Official Release (Swedish)

BOSTON – Northeastern women's hockey alumna Tori Hickel signed a pro contract with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on Thursday, as announced by the club.

Hickel served as an alternate captain of the Huskies in 2015-16 and helped the team to its winningest season in program history with a 28-9-1 record. The Anchorage, Alaska, native chipped in eight assists and a plus-12 rating in 38 games last season as Northeastern clinched a berth in the NCAA tournament for the first time. 

The versatile Hickel spent time as both a defenseman and a forward from 2012-16 and finished her collegiate career with 140 games played, which ranks as the second most in Northeastern history. 

Hickel joins a Djurgårdens team that finished fourth out of 10 teams in the SHL standings last season with a 21-11-4 record. 

The squad plays its home games at the Hovet Arena in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.