Maja Nylén Persson: Difference between revisions

Nylén Persson grew up cheering for [[Leksands IF]], and would make her SDHL debut for the club at the age of 13.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rönnkvist |first=Ronnie |date=9 February 2019 |title=Släkt med Nicklas Lidström – nu gör hon OS-debut: "En inspirationskälla för mig" |url=https://hockeysverige.se/2018/02/09/nu-gor-snart-maja-nylen-persson-os-debut |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912215355/https://hockeysverige.se/2018/02/09/nu-gor-snart-maja-nylen-persson-os-debut |url-status=live }}</ref> She would play five seasons for the club, scoring over 60 points.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2018 |title=CLOSE-UP SDHL: Leksand IF:s Maja Nyhlén Persson |url=https://hockeysverige.se/2018/12/18/close-sdhl-leksand-ifs-maja-nyhlen-persson |website=Hockeysverige |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=3 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603002334/http://www.hockeysverige.se/2018/12/18/close-sdhl-leksand-ifs-maja-nyhlen-persson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2019, she became won the EliteProspects Award for the SDHL's youth player of the year, the first time the trophy had been awarded.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rönnkvist |first=Ronnie |date=29 March 2019 |title=En historisk första vinnare av EliteProspects Award: ”Hon"Hon är komplett”komplett" |url=https://hockeysverige.se/2019/03/29/maja-nylen-persson-eliteprospects-award |website=Hockeysverige |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912215347/https://hockeysverige.se/2019/03/29/maja-nylen-persson-eliteprospects-award |url-status=live }}</ref> She would win the award again the next season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karlsson |first=Måns |date=27 May 2020 |title=Vinnare igen – hon får Elite Prospects Award |url=https://hockeysverige.se/2020/05/27/maja-nylen-persson-vinner-eliteprospects-award-2020 |website=Hockeysverige |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613115259/https://hockeysverige.se/2020/05/27/maja-nylen-persson-vinner-eliteprospects-award-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After graduating from high school, she left Leksands to sign a three-year contract with Brynäs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Meredith |date=29 May 2019 |title=Maja Nylén Persson signs with Brynäs IF |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/5/29/18644408/maja-nylen-persson-signs-with-brynas-if-sdhl-womens-hockey-free-agency |website=The Ice Garden |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022195942/https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/5/29/18644408/maja-nylen-persson-signs-with-brynas-if-sdhl-womens-hockey-free-agency |url-status=live }}</ref> She would score 26 points in 36 games in her first season with Brynäs, serving as an assistant captain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dahlén |first=Johanna |date=12 September 2020 |title=”Hoppas"Hoppas att yngre tjejer ser mig som en förebild”förebild" |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/sdhl/hoppas-att-yngre-tjejer-ser-mig-som-en-forebild/ |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912132246/https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/sdhl/hoppas-att-yngre-tjejer-ser-mig-som-en-forebild/ |url-status=live }}</ref>