Women's ice hockey in Sweden



Women's ice hockey in Sweden had 3,425 players in 2011.[1]  The Riksserien (national Series), organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, is the elite league of women's ice hockey. There are also a number of teams in the Division one which in turn is divided in regions north, west, east, south A and south B.



Contents
[hide]  *1 History  ==History[edit] == The first league was created in 1987, and is called Division 1. This league had a variable number of teams distributed in some small regional leagues, followed by a national playoff. During the 2007–08 season, the best Division 1 teams qualified for the new league Riksserien which became the top tier league, while the Division 1 became the second level of the women's hockey in Sweden.
 * 2 Championship
 * 2.1 Results
 * 2.2 Medal Count
 * 3 Teams 2010-11
 * 3.1 Riksserien
 * 3.2 Division I Region South A
 * 3.3 Division I Region South B
 * 3.4 Division I Region West
 * 3.5 Division I Region East
 * 3.6 Division I Region North
 * 4 Tournaments
 * 5 See also
 * 6 References
 * 7 Links

Riksserien is composed of eight teams. They face every opponent in four games, twice at home and twice away. The first two teams qualify for the semi-finals. The teams classified in third to sixth place have a playoff qualifying round which takes place in three matches. The semi-finals, the match for the third place and final depend on a simple match. The seventh and eighth teams face the top two from Division 1 to stay in Riksserien or to Division 1. ==Championship[edit] == ===Results[edit] === ===Medal Count[edit] === ==Teams 2010-11[edit] == ===Riksserien[edit] === ===Division I Region South A[edit] === ===Division I Region South B[edit] === ===Division I Region West[edit] === ===Division I Region East[edit] === ===Division I Region North<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ==Tournaments<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] == <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">The following are IIHF tournaments that were hosted in Sweden.
 * Updated through 2011–12
 * AIK IF
 * Brynäs IF
 * Leksands IF
 * Linköpings HC
 * MODO Hockey
 * Munksund-Skuthamns SK
 * Ormsta HC
 * Segeltorps IF
 * Grästorp IK
 * Hisingen IK
 * Hovås HC/Järnbrott
 * Lerums BK
 * Munkedal/Stenungsund
 * Trollhättan HC
 * Vårgårda HC
 * Borås HC
 * HV71 Queens
 * IF Malmö Redhawks
 * Karlskrona HK
 * Motala AIF Hockey
 * Rögle BK
 * Växjö Lakers
 * Skogsbo SK
 * Hällefors/Lindlöven
 * Sandviken IK
 * Malungs IF
 * VIK Västerås HK Ungdom
 * Leksands IF 2
 * Kristinehamns HT
 * AIK 2
 * Almtuna IS
 * Järfälla HC
 * Ormsta Hockey 2
 * Tullinge TP
 * Södertälje SK
 * Segeltorps IF 2
 * Västerhaninge IF
 * Modo Hockey Junior
 * Clemnsnäs HC
 * Luleå HF
 * Sundsvall Wildcats
 * IF Björklöven