Frida Nevalainen

Frida Margareta Nevalainen (born 27 January 1987 in Umeå, Sweden) is an ice hockey player.[1] Nevalainen is a defenceman for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2] (In Swedish)

Frida Nevalainen
Born (1987-01-27) January 27, 1987
Umeå, SWE
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for IF Björklöven
Modo Hockey
Segeltorps IF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2001–2013
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
2006 TurinTeam
World Championships
2005 Sweden
2007 Canada

Her twin brother Patrik also played professional ice hockey, playing in the SM-liiga with Lukko and the Elitserien for Timrå IK.

Nevalainen was the second woman of all time to participate in the TV-pucken tournament, and the first to do so representing the province of Västerbotten.

She has also played for Tornado Moscow Region, a Russian team. Originally representing IF Björklöven she later transferred to Modo Hockey in the Riksserien (Sweden league elite). She played for the University of Windsor in the 2007-08 season.

References
  1. "Frida NEVALAINEN - Olympic Ice Hockey | Sweden". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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