Damettan
DamEttan (called Division 1, 2007–2015) is the second-highest women's ice hockey league in Sweden, below the SDHL and above Damtvåan. Beginning with the first official women's ice hockey Swedish Championship in 1988, the league served as the highest division for women's ice hockey and the winner of its playoffs was named Swedish Champion. During the 2007–08 season, the best Division 1 teams qualified for a newly created premier league, the Riksserien (renamed SDHL in 2016), which made Division 1 the second-tier league.
Formerly | Division 1, 2007–2012 |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Founded | 2007 |
Founder | Swedish Ice Hockey Association |
Inaugural season | as Division 1, 2007–08 as DamEttan, 2015–16 |
Claim to fame | Second tier of women's ice hockey in Sweden |
No. of teams | 22 |
Country | Sweden |
Promotion to | Swedish Women's Hockey League |
Relegation to | Damtvåan |
The league is split into four geographical divisions: DamEttan Södra (South), DamEttan Norra (North), DamEttan Östra (East), and DamEttan Västra (West). The DamEttan play-offs feature the top teams from each division, competing against each other for a chance to gain promotion to the SDHL.
Current clubs (2019-20)
DamEttan Södra
- IF Malmö Redhawks
- Karlskrona HK
- IF Troja/Ljungby
- Linköping HC Dam (2nd team)
- Trollhättans HC
- Hvidovre IK
Source: [1]
DamEttan Östra
- AIK
- Almtuna IS
- Hammarby IF
- Haninge Anchors HC
- Kallhälls IF
- SDE HF
- Södertälje SK
- Tullinge TP HC
Source: [3]
DamEttan Västra
- Färjestad BK
- Leksands IF (2nd team)
- Sandvikens IK
- SHK Hockey Club
- Hällefors/Filipstad
- Västerås IK
Source: [4]
References
- "DamEttan Södra". stats.swehockey.se. Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "DamEttan Norra". stats.swehockey.se. Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "DamEttan Östra". stats.swehockey.se. Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "DamEttan Västra". stats.swehockey.se. Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
External links
- League statistics and data from the Swedish Ice Hockey Association’s stats site