Josefine Persson
{{short description|Danish ice hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| caption = Høegh Persson representing Denmark at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|3|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark
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| height_m = 1.78
| weight_kg = 75
| position = Wing
| shoots = Left
| league = SDHL
| team = Luleå HF/MSSK
| former_teams = AIK IF
Hvidovre IK
Rødovre IK
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| sex = f
| ntl_team = DEN
| career_start = 2005
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Josefine Høegh Persson (born 28 March 1994) is a Danish ice hockey player and member of the Danish national ice hockey team, currently playing with Luleå HF/MSSK of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She was named the Danish Women's Ice Hockey Player of the Year in 2014.{{Cite web|date=2014-08-15|title=Josefine Høegh Persson årets kvindelige ishockeyspiller|url=http://www.hvik.dk/josefine-hoegh-persson-arets-kvindelige-ishockeyspiller/|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Hvidovre Ishockey Klub|language=da-DK|archive-date=25 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825013944/http://www.hvik.dk/josefine-hoegh-persson-arets-kvindelige-ishockeyspiller/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|date=2015-08-14|title=Josefine Hoegh Persson har skrivit på för AIK|url=http://www.svenskalag.se/aikishockey-dam/nyheter/683112/josefine-hoegh-persson-har-skrivit-pa-for-aik|access-date=2021-08-25|website=svenskalag.se|language=sv-SE}}
Høegh Persson has represented Denmark at every IIHF Women's World Championship since making her national team debut at the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II. She led the Danish team in assists and ranked second on the team for points at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IA, playing a key part in Denmark earning promotion to the Top Division for the first time since 1992.{{Cite web|last=Fundaro|first=Gabriella|date=2021-08-17|title=2021 Worlds: Team Denmark preview|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2021/8/17/22627335/2021-iihf-women-world-championship-denmark-preview|access-date=2021-08-25|website=The Ice Garden|language=en}} Høegh Persson scored Denmark's first goal of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary.{{Cite web|last=Ellis|first=Steven|date=2021-08-20|title=World Championship Roundup: Canada, USA, Czechs Open With Wins|url=https://www.si.com/hockey/news/world-championship-roundup-day-1|access-date=2021-08-25|website=The Hockey News|language=en}}
References
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External links
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Category:Ice hockey people from Copenhagen
Category:Danish women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Luleå HF/MSSK players
Category:AIK Hockey Dam players
Category:Danish expatriate ice hockey people
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Denmark
Category:21st-century Danish sportswomen
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