Modo Hockey (women)

Modo Hockey
Modo Hockey
City	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
League	SDHL
Founded	1969
Home arena	Hägglunds Arena
Colors	Red, white, green;
Owner(s)	MoDo Hockey
General manager	Björn Edlund
Head coach	Jared Cipparone
Captain	Ebba Berglund
Website	Official website
Championships
Regular season titles	2 (2013, 2014)
Playoff championships	1 (2012)
	Current season

MoDo Hockey are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top flight of women's hockey in Sweden. They play in Örnsköldsvik, in the historical province of Ångermanland on the east coast of Sweden, at the Hägglunds Arena. The club's farm team, Modo Hockey 2, plays in the North division of the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL).

History

The women's section of Modo Hockey was formed in 1968 under the name of Modo AIK, playing the first ever organised women's hockey match in Sweden against Timrå IK in 1969. As there was no organised league, the match was only a training match.^[1] The club finished in third place in the first official Swedish Championship, held in the 1987–88 season, and finished in second place a year later. The club would go on to become on the best in Sweden in the early 2000s, finishing in the playoff top-three for three consecutive years between 2000 and 2003, and eight years in a row between 2004 and 2012. The 2012 Riksserien season would also mark Modo's first-ever playoffs championship win.

In recent years, the club has suffered problems retaining top players, losing all-time top scorer Erika Grahm to Brynäs IF and American Olympian Sidney Morin to Linköping HC prior to the 2018, as well as defenceman Gracen Hirschy to Linköping HC in 2020.^[2]^[3] After the club finished in second place in the 2018–19 regular season and were eliminated in the playoff semi-finals by Linköping, the club's two top scorers as well as long-time defender Johanna Olofsson left.^[4] The club would then finish in 9th in the 2019–20 season, the first time that the club ever had to participate in the relegation playoffs. The club was able to defend their place in the SDHL after beating Skellefteå AIK 7–0 across two matches.^[5]

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the most recent seasons completed by MoDo Hockey.

Code explanation: 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
Season	League	Finish	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts	Top scorer	Post season results
2015–16	Riksserien	8th	36	10	1	5	20	63	88	37	E. Grahm 22 (11+11)	Lost quarterfinals against AIK IF
2016–17	SDHL	8th	36	11	2	6	17	75	87	43	E. Grahm 40 (19+21)	Lost quarterfinals against HV71
2017–18	SDHL	3rd	36	24	5	3	4	142	58	85	M. Cava 55 (25+30)	Lost semifinals against Linköping HC
2018–19	SDHL	2nd	36	23	4	2	7	137	88	79	M. Cava 64 (27+37)	Lost semi-finals against Linköping HC
2019–20	SDHL	9th	36	7	3	3	23	66	116	30	M. Allemoz 21 (10+11)	Saved in relegation playoffs, 2–0 (Skellefteå AIK)
2020–21	SDHL	6th	36	15	3	1	17	88	88	52	L. Ljungblom 30 (14+16)	Lost quarterfinals against HV71
2021–22	SDHL	5th	36	17	7	1	11	113	85	66	L. Ljungblom 32 (20+12)	Lost quarterfinals against HV71
2022–23	SDHL	4th	32	15	4	3	10	91	74	56	J. Wakefield 37 (23+14)	Lost semifinals against Luleå HF/MSSK
2023–24	SDHL	2nd	36	20	5	3	8	119	68	73	L. Ljungblom 46 (23+23)	Lost finals against Luleå HF/MSSK

Players and personnel

2024–25 roster

As of 30 August 2024^[6]^[7]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
28	Ella Albinsson	F	R	21	2024	Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden
15	Linnéa Andersson (A)	D	R	26	2022	Eksjö, Småland, Sweden
19	Lauren Bellefontaine	F	R	24	2023	Kemptville, Ontario, Canada
12	Ebba Berglund (C)	D	L	26	2023	Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden
20	Andrea Brändli	G	L	27	2023	Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
32	Mariam El-Mahmadi (A)	D	L	26	2020	Söderhamn, Hälsingland, Sweden
14	Lovisa Engström	C	L	17	2023	Surahammar, Västmanland, Sweden
25	Maja Grundström (A)	C/RW	L	22	2018	Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden
27	Alexie Guay	D	L	23	2024	Magog, Quebec, Canada
13	Mira Hallin	LW	R	18	2021	Själevad, Ångermanland, Sweden
5	Sanna Halsius	D	R	18	2024	Själevad, Ångermanland, Sweden
24	Ebba Hedqvist	F	L	18	2021	Själevad, Ångermanland, Sweden
11	Moa Johannesson	C	L	17	2024	Ljungby, Småland, Sweden
22	Darcie Lappan	F	L	23	2024	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
26	Brooke McQuigge	F	L	24	2024	Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
30	Lovisa Persson	G	L	18	2023
34	Vendula Přibylová	F	L	28	2022	Olomouc, Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
14	Emma Seitz	D	L	24	2023	New York, New York, United States
10	Wilma Sundin	F	L	21	2019	Sundsvall, Medelpad, Sweden
17	Adéla Šapovalivová	F	L	18	2023	Prague, Czechia
18	Elsa Åberg	D	L	17	2023	Danderyd, Uppland, Sweden

Coaching staff and team personnel

Head coach: Jared Cipparone
Assistant coach: Alexander Naskov
Goaltending coach: Magnus Helin
Conditioning coach: Tobias Nordin
Equipment manager: Fredric Larsson

Team captaincy history

Frida Nevalainen, 2007–08
Annie Svedin, 2008–09
Erika Grahm, 2009–2018
Olivia Carlsson, 2018–2023
Ebba Berglund, 2023–

Head coaches

Sture Andersson, 2003–2009
Robert Elfving, 2009–10
Jens Öhman, 2010–11
Mikael Nilsson, 2011–2016
Jens Öhman, 2016–17
Björn Edlund, 2017–2022
Jared Cipparone, 2022–

Franchise records and leaders

All-time scoring leaders

The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Modo Hockey, through the completion of the 2023–24 season.^[8] Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

**Points**
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	P/G
Erika Grahm	LW/C	288	150	152	302	1.05
Olivia Carlsson	W	377	66	121	187	0.50
Tina Enström	C	135	51	100	151	1.12
Emma Nordin	C	176	63	83	146	0.83
Lina Ljungblom	C	131	74	64	138	1.05
Johanna Olofsson	D	324	43	91	134	0.41
Michela Cava	C	72	52	67	119	1.65
Kaitlyn Tougas	RW	104	42	68	110	1.06
Therése Sjölander	F	85	51	57	108	1.27
Marion Allemoz	LW	133	46	41	87	0.65

References

^ Westlund, Eric; Haglund, Anki (21 October 2013). "Som att möta en gammal släkting". Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ Foster, Meredith (15 June 2018). "Erika Grahm's Next Chapter". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (19 September 2019). "Folk skulle tycka att jag var dum i huvudet om jag sa något annat". Hockey Sverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ Spanne, Jesper (25 April 2019). "Stjärnorna lämnar Modo: "Har valt att tacka nej"". Hockey Sverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "MODO och Göteborg HC klara för fortsatt spel i SDHL". Svenska Damhockeyligan (in Swedish). March 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "MODO Hockey – 2024-2025 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ "MoDo Damer > Trupp". MoDo Hockey. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Modo Hockey". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

External links

Official website (in Swedish)
Team information and statistics from EliteProspects.com and EuroHockey.com

[1] Westlund, Eric; Haglund, Anki (21 October 2013). "Som att möta en gammal släkting". Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[2] Foster, Meredith (15 June 2018). "Erika Grahm's Next Chapter". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[3] Rönnkvist, Ronnie (19 September 2019). "Folk skulle tycka att jag var dum i huvudet om jag sa något annat". Hockey Sverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[4] Spanne, Jesper (25 April 2019). "Stjärnorna lämnar Modo: "Har valt att tacka nej"". Hockey Sverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[5] "MODO och Göteborg HC klara för fortsatt spel i SDHL". Svenska Damhockeyligan (in Swedish). March 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[6] "MODO Hockey – 2024-2025 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[7] "MoDo Damer > Trupp". MoDo Hockey. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[ep_all-time-8] "All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Modo Hockey". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

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