Emma Söderberg

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Emma Söderberg
Born (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 24)
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
WCHA team
Former teams		 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
Modo Hockey
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2018–present

Emma Söderberg (born 18 February 1998) is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender and member of the Swedish national ice hockey team, currently playing with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I.

Early life[]

Söderberg was born on 18 February 1998 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, to Ove and Karin Söderberg.[1] As an adolescent, she was a goaltender for Modo Hockey Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), where she had a 1.55 goals against average (GAA) and .940 save percentage in 19 games.[1]

College career[]

Söderberg joined the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey team for the 2018–19 season. She played in five games during her freshman year, posting a win–loss-overtime record of 3–1–0 and stopped 94 out of 103 shots for a .913 save percentage and 2.09 GAA.[1] As a junior during the 2020–21 season, Söderberg's .951 save percentage, 1.34 GAA, and five shutout games were all within the top three of all NCAA women's ice hockey, and she received both the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Goaltending Champion statistical title and the Goaltender of the Year award. It was the first time that Minnesota Duluth had won the WCHA Goaltender of the Year title.[2] That year, Minnesota Duluth reached the Frozen Four semifinal round of the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, where they fell to Northwestern 3–2 in overtime. Söderberg made 44 saves during the match before allowing the game-winning goal on a shot from Northeastern skater Skylar Fontaine.[3]

At the time that her 2021–22 season was interrupted due to the 2022 Winter Olympics, Söderberg was second in the WCHA with 13 wins, four shutouts, and a .920 save percentage.[4]

International play[]

After helping the Sweden women's national ice hockey team during their qualification rounds, Söderberg was selected to goaltend for the team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Emma Soderberg – Women's Hockey". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Bell and Soderberg named WCHA Defenseman and Goaltender of the Year". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ Johnson, Randy (19 March 2021). "Even in semifinal loss, Minnesota Duluth women showed they belong". Star Tribune. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ "UMD's Emma Soderberg named to Team Sweden's Olympic roster". WDIO. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ Wellens, Matt (19 January 2022). "UMD women's hockey: Sweden selects Soderberg for Olympic team, creating an opening in the Bulldogs net". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

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