Sonja van der Bliek explained

Birth Date:July 22, 1989
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height Cm:175
Position:Goaltender
Team:Brynäs IF
League:SDHL
Former Teams:Toronto Furies
Brampton Thunder
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Sex:f
Career Start:2011

Sonja van der Bliek is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, currently playing with Brynäs IF in the SDHL.

Career

By the time she graduated, she held 12 individual programme records, and was named team MVP in her final year.[1] She was nominated for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.[2] In 2020, she was inducted into the RPI Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

After graduation, she signed with the Brampton Thunder in the CWHL. In 2016, she left Brampton to sign with the Toronto Furies, where she spent two years as backup before earning the starting job for the 2017–18 season.[4] [5] Across six years in the CWHL, van der Bliek played in 54 games.

After the CWHL folded, she signed with Brynäs in Sweden.[6] [7] In her first season, the team reached the SDHL playoffs, losing to Modo in the first round.[8] [9]

Personal life

She is of Dutch and Norwegian descent.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RPI women's goalie van der Bliek honored by ECAC Hockey | The Daily Gazette. dailygazette.com. 23 February 2009 .
  2. Web site: Sonja van der Bliek - 2010-11 - Women's Ice Hockey. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics.
  3. Web site: 5 To Be Inducted Into RPI Athletics Hall of Fame. February 13, 2020.
  4. Web site: Sonja van der Bliek Displays Great Spirit Between the Pipes for the Toronto Furies. December 27, 2017. ECAC Hockey.
  5. Web site: CWHL 2017-18 Season Preview: Toronto Furies. Jeff M.. Jones. October 13, 2017. The Ice Garden.
  6. Web site: Q & A with Brynäs IF's Sonja van der Bliek. Meredith. Foster. May 20, 2018. The Ice Garden.
  7. Web site: Målvakt från Kanada ersätter Sara Grahn. www.expressen.se. 4 May 2018 .
  8. Web site: Kanadensisk målvakt till Brynäs. May 4, 2018. hallandsposten.se.
  9. News: Brynäs kanadensiska spelare trivs i Gävle: "We love Swedish fika". Lina. Abusagr. SVT Nyheter . November 23, 2018. www.svt.se.