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2025-26 Women's Ice Hockey Roster

Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce

86 Tuva Kandell

  • Position Defense
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Leksands Gymnasium
  • Hometown Leksand, Sweden

Biography

AWARDS & HONORS:
  • Hockey East All-Academic Team (2024-25)
  • Hockey East Third Team All-Star (2024-25)
  • Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2024-25)
  • All-USCHO Rookie Team (2024-25)
2024-25:
  • Appeared in 35 games, posting four goals, 16 assists and 20 points
  • 20 points are most by a Husky rookie defenseman since the 1999-2000 season
  • Recorded her first collegiate point with an assist against Boston University (Oct. 11)
  • Scored her first NCAA goal at Providence (Oct. 25)
  • Posted her first career multi-point game with two assists against Maine (Nov. 15)
  • Potted the overtime game-winner at UConn (Feb. 1)

Before NU: Most recently played with Frölunda Hockey Club...Played with Leksands IF for five years...Two-time U18 Swedish National Team member at IIHF U18 Women's World Championship...Named the Best Defender at the 2022 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

Personal: Parents are Lars and Anna Kandell...Has one sister, Tilde, and one brother, Axel...Sister, Tilde, is on the ski team at the University of New Hampshire...Enjoys skiing and tennis.

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Historical Player Information

  • 86

    2024-25Freshman

    Defense
    5'8"
    86
  • 86

    2025-26Sophomore

    Defense
    5'8"
    86