| Modo Hockey | |
|---|---|
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| City | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
| League | SDHL |
| Founded | 1969 (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 anice hockey team in theSwedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top flight of women's hockey inSweden. They play inÖrnsköldsvik, in the historical province ofÅngermanland on the east coast of Sweden, at theHägglunds Arena. The club's farm team, Modo Hockey 2, plays in the North division of theNationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL).
The women's section ofModo Hockey was formed in 1968 under the name of Modo AIK, playing the first ever organised women's hockey match in Sweden againstTimrå 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 scorerErika Grahm toBrynäs IF and American OlympianSidney Morin toLinköping HC prior to the 2018, as well as defencemanGracen Hirschy to Linköping HC in 2020.[2][3] After the club finished in second place in the2018–19 regular season and were eliminated in the playoff semi-finals by Linköping, the club's two top scorers as well as long-time defenderJohanna Olofsson left.[4] The club would then finish in 9th in the2019–20 season, the first time that the club ever had to participate in therelegation playoffs. The club was able to defend their place in the SDHL after beatingSkellefteå AIK 7–0 across two matches.[5]
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | |||
| 2015–16 | Riksserien | 8th | 36 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 63 | 88 | 37 |  E. Grahm22 (11+11) | Lost quarterfinals againstAIK IF |
| 2016–17 | SDHL | 8th | 36 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 75 | 87 | 43 | E. Grahm40 (19+21) | Lost quarterfinals againstHV71 |
| 2017–18 | SDHL | 3rd | 36 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 142 | 58 | 85 |  M. Cava55 (25+30) | Lost semifinals againstLinköping HC |
| 2018–19 | SDHL | 2nd | 36 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 137 | 88 | 79 | M. Cava64 (27+37) | Lost semi-finals againstLinköping HC |
| 2019–20 | SDHL | 9th | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 66 | 116 | 30 |  M. Allemoz21 (10+11) | Saved in relegation playoffs, 2–0 (Skellefteå AIK) |
| 2020–21 | SDHL | 6th | 36 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 88 | 88 | 52 | L. Ljungblom30 (14+16) | Lost quarterfinals againstHV71 |
| 2021–22 | SDHL | 5th | 36 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 113 | 85 | 66 | L. Ljungblom32 (20+12) | Lost quarterfinals againstHV71 |
| 2022–23 | SDHL | 4th | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 91 | 74 | 56 | J. Wakefield37 (23+14) | Lost semifinals againstLuleå HF/MSSK |
| 2023–24 | SDHL | 2nd | 36 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 119 | 68 | 73 | L. Ljungblom46 (23+23) | Lost finals againstLuleå HF/MSSK |
Coaching staff and team personnel
The top-ten point-scorers (goals + assists) of Modo Hockey, through the completion of the 2023–24 season.[10]Note:Nat = Nationality;Pos =Position;GP =Games played;G =Goals;A =Assists;Pts =Points;P/G =Points per game
| Nat | 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 |
