Sofia Engström

Sofia Engström (born 3 July 1988) is a Swedish ice hockey defender for Leksands IF. She has competed with the Sweden women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Sofia Engström
Born (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988
Ramnäs, Sweden
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
SWHL team
Former teams		 Leksands IF
Örebro HK
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2006–present

Career

Engström joined Leksands IF during the 2007–08 season. She made her National Series debut during the 2008–09 National Series against Brynäs[1]

On 26 February 2015, Engström played her 200th game with Leksands IF.[1] She signed a one-year contract with Leksands IF on 24 July 2015.[2] She played her 300th game with Leksands IF on 16 October 2017.[3]

She signed an extension with Leksands IF on 2 May 2018.[4]

International career

While serving as captain of Leksands IF, Engström made her national team debut with Team Sweden at the 2012 4 Nations Cup.[5]

Engström was selected for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all six games, not recording a point.[6] She was also named to Team Sweden's roster to compete at the 2018 4 Nations Cup in Saskatoon.[7]

Career statistics

International career
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden Oly 6 0 0 0 0
gollark: We should maybe skip this one.
gollark: ~np
gollark: ~delete 3
gollark: ~q
gollark: ~queu

References
  1. "Sofia Engström – 200 games in LIF". leksandsif.se (in Swedish). 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. "Sofia Engström stannar i Leksand". leksandsif.se (in Swedish). 24 July 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. "300 matcher i LIF". leksandsif.se (in Swedish). 16 October 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. "Fyra spelare förlänger". leksandsif.se (in Swedish). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. "Sofia Engström gör landslagsdebut". leksandsif.se (in Swedish). 27 November 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2014 Olympics
  7. "Engström och Nylén-Persson uttagna till damkronorna". leksandsif.se. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

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


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