Thea Johansson

Thea Johansson
Born (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002
Ljungby, Sweden
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
WCHA team
Former teams		 Minnesota Duluth
HV71
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2017–present

Thea Johansson (born 22 November 2002) is a Swedish college ice hockey forward for Minnesota Duluth of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for Mercyhurst and HV71 of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).

Early life

Johansson was born to Morgan and Katarina Johansson and has one brother, Valter.[1]

Playing career

Johansson began her career with HV71 of the SDHL and made her debut during the 2016–17 season at 14 years old.[2] During the 2021–22 season, in her final season in Sweden, she served as alternate captain and recorded a career-high seven goals and 12 assists in 36 regular season games. She appeared in 170 regular season games with HV71 during her career.[3]

She began her collegiate career at Mercyhurst during the 2022–23 season.[4] During her freshman year, she recorded 16 goals and 20 assists in 37 games. On 22 November 2022, she recorded her first career hat-trick against St. Lawrence.[5] She finished the month of November with four goals and one assist and was named the CHA Rookie of the Month.[6] Following the season she was named to the All-CHA second team and All-CHA rookie team.[7]

During the 2023–24 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded a team-high 19 goals and 11 assists in 36 games. During September 2023, she recorded four goals and three assists for seven points to lead the CHA in goals and points. She was subsequently named the CHA Forward of the Month.[8] During the 2024–25 season, in her junior year, she recorded a team-high 16 goals and 12 assists in 36 games.[1]

On 29 April 2025, she transferred to Minnesota Duluth. In three seasons at Mercyhurst she recorded 51 goals and 43 assists in 109 games.[9][10]

International play

Johansson represented Sweden at the 2018 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she recorded one goal in five games and won a silver medal.[11] She again competed at the 2019 and 2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[12]

She made her senior national team debut for Sweden during 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. She again represented Sweden at the 2024 and 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.[13][14]

On 12 January 2026, she was named to Sweden's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[15][16] She led Sweden in scoring with four goals and three assists in seven games. During the bronze medal game against Switzerland, she recorded an assist in a 2–1 overtime loss.[17]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 HV71 SDHL 8 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
2017–18 HV71 SDHL 25 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 0
2018–19 HV71 SDHL 32 0 1 1 6 7 2 0 2 4
2019–20 HV71 SDHL 33 3 3 6 8 6 0 1 1 2
2020–21 HV71 SDHL 36 6 10 16 20 5 0 0 0 0
2021–22 HV71 SDHL 36 7 12 19 14 6 2 1 3 10
2022–23 Mercyhurst University CHA 37 16 20 36 16 — — — — —
2023–24 Mercyhurst University CHA 36 19 11 30 37 — — — — —
2024–25 Mercyhurst University AHA 36 16 12 28 24 — — — — —
SDHL totals 170 17 30 47 54 30 4 2 6 20

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Sweden U18 5 1 0 1 0
2019 Sweden U18 5th 5 1 0 1 2
2020 Sweden U18 5th 5 2 0 2 2
2022 Sweden WC 7th 6 0 1 1 6
2024 Sweden WC 7th 5 1 0 1 4
2025 Sweden WC 6th 6 1 0 1 0
2026 Sweden OG 4th 7 4 3 7 8
Junior totals 15 4 0 4 4
Senior totals 24 6 4 10 18

References

  1. ^ a b "Thea Johansson". umdbulldogs.com. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Sommarprat i SDHL: Thea Johansson, HV71". sdhl.se (in Swedish). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ^ Olausson, Robin (25 June 2022). "Thea Johansson flyttar till USA – klar för Mercyhurst University". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Women's Hockey Announces Incoming Class of Student-Athletes". hurstathletics.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Johansson Earns a Hat Trick to Lead the Lakers". hurstathletics.com. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Thea Johansson named CHA Rookie of the Month". hurstathletics.com. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Six Earn All-CHA Honors". hurstathletics.com. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Johansson and Nuutinen Earn CHA Monthly Honors". hurstathletics.com. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  9. ^ Vierzba, Neil (29 April 2025). "UMD Women's Hockey Adds Two Players Via the Transfer Portal". fox21online.com. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  10. ^ "INTERVJU: Thea Johansson om klubbytet i collegeligan – "har varit min drömskola"". vmishockey.se (in Swedish). 30 July 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Thea Johansson till landskamper mot Finland". hv71.se (in Swedish). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  12. ^ Corell, Robert (7 August 2020). "Thea gör debut i landslaget: "En dröm som går i uppfyllelse"". smalanningen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  13. ^ Kennedy, Ian (19 March 2024). "Sweden Names 2024 World Championship Roster". The Hockey News. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  14. ^ Kennedy, Ian (26 March 2025). "Sweden Names 2025 World Championship Roster". The Hockey News. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Tre Kronor dams OS-trupp är presenterad". swehockey.se (in Swedish). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Karlsson, Johansson, Soderberg and Holm Named to Swedish Olympic Team". umdbulldogs.com (in Swedish). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  17. ^ "SUI 2 SWE 1 19 FEB 2026 Statistics". IIHF.com. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
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