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== Career ==
== Career ==
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 är 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>
Nylén Persson grew up cheering for [[Leksands IF]], and made 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 played 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 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 är 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 att yngre tjejer ser mig som en 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>
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 scored 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 att yngre tjejer ser mig som en 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>

Nylén Persson was drafted tenth overall by [[PWHL New York]] in the [[2024 PWHL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Ian |date=2024-06-10 |title=PWHL New York Selects Top Swedish Defender Maja Nylen Persson |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-new-york-selects-top-swedish-defender-maja-nylen-persson |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The Hockey News |language=en}}</ref>


=== International ===
=== International ===
She was part of the Swedish squad that won gold at the [[Ice hockey at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics|2016 Winter Youth Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rönnkvist |first=Ronnie |date=17 January 2020 |title=SDHL-stjärnan minns tillbaka på guldet 2016 |url=https://hockeysverige.se/2020/01/17/sdhl-stjarnan-minns-tillbaka-pa-guldet-2016 |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912215353/https://hockeysverige.se/2020/01/17/sdhl-stjarnan-minns-tillbaka-pa-guldet-2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> She would make her senior national team debut at the [[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/509/IHW5090SWE_33_1_0_SWE.pdf |title=2017 World Championship roster |access-date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220104018/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/509/IHW5090SWE_33_1_0_SWE.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2018 |work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |url-status=live }}</ref>
She was part of the Swedish squad that won gold at the [[Ice hockey at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics|2016 Winter Youth Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rönnkvist |first=Ronnie |date=17 January 2020 |title=SDHL-stjärnan minns tillbaka på guldet 2016 |url=https://hockeysverige.se/2020/01/17/sdhl-stjarnan-minns-tillbaka-pa-guldet-2016 |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912215353/https://hockeysverige.se/2020/01/17/sdhl-stjarnan-minns-tillbaka-pa-guldet-2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> She made her senior national team debut at the [[2017 IIHF Women's World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/509/IHW5090SWE_33_1_0_SWE.pdf |title=2017 World Championship roster |access-date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220104018/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/509/IHW5090SWE_33_1_0_SWE.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2018 |work=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]] |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Career Statistics==
==Career Statistics==

Revision as of 01:53, 11 June 2024

Maja Nylén Persson
Born (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 23)
Avesta, Sweden
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
SDHL team
Former teams		 Brynäs IF
Leksands IF
Sandvikens IK
National team  Schweden
Playing career 2014–present

Maja Nylén Persson (born 20 November 2000) is a Swedish ice hockey player for Brynäs IF in the SDHL and the Swedish national team.[1]

Career

Nylén Persson grew up cheering for Leksands IF, and made her SDHL debut for the club at the age of 13.[2] She played five seasons for the club, scoring over 60 points.[3] In March 2019, she won the EliteProspects Award for the SDHL's youth player of the year, the first time the trophy had been awarded.[4] She would win the award again the next season.[5]

After graduating from high school, she left Leksands to sign a three-year contract with Brynäs.[6] She scored 26 points in 36 games in her first season with Brynäs, serving as an assistant captain.[7]

Nylén Persson was drafted tenth overall by PWHL New York in the 2024 PWHL draft.[8]

International

She was part of the Swedish squad that won gold at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[9] She made her senior national team debut at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.[10]

Career Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Leksands IF SDHL 22 0 4 4 0 6 1 1 2 0
2015–16 Leksands IF SDHL 27 1 10 11 2 2 0 0 0 0
2016-17 Leksands IF SDHL 34 8 11 19 8 2 0 1 1 0
2017-18 Leksands IF SDHL 33 4 10 14 2 2 0 0 0 0
2018-19 Leksands IF SDHL 35 8 11 19 4 4 1 0 1 0
2019-20 Brynäs IF SDHL 36 9 17 26 4 5 1 2 3 0
SDHL totals 187 30 63 93 20 21 3 4 7 0

References

  1. ^ "2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (9 February 2019). "Släkt med Nicklas Lidström – nu gör hon OS-debut: "En inspirationskälla för mig"". Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "CLOSE-UP SDHL: Leksand IF:s Maja Nyhlén Persson". Hockeysverige. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (29 March 2019). "En historisk första vinnare av EliteProspects Award: "Hon är komplett"". Hockeysverige. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ Karlsson, Måns (27 May 2020). "Vinnare igen – hon får Elite Prospects Award". Hockeysverige. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ Foster, Meredith (29 May 2019). "Maja Nylén Persson signs with Brynäs IF". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ Dahlén, Johanna (12 September 2020). ""Hoppas att yngre tjejer ser mig som en förebild"". Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ Kennedy, Ian (10 June 2024). "PWHL New York Selects Top Swedish Defender Maja Nylen Persson". The Hockey News. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (17 January 2020). "SDHL-stjärnan minns tillbaka på guldet 2016". Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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