Karen Nystrom (born June 17, 1969) was a member of the 1998 Canadian National women's team that participated in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Karen Nystrom
Born (1969-06-17) June 17, 1969 (age 55)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
COWHL

Hockey East
NWHL team
Toronto Red Wings
Newtonbrook Panthers
Northeastern
Brampton Thunder
National team  Canada
Playing career 1985–2003
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Tournament
3 Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 1996
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Finland Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1994 United States Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1997 Canada Tournament

Playing career

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Prior to joining the Canadian National women's team for the 1992 Women's World ice hockey championships, Nystrom participated in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League. Nystrom competed for the Scarborough Firefighters (1985 to 1991) and the Toronto Redwings. Prior to the 1998 Olympics, Nystrom also played hockey for the Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey program. She would play with the Brampton Thunder from 1997 to 2003. During the 2000–01 NWHL season, Nystrom played with the Brampton Thunder and finished fourth in league scoring with 48 points.[1]

Other

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Karen Nystrom was also a soccer player who competed for Scarborough United.[2] In 2006, Nystrom was hired as an assistant coach at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Ontario.[3] Prior to accepting the job, she had worked for over 10 years as a customer service manager for Nike Canada. In March 2009, she would become the head coach.

Career stats

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Source: [4]

Event Games played Goals Assists Points Penalty Minutes
1998 Olympics 6 1 0 1 2

Awards and honours

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  • Won COWHL scoring title in 1991-92 (runner-up in 1990–91, 1992–93 and

1996–97)

  • COWHL All-Star Team every year from 1989 to 1997
  • OWHA champion with Scarborough Firefighters, 1991[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved 2010-06-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 5, p.328, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
  3. ^ "OUA.ca: Women's Hockey Home". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  4. ^ Karen Nystrom at Sports Reference
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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