Frida Nevalainen
 Frida Nevalainen 
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| Date of birth | January 27, 1987 |
| place of birth | Umeå , Sweden |
| size | 164 cm |
| Weight | 63 kg |
| position | defender |
| number | # 3 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| until 2002 | IF Björklöven |
| 2002-2010 | MODO hockey |
| 2007-2008 | University of Windsor |
| 2010-2011 | Tornado in Moskovskaya Oblast |
| 2011–2012 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
| 2012-2013 | Segeltorps IF |
Frida Margareta Nevalainen (born January 27, 1987 in Umeå ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player who was active between 2001 and 2013 for MODO Hockey , IF Björklöven and Segeltorps IF in the top Swedish league, today's Riksserien .
Career
Frida Nevalainen comes from the offspring IF Björklöven and in 2003 she was the second woman to take part in the traditional TV swaddling tournament. She was also the first woman to represent the province of Västerbotten . In 2006 she was Swedish runner-up with MODO Hockey. In the 2007-08 season, Nevalainen played for the University of Windsor . Nevalainen was also the first Swedish female ice hockey player to compete in the Russian women's ice hockey championship, winning the 2011 Russian championship with Tornado Moskovskaya Oblast .
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , she won the silver medal in the Olympic ice hockey tournament with the Swedish women's national team . She also won two bronze medals at ice hockey world championships . After the 2012/13 season, she ended her career after 235 international matches in which she scored 17 goals.
Her twin brother Patrik and her brother Joakim are also ice hockey players.
Achievements and Awards
- 2005 bronze medal at the world championship
- 2006 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games
- 2006 Swedish runner-up with MODO Hockey
- 2007 bronze medal at the world championship
- 2011 Russian champion with tornado in Moskovskaya Oblast
Web links
- Frida Nevalainen at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Frida Nevalainen at eurohockey.com
- Frida Nevalainen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Frida Nevalainen at winih.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Swedish trailblazer. In: iihf.com. April 7, 2011, accessed April 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Jon Häggqvist: Karriären över för Nevalainen. In: allehanda.se. September 18, 2013, Retrieved April 18, 2017 (Swedish).
- ^ Frida Nevalainen - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté. In: sok.se. Retrieved April 18, 2017 (Swedish).
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| SURNAME | Nevalainen, Frida |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nevalainen, Frida Margareta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Umeå , Sweden |