Josefine Persson Explained

Birth Date:28 March 1994
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Height M:1.78
Weight Kg:75
Position:Wing
Shoots:Left
League:SDHL
Team:Luleå HF/MSSK
Former Teams:AIK IF
Hvidovre IK
Rødovre IK
Sex:f
Ntl Team:DEN
Career Start:2005

Josefine Høegh Persson (born 28 March 1994) is a Danish ice hockey player and member of the Danish national ice hockey team, currently playing with Luleå HF/MSSK of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She was named the Danish Women's Ice Hockey Player of the Year in 2014.[1] [2]

Høegh Persson has represented Denmark at every IIHF Women's World Championship since making her national team debut at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II. She led the Danish team in assists and ranked second on the team for points at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IA, playing a key part in Denmark earning promotion to the Top Division for the first time since 1992.[3] Høegh Persson scored Denmark's first goal of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-08-15. Josefine Høegh Persson årets kvindelige ishockeyspiller. 2021-08-25. Hvidovre Ishockey Klub. da-DK. 25 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825013944/http://www.hvik.dk/josefine-hoegh-persson-arets-kvindelige-ishockeyspiller/. dead.
  2. Web site: 2015-08-14. Josefine Hoegh Persson har skrivit på för AIK. 2021-08-25. svenskalag.se. sv-SE.
  3. Web site: Fundaro. Gabriella. 2021-08-17. 2021 Worlds: Team Denmark preview. 2021-08-25. The Ice Garden. en.
  4. Web site: Ellis. Steven. 2021-08-20. World Championship Roundup: Canada, USA, Czechs Open With Wins. 2021-08-25. The Hockey News. en.