Evelina Samuelsson | |||
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Born | Märsta, Sweden | 14 March 1984||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Played for | AIK Hockey | ||
National team | Sweden |
Medal record | ||
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Women's ice hockey | ||
Representing Sweden | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2002 Salt Lake City | ||
World Championships | ||
2005 Sweden |
Evelina Louise Samuelsson (born 14 March 1984 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an ice hockey player from Sweden. She won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. [1]
Mariefred is a locality situated in Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 3,726 inhabitants in 2010.
Karl Mikael Samuelsson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger and current player development coach for the Vancouver Canucks. Samuelsson began his career in Sweden, starting with small town team IFK Mariefred, followed by Södertälje SK as a junior in 1994. He went on to also play for Swedish teams IK Nyköping, Frölunda HC and Brynäs IF. After being selected 145th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he moved to North America for the 2000–01 NHL season. Samuelsson spent short stints with the Sharks, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers, before returning to Europe during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. As NHL play resumed, Samuelsson signed with the Detroit Red Wings, where he enjoyed individual and team success, winning the Stanley Cup with the club in 2008. After four seasons in Detroit, he signed with the Vancouver Canucks in July 2009. He enjoyed the two most successful individual seasons of his career with Vancouver, recording back-to-back 50-point campaigns in 2009–10 and 2010–11. In his third year with the club, he was traded to the Panthers for his second stint in Florida. At the end of the season, he re-signed with the Red Wings in July 2012.
Ylva Erika Holst is a Swedish former ice hockey player. She was a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Gunnar Samuelsson was a Swedish cross-country skier. He competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay, finishing 11th and 15th in the individual 15 km and 30 km races.
Sweden competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Sweden competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Samuelsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Samuel". There are alternative spellings such as the English Samuelson and the Norwegian Samuelsen. It is uncommon as a given name. Samuelsson may refer to:
Torsten Lennart Samuelsson was a Swedish association footballer who played as a defender and won bronze medals at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1952 Summer Olympics.
Jimmy Fredrik Samuelsson is a retired Swedish sport wrestler.
Jessica Marie Wik is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Rosengård and the Swedish national team. In the 2013–14 winter season she played for Australian W-League club Melbourne Victory. She is predominantly a left back, although she also plays on the right side.
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was the 19th Olympic Championship. The Czech Republic, which emerged from the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, won its first winter gold medal, becoming only the seventh nation to win Olympic ice hockey gold. The tournament, held from February 7 to February 22, was played at the Big Hat and Aqua Wing arenas.
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Events from the year 1984 in Sweden
Evelina is a feminine given name. It is either a Latinised variant of Evelyn or an extension of Eva. Notable people with the name include:
Hanna Öberg is a Swedish biathlete.
Sebastian Samuelsson is a Swedish biathlete who competes internationally.
The ice hockey team rosters at the 2002 Winter Olympics for the women's tournament consisted of the following players:
Torsten Samuelsson is a Swedish cross-country skier. He competed in the 30 km event at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
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Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or Eurohockey.com