Maja Nylén Persson
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]
| Maja Nylén Persson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 November 2000 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 Sandvikens IK | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
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 | ||
| 2014–15 | Leksands IF | SDHL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 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
- 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
- https://hockeysverige.se/2018/02/09/nu-gor-snart-maja-nylen-persson-os-debut
- https://hockeysverige.se/2018/12/18/close-sdhl-leksand-ifs-maja-nyhlen-persson
- https://hockeysverige.se/2019/03/29/maja-nylen-persson-eliteprospects-award
- https://hockeysverige.se/2020/05/27/maja-nylen-persson-vinner-eliteprospects-award-2020
- https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/5/29/18644408/maja-nylen-persson-signs-with-brynas-if-sdhl-womens-hockey-free-agency
- https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/sdhl/hoppas-att-yngre-tjejer-ser-mig-som-en-forebild/
- https://hockeysverige.se/2020/01/17/sdhl-stjarnan-minns-tillbaka-pa-guldet-2016
- "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com