Swedish ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Frida Nevalainen Born
(1987-01-27 ) January 27, 1987 (age 37) Umeå , SWE Height
5 ft 5 in (165 cm) Weight
143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) Position
Defence Shot
Left Played for
IF Björklöven Modo Hockey Segeltorps IF National team
Sweden Playing career
2001–2013
Frida Margareta Nevalainen (born 27 January 1987 in Umeå , Sweden ) is an ice hockey player.[ 1] Nevalainen is a defenceman for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team . She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics .[ 2] (In Swedish)
Her twin brother Patrik also played professional ice hockey, playing in the SM-liiga with Lukko and the Elitserien for Timrå IK .
Nevalainen was the second woman of all time to participate in the TV-pucken tournament, and the first to do so representing the province of Västerbotten .
She has also played for Tornado Moscow Region , a Russian team. Originally representing IF Björklöven she later transferred to Modo Hockey in the Riksserien (Sweden league elite). She played for the University of Windsor in the 2007–08 season.
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