| Emmy Alasalmi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Alasalmi with AIK in 2013
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| Born |
(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30) Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SDHL team Former teams |
AIK Hockey Färjestad BK | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Emmy Gunilla Alasalmi (born 17 January 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman and member of the Swedish national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK Hockey and also serving as assistant general manager of the team. She holds the record for most games played in an AIK uniform and is seventh all-time among all SDHL players.
Alsalmi grew in Viggbyholm, where she played as a youth for Viggbyholms IK.[1] In 2009, she joined AIK and made her Riksserien debut, scoring 7 points in 27 games in her rookie season.[2]
On the 15th of February 2015, she scored the winning goal in the longest shootout in SDHL history, a 56-shot shootout round against Brynäs IF.[3]
She represented Sweden at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4][5] Named to the Swedish roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics, she had to be replaced at the last minute after testing positive for COVID-19.[6]
Alsalmi has studied at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences.[7]
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