Pernilla Winberg

Pernilla Margareta Stephanie Winberg (born 24 February 1989) is a Swedish ice hockey forward for Linköping HC Dam and the Sweden women's national ice hockey team.[1][2]

Pernilla Winberg
Pernilla Winberg in 2011
Born (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989
Malmö, Skåne, Sweden
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SWHL team
Former teams
Linköping HC
Munksund Skuthamn SK
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs
Segeltorps IF
AIK IF
Limhamn HK
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2002present

She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She scored the game-winning goal in the shootout against the American women in the semi final game, where she was Sweden's youngest national player. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Winberg recorded an impressive five goals in the tournament including four against Slovakia and one against the powerhouse USA.

She graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 2013 and played for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs, five-time NCAA Division I national champions.

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster


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