{"id":262,"date":"2018-02-09T21:38:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T21:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/02\/09\/201829quinnipiac-aluma-erica-udn-johannson-heads-to-olympics\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:48:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:48:43","slug":"201829quinnipiac-aluma-erica-udn-johannson-heads-to-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/02\/09\/201829quinnipiac-aluma-erica-udn-johannson-heads-to-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympics could be third-time charm for Quinnipiac hockey alum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Victoria Rutigliano<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Erica Ud\u00e9n Johannson, former captain of the Quinnipiac women\u2019s ice hockey team, is lacing up her skates in the 2018 Winter Olympics for Team Sweden. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For many, this is a once in a lifetime experience, but for Ud\u00e9n Johannson, this is her third time representing her country at the games.<\/p>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          \n          \n          \n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:980.0px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n                style=\"padding-bottom:43.061222076416016%;\"\n              \n              class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                \n          \n        \n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  data-animation-override\n\n          ><br \/>\n            <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-10-at-10.40.01-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-02-10 at 10.40.01 AM.png\" \/><\/noscript><img class=\"thumb-image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-10-at-10.40.01-AM.png\" data-image=\"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-10-at-10.40.01-AM.png\" data-image-dimensions=\"980x422\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-02-10 at 10.40.01 AM.png\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5a7f12868165f5c7005edc71\" data-type=\"image\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The 28-year-old, who graduated from Quinnipiac in 2015, played in both the Vancouver Olympic games in 2010 and in Sochi in 2014. She got a commemorative tattoo after each Olympic appearance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/pdW2wtsPXu\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/pdW2wtsPXu\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">\u00c4nnu en l\u00f6p runda in the books! Efter en kass vecka var de sk\u00f6nt att \u00e4ntligen f\u00e5 till ett pass som inspirerade ist\u00e4llet \ud83d\ude42 och med det \u00f6nskar ja en Glad Midsommar! \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3c\ud83c\udf38\ud83c\udf40<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sweedestthing\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Erica Ud\u00e9n Johansson<\/a> (@sweedestthing) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2014-06-20T08:11:52+00:00\">Jun 20, 2014 at 1:11am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the 2013-2014 college hockey season, Ud\u00e9n Johannson took a year off from playing for the Bobcats to go back to Sweden and compete for a spot on Team Sweden\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n<p>To play a third year for her team, especially as one of the expert players on the roster, was something that has always been her goal, her former coach said.<\/p>\n<p><a id='c9lcb2UPQqFVOvGuwsPr4g' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/676301614' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'c9lcb2UPQqFVOvGuwsPr4g',sig:'dyq0B5WeT-mUL38isMHfeRxBix3xG-8nItEeezRqrHU=',w:'594px',h:'423px',items:'676301614',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe takes so much pride in representing her country and that was always really clear,\u201d Quinnipiac head coach Cassandra Turner said. Turner served as an assistant during Ud\u00e9n Johannson\u2019s Bobcats career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability to put that jersey on and be able to represent Sweden meant a lot to her, continues to mean a lot to her, now as one of the veteran players on that team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the ECAC, Ud\u00e9n Johannson was known for her quick shot off a pass, and helped her team to its first ever NCAA tournament appearance in her senior year.<\/p>\n<p>With 42 goals and 54 assists for 96 points in 125 games as a Bobcat, Ud\u00e9n Johannson was someone who didn\u2019t need a lot of words to be a leader on the ice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was quiet, but she was still a very strong leader,\u201d former teammate and current NWHL player Cydney Roesler said. \u201cShe just had this maturity about her and stuff like \u2018oh my gosh, like she\u2019s a big deal\u2019 kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweden has finished in the top four in both of Ud\u00e9n Johannson\u2019s appearances and she has scored two goals and one assist in 11 games over the two Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Ud\u00e9n Johannson plays professionally for Bryn\u00e4s IF in the Swedish Women\u2019s Hockey League and has racked up nine goals and six assists in 31 games.<\/p>\n<p>When Turner saw Ud\u00e9n Johannson two years ago, she was coaching the under-22 team in Canada against team Sweden. After the game, Ud\u00e9n Johannson gave a Team Sweden shirt to Turner\u2019s then two-month-old son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt finally fits him and I think she bought it on purpose ready for him to wear it in the Olympics,\u201d Turner said. \u201cHe actually had it on yesterday, so it\u2019s pretty neat that he knows somebody who is playing in the Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an athletic training major, Ud\u00e9n Johannson practiced taping her teammates ankles and brought her books to all her away games, according to Roesler.<\/p>\n<p>Turner echoed these memories, noting this type of character rubbed off on other players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe just really could demonstrate what it\u2019s like to balance your time and really be at your best through all elements of a student athlete\u2019s life,\u201d Turner said. \u201cThat maturity and approach and her experience has really helped our culture and helps it today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweden plays in the preliminary rounds from Feb. 10 to Feb. 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former captain and Quinnipiac standout Erica Ud\u00e9n Johannson takes the ice for Team Sweden this week at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[161,160,159,157,162,158],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quinnipiac","tag-cassandra-turner","tag-cydney-roesler","tag-erica-uden-johannson","tag-olympics","tag-team-sweden","tag-womens-ice-hockey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2982,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions\/2982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}