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An injured HV71 had not lost a competitive game since November 30 of last year. After that, the team scored 21 consecutive series and playoff victories and stood on the threshold of the club’s first Swedish Championship gold on the women’s side. The team won the first match of the final series against three-time Swedish Championship winner Luleå when the entire hockey season was closed due to the corona pandemic.
When the teams met at Husqvarna Garden for the premiere, the Luleå number was higher. Without injured key players like national team defender Anna Kjellbin and forwards Hanna Olsson and Sanni Hakala, many forwards were missing. The injury situation worsened further in the third period when forward Julia Tylke dropped the cut and appeared to hurt her knee. They had to get her out of the ice on a stretcher.
“Positive start”
In a fairly even opening period, national team forward Emma Nordin was able to shoot Luleå 1-0 with a cannon shot after a good pass from Brynäs’ prestigious acquisition, the Michel Cava point machine.
– It’s surprisingly good, a positive start, Emma Nordin told C More and said about the goal:
– A quick game where Cava makes a really nice drip and I think I’ll draw right away.
In the second period, Luleå took over completely and won the shots with 14-5. Nicoline Jensen scored 2-0 at the net after a wall game with Josefin Persson and star back Jenni Hiirikoski shot 3-0 on a shot that local goalkeeper Alba Gonzalo should have made.
Zero for Grahn
The third period didn’t have time to start before Ebba Berglund fired 4-0 on a shot from the blue line after just over a minute.
Emma Nordin and Jenni Hiirikoski stood out with a goal and an assist for Luleå, and national team goalkeeper Sara Grahn kept a clean sheet immediately after saving 19 shots.
When SDHL had a kickoff meeting earlier this week, Luleå and Brynäs received the most gold advice from the series coaches.
Judging by the premiere, they weren’t wrong.
Göran Sundberg / TT
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