| Emma Söderberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Söderberg withBoston Fleet in 2024 | |||
| Born | (1998-02-18)18 February 1998 (age 27) Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| PWHL team Former teams | Boston Fleet MODO Hockey | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Emma Martine Söderberg (born 18 February 1998) is a Swedish professionalice hockeygoaltender for theBoston Fleet of theProfessional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member ofSweden women's national ice hockey team. She playedcollege ice hockey with theMinnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program.
Söderberg developed in the youth department ofMODO Hockey in her hometownÖrnsköldsvik, Sweden. From 2013 to 2016, she tended goal for MODO's boys teams in the U16 Elit and under-16 Swedish Championship (SM).[1]
She made her women's senior league debut with thewomen's representative team of MODO Hockey in theRiksserien (rebranded as the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) in 2016) during the2014–15 season.[2] In 54 Riksserien/SDHL games across four seasons with MODO, she achieved a 33–21 win–loss record and averaged asave percentage of .933 (93.3%) and agoals against average (GAA) of 1.69. Inher final season with MODO, she recorded a 1.55 GAA and .940 (94%) save percentage in nineteen games played.[3]
Söderberg joined the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey team for the 2018–19 season. She played in five games during her freshman year, posting a win–loss-overtime record of 3–1–0 and stopped 94 out of 103 shots for a .913 (91.3%) save percentage and 2.09 GAA.[3] As a junior during the2020–21 season, Söderberg's .951 (95.1%) save percentage, 1.34 GAA, and fiveshutout games were all within the top three of all NCAA women's ice hockey goaltenders, and she received both theWestern Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)Goaltending Champion statistical title and the Goaltender of the Year award. It was the first time that Minnesota Duluth had won the WCHA Goaltender of the Year title.[4] That year, Minnesota Duluth reached the Frozen Four semifinal round of the2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, where they fell to theNortheastern Huskies 3–2 in overtime. Söderberg made 44 saves during the match before allowing the game-winning goal on a shot from Northeastern skaterSkylar Fontaine.[5]
Söderberg was second in the WCHA with 13 wins, four shutouts, and a .920 (92%) save percentage in the 2021–22 at the time that her season was interrupted due to the2022 Winter Olympics.[6]
Upon graduating from Duluth, Söderberg signed a two-year contract with theConnecticut Whale of thePremier Hockey Federation (PHF).[7] When the PHF dissolved, Söderberg entered the2023 PWHL Draft, where she was taken in the tenth round, 58th overall, by theBoston Fleet.[8] She signed a two-year contract with Boston on 31 October 2023.[9]
As ajunior player with theSwedish national under-18 team, Söderberg participated in theIIHF U18 Women's World Championships in2015 and2016. She backstopped Sweden to a bronze medal at the 2016 tournament and was recognized as best goalie of the tournament by the directorate, in addition to being selected to the media all-star team and named a top-three player for Sweden by the coaches.[10][11][12]
After helping theSweden women's national ice hockey team during theirqualification rounds, Söderberg was selected to goaltend for the team at the 2022 Winter Olympics inBeijing.[13]
She represented Sweden at the2023 IIHF Women's World Championship where she recorded a 2.58 GAA and a .924 (92.4%) save percentage in five games and was named to the All-Star team.[14]
Söderberg was born on 18 February 1998 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to Ove and Karin Söderberg.[3] Her father is a former professional ice hockeyforward who played in theDivision 1 [sv], the second-tier of Swedish men's ice hockey, during 1988 to 1999.[15]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2014–15 | MODO Hockey | Riksserien | 8 | 6 | 2 | 490 | 11 | 3 | 1.35 | .929 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | MODO Hockey | Riksserien | 12 | 16 | 3 | 685 | 23 | 5 | 1.55 | .940 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 5 | 0 | 1.50 | .941 | ||
| 2016–17 | MODO Hockey | SDHL | 15 | 6 | 9 | 896 | 27 | 2 | 1.81 | .930 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | MODO Hockey | SDHL | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1,159 | 30 | 5 | 1.55 | .940 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .963 | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 259 | 9 | 0 | 2.08 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 1.12 | .960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1,094 | 29 | 5 | 1.59 | .944 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1,516 | 53 | 5 | 2.10 | .925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 33 | 21 | 12 | 1,942 | 45 | 12 | 1.39 | .938 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Boston Fleet | PWHL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 401 | 17 | 0 | 2.54 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Boston Fleet | PWHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 285 | 15 | 0 | 3.16 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SDHL totals | 54 | 33 | 21 | 3,228 | 91 | 11 | 1.69 | .933 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 260 | 6 | 0 | 1.39 | .946 | ||||
| PWHL totals | 14 | 5 | 5 | 686 | 32 | 0 | 2.80 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sweden | U18 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 239:21 | 9 | 1 | 2.26 | 90.9 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | U18 |  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 240:00 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 | 93.3 | |
| 2022 | Sweden | OG | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 277:01 | 16 | 0 | 3.47 | 91.3 | |
| 2022 | Sweden | WC | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 303:08 | 15 | 0 | 2.97 | 90.6 | |
| 2023 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 301:47 | 13 | 1 | 2.58 | 92.4 | |
| Junior totals | 8 | 5 | 3 | 279:21 | 16 | 1 | 2.00 | 92.1 | ||||
| Senior totals | 15 | 6 | 9 | 881:56 | 44 | 1 | 2.99 | 91.4 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| International | ||
| World U18 Top-3 Player on Team | 2015 | [20] |
| 2016 | [12] | |
| World U18 Best Goaltender | 2016 | [10] |
| World U18 All Star | 2016 | [11] |
| World Championship Top-3 Player on Team | 2022 | [21] |
| 2023 | [22] | |
| World Championship All Star | 2023 | [23] |
| College | ||
| AHCA Second Team All-American | 2021 | |
| WCHA Goaltender of the Year | 2021 | |
| 2023 | ||
| WCHA Goaltending Champion | 2021 | |
| 2023 | ||
| PWHL | ||
| PWHL All-Rookie Team | 2024 | [24] |
