Josephine Asperup (born 21 July 1992) is a Danish ice hockey defenseman and member of the Danish national ice hockey team, currently[update] playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC.
| Josephine Asperup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Asperup representing Denmark at the 2017 IIHF World Championship D1A tournament | |||
| Born |
21 July 1992 Søborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SDHL team Former teams |
Linköping HC | ||
| National team |
 Denmark | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Asperup represented Denmark in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and at twelve IIHF Women's World Championships, including at the Top Division tournaments in 2021 and 2022.[1]
Playing career
editHer club career began when she debuted in the DM i ishockey for kvinder at age 13 and has been played in elite leagues in Denmark and Sweden, and in the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL).[2]
Personal life
editAsperup's younger brother, Matthias, is also an ice hockey player – a winger – and a member of the Danish national team.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editNote: Riksserien rebranded as SDHL in 2016. Damettan was reconfigured into the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL) in 2021.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Rødovre SIK | DM i ishockey | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rødovre SIK | DM i ishockey | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Rødovre SIK | DM i ishockey | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2008–09 | Herlev IK | DM i ishockey | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Herlev IK U17 | Denmark U17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2009–10 | Herlev IK | DM i ishockey | 20 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Herlev IK U17 | Denmark U17 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2010–11 | Segeltorps IF | Riksserien | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | AIK IF | Riksserien | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hvidovre IK | DM i ishockey | 16 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hvidovre IK | DM i ishockey | 13 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hvidovre IK Fighters | DM i ishockey | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2014–15 | Hvidovre IK | DM i ishockey | 15 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | Hvidovre IK | DM i ishockey | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Hvidovre IK Fighters | Damettan | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2016–17 | Hvidovre IK | DM i ishockey | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hvidovre IK | DM i ishockey | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hvidovre IK | Damettan | 15 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2017–18 | Hvidovre IK | EWHL | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2018–19 | Malmö Redhawks | Damettan | 15 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköping HC | SDHL | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Djurgårdens IF | SDHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2019–20 | Luleå HF (L) | SDHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2019–20 | Malmö Redhawks | Damettan | 16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Malmö Redhawks | Damettan | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2021–22 | Malmö Redhawks | NDHL | 15 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Djurgårdens IF (L) | SDHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Linköping HC | SDHL | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| DM i ishockey for kvinder totals | 126 | 89 | 122 | 211 | 122 | 50 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 68 | ||||
| SDHL totals | 75 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| NDHL totals | 82 | 56 | 90 | 146 | 90 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Denmark | WW D2 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Denmark | WW D2 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2012 | Denmark | WW D1B | 1st | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2013 | Denmark | OGQ | DNQ | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Denmark | WW D1A | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Denmark | WW D1A | 4th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Denmark | WW D1A | 4th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Denmark | WW D1A | 4th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2017 | Denmark | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2018 | Denmark | WW D1A | 4th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Denmark | WW D1A | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Denmark | WW | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Denmark | OGQ | Q | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Denmark | OG | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2022 | Denmark | WW | 10th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Denmark | WW D1A | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 61 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 64 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: DEN - Denmark". International Ice Hockey Federation. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Kågström, Rasmus (28 September 2019). "Lämnade Djurgården igår – nu är forwarden klar för konkurrenten". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Josephine Asperup at Olympedia (archive)
