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Djurgårdens IF has had a busy offseason. Here's a look at what the SDHL club has been up to.
Notable Departures
Ida Boman - G - Boman’s recent signing with Färjestad is a huge loss. Her 29 starts in 2024-25 were first in the league, while she boasted a sterling .936 save percentage, a 1.55 GAA and seven shutouts, all career best numbers.
Tereza Plosová - F - Last season’s top scorer (35 gp,17g, 9a, 26pts) begins at the University of Minnesota in August.
Hana Haasová - F - Signed with Linköping where she hopes to bounce back after a dip in production this past season.
Tereza Pistēková - F - Signed with SDE. Speedy forward oozes talent. Will she develop consistency under taskmaster head coach Peter Elander?
Linnea Natt Och Dag - D - Burly defender will begin her freshman season at the University of Minnesota-Duluth in the Fall.
Notable Re-Signings
The team has announced few re-signings thus far, but the one that has been revealed is a good one: veteran captain Brette Pettet will return for the 2025-26 season. The Canadian embraced her leadership role last year, and was often seen barking orders before faceoffs, fist bumping, and egging on her young teammates. Her 14 goals were good for second place in team goal scoring behind only Plosová.
Swedish national team defender Emma Forsgren, up-and-coming D Wilma Georgny and a slew of others remain without announced contract extensions. Meanwhile, emerging power forward Isabelle Leijonhielm has declared for the PWHL Draft. If she is selected and makes the jump overseas, DIF will have yet another big pair of skates to fill.
Notable Arrivals
The void left by star goalie Ida Boman has quickly been filled, as the team has announced the signing of 27-year-old Minnesotan Lauren Bench. Bench comes to Djurgården with oodles of top level hockey under her belt. She spent four seasons at the NCAA’s Bemidji State University before transferring to The University of Minnesota for her final two years, where she put up sterling numbers in the always tough WCHA. In 2022-23, she played for the SDHL’s MoDo before heading back to her home state the following season with PWHL Minnesota, where she served as a reserve player. While Bench is undoubtedly a top notch goalie, she might also prove to be a bit of a risk — she hasn’t played a competitive game since 2023.
DIF’s other big off season signing so far is diminutive Canadian forward Tiffany Hill. The Nova Scotian played four seasons at Dartmouth before transferring to Penn State for her graduate year. Having put up only 16 goals and 36 points in 116 NCAA games, Hill could struggle to produce for DIF, a team that has lost four of its top five scorers since the end of the playoffs.
Question Marks
Nearly three months into the off season, DIF looks like a completely different team. The departures of Plosová, Pistēková, Natt Och Dag and Haasová are just the beginning. Czech U-18 National Team captain Linda Vocetková has committed to Colgate University and will not return. Goaltender Boman was a hot commodity league wide, and has now signed with Färjestad. Defender Forsgren could be testing the market. So far, Djurgården’s management is keeping their cards close to their chest. They may have other signings to announce in the near future, the calibre of which could depend on the club’s men’s team. The boys recently won promotion to the top Swedish league, the SHL, which could mean a new budget (whether bigger or smaller remains to be seen) for the women next season.
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