Alicia Blomberg

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Alicia Blomberg
Born 1989 (age 33–34)
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Ottawa Gee Gees
Playing career 2008–2015
Medal record
Women's ball hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Switzerland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Canada

Alicia Furletti-Blomberg (born 1989) is a Canadian ball hockey player and member of the Canadian national ball hockey team. She is a three-time Ball Hockey World Championship gold medalist with the Canadian team, winning in 2013, 2015 and 2022. During 2012 to 2015, Blomberg competed in the women's division of Red Bull Crashed Ice, capturing a bronze medal in 2014.

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A former ice hockey player, her college ice hockey career was played at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) level with the Ottawa Gee Gees women's ice hockey program.

Playing career

CIS

Blomberg's final appearance with the Gee-Gees took place on March 31, 2013 as the Gee-Gees took on the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team [1] in an exhibition game in Rockland, Ontario, prior to the Czechs participating in the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship in nearby Ottawa. The final score was a 6-3 loss to the visiting Czechs. [2]

Ball hockey

As a member of the Canada women's national ball hockey team, Blomberg has captured two world championship gold medals in her career. Her first appearance for Canada was at the 2013 ISBHF World Championships in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Returning to the Canadian team in 2015, she contributed towards Canada going undefeated in the tournament, claiming the gold medal for the second consecutive time. In the gold medal game against the Czech Republic, Blomberg logged a goal and a pair of assists in the 5-1 final. [3] For her efforts, she was recognized as Canada's Player of the Game. [4] Blomberg tied fellow Canadian Jessie McCann for eighth in tournament scoring, logging five goals and three assists in seven games played. [5]

Red Bull Crashed Ice

Having competed in the Red Bull Crashed Ice competitions from 2012 to 2015, Blomberg achieved a podium finish in 2014, capturing the bronze medal in the world championships. Salla Kyhala of Finland captured the gold medal while fellow Canadian Jacqueline Legere won the silver medal. [6]

Awards and honours

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References

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  2. ↑ "Czech Republic 6 - University of Ottawa". Hockey Canada. 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  3. ↑ "Game Protocol – Canada 5 : 1 Czech Republic". zug2015.com. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Local Female Alicia Blomberg wins Gold with Team Canada Ball Hockey". Timmins Press. 2015-07-06. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Tournament Statistics: Women". zug2015.com. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  6. ↑ "Dominant Dallago 2014 World Champion". Red Bull Crashed Ice. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  7. ↑ "2013 ISBHF World Championships, St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Women: Individual Awards". Goal Line News. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  8. ↑ "2013 Ottawa Sports Awards Program" (PDF). Ottawa Sports Awards. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Gee Gees Athletes and Alumni Recognized…". Ottawa Gee-Gees. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  10. ↑ "Awards 2015". Canadian Ball Hockey Association. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  11. ↑ "Goodbye Zug 2015! Next Up? Pardubice, Czech Republic in 2017!". Goal Line News. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  12. ↑ Kratochvíl, Marek (2017-06-10). "All-stars and individual awards of the 2017 World Championship". ISBHF – International Street and Ball Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
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