Frida Nevalainen
Frida Nevalainen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Umeå, SWE | January 27, 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for |
IF Björklöven Modo Hockey Segeltorps IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2001–2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frida Margareta Nevalainen (born 27 January 1987 in Umeå, Sweden) is an ice hockey player.[1] Nevalainen is a defenceman for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2] (In Swedish)
Her twin brother Patrik also played professional ice hockey, playing in the SM-liiga with Lukko and the Elitserien for Timrå IK.
Nevalainen was the second woman of all time to participate in the TV-pucken tournament, and the first to do so representing the province of Västerbotten.
She has also played for Tornado Moscow Region, a Russian team. Originally representing IF Björklöven she later transferred to Modo Hockey in the Riksserien (Sweden league elite). She played for the University of Windsor in the 2007–08 season.
References
- ^ "Frida NEVALAINEN - Olympic Ice Hockey | Sweden". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Damkronorna". Archived from the original on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-05.