Maja_Nylén_Persson

Maja Nylén Persson

Maja Nylén Persson

Swedish ice hockey player

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]

Quick Facts Born, Height ...

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

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References

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    "2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. [2]
    Rönnkvist, Ronnie (9 February 2019). "Släkt med Nicklas Lidström – nu gör hon OS-debut: "En inspirationskälla för mig"". Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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    "CLOSE-UP SDHL: Leksand IF:s Maja Nyhlén Persson". Hockeysverige. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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    Rönnkvist, Ronnie (29 March 2019). "En historisk första vinnare av EliteProspects Award: "Hon är komplett"". Hockeysverige. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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    Karlsson, Måns (27 May 2020). "Vinnare igen – hon får Elite Prospects Award". Hockeysverige. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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    Foster, Meredith (29 May 2019). "Maja Nylén Persson signs with Brynäs IF". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. [7]
    Dahlén, Johanna (12 September 2020). ""Hoppas att yngre tjejer ser mig som en förebild"". Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. [8]
    Rönnkvist, Ronnie (17 January 2020). "SDHL-stjärnan minns tillbaka på guldet 2016". Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. [9]
    "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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