Hilda Svensson Named WCHA Rookie of the Year
3/4/2026 9:00:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Ohio State freshman forward Hilda Svensson is the 2025-26 WCHA Rookie of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday night at its postseason awards banquet ahead of the 2026 Final Faceoff.
Svensson is Ohio State's second conference rookie of the year honoree in three years and fifth in program history.
Svensson is the No. 2 Buckeyes' leading scorer with 49 in 28 games played. She finished the conference regular season tied for second on the team with 31 points and was third in the league with 22 assists in 20 games.
The Oskarshamn, Sweden native tied for third among WCHA players with four game-winning goals in conference play and tied for seventh across the league in points. Her four assists against St. Cloud State (Oct. 25) tied for the most in a league game this season.
Svensson, an All-WCHA Third Team and WCHA All-Rookie Team honoree, missed eight games of the WCHA regular season to play for Team Sweden at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. She played in seven games, recording a team-high seven points and six assists in her Olympic debut to help the team to its first Olympic semifinal appearance since 2014.
Svensson is Ohio State's second conference rookie of the year honoree in three years and fifth in program history.
Svensson is the No. 2 Buckeyes' leading scorer with 49 in 28 games played. She finished the conference regular season tied for second on the team with 31 points and was third in the league with 22 assists in 20 games.
The Oskarshamn, Sweden native tied for third among WCHA players with four game-winning goals in conference play and tied for seventh across the league in points. Her four assists against St. Cloud State (Oct. 25) tied for the most in a league game this season.
Svensson, an All-WCHA Third Team and WCHA All-Rookie Team honoree, missed eight games of the WCHA regular season to play for Team Sweden at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. She played in seven games, recording a team-high seven points and six assists in her Olympic debut to help the team to its first Olympic semifinal appearance since 2014.
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