Johanna Olofsson Explained

Johanna Olofsson
Birth Date:13 July 1991
Birth Place:Storuman, Sweden
Height M:1.69
Weight Kg:71
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
League:SDHL
Team:Luleå HF/MSSK
Played For:Brynäs IF
Modo Hockey
Sex:f
Ntl Team:SWE
Career Start:2007

Eva Johanna Carolina Olofsson (born 13 July 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defender for Luleå HF/MSSK in the SDHL and the Swedish national team. She currently holds the record for most games for the Modo Hockey women's team, having played for the club from 2007 to 2019.

Career

Olofsson began play with Modo in the 2007–08 Riksserien season, notching one assist in 13 games. In 2013, she was named Hockey Woman of the Year by the Swedish Ice Hockey Journalists' Association.[1] She would continue to play as one of the club's top defenders for over a decade, serving as an assistant captain from 2011 until her retirement in 2018.[2] After a few months in retirement, however, she would make a comeback to return for the club's 2018–19 season.[3] [4]

In July 2019, she announced that she had signed with Brynäs IF, drawn in part by the presence of former Modo teammate Erika Grahm.[5] After one year with Brynäs, she left the club after being unable to agree on a contract and seeking a new challenge.[6] After speculation linking both her and departing Brynäs forward Michela Cava to a return to Modo, she would sign with Luleå ahead of the 2020–21 SDHL season.[7]

International

Olofsson made one appearance for the Sweden women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, in 2009[8] [9]

Since then, Olofsson has made over 160 appearances for the national team, playing at her first World Championships in 2012.[10] [11]

Olofsson was selected for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all six games, scoring one goal.[12] She would fail to put up any points in 6 games at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Club statistics

Note: the Riksserien changed its name to the SDHL in 2016.

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2007–08Modo HockeyRiksserien13 0 1 1 44 0 2 2 0
2008–09Modo HockeyRiksserien20 2 0 2 127 0 2 2 2
2009–10Modo HockeyRiksserien28 8 2 10 145 1 1 2 0
2010–11Modo HockeyRiksserien26 4 8 12 202 0 0 0 2
2011–12Modo HockeyRiksserien28 4 6 10 323 2 1 3 0
2012–13Modo HockeyRiksserien28 2 3 5 163 0 0 0 2
2013–14Modo HockeyRiksserien26 2 13 15 263 1 0 1 0
2014–15Modo HockeyRiksserien28 7 14 21 345 1 2 3 10
2015–16Modo HockeyRiksserien34 2 14 16 423 0 2 2 4
2016–17Modo HockeySDHL25 5 2 7 202 0 0 0 0
2017–18Modo HockeySDHL36 2 7 9 405 0 0 0 2
2018–19Modo HockeySDHL32 5 11 16 226 3 0 3 4
2019–20Brynäs IFSDHL33 3 13 16 185 0 3 3 4
SDHL totals357 46 104 150 30053 8 13 21 30

International statistics

Through 2013–14 season

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2009Sweden U18U1850000
2012SwedenWW51014
2013SwedenWW41018
2014SwedenOly61016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johanna Olofsson årets hockeytjej. SKRIBENT: Fredrik. Lindgren. Svenska Ishockeyförbundet.
  2. Web site: Modos Johanna Olofsson lägger av – efter elva säsonger: "Det är väldigt mycket känslor". 7 May 2018. allehanda.se.
  3. Web site: La av i våras – nu gör OS-backen comeback - Hockeysverige. La av i våras – nu gör OS-backen comeback - Hockeysverige.
  4. Web site: Johanna Olofsson klar för comeback i MODO Hockey. MODO Hockey.
  5. Web site: Ännu en tung värvning för Brynäs – får in back med 160 landskamper - Hockeysverige. Ännu en tung värvning för Brynäs – får in back med 160 landskamper - Hockeysverige.
  6. Web site: "Min bästa kompis gick bort i bröstcancer precis innan VM" - Hockeysverige. ”Min bästa kompis gick bort i bröstcancer precis innan VM" - Hockeysverige.
  7. Web site: Stjärnduon kan återvända till Modo - Hockeysverige. Stjärnduon kan återvända till Modo - Hockeysverige.
  8. Book: IIHF. IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012. 2011 . Fenn/M&S . 557. 978-0-7710-9598-6.
  9. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/181/IHW1810SWE_83_7_0.pdf IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2009 U-18 World Championship
  10. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/271/IHW2710SWE_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2012 World Championship
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220418171431/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/339/IHW3390SWE_83_5_0.pdf IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2013 World Championship
  12. Web site: IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2014 Olympics . 30 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080334/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/389/IHW400000_83_42_0_SWE.pdf . 13 February 2018 . . live .