Linnea Johansson

Linnea Johansson is a Swedish ice hockey forward, currently playing with Linköping HC in the SDHL and the Swedish junior national team.

Linnea Johansson
Born (2002-04-05) April 5, 2002
Ljungby, Sweden
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SDHL team Linköping HC
Played for IF Troja-Ljungby
HV71
Karlskrona HK
Playing career 2015–present

Career

Johansson grew up playing with boys at the Tre Kronors Hockeyskola in her native town of Ljungby, including Malmö Redhawks defender Helge Grans.[1] At the age of 14, she joined Karlskrona HK, before joining IF Troja-Ljungby and HV71 the next year, splitting her time between the two sides. She made her SDHL debut in 2016-17 after being called up by HV71, getting two assists in seven games as well as playing in four playoff games.[2] After putting up 7 points in 25 with HV71 in 2017-18, and growing increasingly dissatisfied with the way girls were being treated in the mixed Troja-Ljungby team, she left the city to sign with Linköping HC.[3][4]

She scored 7 points in 19 games in her first year with Linköping before being sidelined due to a bad concussion suffered with the national U18 team. She would miss the first nine games of the 2019-20 SDHL season as well before returning to the ice.[5]

International

Johansson has represented Sweden at the 2018 and 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.[6][7]

References
  1. "Höll på att lägga av – efter att ha spelat med killar: "Tjejerna fick inte vara bättre" - Hockeysverige". Höll på att lägga av – efter att ha spelat med killar: ”Tjejerna fick inte vara bättre” - Hockeysverige. Retrieved Oct 19, 2020.
  2. "15-åringen tar sikte mot JVM: "Jättehäftig grej om jag kommer med" - Hockeysverige". 15-åringen tar sikte mot JVM: ”Jättehäftig grej om jag kommer med” - Hockeysverige. Retrieved Oct 19, 2020.
  3. "Framtidens Damkronor: Linnea Johansson - Hockeysverige". Framtidens Damkronor: Linnea Johansson - Hockeysverige. Retrieved Oct 19, 2020.
  4. "Linnéa Johansson lämnar Troja-Ljungby". smalanningen.se. Apr 13, 2018. Retrieved Oct 19, 2020.
  5. "Hockeytalangen: "Det var så läskigt"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved Oct 19, 2020.
  6. Rosell, Patrik (Mar 28, 2018). "Linnéa och Thea satsar på guld i Stålbucklan". Retrieved Oct 19, 2020 – via www.svt.se.
  7. "Efter skadan – Johansson tillbaka som en vinnare i JVM-premiären". SVT Sport. Dec 26, 2019. Retrieved Oct 19, 2020.
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