Julia Åberg

Julia Åberg (born 12 July 1996) is a Swedish ice hockey retired ice hockey goaltender. She made over 100 SDHL appearances with Leksands IF and played intermittently for the Swedish national team.

Julia Åberg
Born (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Leksands IF
Djurgårdens IF
Johnson & Wales Wildcats
AIK IF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2011–2020

Career

Åberg grew up in Stockholm, playing with IK Göta as a child.

In 2011, she signed for Leksands IF. Ahead of the 2014-15 season, Swedish national team starter Sara Grahn deemed her the most promising goaltending talent in the country.[1]

From 2013 to 2016, she only played 13 SDHL games, spending two seasons in Leksands and one with Djurgårdens IF, missing significant amount of time due to injuries requiring multiple surgeries for herniated discs and torn cruciate ligaments.[2][3]

She spent the 2016-17 season in North America, playing for NCAA Division III Johnson & Wales University in Princeton. She had originally planned to play for a Division I university, but lost her scholarship after her injuries.[4] She was able to play the entire season with the university without suffering any additional injuries, posting a save percentage of .955.

She returned to Sweden to rejoin Leksands ahead of he 2017-18 season. She made a 42-save shutout against Linköping in January 2019.[5]

She announced her retirement from hockey after the end of the 2018-19 season, citing exhaustion and financial insecurity.[6] She made an unexpected return to Leksands in December 2019, temporarily stepping in as the club suffered a goaltending crisis due to injuries.[7] She has also since made a handful of appearances for Division 2 club Falu IF, playing as a forward.[8]

In April 2020, it was reported that she was considering making a comeback to SDHL.[9]

International career

She was named to the Swedish roster for the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship as the backup to Sara Grahn, but did not see any ice time.[10][11]

Personal life

Åberg currently works as a firefighter.[12]

References
  1. https://hockeysverige.se/2014/10/19/sveriges-storsta-malvaktstalang-jag-ar-aldrig-nojd
  2. https://hockeysverige.se/2014/03/06/lang-resa-fran-sjuksang-till-slutspelssucce
  3. https://hockeysverige.se/2015/07/24/djurgarden-blev-abergs-raddning-beredda-att-gora-allt-for-att-hjalpa-mig
  4. https://hockeysverige.se/2017/08/20/julia-aberg-tillbaka-pa-allvar
  5. https://hockeysverige.se/2019/01/16/malvaktens-supermatch-raddade-42-skott-och-holl-nollan
  6. https://hockeysverige.se/2019/05/01/julia-aberg-gor-uppehall
  7. https://hockeysverige.se/2019/12/27/malvaktskris-da-gor-forre-burvaktaren-comeback
  8. https://hockeysverige.se/2019/07/30/landslagsmalvakten-lamnade-sdhl-for-division-2-nu-blir-hon-utespelare
  9. https://hockeysverige.se/2020/04/27/vm-malvakten-funderar-pa-aterkomst
  10. "Damkronornas trupp uttagen till VM". swehockey.se. 19 March 2019.
  11. 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  12. https://hockeysverige.se/2018/04/19/leksands-julia-aberg-utbildar-sig-till-brandman


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