Ebba Berglund

Ebba Sara Amanda Berglund (born 13 June 1998) is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman and member of the Swedish national team. She is captain of MoDo Hockey in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).

Berglund represented Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Playing career In her youth, Berglund played in the minor ice hockey department of Modo Hockey in Örnsköldsvik, which she has described as a "hockey-crazy" town. She played for Modo's girls' team and the boys' team when the girls' lacked the requisite number of players.

In the ninth grade, Berglund returned to girls' hockey, playing for Modo's junior team.

Professional career Berglund debuted with Modo's SDHL team in 2014, scoring three points in the 21 games she played that season.

After deciding to remain in the SDHL rather than pursue a career in the NCAA, Berglund began a three-year tour with Luleå HF/MSSK. During her seasons with Luleå, Berglund won the SDHL championship twice – the 2019–20 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, Berglund joined HV71 on a 1+1 contract (one-season with a second season option). With HV71, Berglund served as an alternate captain. In April 2022, the club announced that Berglund would not be returning for a second season.

In 2022, Berglund joined the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) in the United States on a one-year contract. In her 20 games with the Riveters, she scored three points and was charged with 20 penalty minutes.

In February 2023, Berglund expressed a desire to continue playing with the Riveters, but in April 2023, she agreed to a 1+1 contract with MoDo, returning to her youth club after seven seasons away.

International career Berglund has played for the Swedish national team at various levels. In 2016, she won the bronze medal with the national under-18 team at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. She also represented Sweden at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Personal life Berglund was born on 13 June 1998 in Själevad, Örnsköldsvik Municipality.

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In 2021, Berglund participated in a mentorship program to support girls in hockey.

In addition to her career in ice hockey, she is an experienced sailor and has competed in a Swedish championship in sailing in the Albin Express class.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season PlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM2014–15 Modo Hockey Riksserien 21 1 2 3 6 5 0 0 0 42015–16 Modo Hockey Riksserien 35 0 0 0 20 3 0 0 0 22016–17 Modo Hockey SDHL 30 5 3 8 34 2 0 0 0 02017–18 Linköping HC SDHL 34 1 6 7 34 9 0 0 0 02018–19 Luleå HF SDHL 35 2 2 4 16 11 0 2 2 82019–20 Luleå HF SDHL 32 3 8 11 16 6 0 0 0 22020–21 Luleå HF SDHL 36 2 4 6 16 9 0 2 2 6 2021–22 HV71 SDHL 33 2 11 13 30 6 0 1 1 6 2022–23 Metropolitan Riveters PHF 22 1 2 3 20 – – – – —SDHL totals 256 16 36 52 164 51 0 5 5 28

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Sweden U18 WW18 6 0 1 1 2 2021 3 0 0 0 2 2022 Sweden OG 8th 5 1 0 1 8 2022 Sweden WW 7th 6 0 0 0 2 Senior totals 14 1 0 1 12