Pernilla Winberg
Swedish ice hockey player
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Pernilla Margareta Stephanie Winberg (born 24 February 1989) is a Swedish ice hockey retired forward, who currently serves as a commentator for C More and assistant coach for PWHL Boston. She scored 282 points across her 9 year SDHL career, winning two SDHL championships. She made over 300 appearances for the Swedish national team, winning a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[1][2][3]
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Pernilla Winberg in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 February 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Linköping HC Munksund Skuthamn SK Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Segeltorps IF AIK IF Limhamn HK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
She graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2013 and played for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, five-time NCAA Division I national champions.
She missed three and a half weeks of the 2018-19 season due to a concussion, returning just in time for the playoffs.[4]
In October 2019, just 7 games into the season, she suffered a severe concussion, the third in three years, forcing her to miss the rest of the 2019-20 season.[5][6] A year later, in October 2020, it was announced that she would be starting a position as an expert commentator for C More's coverage of the SDHL.[7]
In 2024, Winberg joined PWHL Boston as an assistant coach.[8]
International
She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She scored the game-winning goal in the shootout against the American women in the semi-final game, where she was Sweden's youngest national player. She would later become the last remaining player from the silver-medal winning 2006 Swedish Olympic team to retire.[9]
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Winberg recorded an impressive five goals in the tournament including four against Slovakia and one against the powerhouse USA.
