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Andrea Dalen
Born (1992-06-19) June 19, 1992 (age 32)
Hønefoss, Norway
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
SDHL team Djurgårdens IF
Played for North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Linköpings HC
Vålerenga Ishockey
National team  Norway
Playing career 2009–present

Andrea Schjelderup Dalen (born June 19, 1992) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey forward who currently captains Djurgårdens IF in the SDHL and plays for the Norwegian national team.[1] She currently holds the record for most goals in a single SDHL season, with 47 in 2015-16, and is the 9th leading scoring all-time in SDHL history.

Career

Dalen grew up playing on boys' teams in Ringerike in Norway and with Vålerenga Ishockey's women's side, before heading to Sweden to attend a hockey gymnasium and play for the SDHL's Linköpings HC in 2009.[2] She led the Linköpings to a runner-up finish in the 2011 playoffs, while finishing as playoff scoring champion with seven points in four contest. In the regular season, she finished sixth in the scoring race. By the end of her two seasons in Linköping, she had scored 81 points in 54 games, including 50 goals.[3]

Dalen joined the North Dakota women's ice hockey program in September 2011, joining fellow Norwegian goaltender Jorid Dagfinrud. Across 143 games with North Dakota, she would score 63 points, serving as the team's captain in her final season.[4]

After graduating, Dalen returned to the SDHL to sign with Djurgården. In her first season back, she would score 73 points in 36 games, of which 47 were goals, an SDHL record.[5][6] In her second season with Djurgården, the team would win the SDHL championship. In 2018, she was named the club's captain.

International

Dalen represented her native Norway in the 2009 and 2011 Division I International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships. She registered four goals and one assist in 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship, helping Norway finish with the bronze medal. At the 2011 IIHF Division I World Championships, she tied for fourth in tournament scoring. Dalen played for Norway at the 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament. She ranked second in Group C scoring with 6 points,[7] behind teammate Helene Martinsen whose 8 points topped all Group C players.

Awards and honors

  • Norway's best player of the game against Germany, 2011 Division I International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships

Career stats

IIHF Division I

Year GP Goals Assists Points PIM +/-
2011 (Division I championships) 4 2 2 4 2 +3

Swedish league

Year GP Goals Assists Points PIM +/-
2010-11 (Linköpings) 27 29 10 39 12 +20

[8]

NCAA

Year GP Goals Assists Points PIM
2011-12 37 9 4 13 8

[9]

References

  1. ^ "Norway". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. ^ https://www.iihf.com/en/news/20542/norway-opens-up-online
  3. ^ https://hockeysverige.se/2015/10/13/en-djugardare-med-ett-malrekord-i-sikte-det-har-gatt-over-forvantan
  4. ^ https://dakotastudent.com/5666/sports/on-the-ice-from-norway-to-grand-forks/
  5. ^ https://hockeysverige.se/2016/09/20/djurgardens-rekordsattare-hyllar-sdhl-flera-lag-som-tar-i-och-satsar-pa-damhockeyn
  6. ^ https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/Kvao7o/andrea-dalen-basta-malskytt-genom-tiderna
  7. ^ Norwegian women surprise Archived January 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Andrea Dalen profile - Андреа Дален Профиль - Eurohockey.com
  9. ^ Player Andrea Dalen :: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online
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