Emmy Alasalmi

Emmy Gunilla Alasalmi (born 17 January 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman and member of the Swedish national team, currently serving as an alternate captain for AIK Hockey Dam in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She holds the record for most games played in an AIK uniform and is seventh all-time among all SDHL players.

Emmy Alasalmi
Born (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
SDHL team AIK Hockey
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2009–present

Career

Alsalmi grew in Viggbyholm, where she played as a youth for Viggbyholms IK.[1] In 2009, she joined AIK and made her Riksserien debut, scoring 7 points in 27 games in her rookie season.[2]

On the 15th of February 2015, she scored the winning goal in the longest shootout in SDHL history, a 56-shot shootout round against Brynäs IF.[3]

International

She represented Sweden at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4][5] Named to the Swedish roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics, she had to be replaced at the last minute after testing positive for COVID-19.[6]

Personal life

Alsalmi has studied at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences.[7]

References
  1. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (24 November 2018). "Efterlyser fler förebilder inom damhockeyn: "Ska inte vara fult att säga att man spelar i högsta ligan"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (12 November 2016). "22 år och en av de äldsta i laget: "Haft lite av en mammaroll i AIK"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. Merk, Martin (23 December 2018). "IIHF - Swiss set new SO record". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. 2015 IIHF World Championship roster
  5. Oliver, Nathaniel (15 January 2018). "Team Sweden Women's Preview & Roster for PyeongChang Olympics". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. Ladan, Josip (22 January 2022). "Chocken – missar OS: "Fruktansvärt arg och ledsen"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. "Emmy Alasalmi spelar OS i hockey med det kvinnliga landslaget". Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan (Press release) (in Swedish). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.


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