Åsa Elfving
| Åsa Elfving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1 February 1970 Umeå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Modo Hockey Nacka HK | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 1989–1998 | ||
Åsa Elfving (born 1 February 1970) is a Swedish former ice hockey player for the Swedish national team.
Career
[edit]Growing up, Elfving supported Modo Hockey, where she would play youth hockey.[1] She would spend a year on exchange at Northfield Mount Hermon School in the US, where she was able to practice hockey more regularly.
She was named to Team Sweden for the first-ever IHF Women's World Championship in 1990, where she would put up 3 assists in 5 games, including an assist on the first-ever goal scored in the tournament. She would appear again for the country at the IIHF World Women's Championship in 1992, 1994, and 1997.[2]
In 1991, she signed with Nacka HK, as she was studying medicine at the Karolinska Institute. She became noted there for her powerful slapshot. The team would win the national championship 8 times in 9 years during the 1990s.[3]
She captained Sweden in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics, as the country finished in 5th.[4] She would only put up 1 point in 5 games.
She would retire after the Olympics, having played a total of 83 for Sweden.
Post-playing career
[edit]She would serve as team manager for Sweden in the 2000 IIHF World Women's Championship, as the team finished in fourth. Outside of hockey, she is an orthopedic surgeon, a career she entered after her mother died from leukemia in her last year of high school.[5] She has also served as a team doctor for the Swedish national team.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "En svensk damhockeypionjär – Old School Hockey Åsa Elfving - Hockeysverige". En svensk damhockeypionjär – Old School Hockey Åsa Elfving - Hockeysverige.
- ^ "Historiens första dam-VM – värdnationen spelade i rosa - Hockeysverige". Historiens första dam-VM – värdnationen spelade i rosa - Hockeysverige.
- ^ ""Sweden's Best Hockey Team"". www.whockey.com.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Åsa Elfving Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Från OS-spel till jobb med Covid-19 - Hockeysverige". Från OS-spel till jobb med Covid-19 - Hockeysverige.
- ^ "IIHF - IIHF Committees 1998-2003". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
External links
[edit]- Åsa Elfving at EliteProspects.com
- Åsa Elfving at Olympedia
- Åsa Elfving at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
