Matilda Nilsson

Matilda Nilsson (born 2 March 1997) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays with KalPa of the Naisten Liiga and with the Finnish national team.

Matilda Nilsson
Born (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997
Kirkkonummi, Finland [1]
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position Wing
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 KalPa Kuopio
KJT Haukat
National team  Finland
Playing career 2010–present

Nilsson was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship on 4 March 2020, before the tournament was cancelled on 7 March 2020 due to public health concerns related to COVID-19.[2][3] The 2020 World Championship would have been her debut with the Finnish national team at an IIHF-organized international tournament; she has previously represented Finland at the 2018 4 Nations Cup and at several Euro Hockey Tour tournaments in the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons.[4][5][6]

Nilsson played with the Finnish national U18 team at the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[7]

References
  1. "Naisten SM-sarjan kenttäpelaajarekisteri 1982–2019" (PDF). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. Malmberg, Henna (4 March 2020). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "Euro Hockey Tour 23.-25.8.2018, CZE: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. "Women's Ice Hockey Rosters: Finland, 2018 4 Nations Cup". hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada. 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. Mennander, Pasi (27 January 2020). "Naisleijonat Euro Hockey Tourin finaaliturnaukseen tällä joukkueella". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. "Player Profile: Matilda Nilsson". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com

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