Thea Johansson

Thea Johansson (born 22 November 2002) is a Swedish college ice hockey forward for Minnesota Duluth of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for Mercyhurst and HV71 of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She was drafted by the Vancouver Goldeneyes in the 2026 PWHL Draft.

Early life Johansson was born to Morgan and Katarina Johansson and has one brother, Valter.

Playing career Johansson began her career with HV71 of the SDHL and made her debut during the 2016–17 season at 14 years old. During the 2021–22 season, in her final season in Sweden, she served as alternate captain and recorded a career-high seven goals and 12 assists in 36 regular season games. She appeared in 170 regular season games with HV71 during her career.

She began her collegiate career at Mercyhurst during the 2022–23 season. During her freshman year, she recorded 16 goals and 20 assists in 37 games. On 22 November 2022, she recorded her first career hat-trick against St. Lawrence. She finished the month of November with four goals and one assist and was named the CHA Rookie of the Month. Following the season she was named to the All-CHA second team and All-CHA rookie team.

During the 2023–24 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded a team-high 19 goals and 11 assists in 36 games. During September 2023, she recorded four goals and three assists for seven points to lead the CHA in goals and points. She was subsequently named the CHA Forward of the Month. During the 2024–25 season, in her junior year, she recorded a team-high 16 goals and 12 assists in 36 games.

In the 2026 PWHL Draft, she was selected in the second round, 17th overall, by the Vancouver Goldeneyes.

International play Johansson represented Sweden at the 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she recorded one goal in five games and won a silver medal. She again competed at the 2019 and 2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

She made her senior national team debut for Sweden during 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. She again represented Sweden at the 2024 and 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.

On 12 January 2026, she was named to Sweden's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics. She led Sweden in scoring with four goals and three assists in seven games. During the bronze medal game against Switzerland, she recorded an assist in a 2–1 overtime loss.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM 2016–17 HV71 SDHL 8 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 2017–18 HV71 SDHL 25 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2018–19 HV71 SDHL 32 0 1 1 6 7 2 0 2 4 2019–20 HV71 SDHL 33 3 3 6 8 6 0 1 1 2 2020–21 HV71 SDHL 36 6 10 16 20 5 0 0 0 0 2021–22 HV71 SDHL 36 7 12 19 14 6 2 1 3 10 2022–23 Mercyhurst University CHA 37 16 20 36 16 — — — — — 2023–24 Mercyhurst University CHA 36 19 11 30 37 — — — — — 2024–25 Mercyhurst University AHA 36 16 12 28 24 — — — — —SDHL totals 170 17 30 47 54 30 4 2 6 20

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