Lovisa Berndtsson

Lovisa Berndtsson (born December 9, 1988) is a Swedish ice hockey player for the NWHL's Buffalo Beauts and the Swedish national team. She previously played for Djurgårdens IF Hockey in the Swedish Women's Hockey League.

Lovisa Berndtsson
Born (1988-12-02) December 2, 1988
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NWHL team
Former teams		 Buffalo Beauts
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Västerhaninge IF
Segeltorps IF
Södertälje SK
AIK IF
SDE HF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2006–present

Career

Berndtsson began her SDHL career with Segeltorps IF, with whom she would play one game in 2008–09. She would play with Södertälje SK in the Damettan the next year, followed by a year at AIK and then a year at SDE, before signing with Djurgården for the 2015–16 season.[1] In her second year with Djurgården, she would lead the team to the SDHL championship, finishing with the third beset GAA in the league and earning shutouts in each playoff round.[2][3][4] She was selected by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2021 NWHL International Draft on July 25, 2021.[5] She was signed by the Beauts to a professional contract the following day,[6] becoming the first player from the NWHL's International Draft to sign a contract in the league.

International

She participated at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.[7]

References
  1. "Behind the Mask: Lovisa Berndtsson". 21 March 2018.
  2. "Lovisa Berndtsson: A Humble, Hard-Working Goalie". 5 September 2019.
  3. ""Aldrig haft tanken på att sluta bara för att det varit tufft" - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".
  4. ""Det var inte långt ifrån tårar på vissa"".
  5. Michelle Jay (2021-07-25). "The first NWHL International Draft class". theicegarden.com/. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  6. "Beauts Ink Goalie Berndtsson Right After International Draft". 26 July 2021.
  7. "2017 World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2017-12-30.


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