Lova Blom
| Lova Blom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 July 2003 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SDHL team Former teams |
Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Lova Blom (born 15 July 2003) is a Swedish ice hockey forward, currently playing with Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She is regarded as one of the most promising young players in Sweden.[1][2]
Playing career
Blom began playing hockey at the age of four, first stepping on the ice at Rosvalla Nyköping Eventcenter.[3] From 2017 to 2018, she played for the under-16 boys' team of Nyköpings HF in the U16 Division 1, scoring a total of 32 points in 23 games. She split the 2017–18 season between Nyköping and the women's ice hockey team of Hammarby IF in the Damettan, scoring 20 points in 12 games. In 2018, she became the sixth girl in history to participate in the boys' U15 TV-pucken tournament, before the tournament was expanded to include both boys' and girls' teams in 2019.[4][5]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, she left Nyköpings HF to sign with Djurgårdens IF in the SDHL, the top flight of women's ice hockey in Sweden.[6] In her rookie SDHL season, she scored 10 points in 29 games.
International career
Blom played with the Swedish national under-18 team at the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2018, 2019, and 2020, winning a silver medal in 2018.[7][8]
References
- ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (16 April 2020). "16-åringen ger svensk damhockey hopp om ljus framtid - Hockeysverige". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (20 July 2019). "Lova Blom: Hockey's Next Great Swedish Star". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (12 July 2019). "Framtidens Damkronor: Lova Blom". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Bogen, Otilia (31 October 2018). "Lova Blom tävlar i TV-pucken – sjätte tjejen någonsin". SVT (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Widén, Peter (2 February 2018). "Lova Blom ensam tjej i hela TV-pucken". Södermanlands Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Kågström, Rasmus (11 April 2019). "Djurgården startar hockeygymnasium för tjejer: "En del i strategin"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Öhrling, Petter; Umicevic, Dusan (24 February 2019). "Poängdrottningen om landslaget: "Hoppas att jag snart är där"". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Johnsson, Philip (20 December 2017). "14-åriga talangen Lova klar för ishockey-VM". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com