Ebba Hedqvist (born 30 September 2006) is a Swedish

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forward for

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 ...

of the

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(SDHL) and member of

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Playing career

Hedqvist made her SDHL debut for

during the 2021–22 season at sixteen years old, where she recorded four goals and ten assists in 31 games. During the 2022–23 season, she recorded five goals and seven assists in 30 games. During the 2023–24 season, she recorded nine goals and 17 assists in 32 games. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded seven goals and 17 assists in 35 games. On 23 February 2025, she signed a two-year contract extension with Modo.

International play

Hedqvist represented

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at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival where she led the team in scoring with two goals and two assists in three games and won a silver medal. She then competed at the 2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded one goal and one assist in six games. She again represented Sweden at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded one goal and two assists in four games and won a silver medal. She made her senior national team debut at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship at the age of sixteen years old, where she was the youngest player at the tournament, and was scoreless in seven games. She again represented Sweden at the

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where she served as team captain and led the team in scoring with one goal and nine assists in five games. On 21 March 2024, she was again named to Sweden's roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she recorded one goal in five games. On 25 March 2025, she was again named to Sweden's roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship. On 15 April 2025, in the final preliminary round game against

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, she recorded her first career

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Personal life

Hedqvist's older brother, Isac, is a professional ice hockey player for

Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are ...

of the

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(SHL). Her father, Ola, is a former professional ice hockey player.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hedqvist, Ebba 2006 births Living people Modo Hockey (women) players People from Själevad Swedish women's ice hockey forwards 21st-century Swedish sportswomen Ice hockey people from Västernorrland County