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Ena Nystrøm
Born (2000-04-28) April 28, 2000 (age 24)
Kongsberg, Norway
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position Goaltender
NCAA team Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Played for Stavanger Oilers
National team  Norway
Playing career 2013–present

Ena Nystrøm is a Norwegian ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Norwegian national team.

Career

Beginning in 2013, Nystrøm played with the Stavanger Oilers in Norway.[1] In 2018, she left Norway to move to Canada, where she spent a year playing at the Ontario Hockey Academy.[2] In 2019, she began her NCAA career with RPI. She would finish the season with a 0-21-1 record and a .915 SV%, being named ECAC goaltender of the week once.[3][4]

International

Nystrøm took part in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer.[5] In 2017, she was the starting goalie for Norway as they failed to qualify for the Olympics.[6]

Nystrøm was named best goaltender at both the 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I and 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, with Norway winning bronze in 2019.[7][8] She was also named best goaltender for the 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I.

References

  1. ^ "Dette er de største hockeytalentene". www.dagsavisen.no.
  2. ^ "Hockeytalentet Ena Nystrøm (19) måtte flytte fra Stavanger for å bli bedre: – De ville ikke satse på meg fordi jeg er jente". www.fvn.no.
  3. ^ "Ena Nystrøm - 2019-20 - Women's Ice Hockey". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics.
  4. ^ "RPI's Nystrom Earns MAC Award". October 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lillehammer 2016/Opening Ceremony Photos - Best Olympic Photos". International Olympic Committee. January 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Stats" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  7. ^ "Stats" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  8. ^ "Stats" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.