Frida Nevalainen
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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 plays with Swedish second league team IF Björklöven.
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.
References
- ↑ "Frida NEVALAINEN - Olympic Ice Hockey | Sweden". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
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