Julia Åberg
| Julia Åberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 July 1996 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Leksands IF Djurgårdens IF Johnson & Wales Wildcats AIK IF | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 2011–2020 | ||
Julia Åberg (born 12 July 1996) is a Swedish ice hockey retired ice hockey goaltender. She made over 100 SDHL appearances with Leksands IF and played intermittently for the Swedish national team.
Career[]
Åberg grew up in Stockholm, playing with IK Göta as a child.
In 2011, she signed for Leksands IF. Ahead of the 2014-15 season, Swedish national team starter Sara Grahn deemed her the most promising goaltending talent in the country.[1]
From 2013 to 2016, she only played 13 SDHL games, spending two seasons in Leksands and one with Djurgårdens IF, missing significant amount of time due to injuries requiring multiple surgeries for herniated discs and torn cruciate ligaments.[2][3]
She spent the 2016-17 season in North America, playing for NCAA Division III Johnson & Wales University in Providence . She had originally planned to play for a Division I university, but lost her scholarship after her injuries.[4] She was able to play the entire season with the university without suffering any additional injuries, posting a save percentage of .955.
She returned to Sweden to rejoin Leksands ahead of he 2017-18 season. She made a 42-save shutout against Linköping in January 2019.[5]
She announced her retirement from hockey after the end of the 2018-19 season, citing exhaustion and financial insecurity.[6] She made an unexpected return to Leksands in December 2019, temporarily stepping in as the club suffered a goaltending crisis due to injuries.[7] She has also since made a handful of appearances for Division 2 club Falu IF, playing as a forward.[8]
In April 2020, it was reported that she was considering making a comeback to SDHL.[9]
International career[]
She was named to the Swedish roster for the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship as the backup to Sara Grahn, but did not see any ice time.[10][11]
Personal life[]
Åberg currently works as a firefighter.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Sveriges största målvaktstalang: "Jag är aldrig nöjd" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ "Lång resa från sjuksäng till slutspelssuccé - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ "Djurgården blev Åbergs räddning: "Beredda att göra allt för att hjälpa mig" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ "Tillbaka på allvar efter skadehelvetet: "Jag var förlamad i högerbenet" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ "Målvaktens supermatch – räddade 42 skott och höll nollan - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ "VM-målvakten gör uppehåll – för att satsa på "drömjobbet" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ "Målvaktskris – då gör förre burväktaren comeback - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ "Landslagsmålvakten lämnade SDHL för division 2 – nu blir hon utespelare - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ "VM-målvakten hoppas på återkomst - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
- ^ "Damkronornas trupp uttagen till VM". swehockey.se. 19 March 2019.
- ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
- ^ "En dubbel sista utpost – hon ger sig in i det mansdominerade yrket: "Jag vill göra det jag vill göra" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey people
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Swedish women's ice hockey goaltenders
- Johnson & Wales University alumni
- Firefighters
- Swedish ice hockey player stubs