Lina Ljungblom

Lina Ljungblom (born 15 October 2001) is a Swedish ice hockey player for Modo Hockey and the Swedish national team.

Lina Ljungblom
Born (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001
Skövde, Sweden
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SDHL team Modo Hockey
Played for HV71
Skövde IK
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2018–present

Career

From 2015 to 2019, Ljungblom played for Skövde IK, splitting her time between the club's boys' U16 and U18 sides, as well as the club's Damtvåan women's side. In October 2018, she was loaned to HV71 in the SDHL for a game after HV71 suffered a number of injuries. She scored twice in her SDHL debut, as HV71 beat Brynäs IF 6-1.[1]

For the 2019-20 season, she chose to spend most of her time with HV71 in the SDHL, playing only four games for Skövde's boys' U20 squad (scoring five points).[2] She missed large parts of the season, however, after breaking her collarbone in October 2019. She finished the season with 5 points in 20 games for HV71, adding another 3 points in 6 playoff games as the club made it to the championship finals before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.[3]

After voicing concerns about her development at HV71, she left the club to sign with Modo Hockey ahead of the 2020–21 SDHL season.[4] In November 2020, she was suspended for three matches for abuse of an official after shouting "fuck you" at the referee in a 5-3 loss to SDE Hockey.[5]

International career

Ljungblom has represented Sweden three times at IIHF World Junior Championships, in 2017, 2018, and 2019, picking up a total of 10 points across 16 games.[6][7]

She represented Sweden at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, not picking up any points in five games as the country was relegated for the first time in history.[8][9]

References
  1. https://hockeysverige.se/2018/10/20/lanades-infor-matchen-17-aringen-blev-tvamalsskytt-debuten
  2. https://hockeysverige.se/2019/08/02/jattetalangen-till-storsatsande-klubben
  3. https://hockeysverige.se/2020/05/14/lina-ljungblom-sasongen-var-for-javlig
  4. https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/7531149
  5. https://www.svt.se/sport/ishockey/blir-avstangd-efter-att-ha-sagt
  6. https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/supertalangen-har-laddat-for-vm-ihop-med-killarna/
  7. https://hockeysverige.se/2018/01/09/lina-ljungblom
  8. "Damkronornas trupp uttagen till VM". swehockey.se. 19 March 2019.
  9. 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster


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