#Luleå hockey

[swayhughes]

24-09-22 - ph fredrik sundvall

[werewolfbneimitzvah]

Akane Shiga scored her first goal of the season earlier! A nice powerplay goal in the first period to start!

[auroraliiga]

Luleå HF captain Jenni Hiirikoski took a skate blade to the throat in an accident during the SDHL playoff finals on 19 March 2023. Not even three weeks later, she is leading the Finnish national team at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship!

[grantmentis]

Women’s hockey roundup: 10/31-12/9

As per usual, this covers the PWHL but also all professional women’s hockey and some international news with some added focus on international leagues. It does not cover college due to time constraints but happy to point to any resources if needed. 100% confirmed news only

Also did something a bit different this month and tried to order points from what I think is most newsworthy at the top but it’s not a super strict order

PWHL (USA/Canada):

I covered a lot in my primer in terms of rule changes and broadcasting and neutral site games, so this will focus on everything else for the most part:

Official rosters are in. All rosters available here (toggle drop down menu to change teams)

The Sirens signed Kayla Vespa and Olivia Knowles after initial roster announcements

Maggie Flaherty (Minnesota Frost) was suspended two games for her hit on Alina Müller

Taylor House signs a SPA with the Ottawa Charge

Current players on injured reserve: Jill Saulnier (NY), Ella Shelton (NY), Dominika Lásková (MTL), Kennedy Marchand (MTL), Hadley Hartmetz (BOS), Natalie Spooner (TOR), Megan Carter (TOR.), Alexa Vasko (Ottawa Charge)

The PWHL is testing out other streaming platforms in the United States, including Twitch. If you are having trouble finding a PWHL stream outside of Canada, make sure to check the PWHL social media for updates!

SDHL (Sweden)

SDHL leading point leader Elisa Holopainen extends her contract with Frölunda. She joins Linnéa Pettersson Dove who extended for two seasons and Sofie Lundin (who’s sixth in the SDHL in points) and Ella Hellman who extended for one season. This waves of signings comes off of Frölundas two year rise since their inception and demonstration of significant financial investment to individual players and the team

Haruka Toko, team Japan star and last years top scorer for Linköping, has season ending surgery due to a cruciate ligament injury

Peter Elander, prominent former Swedish hockey player, former Swedens women’s national team coach, and most recently an assistant coach for Ohio states women’s hockey program, has accepted a job as coach for SDE

Emma Nordin (Luleå) became the all time points leader in the SDHL, surpassing Denise Altmann's record from 2020. Congratulations to Emma, who has 566 points in 461 games

Sarah Bujold, who played with Montreal victoire last year, signed with luleå

Alexa Gruschow, who played with the New York sirens last year, signed with MoDo hockey

Savannah Norcross, who played with the New York sirens last year, signed with luleå

Maude Poulin labelle, who played with the Toronto sceptres last year, signed with Brynäs

Audrey-Anne Veillette, who was with the Ottawa Charge last year but did not play due to injury, joins HV71

Sanni Vanhanen of Brynäs and the Finnish national team committed to play with Ohio state university next season

Czech goaltender Blanka Skodova joined Skellefteå

Standings updates: Frölunda sits in first place, but Luleå and MoDo are extremly close behind. HV71 and Leksands are in the relegation spots right now, with Linköping pretty comfortably ahead of them

Top Players/Players i want to highlight: -Stephanie Neatby (Fröluda), Frida Axell (Luleå), and Kassidy Sauvé (SDE) are all neck and neck for best goaltending stats -Elisa Holopainen (Frölunda) continues to lead in scoring with 31 points, with Petra Nieminen (Luleå) and Hanna Olson (Frölunda) close behind at 25 -Lovisa Engström (MoDo) has been the most impactful U18 player, scoring 8 goals thus far in her age 17 season and rookie year

AuroraLiiga (Finland)

Ella Välikangas rejoins HPK. She played there last season and had 23 points in 32 games played

Czech forward Anna Kalová of RoKi is out for the season.

Mentioned in my last roundup, but Saija Tarkki officially had her jersey! Congratulations to Saija on this incredible accomplishment

Six teams have clinched a playoff spot: Kiekko-Espoo, HPK, HIFK, Team Kuortane, Ilves, and Karpa. TPS, Kärpät, and Roki are left to battle out the remaining spots and avoid relegation. Kiekko-Espoo has a comfortable first place lead

RoKi got their first win of the season!

Top players: - After a bit of a down year last year, Salla Sivula (KalPa) has a .944 save percentage while facing the highest workload of any goalie in the league, and has four shutouts on the year. Sivula has been in the league since 2018-2019 and is currently on pace to set career highs on her new team - 21 year old Lisette Täks continues to make her case for the national team after playing at an elite level in auroraliiga the past two years. She has 46 points in 24 games at Kiekko-Espoo -18 year old Czech forward Barbora Juříčková is having a breakout year with HPK, already doubling her point total from last year. in 23 games this year, she has 40 points -Emma Nuutinen, a league veteran, is your current points leader with 49 points in 22 games for Kiekko-Espoo

SWHL A/ Postfinance Women's League (Switzerland)

The league is showing a wonderful increase in attendance, with a new record attendance set in a game between EV Zug and HC Davos Ladies on November 17th: 2,163 !

ALL WOMEN'S LEAGUES GAMES ARE ONCE AGAIN FREE TO STREAM FOR ALL HERE: https://www.red.sport/en-ch/page/womens-league this includes full replays, highlights, and interviews!!!

New playoff format: the 1st and 2nd placed tams will get a by to the semi-finals. The 3rd to 6th placed teams will play in best of three series to determine who goes on to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams in the table will have a best-of-five playoff series to determine relegation. The semi-finals and the final will be best of five, and there will be a one game bronze medal match.

Coach Johanna Ikonen of HC Davos Ladies signs an extension through 2026/2027. The former Finnish National Team Player is in her first year coaching the HC Davos Ladies, but has a wealth of experience coaching women's pro teams. HC Davos Ladies are currently in second place, a major improvement from last year when they were in fifth place with a negative goal differential.

Swiss hockey hall of famer Evelina Raselli, who captained Team Switzerland, won five swhl championships, and won an Isobel Cup with the Boston Pride, accepted a assistant coaching role for HC Davos starting in January

Ivana Wey (EVZ), a up and coming star for the Swiss national team, committed to Northeastern University

Naemi Herzig (EVZ) has committed to College of the Holy Cross

New Injuries: Annika Fazokas (EVZ) it out with a concussion

SC Bern Frauen is in first with HC Davos right behind. EVZ Women's Team could also make a run for one of the first two spots and have a game in hand. SC Langenthal Damen and Neuchâtel Hockey Academy Dames will almost certainly be relegated

Current top performers: - Elizabeth Lang (HC Davos Ladies) rookie out of University of Calgary with a league leading 37 points in 18 games -Estelle Duvin (SC Bern Fraun), who's been one of the MVP's of the SWHL the past few years, has 34 points in 18 games -Michaela Pejzlová (HC Ambrì-Piotta), a czech national team player in her first SWHL season after many years as a MVP caliber player in Auroraliiga, has 31 goals in 17 games

EWHL (Central/Eastern Europe)

Aisulu Almaty, HK PSRZ Bratislava, SKN Sabres St.Pölten are all extremely close in points in the top three spots. EV Bozen Eagles and KSV Neuberg Highlanders sit close behind them. Anyone in the top five spots could finish first.

Top players -Kristin Della Rovere (EV Bozen Eagles) is your top scorer with 33 points in 14 games -Latvian goaltender Kristiana Apsite for DEC Salzburg Eagles has been the most impressive goaltender to me. While goalies like Seeley have better numbers, Apsite's workload has been insane. Despite being on the worst team and facing the second most shots in the league (about 38 shots a game) she is putting up respectable numbers with a .911 save percentage -Slovak forward Ema Tothova is still the best u18 player, just as she was last year. The 17 year old has 18 points in 13 games. She is also playing in a boy's-majority u18 league at the same time

International news:

The 6-Nations event in Tampere begins December 11 to 15th, with Switzerland, Finland, Czechia, Sweden, USA, and Canada. The tournament rosters are made up primarily of the younger talent and ncaa players in each national teams pipelines. Most pro leagues are on break as a result

The u18 tournaments will be coming up in January! I will post more about them later, but if you would like to read more about them check out the IIHF page

[assassinsdragons]

Fic Claim - LCDrarry 2023

Title: Champions of Karlstad Word Count: 18,3k Rating: Explicit Tags: Ice Hockey AU, SHL, Swedish Hockey League, 2022-2023 SHL Season, Färjestad BK, Luleå HF, Set in Sweden, Sports Rivalry, Rivals to Lovers, Hockey Typical Violence, Sexual Content, Mentions of Blood (nosebleed) Summary:

Draco signs a contract with Färjestad BK, one of the top ice hockey clubs in Sweden. Draco's long-time rival, Harry Potter, refuses to play with Draco, but still chooses to follow him to Sweden, signing with another Swedish club. Is screwing with Draco's life all that Potter really cares about, or is there some other intent behind his annoying behaviour?

Link to ao3: Champions of Karlstad

Excerpt:

The week between Christmas and New Year’s passes in a blur of practices, rain and two more games. One home game against another crowd favourite; Leksand IF (which Draco and his team won four against zero). And then one away game against the tricky IK Oskarshamn (which they also won, six-three).  By the time midnight strikes and the new year begins, Draco is feeling more than confident about what the new journey around the sun will entail. In fact, he’s feeling exhilarated, and perhaps a little arrogant. Not only has his team won all three games Draco has played with them this far, but he can also revel in the fact that Luleå have lost their last two games. Earlier today he even indulged himself, sending a better luck next time message to Potter.  To his surprise, Potter called back almost immediately only to curse at Draco, loudly and at length, before hanging up again. It put a smile on Draco’s face that still decorates his face while he watches the fireworks exploding in the sky outside. 

Author's Notes:

I'm patting myself on the shoulder, telling myself "Well done, you" because this has been a difficult journey. But I did it.

In my planning doc for this fic, I've previously written two messages to @sleepstxtic, who prompted a sports rivalry to this year's edition of @lcdrarry. Those messages are as follows:

Hullo there, Kat. It’s me. One of your many, many fans.  I won’t lie. It took a lot of courage for me to sign up for this prompt. Remembering what you wrote last year for bodiceripper, recalling the tension and emotions you created with your words. How can I ever live up to that? Truth is, I can’t. I can only try. And I knew, when I saw the prompt, that the only thing I could do to make the prompt justice, would be to call your obsession with tennis, and raise you my own: I had to write an AU about the one sport I’m completely engrossed in myself. Ice hockey.  I guess I’ve been looking for an excuse to write a hockey AU for quite some time already, and you finally gave it to me. And I guess that’s why I finally steeled my nerves, took a deep breath and plunged into the scary waters of writing for you. I signed up…

***

I have a question for you, Kat. Do you even understand what a struggle it was for me to write about something that made me so excited I couldn’t get my hands to stop shaking? That I couldn’t sit still enough to actually write for? That constantly made me sidetrack and focus on the actual ongoing ice hockey season in Sweden? Would you like to see my notes of planning for this fic and read about all my meltdowns over what happened during games I watched and whatnot? I guess it’s a journey of its own to read all of that. There are 21 pages of it available if you want it. Just tell me, alright? Cheers.

It's not that strange that I was so excited. Drarry? And ice hockey? AND FÄRJESTAD BK?! Together?!?! My brain literally melted.

As time flew by, my excitement for this prompt wasn't the only thing that made it difficult for me to write this fic, though. I was scared to write something subpar to what you deserved. To what my beloved FBK deserved. I was afraid that what I wrote wasn't worth reading. But I kept writing, slowly.

Real life knocked on my door. Uni studies and whatnot. Suddenly I had like five extensions past me and time was up. The fest was due to be over in only a couple of days.

I saw the end, I could see the horizon of the story. I was almost done. So little left, but it felt like so much.

I did it. At last, I did it. I finished it. On time!

(or, at least, in time before the fest was over... on time would've meant i finished it much earlier...)

So. I've got a long list of thanks I need to send out.

Let's begin with @celilasart. The incredible mod of Lights Camera Drarry who has a bottomless well of patience and care inside her. You always have a kind word to offer when one needs it, and you're always so encouraging. I've already sent you several thanks on ao3 and on Discord, but truth be told, I can never thank you enough. Please never forget how amazing and wonderful you are.

Moving on (before I start crying with gratitude for Celila), I want to thank @ununquadius for being my friend and for cheering me on through these past months. I don't know how you can bear with me, all the CAPS MESSAGES and rants about a sport you don't even understand. But you've always stood by me. You believe in me. You check in on me and my progress. Thank you, love.

@tsundanire. Jay. I'm sorry, alright. Just know I'm really sorry. Crashing into your house DMs, bringing a loud ruckus with me, demanding to know why the fuck I can't find an English term for this or that when it comes to hockey. Random questions about differences between NHL and SHL that are barely coherent. Please don't hate me forever. I'm still your friend. Just tell me what to do to make it up to you.

I didn't give you much time, @brightluminae , (I'll admit I didn't give myself much time at the end) but you still managed to help me sooo much, straightening the story out. I asked for cheers and help with fixing some wrinkles, and you came through brilliantly. Thank you so so so much for your help, my friend. Without you, I'm certain I wouldn't have been able to finish this before the fest ended.

AND LASTLY. @ladderofyears. Emma. Emma. Emma. Emma. EMMA! How do I even start? You're a champ, I think we all can agree on that. Writing and drawing your own submissions. Offering countless people help with proofreading their stories. Always encouraging people – friends or not – to keep going, believing that they can do it. And on top of that, you've spent five whole months with me and this story. You've been there through every struggle, through all ups and downs. My love and gratitude for you is neverending.

Cheers and love to everyone, and I hope you enjoy reading the fic.

[alexbkrieger13]

Speaking of ice hockey, the women's league SDHL in Sweden has been broadcasted since at least 2019 by C more and Svt. All 192 games by the former and the Final series games plus 25 other games by the latter.

https://www.svt.se/sport/ishockey/sdhl-14

Svt also broadcasts the women's World cup.

[nordnews]

Football Men's EC qualifiers 18.00 Azerbaijan–Sweden (Johan Bengts, Jon Persson and Sigge Sanner) Ice hockey SHL men 19.00 Skellefteå–Växjö (Peter Sundkvist) Timrå–Luleå (Magnus Wa...

[linguine-noodles]

PWHL - Drafted Players

MINNESOTA 

(1st)  Taylor Heise (F, USA) (University of Minnesota)

(12nd)  Nicole Hensley (G, USA) (PWHPA)

(13rd)  Grace Zumwinkle (F, USA) (University of Minnesota)

(24th)  Maggie Flaherty (D, USA) (University of Minnesota-Duluth)

(25th)  Susanna Tapani (F, FIN) (KRS Vanke Rays)

(36th)  Clair DeGeorge (F, USA) (PWHPA)

(37th)  Natalie Buchbinder (D, USA) (University of Wisconsin)

(48th)  Denisa Křížová (F, CZE) (Minnesota Whitecaps)

(49th)  Sidney Morin (D, USA) (Minnesota Whitecaps)

(60th)  Sophia Kunin (F, USA) (PWHPA)

(61st)  Amanda Leveille (G, CAN) (Minnesota Whitecaps)

(72nd)  Michela Cava (F, CAN) (Toronto Six)

(73rd)  Liz Schepers (F, USA)  (Minnesota Whitecaps)

(84th)  Minttu Tuominen (D, FIN) (Kiekko-Espoo)

(85th)  Sydney Brodt (F, USA) (Minnesota Whitecaps)

TORONTO

(2nd)  Jocelyne Larocque (D, CAN) (PWHPA)

(11th)  Emma Maltais (F, CAN) (Ohio State University)

(14th)  Kristen Campbell (G, CAN) (PWHPA)

(23rd)  Natalie Spooner (F, CAN) (PWHPA)

(26th)  Jesse Compher (F, USA) (University of Wisconsin)

(35th)  Kali Flanagan (D, USA) (Boston Pride)

(38th)  Victoria Bach (F, CAN) (PWHPA)

(47th)  Brittany Howard (F, CAN) (Toronto Six)

(50th)  Allie Munroe (D, CAN) (Connecticut Whale)

(59th)  Mellissa Channell (D, CAN) (PWHPA)

(71st)  Rebecca Leslie (F, CAN) (PWHPA)

(74th)  Hannah Miller (F, CAN) (KRS Shenzhen)

(83rd)  Alexa Vasko (F, CAN) (PWHPA)

(86th)  Olivia Knowles (D, CAN) Minnesota Whitecaps)

BOSTON

(3rd)  Alina Müller (F, SUI) (ZSC Lions Frauen)

(10th)  Sophie Jaques (D, CAN) (Ohio State University)

(15th)  Jamie Lee Rattray (F, CAN) (PWHPA)

(22nd)  Loren Gabel (F, CAN) (Boston Pride)

(27th)  Hannah Brandt (F, USA) (PWHPA)

(34th)  Jessica DiGirolamo (D, CAN) (PWHPA)

(39th)  Theresa Schafzahl (F, AUT) (University of Vermont)

(46th)  Emily Brown (D, USA) (PWHPA)

(51st) Taylor Girard (F, USA) (Connecticut Whale)

(58th) Emma Söderberg (G, SWE) (University of Minnesota-Duluth)

(63rd) Sophie Shirley (F, CAN) (University of Wisconsin) 

(70th) Shiann Darkangelo (F, USA) (Toronto Six)

(75th) Emma Buckles (D, CAN) (PWHPA)

(82nd) Tatum Skaggs (F, USA) (PWHPA)

(87th) Jess Healey (D, CAN) (Buffalo Beauts)

NEW YORK

(4th)  Ella Shelton (D, CAN) (PWHPA)

(9th)  Jaime Bourbonnais (D, CAN) (PWHPA)

(16th)  Jessie Eldridge (F, CAN) (PWHPA)

(21st)  Chloé Aurard (F, FRA) (Northeastern University)

(28th)  Élizabeth Giguère (F, CAN) (Boston Pride)

(33th)  Corinne Schroeder (G, CAN) (Boston Pride)

(40th)  Jill Saulnier (F, CAN) (PWHPA)

(45th)  Brooke Hobson (D, CAN) (MoDo Hockey)

(52nd) Jade Downie-Landry (F, CAN) (Montréal Force)

(57th) Paetyn Levis (F, USA) (Ohio State University)

(64th) Abigail Levy (G, USA) (Boston College)

(69th) Olivia Zafuto (D, CAN) (Boston Pride)

(76th) Kayla Vespa (F, CAN) (PWHPA)

(81st) Emma Woods (F, CAN) (Toronto Six)

(88th) Alexandra Labelle (F, CAN) (Montréal Force)

OTTAWA

(5th)    Savannah Harmon (D, USA) (PWHPA)

(8th)    Ashton Bell (D, CAN) (University of Minnesota-Duluth)

(17th)   Jincy Dunne (D, USA) (PWHPA)

(20th)   Gabbie Hughes (F, USA) (University of Minnesota-Duluth)

(29th)   Hayley Scamurra (F, USA) (PWHPA)

(32th)   Daryl Watts (F, CAN) (Toronto Six)

(41st)   Aneta Tejralová (F, CZE) (MoDo Hockey)

(44th)   Kateřina Mrázová (F, CZE) (Färjestad BK)

(53rd)   Zoe Boyd (D, CAN) (Quinnipiac University)

(56th)   Kristin Della Rovere (F, CAN) (Harvard)

(65th)   Lexi Adzija (F, CAN) (Quinnipiac University)

(68th)   Sandra Abstreiter (G, GER) (Providence College)

(77th)   Amanda Boulier (D, USA) (Minnesota Whitecaps)

(80th)   Caitrin Lonergan (F, USA) (Connecticut Whale)

(89th)   Audrey-Anne Veillette (F, CAN) (University of Montréal)

MONTRÉAL

(6th)  Erin Ambrose (D, CAN) (PWHPA)

(7th)  Kristin O'Neill (F, CAN) (PWHPA)

(18th)  Maureen Murphy (F, USA) (Northeastern University)

(19th)  Dominika Lásková (D, CZE) (Luleå HF)

(30th)  Kati Tabin (D, CAN) (Toronto Six)

(31st)  Kennedy Marchment (F, CAN) (Connecticut Whale)

(42nd)  Tereza Vanišová (F, CZE) (Toronto Six)

(43rd)  Madison Bizal (D, USA) (Ohio State University) (54th) Gabrielle David (F, CAN) (Clarkson University)

(55th)  Maude Poulin-Labelle (D, CAN) (Northeastern University)

(66th) Jillian Dempsey (F, USA) (Boston Pride)

(67th) Claire Dalton (F, CAN) (Yale)

(78th) Elaine Chuli (G, CAN) (Toronto Six)

(79th) Ann-Sophie Bettez (F, CAN) (Montréal Force)

(90th) Lina Ljungblom (F, SWE) (MoDo Hockey)

Information is from The Ice Garden:  https://www.theicegarden.com/phwl-draft-board/ and Elite Prospects

[goalhofer]

2023 IIHF Worlds Latvia Roster

Wingers

#9 Renārs Krastenbergs (Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening/Jelgava)

#13 Rihards Bukarts (Klagenfurt S.S./Jūrmala)

#16 Kaspars Daugaviņš (Iserlohn Hähne/Riga)

#18 Rodrigo Ābols (Rögle Bandyklubb/Riga)

#19 Dans Ločmelis (Luleå Hockeyförening/Jelgava)

#21 Rūdolfs Balcers (Syracuse Crunch/Liepāja)

#70 Miks Indrašis (Schwenninger Wilde Flügel/Riga)

#71 Roberts Bukarts (H.K. Vítkovice Ridera/Jūrmala)

#91 Ronalds Ķēniņš (Lausanne C.D.H./Riga)

Centers

#17 Mārtiņš Dzierkals (H.K. Motor České Budějovice/Riga)

#22 Toms Andersons (C.D.H. La Chaux-De-Fonds/Riga)

#25 Andris Džeriņš (Herning Blå Ræv/Jēkabpils)

#73 Deniss Smirnovs (E.H.C. Kloten/Riga)

#95 Oskars Batņa (Mikkelin Jukurit/Riga)

Defensemen

#2 Kārlis Čukste (H.K. Oceláři Třinec/Riga)

#26 Uvis Balinskis (Bílí Tygři Liberec/Ventspils)

#27 Oskars Cibuļskis (Rytíři Kladno/Riga)

#29 Ralfs Freibergs (H.K. V.E.R.V.A. Litvínov/Riga)

#38 Arvils Bergmanis (University Of Alaska, Fairbanks Nanooks/Riga)

#55 Roberts Mamčics (H.K. Nové Zámky/Liepāja)

#72 Jānis Jaks (H.K. V.E.R.V.A. Litvínov/Riga)

#77 Kristaps Zīle (H.K. V.E.R.V.A. Litvínov/Riga)

Goalies

#31 Artūrs Šilovs (Abbotsford Canucks/Riga)

#50 Kristers Gudļevskis (MoDo Hockey/Aizkraukle)

#74 Ivars Punnenovs (Lausanne C.D.H./Riga)

[pondrudis0]

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Events 3.3

473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan. 1575 – Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Sultan of Bengal Daud Khan Karrani's army at the Battle of Tukaroi. 1585 – The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza. 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau. 1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia. 1799 – The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu ends with the surrender of the French garrison. 1820 – The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise. 1845 – Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state. 1849 – The Territory of Minnesota is created. 1857 – Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China. 1859 – The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, concludes. 1861 – Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs. 1873 – Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail. 1875 – The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette. 1878 – The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano. 1891 – Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world. 1910 – Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy. 1913 – Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. 1918 – Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi. 1924 – The 407-year-old Islamic caliphate is abolished, when Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman Caliphate is deposed. The last remnant of the old regime gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk. 1924 – The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy. 1931 – The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem. 1938 – Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia. 1939 – In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India. 1940 – Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden. 1942 – World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people. 1943 – World War II: In London, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube station. 1944 – The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards. 1944 – A freight train carrying stowaway passengers stalls in a tunnel shortly after departing from Balvano, Basilicata, Italy just after midnight, with 517 dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. 1945 – World War II: In poor visibility, the RAF mistakenly bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people. 1953 – A De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11. 1958 – Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time. 1969 – Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module. 1972 – Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures. 1974 – Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard. 1980 – The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. 1985 – Arthur Scargill declares that the National Union of Mineworkers' national executive voted to end the longest-running industrial dispute in Great Britain without any peace deal over pit closures. 1985 – A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless. 1986 – The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom. 1991 – An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. 1991 – United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on its final approach to Colorado Springs killing everyone on board. 2005 – James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion. 2005 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling. 2005 – Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006, where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur. 2013 – A bomb blast in Karachi, Pakistan, kills at least 45 people and injured 180 others in a predominantly Shia Muslim area. 2017 – The Nintendo Switch releases worldwide.

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Former Dallas Star player Julius Honka have a chance to be champion of the Swedish league tonight if they win game 6 against Färjestad.

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Petra Nieminen • centre • Luleå HF/MSSK + Naisleijonat 🇫🇮

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Women’s Hockey News and Transactions 7/1-7/30

I hope everyone is having a great summer! This will cover major news and transactions in women’s pro/proam hockey around the world, though I may miss some things due to language barrier, so feel free to add! I also try to add a little more context to overseas leagues transactions as I know that may be unfamiliar/news less readily available to some, so the PWHL ones are just lists. A few more minor may be omitted for brevity (ie a player going from a franchises u18 team to the major team)

PWHL (USA/Canada)

Retiring: Amanda Leveille

PWHL Boston has signed: Daniela Pejšová (drafted, luleå) for three years, Emma Greco (PWHL Minnesota) for one year, Hannah Bilka (drafted) for three years, and Sydney Bard (drafted) for three years

PWHL New York has signed: Noora Tulus (drafted, Luleå) for two years, Maja Nylén Persson (drafted, Brynäs) for three years,

PWHL Ottawa has signed: Kateřina Mrázová (extension) for two more years, Gwyneth Phillips (drafted) for two years

PWHL Toronto has signed; Carly Jackson (extension) for one year

PWHL Montreal has signed: Jennifer Gardiner (drafted) for two years, Catherine Dubois (extended) for one year, Claire dalton (extended) for one year,

PWHL Minnesota has no new signings to report since 7/1

Lauren Williams named as a PWHL New York assistant coach after several years working behind the bench with Mount Royal University and Stonehill college

Minnesota has fired several bench coaches and are looking into allegation of misconduct from coach Ken Klee

SDHL (Sweden)

Malia Schneider (who played for both Brynäs and PWHL Ottawa last year) joins SDE HF. Joining her is American forward Liliane Perrault, who was briefly with Froluna last year and scored at a point per game clip

Joining a strong SDE defense core is veteran Dominique Kremer, returning to the SDHL after playing for PWHL Minnesota and serving as captain to the Buffalo Beauts

HV71 adds Canadian Forward Kennedy Bobyck from Minnesota State University and Canadian defender Teghan Inglis, who captained Merrimack last year

Japanese national team forward Akane Shiga (PWHL Ottawa) joins Luleå

Finnish national team forward Kiira Yrjänen joins Leksands IF after playing for HV71 last season. Also joining her is one of USports top scorers last year, Canadian forward Lillian George

American forward Kaitlyn O’Donohoe joins Brynäs after a strong five years at Colgate

Skellefteå extends SDHL veteran Ronja Mogren. They also sign American forward Mikayla Lantto who graduated from LIU this last season.

Lisa Östman and Ellen Laurence have both left Djurgården

Djugården also added four players. Three are young Swedes who played for AIK last year: Alva Hellqvist, Tuva Kärrhage, and Isabelle Leijonhielm. Leijonhielm is the biggest name, having some success with the u18 team for Sweden last year. The other added player is 19 year old Czech national team player Tereza Pistekova who played in HPK in Finland last year and had over a point per game pace.

Alexander Hanning returns to Linköping as an assistant coach on a two year deal, having been successful with head coach Thomas Pettersen in the past

Shay Maloney, drafted by PWHL Boston, is back with Leksands IF but with a clause that she can leave to play in PWHL Boston if she earns a spot

Naisten Liiga (Finland)

Retiring: Kiekko Espoo forward Zaida Holmström, who was the long time captain of Mestis team JYP for 6 years. 19 year old Bianca Kanerva, who played for both the Finnish u18 team and Kiekko Espoo last year, has also retired to focus more on her education

Japanese defender Kokoro Ota joins KalPa, She previously played for the Japanese U18 team and for the Seibu Princess Rabbits

KalPa brings back starting goaltender Aino Laitinen and signs Salla Sivula who was one of the main goalies last year for Ilves

Oona Havana has left Kärpät to join the university of Vermont. She was a point per game in 2023 in Naisten Liiga at 17 years old and made the senior national team, but did not play last year due to injury

Written in Finnish, but i highly recommend this article about Viivi Iso-Kouvola talking about Naisten Liiga's current problem and Finnish women's hockey and the financial situation. Currently, most teams are still pay to play, with only HIFK and HPK as exceptions, leaving players to rely on family and sponsorship. As such, the majority of players do not have long term plans to stay in the league and are interested in playing in other leagues instead.

SWHL/PostFinance Women League (Switzerland)

A very active month for ZSC Lions Frauen! Their many addition include former Czech national team captain Alena Polenská (Mills), who played in Russia last year, Josefine Holmgren, a Swedish defender who played in the SDHL for a long time before joining HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls last year and becoming one of their top producers, and Sonja Inkamp, a fast riser in the Swiss leagues who had two goals for the U18 team in the u18 women's worlds last year

Rosalie Bégin-Cyr has joined Neuchâtel Hockey Academy Dames after six strong years in Usports where she won a championship with Concordia University

Some expected but still nice to see confirmed returns, from top 20 goalscorers in the league last seaso: - Sinja Leemann, Alina Marti, Sandy Heim and Lisa Rüedi for ZSC Lions Frauen -Maija Otamo, Emma Ingold, Saskia Maurer, Lara Christen, and Estelle Duvin for SC Bern Frauen -Jenna Kaila, Romy Eggimann for HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls -Cassandra Rensch for HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies

EWHL (Central/Eastern Europe + Others)

Speaking of teams that did a lot, MAC Budapest did a ton! This includes: Netherlands national team defender Jet Milders, 19 year old Hungarian goaltender Bianka Bogati who was on the national team but has not appeared in a game yet, university of st thomas graduate and defender Isabel Lippai, Sacred Heart Graduate and American forward Sophie Lupone

SKN Sabres St.Pölten signs Slovenian forward Gaja Pezdir, who impressed at the D1B Worlds and played for Lakers Kärnten last year. They also add Hungarian natioanl team forward Kinga Jókai Szilágyi who played for Skellefteå AIK in Sweden's second tier league and helped them earn SDHL promotion

EV Bozen Eagles sign Kristin Della Rovere from PWHL Ottawa and Italian national team forward Sara Kaneppele, who had played with them previously but spent the past two years in Germany

EC Graz Huskies sign Ukranian national team forward Daria Tsymyrenko, who played a big role on a stacked HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls team last year, and 16 year old Czech defender Hana Panešová who made her international debut with the Czech U18 team last year at worlds and played in both boys and womens leagues in Czechia last year

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