Celine Tedenby (born 15 June 1999) is a Swedish

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player and member of the Swedish national team. She is signed in the

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(SDHL) with

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on a 1+1 contract through the 2025–26 season. She represented

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at the

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Playing career

As a child, Tedenby developed in the

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department of Jarveds IF in her hometown of

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, on the east coast of Sweden in the north-central historical province of

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. She attended the of Örnsköldsvik Gymnasium and

MODO Hockey Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team currently plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan after losing to HV71 after the play out following the 2024/25 se ...

, which is known for having produced a number of successful players, including icons of Swedish ice hockey

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, Maria Lindh, Emma Nordin, and Daniel and

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. Her debut in the premier senior national league, the

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(called Swedish Women's Hockey League since 2016), was made with

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in the 2014–15 season, at age fifteen. Playing with MODO, Tedenby steadily improved season-over-season from 7

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(6 goals+1 assists) in 27 games as a

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in 2014–15 to 13 points (9+4) in 35 games in 2015–16, 22 points (15+7) in 34 games in 2016–17, and 26 points (15+11) in 36 games in 2017–18, her final season with the club.

NCAA

Tedenby relocated to the United States in 2018 to began her

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career with the Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey program in the

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conference of the NCAA Division I. As a

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, she was twice named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week and was selected as the NCAA Third Star of the Week after tallying 5 points (3+2) in a weekend doubleheader against Dartmouth in November. She finished the 2018–19 season as the Black Bears' top point earner. Presented with the opportunity to play a fifth year of NCAA college eligibility due to the

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, Tedenby joined the Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey program, also in the Hockey East conference, for the 2022–23 season.

International play

As a member of the Swedish national under-18 team, Tedenby participated in the

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tournaments in 2015, 2016, and 2017. She was Sweden's highest goal scorer at the 2016 tournament, contributing to the team's bronze medal victory. She made her

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debut with the Swedish national team in 2022, recording an assist in six games played.

Personal life

Tedenby holds a

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in social work from the

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and, , is pursuing a

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degree at

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. Her cousin,

Mattias Tedenby Mattias Tedenby (born February 21, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career Tedenby started his playing career in the Swedish elite league club HV71 ...

, is also an ice hockey player. He was drafted by the

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in the

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and has played most of his career with

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in the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tedenby, Celine 1999 births Living people Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey players Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey players Modo Hockey (women) players Ice hockey people from Örnsköldsvik Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish women's ice hockey centres 21st-century Swedish sportswomen