25 2024 Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden
33 Finland Michelle Karvinen (A) W L 34 2022 Rødovre, Hovedstaden, Denmark
5 Sweden Nathalie Lidman D L 23 2024 Piteå, Norrbotten, Sweden
98 Sweden Felicia Linder D L 26 2022 Stockholm, Sweden
97 Sweden Sofie Lundin C/RW L 24 2023 Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden
35 Canada Stephanie Neatby G L 26 2022 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
26 Sweden Hanna Olsson (C) F L 25 2022 Hälsö, Bohuslän, Sweden
27 Sweden Linnéa Pettersson Dove D R 20 2022 Skärhamn, Bohuslän, Sweden
7 Finland Sanni Rantala D R 22 2024 Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme, Finland
93 Sweden Nellie Svensson D L 17 2022 Kållered, Västergötland, Sweden
73 Sweden Ella Thorbard W L 17 2022
88 Sweden Tilde Utbult F R 18 2022 Öckerö, Bohuslän, Sweden
10 Finland Emilia Vesa RW R 23 2023 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
4 Sweden Ebba Westerlind D L 16 2024 Vänersborg, Västergötland, Sweden
29 Sweden Felizia Wikner Zienkiewicz LW L 25 2023 Kungsbacka, Halland, Sweden
Coaching staff and team personnel
  • Head coach: Erika Holst
  • Assistant coach: Marcus Anselm
  • Goaltending coach: William Nordlund
  • Conditioning coach: Tilda Krüger Nilsson
  • Physical therapist: Annika Lindqvist
  • Equipment manager: Jay Hasson

Team captaincy history

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  • Hanna Olsson, 2022–present

Head coaches

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  • Erika Holst, 2022–present

References

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  1. ^ Leman, Henrik (11 October 2021). "Frölundas damlag startar redan 2022: "Nu blir vi en hel klubb"". RakaPuckar (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ Karlsson, Mattias (22 November 2021). "Hon blir huvudtränare i hårdsatsningen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ Pinheiro Diamant, Jonatan (15 March 2023). "Frölunda tar steget upp – klart för SDHL". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Frölunda HC 2024-2025 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Våra lag > Dam > Trupp". Frölunda HC (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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