Karen Nystrom
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| Karen Nystrom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
June 17, 1969 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COWHL Hockey East NWHL team |
Toronto Red Wings Newtonbrook Panthers Northeastern Brampton Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1985–2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karen Nystrom (born June 17, 1969) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. She was a member of the 1998 Canadian national women's ice hockey team and played for the Scarborough Firefighters, Toronto Red Wings, Brampton Thunder, and Beatrice Aeros.
Prior to joining the Canadian National women's team for the 1992 Women's World ice hockey championships, Nystrom participated in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League. Nystrom competed for the Scarborough Firefighters (1985 to 1991) and the Toronto Redwings. Prior to the 1998 Olympics, Nystrom also played hockey for the Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey program. She would play with the Brampton Thunder from 1997 to 2003. During the 2000–01 NWHL season, Nystrom played with the Brampton Thunder and finished fourth in league scoring with 48 points.[1]
Other
Karen Nystrom was also a soccer player who competed for Scarborough United.[2] In 2006, Nystrom was hired as an assistant coach for the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks women's ice hockey program, representing the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Ontario.[3] Prior to accepting the job, she had worked for over 10 years as a customer service manager for Nike Canada.
In March 2009, she would become the Ridgebacks head coach. Spending six seasons in this capacity, she led the team to consecutive OUA playoff appearances in 2013 and 2014, both first round exits. In addition, the Ridgebacks enjoyed their first season of double digit wins under Nystrom's tutelage, amassing 12 wins in the 2011–12 campaign.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992-93 | Scarborough Firefighters | COWHL | 27 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | Scarborough Firefighters | COWHL | 28 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Toronto Red Wings | COWHL | 29 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996-97 | Newtonbrook Panthers | COWHL | 31 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Brampton Thunder | NWHL | 25 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-2000 | Brampton Thunder | NWHL | 36 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000-01 | Brampton Thunder | NWHL | 34 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2001-02 | Brampton Thunder | NWHL | 23 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2002-03 | Brampton Thunder | NWHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Beatrice Aeros | NWHL | 28 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003-04 | Brampton Thunder | NWHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1992 | Canada | WC |  |
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1994 | Canada | WC | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1997 | Canada | WC | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Canada | OG |  |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |