Ebba Berglund

Ebba Sara Amanda Berglund (born 13 June 1998) is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman and member of the Swedish national team, currently signed to Modo of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). Berglund represented Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Ebba Berglund
Berglund with the Metropolitan Riveters in 2022
Born (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998
Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
PHF team
Former teams		 Metropolitan Riveters
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2013–present

Early life and career

Ebba Sara Amanda Berglund was born on 13 June 1998 in Själevad, Örnsköldsvik Municipality.[1][2] In her youth, Berglund played hockey for Modo in Örnsköldsvik,[3] which she has described as a "hockey-crazy" town.[4] She played for Modo's girls' team, and the boys' team when the girls' lacked the requisite number of players.[3] In the ninth grade, Berglund returned to girls' hockey, playing for Modo's junior team.[3] With Berglund, Modo won the gold medal in the girls' tournament, Stålbucklan, in 2013 and 2014.[5]

Professional career

Berglund debuted for Modo's SDHL team in 2014, scoring three points in the 21 games she played that season.[6][5] In her second season with Modo, she did not score any points but did accrue 20 penalty minutes.[5] For the 2016–17 season, Berglund scored five goals and three assists in 30 games, and was charged with 34 penalty minutes.[5]

After three years with Modo, Berglund signed a one-year contract with Linköping, with the intention of then playing college hockey in the United States.[3] The team won the silver medal in the SDHL championship.[7]

After deciding to remain in the SDHL, Berglund began a three-year stint with Luleå.[3] In 2018, Berglund reported that, over a number of years, she had experienced a dislocated jaw nearly 70 times.[8][9] With Luleå, Berglund won the SDHL championship twice,[10][11] with the 2019–2020 championship being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

In 2021, Berglund joined HV71 on a 1+1 contract (one-year with the possibility of a second year).[13] On HV71, Berglund was an alternate captain.[14] In April 2022, the club announced that Berglund would not be returning for a second year.[15]

In 2022, Berglund joined the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) in the United States on a one-year contract.[16][14] Berglund openly discussed how the PHF drew Swedish players to North America by offering higher pay than the SDHL.[17] In her 20 games with the Riveters, she scored three points and was charged with 20 penalty minutes.[5] She was selected for the 2023 PHF All-Star Game.[18]

In February 2023, Berglund said she wanted to continue playing for the Riveters,[19] but in April 2023, she signed a contract to return to Modo on a 1+1 contract.[20]

International career

Berglund has played for the Swedish national team at various levels. In 2016, she won the bronze medal with the under-18 team at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[14] Berglund represented Sweden in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing; she also played in the qualification tournament.[21] She also represented Sweden at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.[22]

Personal life

Berglund is LGBTQ.[23] She is in a relationship with Canadian ice hockey player Sarah Bujold, who was her teammate on HV71 and the Riveters.[24][25] In 2021, Berglund participated in a mentorship program to support girls in hockey.[26]

In addition to ice hockey, she is an amateur sailor and has competed in a Swedish championship in sailing in the Albin Express class.[27]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Modo Riksserien 21 1 2 3 6 5 0 0 0 4
2015–16 Modo Riksserien 35 0 0 0 20 3 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Modo SDHL 30 5 3 8 34 2 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Linköping SDHL 34 1 6 7 34 9 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Luleå SDHL 35 2 2 4 16 11 0 2 2 8
2019–20 Luleå SDHL 32 3 8 11 16 6 0 0 0 2
2020–21 Luleå SDHL 36 2 4 6 16 9 0 2 2 6
SDHL totals 223 14 25 39 142 45 0 4 4 22

International
YearTeamEventResult   GPGAPtsPIM
2016Sweden U18WW183rd place, bronze medalist(s) 60112
2021SwedenOGQQ 30002
2022SwedenOG8th 51018
2022SwedenWW7th 60002
Senior totals 1410112

References
  1. "Ebba Berglund - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. "Olympedia – Ebba Berglund". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. "Vägen till Luleå Hockey - Ebba Berglund". www.luleahockey.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. Michael VanZetta [@MichaelVanZetta] (5 March 2023). "Get a behind-the-scenes look at the @Riveters women's ice hockey team of the @PHF that plays at the @americandream. @ebba_berglund @ReaganRust_ @kelly_babstock @Pelkey21 @digitmurphy @madison_packer_ @VenlaHovi" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Timestamp: 7:01
  5. "Ebba Berglund at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. "Hon kritiserar uppståndelsen kring Modos ojämställdhet: "Skulle belyst vilka stora steg vi tagit"". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. "Modo tappar landslagsspelare – skriver på för SDHL-konkurrenten". Allehanda.se (in Swedish). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. "Har dragit käken ur led – nära 70 gånger". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  9. "Drog käken ur led – för 65:e gången". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. Norrbotten, P4 (30 March 2021). "Ebba Berglund om guldfirandet: Helt magiskt". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  11. Norrbotten/P4, P4 (30 March 2021). "SM-guld till Luleå Hockey/MSSK". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  12. "SDHL-säsongen 2019/20 är över". SDHL.sv (in Swedish). March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. "Ebba Berglund ny back i HV71". www.hv71.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  14. "News: Blueline Takes Shape As Riveters Sign Defender Ebba Berglund - Metropolitan Riveters". riveters.premierhockeyfederation.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  15. "Klart: OS-backen lämnar HV71". Hockeysverige. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  16. "OS-backen flyttar till Nordamerika". Hockeysverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  17. "Stjärnan tvingas flytta för att leva på hockeyn - Riedia". www.riedia.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  18. "2023 PHF All-Star Game: Stars to watch, what to know about the new format". ESPN.com. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  19. "Ebba Berglund Enjoying Her Time in the PHF". The Ice Garden. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  20. "Återvänder till MoDo: "Ett självklart val"". Hockeysverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  21. "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Ebba BERGLUND, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  22. "Seven PHF Players at 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship". OurSports Central. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  23. Olson, Meghan (2 February 2022). "Meet the LGBTQ+ Athletes Participating in the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  24. Westin, Marianne (8 March 2021). "Kärlekspar och konkurrenter – slåss om finalbiljett". Norrländska Socialdemokraten (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  25. Olympics 2022, Foto: Beijing Winter. "Här är regnbågsidrottarna i svenska OS-truppen". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  26. ""Vi jobbar för de som kommer efter oss"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  27. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (14 August 2018). "Toppback i SDHL – och SM-seglare". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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