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Leon Reuterström (born 30 November 1996) is a Swedish former ice hockey goaltender and advocate for transgender inclusion in sports. From 2012 to 2018, he played for Leksands IF Dam in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL; previously called Riksserien), the top flight of Swedish women's hockey, before coming out to the public as a transgender man and retiring to pursue his medical transition.[1]
| Leon Reuterström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
30 November 1996 Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Leksands IF Almtuna IS | ||
| Playing career | 2011–2018 | ||
Reuterström began his career with Almtuna IS of the Division I (renamed Damettan in 2015) and women's ice hockey AllEttan (Swedish: AllEttan i ishockey för damer). In 2012, he signed with Leksands IF, splitting the 2012–13 season between the team's top Riksserien side and the B-side playing in Damettan. He established himself fully as a top-side goaltender the next season, and would take over as Leksands' starting goalie in 2015.
In 2018, he publicly came out as a transgender man and announced his retirement from the SDHL in order to pursue his medical transition, as testosterone hormone replacement therapy conflicts with anti-doping rules in the sport.[2][3]
Since his retirement, he has been outspoken about the difficulties trans people face in sports.[4][5][6] In 2020, he returned to the ice for the first time in two years to participate in a charity match.[7]
International
Rueterström represented Sweden at the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, playing one game and posting a .941 save percentage.[8]
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