“It's very competitive.

[windspeaker@mstdn.ca]

“It's very competitive. They train like nowhere else. We’re on the ice and in the gym almost every day. It's a high calibre of play. If you want to play serious #hockey, you come to #Sweden.”

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First Nation woman spends rookie pro hockey season with Swedish club

Updated: March 17, 2026Kennesha Miswaggon considers her first season of professional hockey a success.Miswaggon, a member of Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, is playing defence for Rögle BK, a squad that competes in the Nationella Damhockeyligan, which translated is the National Women’s Hockey League (NDHL), the second highest women’s hockey league in Sweden.Miswaggon, 25, joined Rögle BK in mid-January. She helped her squad finish atop the regular season standings in the league’s North Conference.

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