Karen Nystrom

Karen Nystrom (born June 17, 1969) was a member of the 1998 Canadian National women's team that participated in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Karen Nystrom
Born (1969-06-17) June 17, 1969
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
COWHL

Hockey East
NWHL team		 Toronto Red Wings
Newtonbrook Panthers
Northeastern
Brampton Thunder
National team  Canada
Playing career 1985–2003
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic games
1998 Nagano Tournament
3 Nations Cup
1996
IIHF World Women's Championships
1992 Finland Tournament
1994 United States Tournament
1997 Canada Tournament

Playing career

Prior to joining the Canadian National women's team for the 1992 Women's World ice hockey championships, Nystrom participated in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League. Nystrom competed for the Scarborough Firefighters (1985 to 1991) and the Toronto Redwings. Prior to the 1998 Olympics, Nystrom also played hockey for the Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey program. She would play with the Brampton Thunder from 1997 to 2003. During the 2000–01 NWHL season, Nystrom played with the Brampton Thunder and finished fourth in league scoring with 48 points.[1]

Other

Karen Nystrom was also a soccer player who competed for Scarborough United.[2] In 2006, Nystrom was hired as an assistant coach at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Ontario.[3] Prior to accepting the job, she had worked for over 10 years as a customer service manager for Nike Canada. In March 2009, she would become the head coach.

Career stats
EventGames playedGoalsAssistsPointsPenalty Minutes
1998 Olympics61012

[4]

Awards and honours
  • Won COWHL scoring title in 1991-92 (runner-up in 1990-91, 1992–93 and

1996-97)

  • COWHL All-Star Team every year from 1989 to 1997
  • OWHA champion with Scarborough Firefighters, 1991[5]

References
  1. http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/topscorers.html
  2. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 5, p.328, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Karen Nystrom at Sports Reference
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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