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'''Anna Kjellbin''' (born 16 March 1994) is a Swedish [[ice hockey]] player for [[HV71 Dam]] of the [[Swedish Women's Hockey League]] (SDHL). The 13th longest tenured player in SDHL history, she has won the SDHL championship twice and has appeared in two IIHF Women's World Championships with the Swedish national team.
'''Anna Linnea Christina Kjellbin''' (born 16 March 1994) is a Swedish [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] and member of the [[Sweden women's national ice hockey team|Swedish national ice hockey team]], currently playing with [[Luleå HF/MSSK]] of the [[Swedish Women's Hockey League]] (SDHL). The thirteenth longest-tenured player in SDHL history, she has won the SDHL championship twice. Kjellbin represented Sweden at the [[IIHF Women's World Championship]] in [[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]] and [[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship|2017]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2017 World Championship roster|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/509/IHW5090SWE_33_1_0_SWE.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220104018/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/509/IHW5090SWE_33_1_0_SWE.pdf|archive-date=2018-02-20|work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|access-date=2017-12-30}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Playing career ==
Kjellbin grew up in [[Mölndal]], in Göteborg, playing a variety of sports such as golf and football. At the age of four, she began to learn to skate. From 2008 to 2010, she split her time between [[Hanhals IF]] women's team and the U16 boys' team.<ref>https://hockeysverige.se/2020/01/20/det-ar-dar-vi-har-tankt-att-begrava-vara-hockeykarriarer</ref> In her rookie Riksserien season, 2009-10, she picked up five assists in 28 games as the team finished second from last.
Kjellbin grew up in [[Mölndal]], in Göteborg, and began skating at age four. As a child, she participated in various sports and games, including golf, swimming, football, and chess. From 2008 to 2010, she split her time between the [[Hanhals IF]] women's team and the U16 boys' team.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rönnkvist|first=Ronnie|date=2020-01-20|title="Det är där vi har tänkt att begrava våra hockeykarriärer"|url=https://hockeysverige.se/2020/01/20/det-ar-dar-vi-har-tankt-att-begrava-vara-hockeykarriarer|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-17|website=HockeySverige|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508123939/https://hockeysverige.se/2020/01/20/det-ar-dar-vi-har-tankt-att-begrava-vara-hockeykarriarer |archive-date=8 May 2021 }}</ref> In her [[rookie]] Riksserien season, 2009–10, she picked up five [[Assist (ice hockey)|assists]] in 28 games as Hanhals finished second to last.


In 2010, she signed with [[Linköping HC Dam|Linköping HC]], choosing the club over an offer from [[HV71 Dam|HV71]]. She won the Riksserien championship twice with the club, in 2014 and 2015. In the 2015-16 season, she scored a career-high 21 points in 36 games. She scored 6 points in 36 points in the 2018-19 season, but announced before the beginning of the playoffs that she would be taking a break from hockey for personal reasons.<ref>https://hockeysverige.se/2019/02/08/anna-kjellbin-tar-paus-fran-hockeyn</ref>
In 2010, she signed with [[Linköping HC Dam]], choosing the club over an offer from [[HV71 Dam]]. She won the Riksserien championship twice with the club in 2014 and [[2014–15 Riksserien season|2015]]. In the [[2015–16 Riksserien season|2015–16 season]], she scored a career-high 21 [[Point (ice hockey)|points]] in 36 games. She scored 6 points in 36 games in the [[2018–19 SDHL season|2018–19 season]] and, before the beginning of the playoffs, announced that she would take a break from hockey for personal reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olausson|first=Robin|date=2019-02-08|title=Linköpingsbacken tar paus från hockey – veckan innan slutspelet|url=https://hockeysverige.se/2019/02/08/anna-kjellbin-tar-paus-fran-hockeyn|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-16|website=HockeySverige|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218133820/http://www.hockeysverige.se:80/2019/02/08/anna-kjellbin-tar-paus-fran-hockeyn/ |archive-date=18 February 2019 }}</ref> She later revealed that she had sustained concussions in two different games, which caused


She joined HV71 in 2019, after nine seasons with Linköping, seeking a change in environemnt and because her job outside of hockey was based in [[Jönköping]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kågström|first=Rasmus|date=2019-05-20|title=HV71 plockar in landslagsmeriterad back från konkurrenten|url=https://hockeysverige.se/2019/05/20/anna-kjellbin-klar-for-hv71|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-13|website=hockeysverige.se|language=en}}</ref> She scored 11 points in 36 games in her first season with HV71, as the club finished in first place during the regular season and made it to the playoff finals against [[Luleå HF/MSSK]] before the season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden]]. She criticised the league's decision not to award the championship to any team, despite HV71 having won the first and only completed match of the finals, stating that: "Considering the season we had, it feels very empty."<ref>https://hockeysverige.se/2020/05/20/anna-kjellbin-javligt-orattvist-man-kanner-sig-valdigt-tom</ref>
She joined HV71 in [[2019–20 SDHL season|2019]], after nine seasons with Linköping, seeking a change in environment and because her job outside of hockey was based in [[Jönköping]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kågström|first=Rasmus|date=2019-05-20|title=HV71 plockar in landslagsmeriterad back från konkurrenten|url=https://hockeysverige.se/2019/05/20/anna-kjellbin-klar-for-hv71|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603132541/http://www.hockeysverige.se:80/2019/05/20/anna-kjellbin-klar-for-hv71/ |archive-date=3 June 2019 |access-date=2020-08-13|website=HockeySverige|language=sv}}</ref> She scored 11 points in 36 games in her first season with HV71, as the club finished in first place during the regular season and made it to the playoff finals against [[Luleå HF/MSSK]] before the season was canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden]]. She criticized the league's decision not to award the championship to any team, despite HV71 having won the first and only completed match of the finals, stating that: "Considering the season we had, it feels very empty."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Josefsson|first=Samuel|date=2020-05-20|title="Jävligt orättvist – man känner sig väldigt tom"|url=https://hockeysverige.se/2020/05/20/anna-kjellbin-javligt-orattvist-man-kanner-sig-valdigt-tom|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-16|website=HockeySverige|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130035453/https://hockeysverige.se/2020/05/20/anna-kjellbin-javligt-orattvist-man-kanner-sig-valdigt-tom |archive-date=30 November 2020 }}</ref> She returned to HV71 for the [[2020–21 SDHL season|2020–21 season]] and was the team's third highest scoring defenseman in the regular season.


In June 2021, Kjellbin signed with Luleå HF/MSSK for the [[2021–22 SDHL season]] +1.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hedlund|first=Robert|date=2021-06-01|title=Välkommen Anna Kjellbin!|url=https://www.luleahockey.se/artikel/8rvkakpdt-30c4d/valkommen-anna-kjellbin|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Luleå Hockey|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200235/https://www.luleahockey.se/artikel/8rvkakpdt-30c4d/valkommen-anna-kjellbin |archive-date=24 June 2021 }}</ref>
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== International career ==
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Kjellbin represented Sweden at the [[2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]], getting two assists in five games. She represented Sweden again at the [[2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]], getting four points in six games as Sweden won bronze and scoring her first international hat-trick in their group stage match against Russia after being selected to take a penalty shot. She won a gold medal with Sweden at the [[Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics|2012 Winter Youth Olympics]].


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== International career ==
She was a member of the [[Sweden women's national ice hockey team|Swedish national team]] at the [[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]] and [[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/509/IHW5090SWE_33_1_0_SWE.pdf |title=2017 World Championship roster |access-date=2017-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220104018/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/509/IHW5090SWE_33_1_0_SWE.pdf |archive-date=2018-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Kjellbin was a member of the [[Sweden women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Swedish national under-18 ice hockey team]] at the [[2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]], getting two assists in five games. She represented Sweden again at the [[2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship]], getting four points in six games as Sweden won bronze and scoring her first international hat-trick in their group stage match against Russia after being selected to take a penalty shot. She won a gold medal with Sweden at the [[Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics|2012 Winter Youth Olympics]].


Kjellbin represented Sweden at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF Women's World Championships.
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== Personal life ==

Kjellbin plays chess, winning her first trophy at the age of 9. She currently works as Director of Customer Project Management for [[Senion AB]], an indoor GPS technology company.<ref>https://hockeysverige.se/2020/06/24/sommarprat-sdhl-anna-kjellbin</ref> Her father, [[Magnus Kjellbin]], had played ice hockey professionally in the Swedish second division in the 1970s.
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== Personal life ==
Outside of hockey, she works as Director of Customer Project Management for Senion, an [[indoor GPS]] technology company based in Linköping.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Familjetragedier och hockeypassion|url=https://hockeysverige.se/2020/06/24/sommarprat-sdhl-anna-kjellbin|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-16|website=HockeySverige|language=sv|type=Podcast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930100632/https://hockeysverige.se/2020/06/24/sommarprat-sdhl-anna-kjellbin |archive-date=30 September 2020 }}</ref>

She is in a relationship with [[Finland women's national ice hockey team|Finnish national team]] defenceman [[Ronja Savolainen]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leinonen|first=Tiina|date=2020-03-07|title=Huippupuolustaja Ronja Savolainen pelaa rajusti, mutta rauhoittuu, kun vastapuolella on oma rakas: "Annan ollessa jäällä saatan varoa, etten ainakaan satuttaisi"|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2020/03/07/huippupuolustaja-ronja-savolainen-pelaa-rajusti-mutta-rauhoittuu-kun|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310190417/https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2020/03/07/huippupuolustaja-ronja-savolainen-pelaa-rajusti-mutta-rauhoittuu-kun |archive-date=10 March 2020 |access-date=2020-11-06|website=[[Yle]]|language=fi-FI}}</ref>

Her father, Magnus, played ice hockey professionally in the Swedish [[Hockeytvåan]] in the 1970s.


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Latest revision as of 13:53, 2 April 2024

Anna Kjellbin
Anna Kjellbin in 2016
Born (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
SDHL team
Former teams		 Luleå HF/MSSK
HV71
Linköping HC
Hanhals IF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2008–present

Anna Linnea Christina Kjellbin (born 16 March 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman and member of the Swedish national ice hockey team, currently playing with Luleå HF/MSSK of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). The thirteenth longest-tenured player in SDHL history, she has won the SDHL championship twice. Kjellbin represented Sweden at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2016 and 2017.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Kjellbin grew up in Mölndal, in Göteborg, and began skating at age four. As a child, she participated in various sports and games, including golf, swimming, football, and chess. From 2008 to 2010, she split her time between the Hanhals IF women's team and the U16 boys' team.[2] In her rookie Riksserien season, 2009–10, she picked up five assists in 28 games as Hanhals finished second to last.

In 2010, she signed with Linköping HC Dam, choosing the club over an offer from HV71 Dam. She won the Riksserien championship twice with the club in 2014 and 2015. In the 2015–16 season, she scored a career-high 21 points in 36 games. She scored 6 points in 36 games in the 2018–19 season and, before the beginning of the playoffs, announced that she would take a break from hockey for personal reasons.[3] She later revealed that she had sustained concussions in two different games, which caused

She joined HV71 in 2019, after nine seasons with Linköping, seeking a change in environment and because her job outside of hockey was based in Jönköping.[4] She scored 11 points in 36 games in her first season with HV71, as the club finished in first place during the regular season and made it to the playoff finals against Luleå HF/MSSK before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. She criticized the league's decision not to award the championship to any team, despite HV71 having won the first and only completed match of the finals, stating that: "Considering the season we had, it feels very empty."[5] She returned to HV71 for the 2020–21 season and was the team's third highest scoring defenseman in the regular season.

In June 2021, Kjellbin signed with Luleå HF/MSSK for the 2021–22 SDHL season +1.[6]

International career[edit]

Kjellbin was a member of the Swedish national under-18 ice hockey team at the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, getting two assists in five games. She represented Sweden again at the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, getting four points in six games as Sweden won bronze and scoring her first international hat-trick in their group stage match against Russia after being selected to take a penalty shot. She won a gold medal with Sweden at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

Kjellbin represented Sweden at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF Women's World Championships.

Personal life[edit]

Outside of hockey, she works as Director of Customer Project Management for Senion, an indoor GPS technology company based in Linköping.[7]

She is in a relationship with Finnish national team defenceman Ronja Savolainen.[8]

Her father, Magnus, played ice hockey professionally in the Swedish Hockeytvåan in the 1970s.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (20 January 2020). ""Det är där vi har tänkt att begrava våra hockeykarriärer"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ Olausson, Robin (8 February 2019). "Linköpingsbacken tar paus från hockey – veckan innan slutspelet". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ Kågström, Rasmus (20 May 2019). "HV71 plockar in landslagsmeriterad back från konkurrenten". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ Josefsson, Samuel (20 May 2020). ""Jävligt orättvist – man känner sig väldigt tom"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ Hedlund, Robert (1 June 2021). "Välkommen Anna Kjellbin!". Luleå Hockey (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Familjetragedier och hockeypassion". HockeySverige (Podcast) (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ^ Leinonen, Tiina (7 March 2020). "Huippupuolustaja Ronja Savolainen pelaa rajusti, mutta rauhoittuu, kun vastapuolella on oma rakas: "Annan ollessa jäällä saatan varoa, etten ainakaan satuttaisi"". Yle (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

External links[edit]

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