Linn Peterson

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Linn Peterson, 2016.
Born (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994 (age 30)
Mariestad, Sweden
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
SDHL team
Former teams
Luleå HF/MSSK
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2009–present

Linn Peterson (born 8 January 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey forward, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Luleå HF/MSSK. She represented Sweden in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Peterson joined Leksands IF Dam in the 2010–11 Riksserien season and remained with the team until 2015. She joined Brynäs IF Dam for the 2015–16 season before signing with Luleå HF/MSSK in the 2016–17 season. She has gone on to win three Swedish Championship titles with Luleå.[2][3][4]

International play[edit]

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Women's ice hockey
Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2012 Innsbruck Team
U18 World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Czech Republic

As a member of the Swedish national under-18 team, Peterson played in the IIHF U18 World Championships in 2011 and 2012, winning the bronze medal in the latter year. She was a member of the Swedish team at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, where she won a gold medal.

Peterson was a late addition to the Swedish delegation at the 2022 Winter Olympics, serving as a replacement for Hanna Olsson, who tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the Games.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Linn PETERSON, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ Foster, Meredith (23 March 2019). "Back to Back: Luleå Hockey/MSSK wins SDHL gold". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ Olausson, Robin (7 April 2022). "Oväntade guldhjälten: "Det är helt underbart"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Ian (8 April 2022). "Luleå Wins Swedish Women's League Championship in Front of Record Crowd". The Hockey News. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. ^ Montroy, Liz (26 August 2022). "Sidelined no more". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Spencer, Donna (11 February 2022). "Canada thrashes Sweden to book spot in Olympic women's hockey semifinals". CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

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