Mira Jungåker

Mira Jungåker
Born (2005-07-22) 22 July 2005
Jönköping, Sweden
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
WCHA team
Former teams
Ohio State
HV71
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2019–present

Mira Jungåker (born 22 July 2005) is a Swedish college ice hockey defenceman for Ohio State of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for HV71 of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).

Playing career

Jungåker began her career with HV71 of the SDHL where she played for five seasons.[1] During the 2021–22 season she recorded six goals and 15 assists and was named the SDHL Rookie of the Year.[2]

On 14 November 2023, she signed her National Letter of Intent to play college ice hockey at Ohio State.[3] During the 2024–25 season, in her freshman year, she recorded five goals and 11 assists in 19 games after missing the majority of the first half of the season due to an injury.[1]

International play

Junior

Jungåker represented Sweden at the 2022 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she recorded one goal and two assists in four games.[1] She again represented Sweden at the 2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she recorded three goals and two assists in six games and won a silver medal. She was subsequently named the tournament's best defender and to the media all-star team.[4][5]

Senior

She made her senior national team debut for Sweden during 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship where she recorded one goal and four assists in six games. At 17 years old she was the youngest member on the team.[6]

On 17 March 2023 she was named to Sweden's roster for the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship. During the tournament she recorded one goal and three assists in seven games.[7] On 21 March 2024 she was named to Sweden's roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship and was scoreless in five games.[8] On 25 March 2025, she was again named to Sweden's roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.[9] Prior to the 2025 IIHF World Championship she suffered a blood clot.[10][11] During the tournament she recorded four assists in six games.[12]

On 12 January 2026, she was named to Sweden's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[13][14] In the bronze medal game versus Switzerland, Jungåker recorded a goal in a 2-1 overtime loss. [15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2019–20 HV71 SDHL 4 0 0 0 2
2020–21 HV71 SDHL 35 0 7 7 10 5 0 0 0 2
2021–22 HV71 SDHL 36 6 15 21 20 6 0 2 2 2
2022–23 HV71 SDHL 24 3 6 9 18 2 0 1 1 0
2023–24 HV71 SDHL 34 10 11 21 20 2 1 1 2 0
2024–25 Ohio State University WCHA 19 5 11 16 10
SDHL totals 132 19 39 58 70 15 1 4 5 4

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2022 Sweden U18 4th 4 1 2 3 4
2022 Sweden WC 7th 6 1 4 5 4
2023 Sweden U18 6 3 2 5 0
2023 Sweden WC 6th 7 1 3 4 6
2024 Sweden WC 7th 5 0 0 0 0
2025 Sweden WC 6th 6 0 4 4 2
Junior totals 10 4 4 8 4
Senior totals 24 2 11 13 14

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mira Jungåker". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Mira Jungåker - årets rookie i SDHL". hv71.se (in Swedish). 14 April 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Buckeyes Sign Six to National Letters of Intent". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Mira Jungåker utsedd till bästa back i U18-VM". hv71.se (in Swedish). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  5. ^ Sjöblom, Patrik (16 January 2023). "Mira Jungåker uttagen i U18-VM:s All star team". Jönköpings-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Ian (17 April 2023). "Underage Stars Speckle European Rosters At Worlds". The Hockey News. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Damkronornas trupp till VM 2023 i Kanada". vmhockey.se (in Swedish). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Jungåker och Svensson uttagna till VM". hv71.se (in Swedish). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  9. ^ "2025 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship i Tjeckien 1–20 april". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (in Swedish). 25 March 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  10. ^ Ljungquist, Carl (12 April 2025). "VM-backen Mira Jungåker drabbades av blodpropp". Jönköpings-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Mira Jungåker stoppas från vård i Sverige – efter missen". Expressen (in Swedish). 16 May 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Mira Jungåker om OS-drömmen, blodproppen och livet i USA". tv4.se (in Swedish). 31 July 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Tre Kronor dams OS-trupp är presenterad". swehockey.se (in Swedish). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Jönköpingsduon Mira och Jenna togs ut i OS-truppen". svt.se (in Swedish). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  15. ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (19 February 2026). "Swiss edges Swedes for Bronze Inn OT". IIHF. Retrieved 19 February 2026.