Ebba Hedqvist
| Ebba Hedqvist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
30 September 2006 Själevad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SDHL team | Modo Hockey | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Ebba Hedqvist (born 30 September 2006) is a Swedish ice hockey forward for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and member of Sweden women's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
[edit]Hedqvist made her SDHL debut for Modo Hockey during the 2021–22 season at sixteen years old, where she recorded four goals and ten assists in 31 games.[1] During the 2022–23 season, she recorded five goals and seven assists in 30 games. During the 2023–24 season, she recorded nine goals and 17 assists in 32 games.[2] During the 2024–25 season, she recorded seven goals and 17 assists in 35 games.[3][4] On 23 February 2025, she signed a two-year contract extension with Modo.[5]
International play
[edit]Hedqvist represented Sweden at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival where she led the team in scoring with two goals and two assists in three games and won a silver medal.[6] She then competed at the 2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded one goal and one assist in six games. She again represented Sweden at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded one goal and two assists in four games and won a silver medal.[7] She made her senior national team debut at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship at the age of sixteen years old, where she was the youngest player at the tournament, and was scoreless in seven games.[8]
She again represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she served as team captain and led the team in scoring with one goal and nine assists in five games.[9] On 21 March 2024, she was again named to Sweden's roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she recorded one goal in five games.[10]
On 25 March 2025, she was again named to Sweden's roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.[11] On 15 April 2025, in the final preliminary round game against Norway, she recorded her first career hat-trick.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]Hedqvist's older brother, Isac, is a professional ice hockey player for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Her father, Ola, is a former professional ice hockey player.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | Modo Hockey | SDHL | 31 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Modo Hockey | SDHL | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Modo Hockey | SDHL | 32 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Modo Hockey | SDHL | 35 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SDHL totals | 128 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sweden | U18 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Sweden | U18 | 
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Sweden | U18 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2024 | Sweden | WC | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 15 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Senior totals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (15 November 2022). "Ebba Hedqvist om oväntade SDHL-chansen med MoDo: "Blev aktuellt ganska hastigt"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (28 March 2024). "Ebba Hedqvist – vinnare av Elite Prospects Award 2024". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (28 June 2024). "Women's Hockey Brothers Could End Up Selected At NHL Draft". The Hockey News. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Jansson, Martin (23 February 2025). "Jättetalangen förlänger med MoDo: "Här jag vill vara"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Förlängt kontrakt med Ebba Hedqvist!". modohockey.se (in Swedish). 23 February 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Hedqvist och Hallin får spela ungdoms-OS". modohockey.se (in Swedish). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (4 January 2024). "Sweden Looks To Repeat Silver Result At U-18s". The Hockey News. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (6 April 2023). "Young star, rising star". IIHF.com. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (15 January 2024). "Top 15 Performers From The 2024 U-18 World Championships". The Hockey News. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Damkronorna spelar VM i USA, 3–14 april - här är spelartruppen". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (in Swedish). 21 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "2025 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship i Tjeckien 1–20 april". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (in Swedish). 25 March 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Hedqvist scores a hat trick for Sweden in rout of Norway at women's hockey worlds". TSN.ca. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Ebba Hedqvist om reaktionerna efter karriärens första hattrick". svt.se (in Swedish). 15 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Öberg, Herman (17 January 2024). "Luleåtalangen är inte familjens enda stjärnskott". nsd.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com