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 (2000-11-20) 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  Sweden
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
2014–15Leksands IFSDHL 220440 61120
2015–16Leksands IFSDHL 27110112 20000
2016-17Leksands IFSDHL 34811198 20110
2017-18Leksands IFSDHL 33410142 20000
2018-19Leksands IFSDHL 35811194 41010
2019-20Brynäs IFSDHL 36917264 51230
SDHL totals 18730639320 213470

References
  1. 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  2. "Släkt med Nicklas Lidström – nu gör hon OS-debut: "En inspirationskälla för mig" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  3. "CLOSE-UP SDHL: Leksand IF:s Maja Nyhlén Persson - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  4. "En historisk första vinnare av EliteProspects Award: "Hon är komplett" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  5. "Vinnare igen – hon får Elite Prospects Award - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  6. "Maja Nylén Persson signs with Brynäs IF". 29 May 2019.
  7. ""Jag hoppas att yngre tjejer ser mig som en förebild"".
  8. "SDHL-stjärnan minns tillbaka på guldet 2016 - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  9. "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.


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