Maja Nylén Persson

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Maja Nylén Persson
Born (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 21)
Avesta, Sweden
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
SDHL team
Former teams		 Brynäs IF
Leksands IF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2014–present

Maja Nylén Persson (born 20 November 2000) is a Swedish ice hockey player for Brynäs IF in the SDHL and the Swedish national team.[1]

Career[]

Nylén Persson grew up cheering for Leksands IF, and would make her SDHL debut for the club at the age of 13.[2] She would play five seasons for the club, scoring over 60 points.[3] In March 2019, she became won the EliteProspects Award for the SDHL's youth player of the year, the first time the trophy had been awarded.[4] She would win the award again the next season.[5]

After graduating from high school, she left Leksands to sign a three-year contract with Brynäs.[6] She would score 26 points in 36 games in her first season with Brynäs, serving as an assistant captain.[7]

International[]

She was part of the Swedish squad that won gold at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[8] She would make her senior national team debut at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.[9]

Career Statistics[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Leksands IF SDHL 22 0 4 4 0 6 1 1 2 0
Leksands IF SDHL 27 1 10 11 2 2 0 0 0 0
2016-17 Leksands IF SDHL 34 8 11 19 8 2 0 1 1 0
2017-18 Leksands IF SDHL 33 4 10 14 2 2 0 0 0 0
2018-19 Leksands IF SDHL 35 8 11 19 4 4 1 0 1 0
2019-20 Brynäs IF SDHL 36 9 17 26 4 5 1 2 3 0
SDHL totals 187 30 63 93 20 21 3 4 7 0

References[]

  1. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  2. ^ "Släkt med Nicklas Lidström – nu gör hon OS-debut: "En inspirationskälla för mig" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  3. ^ "CLOSE-UP SDHL: Leksand IF:s Maja Nyhlén Persson - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  4. ^ "En historisk första vinnare av EliteProspects Award: "Hon är komplett" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  5. ^ "Vinnare igen – hon får Elite Prospects Award - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  6. ^ "Maja Nylén Persson signs with Brynäs IF". 29 May 2019.
  7. ^ ""Jag hoppas att yngre tjejer ser mig som en förebild"".
  8. ^ "SDHL-stjärnan minns tillbaka på guldet 2016 - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  9. ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

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