Malene Clarin Frandsen (born 25 October 1995) is a Danish ice hockey defenseman, currently playing in the Swedish Damettan with the Malmö Redhawks Dam.
| Malene Frandsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 October 1996 Kastrup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Damettan team Former teams |
Malmö Redhawks Göteborg HC Hvidovre IK | ||
| National team |
 Denmark | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Playing career
editFrandsen debuted with Hvidovre IK in the DM i ishockey for kvinder, the top-tier national league in Denmark, at age 11 and went on to play with Hvidovre IK in the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL) and with Göteborg HC in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). Since 2018, she has played with the women's team of the Malmö Redhawks, serving as team captain in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.
In 2016, she was named the Danish Women's Player of the Year by the Danish Ice Hockey Union.
International play
editFrandsen was a member of the Danish national ice hockey team during 2011 to 2022,[1] and represented Denmark at nine IIHF Women's World Championships, including at the Top Division tournament of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[2] She scored Denmark's first-ever goal at the Olympics during the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Frandsen, Malene [@malenefrandsen] (28 April 2023). "11 år, 106 landskampe, 9 VM turneringer, 3 OL-kvalifikationer, 1 OL, 1 guld-, 2 sølv- og 1 bronze medaljer blev det til" (in Danish). Retrieved 28 April 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: DEN - Denmark". International Ice Hockey Federation. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (5 February 2022). "Welcome to the club!". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Ellis, Steven (4 February 2022). "Women's Olympic Hockey Recap: China, Russia Grab First Wins". The Hockey News. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Malene Frandsen at Olympedia
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