Andrea Dalen Explained

Birth Date:19 June 1992
Birth Place:Hønefoss, Norway
Height Cm:173
Weight Kg:64
Position:Left Wing
Shoots:Right
League:SDHL
Team:Frölunda HC
Sex:f
Ntl Team:NOR
Career Start:2006

Andrea Schjelderup Dalen (born 19 June 1992) is a Norwegian ice hockey forward, playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Frölunda HC. She has been a member of the Norwegian national ice hockey team since 2008.[1] Dalen holds the record for most goals in a single SDHL season, with 47 scored in the 2015–16 season, and is the seventh leading all-time points scorer in SDHL history.

Playing career

Dalen grew up playing on boys' teams in Ringerike, Norway and with women's teams of Vålerenga Ishockey. In 2009, she moved to Sweden to attend the ice hockey gymnasium of Linköping HC and play with the club's women's team in the (renamed Swedish Women's Hockey League in 2016).[2] She led Linköping to a runner-up finish in the 2011 playoffs, while finishing as playoff scoring champion with seven points in four contests. 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 Jorid Dagfinrud. Across 143 games with North Dakota, she scored 63 points, serving as the team's captain in her final season.[4]

After graduating, Dalen returned to the the 2015–16 season and signed with Djurgårdens IF Hockey. In her first Djurgårdens, she set the league record for goals in a season after scoring 47 goals in 36 games; she ended the season with a total of 73 points and twelve penalty minutes.[5] [6] In the following season, the team won the SDHL championship. She was named Djurgården's captain in 2018 and served in role for three seasons, until signing with Linköping HC for the 2021–22 SDHL season.

Following her season with Linköping, Dalen opted to sign with Frölunda HC, a team founded in 2022 and helmed by general manager Kim Martin Hasson.[7] As a newly established team, Frölunda was required to play the in the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL) but the team made it clear that the goal was promotion to the SDHL at season's end.[8] Led by SDHL stars Dalen, Michelle Karvinen, Hanna Olsson, Sarah-Ève Coutu-Godbout, and Stephanie Neatby, the team quickly rose to dominance and earned promotion to the SDHL in March 2023.[9] [10] In addition to scoring the first goal in team history, Dalen ranked third of all players in the NDHL and on the team for points with 97 points from 53 goals and 44 assists in 27 regular season games – a scoring pace of 4.1 points per game pace and just one goal shy of 2 goals per game.[11]

International

Dalen represented her native Norway in the Division I tournament of the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2009 and 2011. She registered four goals and one assist in 2009 tournament, helping Norway finish third in their division. At the 2011 tournament, 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, only trailing teammate Helene Martinsen whose 8 points led all players in the Group C tournament.[12]

Awards and honors

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Postseason
Team LeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
Riksserien27 21 21 42 105 4 4 8 2
Linköping HC Riksserien27 29 10 39 124 5 2 7 0
WCHA37 9 4 13 8
North Dakota WCHA34 4 6 10 29
North Dakota WCHA36 7 7 14 22
North Dakota WCHA36 11 15 26 39
Riksserien36 47 26 73 124 1 6 7 4
Djurgårdens IF SDHL28 15 12 27 187 6 2 8 4
Djurgårdens IF SDHL36 29 19 48 204 1 3 4 4
Djurgårdens IF SDHL36 19 22 41 304 2 2 4 12
Djurgårdens IF SDHL32 13 8 21 165 1 2 3 2
Djurgårdens IF SDHL31 13 12 25 126 2 3 5 8
Linköping HC SDHL30 13 15 28 67 2 0 2 0
2022–23NDHL27 53 44 97 65 3 8 11 0
NCAA totals143 31 32 63 98
SDHL totals283 199 145 344 13646 24 24 48 36
Sources: [13] [14]

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
3 2 1 3 6
13th4 3 0 3 12
Norway WC D1 12th5 4 1 5 14
Norway U18 18WC 13th5 8 3 11 6
Norway WC D1 10th4 2 2 4 2
Norway 4 3 3 6 4
Norway WC 10th5 4 5 9 2
Norway WC D1A 13th5 2 2 4 6
Norway 3 1 2 3 0
Norway WC D1A 10th5 7 0 7 6
Norway WC D1A 13th5 2 3 5 4
Norway WC D1A 13th5 4 0 4 4
Norway WC D1A 11th5 4 2 6 0
Norway OGQ DNQ6 2 5 7 0
Norway WC D1A 14th5 2 1 3 4
Norway WC D1A 13th5 1 2 3 0
Norway OGQ DNQ3 2 1 3 0
Norway WC D1A 12th4 2 2 4 0
Norway WC D1A 15th5 0 4 4 2
Junior totals9 11 3 14 18
Senior totals58 34 24 58 44
Sources: [15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norway . 2012-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915224322/http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/norway.html . 2012-09-15 . dead . National Teams of Ice Hockey.
  2. Web site: Manninen . Henrik . 2020-09-12 . Norway opens up online . 2024-01-05 . International Ice Hockey Federation.
  3. Web site: Rönnkvist . Ronnie . 2015-10-13 . En djugårdare med ett målrekord i sikte: "Det har gått över förväntan" . 2024-01-05 . HockeySverige . sv.
  4. News: Novak . Ben . 2015-01-23 . On the ice: From Norway to Grand Forks . 2024-01-05 . The Dakota Student.
  5. Web site: Rönnkvist . Ronnie . 2016-09-20 . Djurgårdens rekordsättare hyllar SDHL: "Flera lag som tar i och satsar på damhockeyn" . 2024-01-05 . HockeySverige . sv.
  6. News: Carlsson . Marie . 2016-12-05 . Andrea Dalen bästa målskytt genom tiderna . 2024-01-05 . . sv.
  7. Web site: Olausson . Robin . 2022-05-20 . Frölundas nya stjärnvärvning: ”Viktig i lagbygget” . 2024-01-05 . HockeySverige . sv.
  8. Web site: Larsson . Micke . 2022-10-08 . Frölundas stjärnor siktar mot SDHL . 2024-01-05 . . sv.
  9. Web site: Kennedy . Ian . 2023-04-26 . Hanna Olsson Brings Frölunda To The Front . 2024-01-05 . . en.
  10. Web site: Tornberg . Felix . 2023-02-14 . Andrea Dalen funderade på att lägga av – på grund av covid-19 . 2024-01-05 . . sv.
  11. Web site: Larsson . Efraim . 2022-10-09 . Storslagen premiär . 2024-01-05 . . sv.
  12. Web site: Merk . Martin . November 2011 . Norwegian women surprise . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140114210854/http://www.iihf.com/competition/271/news/news-singleview/browse/3/recap/6162.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=5971&cHash=a32187ecd4 . 2014-01-14 . 2024-01-05 . International Ice Hockey Federation.
  13. Web site: Player Profile: Andrea Dalen . 2024-01-05 . Elite Prospects . en.
  14. Web site: Andrea Dalen: Career Statistics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240105193409/https://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,11027/andrea-dalen/ . 2024-01-05 . 2024-01-05 . U.S. College Hockey Online . en-us.
  15. Web site: November 2011 . Profil des Spielers: Nr. 22 Andrea Schjelderup Dalen . 2024-01-05 . . de.
  16. Web site: Players: Andrea Dalen . 2024-01-05 . EuroHockey.com.