2015–16 Riksserien season

2015–16 Riksserien season SWE Riksserien Ice hockey nowrap Scheduled for: September 2015 – February 2016 (Regular season) February – March 2016 (Playoffs) Regular season First place Luleå HF/MSSK Michelle Karvinen (Luleå HF/MSSK) Playoffs #Playoffs Riksserien Finals Luleå HF/MSSK Linköping HC 2016–17 2014-15 Riksserien The 2015–16 Riksserien season was the ninth season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League. The season began in September 2015 and ended in March 2016. It was the last season the league was known under the Riksserien name, changing to Svenska damhockeyligan (SDHL) the following year.https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/BJmWlE Osannolikt – men helt rimligt också Aftonbladethttps://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6506679 Riksserien i hockey för damer blir SDHL - P4 Västernorrland Sveriges Radio sverigesradio.se League business The fee for carrying international players on team rosters was set at 3500kr per player for the season.https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/6/7/15737570/swedish-ice-hockey-association-abruptly-cuts-subsidies-for-foreign-players-in-sdhl Swedish Ice Hockey Association abruptly cuts subsidies for foreign players in SDHL Meredith Foster June 7, 2017 The Ice Garden In November 2015, two members of the far-right Sweden Democrats party proposed a motion in the Riksdag calling on the government to discuss financial support for women's hockey in Sweden.https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/motion/extra-stod-till-svensk-damhockey_H3022024 Extra stöd till svensk damhockey Motion 2015/16:2024 av Jeff Ahl och Angelika Bengtsson (båda SD) - Riksdagen www.riksdagen.se Significant events Pre-season For the 2015-16 season, the league expanded from eight to ten teams, with both HV71 and Djurgårdens IF joining the league.https://hockeysverige.se/2015/03/11/djurgarden-fixade-festen-till-riksserien-efter-25-raka-segrar Djurgården fixade festen – till Riksserien efter 25 raka segrar - Hockeysverige Djurgården fixade festen – till Riksserien efter 25 raka segrar - Hockeysverige After facing financial difficulties, Munksund-Skuthamns SK merged with Luleå HF to form Luleå HF/MSSK.https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6092956 Luleå hockey och Munksund-Skuthamn SK går nu samman - P4 Norrbotten Sveriges Radio 31 October 2020 In North America, the National Women's Hockey League was formed as the first professional women's hockey league to pay all of its players a salary. Many Swedish players chose to remain in Sweden and in Riksserien, however.https://hockeysverige.se/2015/04/02/de-valjer-riksserien-framfor-nwhl De väljer Riksserien framför NWHL - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar Regular season The regular season began on the 9th of September 2015.https://hockeysverige.se/2015/09/09/allt-infor-starten-av-riksserien-lulea-och-linkoping-mots-i-finalen Allt inför starten av Riksserien: "Luleå och Linköping möts i finalen" - Hockeysverige Allt inför starten av Riksserien: "Luleå och Linköping möts i finalen" - Hockeysverige A Sundsvall-Modo match in late November 2015 was marked with controversy after three Sundsvall players were forced to leave the game after suffering concussions, including Canadian forward Danielle Stone. Sundsvall head coach Lars Johansson stated that he had "never experienced anything like this."https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/wEVBBo Skandalscener i Riksserie-derbyt Aftonbladet 25 games into the season, Djurgården forward Andrea Dalen scored two goals to lift her season total to 34, breaking Josefine Jakobsen's record for most goals scored in a single riksserien. She would finish the year with 47 goals, a record that still stands.https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/Kvao7o Andrea Dalen bästa målskytt genom tiderna Aftonbladet In January 2016, defender Nathalie Lidman made her Riksserien debut for Luleå at the age of 14, one of the youngest players in league history to make her debut.https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/xRVKqX 14-åring får chansen i Riksserien Aftonbladet After Luleå star Emma Nordin injured herself while on international duty just before the playoffs, the organised a fundraising efforts to be able to afford the transfer fee to fill her spot on the roster. The club was able to raise over 50,000kr, with Swedish men's international Dick Axelsson among the notable contributors.https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/J131QP Luleåfansen samlar in pengar till ersättare Aftonbladet Playoffs Before the start of the finals series, Linköping HC was forced to fundraise as the club's women's side lacked the budget to pay for flights to Luleå and accommodation. The club was able to collect over 20,000kr via fundraising.https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/Kvlzmy SM-final – en ren förlustaffär för LHC Aftonbladet Luleå HF/MSSK won the championship playoffs in their first season as a club, defeating Linköping HC 2 games to 1. The final games of the finals set a Riksserien record for attendance, with 4179 spectators present at the Coop Norrbotten Arena in Luleå.https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/VRoPRd Historiskt guld – inför rekordpublik Aftonbladet Post-season After losing in the finals, Linköping HC discovered that their plane tickets back from Luleå had gone missing, with head coach Peter Frantz deeming it "sabotage". After a short investigation it turned out that the club had simply forgotten to book the tickets. Frantz ended up paying for new tickets out of his own pocket at the women's team didn't have enough money left in its budget.https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/1ky5nB Sanningen: LHC glömde att boka Aftonbladet In April 2016, Emma Eliasson was named Riksserien Defender of the Year and was named Swedish Hockey Girl of the Year.https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/VRoPRd/historiskt-guld--infor-rekordpublik Historiskt guld – inför rekordpublik Aftonbladet 31 October 2020 After receiving the award, she called on the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation to change the name of the award to something less outdated.https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/emma-eliasson-ett-ruskigt-trakigt-namn/ Emma Eliasson: "Ett ruskigt tråkigt namn" Hockey Expressen 31 October 2020 Standings Each team played 36 regular season games, with three points being awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion. Regular season main WL OT 5 Regular season complete SDHL.se LHF LHC AIK DIF LIF HV BIF MHC SUN SDE DPO DPO DPO DPO DPO DPO DPO DPO RPO RPO 21 3 3 9 95 61 13 3 3 17 69 107 21 2 2 11 130 75 13 6 1 16 90 109 18 3 4 11 115 80 25 5 2 4 154 60 27 2 2 5 161 60 10 1 5 20 63 88 1 1 4 30 51 151 4 1 1 30 48 185 AIK Brynäs IF Djurgårdens IF HV71 Leksands IF Linköping HC Luleå HF/MSSK Modo Hockey SDE Hockey IF Sundsvall Hockey 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored Q green1 Qualification to Quarter-finals red1 Qualification to Relegation playoffs See also Women's ice hockey in Sweden References External links League website Official season statistics from the Swedish Ice Hockey Association SDHL Category:2015–16 in women's ice hockey leagues Category:Swedish Women's Hockey League seasons Category:2015 in Swedish women's sport Category:2016 in Swedish women's sport