Emmy Alasalmi Explained

Birth Date:1994 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Height M:1.61
Weight Kg:65
Shoots:Right
League:SDHL
Team:AIK Hockey
Former Teams:Färjestad BK
Sex:f
Ntl Team:Sweden
Career Start:2009

Emmy Gunilla Alasalmi (born 17 January 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman and member of the Swedish national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK Hockey and also serving as assistant general manager of the team. She holds the record for most games played in an AIK uniform and is seventh all-time among all SDHL players.

Career

Alsalmi grew in Viggbyholm, where she played as a youth for Viggbyholms IK.[1] In 2009, she joined AIK and made her Riksserien debut, scoring 7 points in 27 games in her rookie season.[2]

On the 15th of February 2015, she scored the winning goal in the longest shootout in SDHL history, a 56-shot shootout round against Brynäs IF.[3]

International

She represented Sweden at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4] [5] Named to the Swedish roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics, she had to be replaced at the last minute after testing positive for COVID-19.[6]

Personal life

Alsalmi has studied at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rönnkvist. Ronnie. 2018-11-24. Efterlyser fler förebilder inom damhockeyn: "Ska inte vara fult att säga att man spelar i högsta ligan". 2020-12-24. HockeySverige. sv.
  2. Web site: Rönnkvist. Ronnie. 2016-11-12. 22 år och en av de äldsta i laget: "Haft lite av en mammaroll i AIK". 2020-12-24. HockeySverige. sv.
  3. Web site: Merk. Martin. 2018-12-23. IIHF - Swiss set new SO record. 2020-12-24. IIHF. en.
  4. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/486/IHW486000_33_15_0_SWE.pdf 2015 IIHF World Championship roster
  5. Web site: Oliver. Nathaniel. 2018-01-15. Team Sweden Women's Preview & Roster for PyeongChang Olympics. 2020-12-24. The Hockey Writers. en-US.
  6. Web site: Ladan. Josip. 2022-01-22. Chocken – missar OS: "Fruktansvärt arg och ledsen". 2022-01-25. Aftonbladet. sv.
  7. Web site: 2018-01-18. Emmy Alasalmi spelar OS i hockey med det kvinnliga landslaget. 2020-12-24. Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan. sv. Press release.