Danijela Rundqvist

Danijela Kristina Rundqvist (born 26 September 1984 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey player.

Danijela Rundqvist
Rundqvist, Burlington Barracudas, Jan. 2010
Born (1984-09-26) 26 September 1984
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Russian team
Former teams		 Moscow Tornado
Burlington Barracudas (CWHL)
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2001–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
2006 Turin Team
2002 Salt Lake City Team
World Championships
2005 Sweden
2007 Canada
Danijela Rundqvist surrounded by young fans

Career

Rundqvist plays hockey at the forward position. She was trained in Kälvesta Iof. In 2001, she joined AIK IF. Historically, the club won national championships in 2004, 2007 and 2009, as well as the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Of note, she is a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team.[1] She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]

In 2010, she was chosen in the 13th position during the 2010 CWHL Draft of Canadian Women's Hockey League. Rundqvist left her native Sweden to compete for Burlington Barracudas, based in Ontario, Canada.[3]

In 2011–12, Rundqvist played with Team Sweden teammates Elin Holmlov and Kim Martin for Moscow Tornado of the Russian Professional Women's League.

Career stats
Season League Team games goals assists pts +/- PIM
2003–04 SM-Slutspel Women (SWE) AIK IF 5 7 0 7 +9 8
2004–05 SM-Slutspel Women (SWE) AIK IF 5 1 0 1 +2 12
2005 Women's Hockey World Cup National Team Sweden 5 1 0 1 −1 10
2005–06 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup AIK IF 3 1 3 4 +2 6
2005–06 SM-Slutspel Women (SWE) AIK IF 3 3 1 4 +2 6
2006 Winter Olympic Games National Team Sweden 5 0 0 0 −1 10
2006–07 SM-Slutspel Women (SWE) AIK IF 3 2 0 2 +3 2
2007 Women's Hockey World Cup National Team Sweden 5 1 1 2 +2 0
2007–08 SM-Slutspel Women (SWE) AIK IF 14 12 9 21 +19 16
2008-9 SM-Slutspel Women (SWE) AIK IF 17 7 9 16 +10 20
2009–10 SM-Slutspel Women (SWE) AIK IF 15 9 8 17 0 32
2010 Winter Olympic Games National Team Sweden 5 2 0 2 −5 2
2010–11 Canadian Women's Hockey League Burlington Barracudas[4] 22 11 4 15 +11 36
2011 Women's Hockey World Cup National Team Sweden 5 0 2 2 −2 4

Personal

Danijela has got one younger sister, Sandra, and a younger brother Alexander. She is half Serbian; her mother is Kosovo Serb.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2017-12-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Danijela Rundqvist – player profile and career stats". eurohockey.net. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  3. "Interview with Danijela Rundqvist: CWHL's Valuable Swedish Import". CWHL.ca. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-14.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Danijela Rundqvist blog". Retrieved 14 February 2010.

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