Anna Borgqvist (born 11 June 1992) is a Swedish retired ice hockey forward and the current head coach of Leksands IF 2 in the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL). As a member of the Swedish national ice hockey team, she participated in five IIHF Women's World Championships and two Winter Olympic Games.

Anna Borgqvist
Born (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 32)
Växjö, Sweden
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for
Current NDHL coach Leksands IF 2
Coached for AIK Hockey 2
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2004–2021
Coaching career 2021–present

Playing career

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Her club career was played across fourteen seasons in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL; called Riksserien until 2016) with the Växjö Lakers, Leksands IF, Brynäs IF, and HV71. As of the conclusion of the 2022–23 SDHL season, she holds second-place on the SDHL career penalty minutes record table, with 409 PIM, and ninth place on the all-time points table, with 338 points (141+197) in 371 games.[1][2]

International career

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As a junior player with the Swedish national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2008 and 2009, including winning a bronze medal at the 2009 tournament.[3][4]

Borgqvist was selected for the Swedish delegation at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She played in all six games of the women's ice hockey tournament, scoring two goals and adding two assists.[5]

Borgqvist also represented Sweden at five IIHF Women's World Championship tournaments, first in 2011.[6][7][8] She was Sweden’s leading scorer and the third-highest scorer overall at the 2015 tournament, notching five goals and three assists for eight points in four games.[9]

The last major tournament of her playing career was the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. She served as one of Sweden’s alternate captains and contributed a goal and two assists in six games.

Career statistics

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Club statistics

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Note: Riksserien changed its name to the SDHL in 2016.

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Växjö Lakers Riksserien 14 9 5 14 18 5 2 3 5 47
2008–09 Leksands IF Riksserien 20 11 6 17 26 5 6 2 8 0
2009–10 Leksands IF Riksserien 22 14 22 36 28 3 1 2 3 2
2010–11 Leksands IF Riksserien 19 6 10 16 20 1 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Brynäs IF Riksserien 22 12 11 23 12 3 1 0 1 4
2012–13 Brynäs IF Riksserien 19 11 10 21 12 7 0 1 1 2
2013–14 Brynäs IF Riksserien 28 19 22 41 67 2 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Brynäs IF Riksserien 28 13 17 30 36 3 2 2 4 2
2015–16 Brynäs IF Riksserien 21 8 6 14 10 2 1 0 1 2
2016–17 Brynäs IF SDHL 35 14 22 36 42 2 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Brynäs IF SDHL 35 8 15 23 46 2 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Brynäs IF SDHL 36 7 25 32 28 4 0 3 3 2
2019–20 HV71 SDHL 36 6 17 23 36 6 2 0 2 4
2020–21 HV71 SDHL 36 3 9 12 28 5 2 0 2 29
SDHL totals 371 141 197 338 409 50 17 13 30 102

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Sweden U18 WW18 4th 5 2 2 4 8
2009 Sweden U18 WW18   4 3 1 4 2
2011 Sweden WW 5th 5 1 0 1 0
2013 Sweden WW 7th 5 0 3 3 0
2014 Sweden OG 4th 6 2 2 4 2
2015 Sweden WW 5th 4 5 3 8 2
2016 Sweden WW 5th 5 2 1 3 2
2017 Sweden WW 6th 5 0 0 0 2
2018 Sweden OG 7th 6 1 2 3 6
Junior totals 9 5 3 8 10
Senior totals 36 11 11 22 14

Source:[10]

References

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  1. ^ Olausson, Robin (5 July 2023). "Återvänder till Leksand – i ledarroll". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ Magnusson, Oskar (6 July 2023). "En av klubbens största – nu återvänder Borgqvist till LIF". Dala-Demokraten (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ "IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2008 U-18 World Championship" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ "IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2009 U-18 World Championship" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ "IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2014 Olympics" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ^ IIHF (2011). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012. Fenn/M&S. p. 557. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
  7. ^ IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2011 World Championship
  8. ^ IIHF – Team Sweden Stats – 2013 World Championship
  9. ^ "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Scoring Leaders" (PDF). IIHF. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 643. ISBN 9780986796470.
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