Josefin Bouveng

Josefin Bouveng (born 15 May 2001) is a Swedish ice hockey forward at Minnesota and member of the Swedish national team.

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Josefin Bouveng
Born	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 23) Uppsala, Sweden
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NCAA team Former teams	Minnesota Golden Gophers Brynäs IF Djurgårdens IF Hockey
National team	Sweden
Playing career	2017–present

Playing career

As a youth player, Bouveng played on the boy's junior side of Wings HC Arlanda.^[1]

She signed with Djurgårdens IF Hockey to begin her Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) career in 2017.^[2] She put up 12 points in 33 games in her rookie SDHL season before improving to 26 points in 27 games in 2018–19, the most by an SDHL player under the age of 18. In the 2019–20 season, her point production dropped back down to 12, but she led the entire league in faceoff percentage.^[3]

She was due to move to North America to study at Princeton University and play with the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program beginning with the 2020–21 season, but the COVID-19 pandemic prompted her to postpone those plans. She opted to remain in Sweden and sign with Brynäs IF for the 2020–21 SDHL season instead.^[4]

She began her college ice hockey career at Minnesota during the 2022–23 season.^[5]

International

Bouveng made her debut with the Swedish national under-18 team at the age of 14. She won gold with the country at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and played in three IIHF U18 Women's World Championships, winning silver in 2018.^[6][7] On 19 January 2022, Bouveng was named to the Swedish team for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2017-18	Djurgårdens IF	SDHL		33	6	6	12	8		4	1	2	3	0
2018-19	Djurgårdens IF	SDHL		27	14	12	26	4		4	2	1	3	4
2019-20	Djurgårdens IF	SDHL		25	8	4	12	14		5	1	2	3	0
2020-21	Brynäs IF	SDHL		36	24	23	47	2		7	13	5	18	4
2021-22	Brynäs IF	SDHL		28	24	22	46	2		10	7	4	11	4
2022–23	University of Minnesota	WCHA		33	9	7	16	0		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	University of Minnesota	WCHA		39	19	31	50	12		—	—	—	—	—
SDHL totals				149	76	67	143	30		30	24	14	38	21

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Sweden	YOG			6	4	1	5	2
2017	Sweden	U18	4th		6	1	2	3	0
2018	Sweden	U18			5	1	3	4	0
2019	Sweden	U18	5th		5	1	2	3	6
2021	Sweden	OGQ	Q		3	2	3	5	0
2022	Sweden	OG	8th		5	1	0	1	0
2024	Sweden	WC	7th		5	4	1	5	0
Junior totals					16	3	7	10	6
Senior totals					10	5	1	6	0

References

1. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (19 September 2019). "Framtidens Damkronor: Josefin Bouveng". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
2. Edlund, Patrick (19 September 2018). "Forwardstalangen Bouveng känner trygghet". Magasinet Hockey (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
3. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (29 March 2020). "Så blev talangen hela SDHL:s tekningsdrottning". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
4. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (4 August 2020). ""Inställd på ett miljöombyte – vill ta nästa steg"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
5. "Gophers Add Swedish Olympian to 2022-23 Signing Class". University of Minnesota Athletics. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
6. Engholm, Linnéa (19 September 2017). "Josefin Bouveng inför första samlingen: "Jag vill bidra"". SVT (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
7. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (19 January 2019). "Efter stora genombrottet – nu drömmer talangen om Damkronorna: "Det största jag kan få göra"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Josefin Bouveng at Olympedia