Josephine Asperup

Josephine Asperup
Asperup representing Denmark at the 2017 IIHF World Championship D1A tournament
Born	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 Søborg, Denmark
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
SDHL team Former teams	Linköping HC Malmö Redhawks Luleå HF/MSSK Djurgårdens IF Hvidovre IK AIK IF Segeltorps IF Herlev IK Rødovre SIK
National team	Denmark
Playing career	2005–present

Josephine Asperup (born 21 July 1992) is a Danish ice hockey defenseman and member of the Danish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC.

Asperup represented Denmark in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and at twelve IIHF Women's World Championships, including at the Top Division tournaments in 2021 and 2022.

Playing career

Her club career began when she debuted in the DM i ishockey for kvinder at age 13 and has been played in elite leagues in Denmark and Sweden, and in the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL).

Personal life

Asperup's younger brother, Matthias, is also an ice hockey player – a winger – and a member of the Danish national team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Note: Riksserien rebranded as SDHL in 2016. Damettan was reconfigured into the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL) in 2021.

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Rødovre SIK	DM i ishockey		9	5	3	8	8		2	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Rødovre SIK	DM i ishockey		9	2	3	5	2		3	0	2	2	6
2007–08	Rødovre SIK	DM i ishockey		10	3	2	5	2		–	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Herlev IK	DM i ishockey		12	2	10	12	6		3	0	2	2	6
2008–09	Herlev IK U17	Denmark U17		5	0	3	3	2		–	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Herlev IK	DM i ishockey		20	14	19	33	12		3	0	0	0	6
2009–10	Herlev IK U17	Denmark U17		19	5	7	12	7		–	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Segeltorps IF	Riksserien		16	0	0	0	6		2	0	0	0	0
2011–12	AIK IF	Riksserien		13	1	1	2	0		2	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Hvidovre IK	DM i ishockey		16	5	31	36	16		5	1	8	9	2
2013–14	Hvidovre IK	DM i ishockey		13	17	21	38	24		8	6	4	10	16
2013–14	Hvidovre IK Fighters	DM i ishockey		6	8	5	13	18		–	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Hvidovre IK	DM i ishockey		15	15	8	23	20		7	6	4	10	16
2015–16	Hvidovre IK	DM i ishockey		10	11	12	23	10		7	6	3	9	0
2015–16	Hvidovre IK Fighters	Damettan		8	9	7	16	8		–	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Hvidovre IK	DM i ishockey		4	2	4	6	4		7	8	7	15	8
2017–18	Hvidovre IK	DM i ishockey		4	5	4	9	0		6	9	6	15	18
2017–18	Hvidovre IK	Damettan		15	20	15	35	22		–	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Hvidovre IK	EWHL		12	5	8	13	18		–	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Malmö Redhawks	Damettan		15	8	11	19	10		–	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Linköping HC	SDHL		–	–	–	–	–		12	0	1	1	0
2019–20	Djurgårdens IF	SDHL		4	0	0	0	2		–	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Luleå HF (L)	SDHL		5	0	0	0	4		–	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Malmö Redhawks	Damettan		16	3	9	12	8		6	0	3	3	4
2020–21	Malmö Redhawks	Damettan		5	2	5	7	0		–	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Malmö Redhawks	NDHL		15	10	26	36	24		6	2	8	10	8
2021–22	Djurgårdens IF (L)	SDHL		4	0	0	0	2		–	–	–	–	—
2022–23	Linköping HC	SDHL		24	1	3	4	10		2	0	0	0	6
DM i ishockey for kvinder totals				126	89	122	211	122		50	30	37	67	68
SDHL totals				75	3	5	8	26		18	0	1	1	6
NDHL totals				82	56	90	146	90		12	2	11	13	14

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Denmark	WW D2	5th		5	0	0	0	4
2011	Denmark	WW D2	3rd		4	0	1	1	8
2012	Denmark	WW D1B	1st		5	0	8	8	8
2013	Denmark	OGQ	DNQ		9	0	2	2	6
2014	Denmark	WW D1A	2nd		5	1	2	3	2
2015	Denmark	WW D1A	4th		5	0	1	1	6
2016	Denmark	WW D1A	4th		5	0	3	3	0
2017	Denmark	WW D1A	4th		5	0	1	1	8
2017	Denmark	OGQ	DNQ		3	0	1	1	8
2018	Denmark	WW D1A	4th		5	0	1	1	2
2019	Denmark	WW D1A	2nd		5	1	1	2	6
2021	Denmark	WW	10th		4	0	0	0	4
2021	Denmark	OGQ	Q		3	0	2	2	0
2022	Denmark	OG	10th		4	0	0	0	8
2022	Denmark	WW	10th		4	0	1	1	2
2023	Denmark	WW D1A	2nd		5	0	0	0	6
Totals					61	2	19	21	64

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Josephine Asperup at Olympedia (archive)