Iranian ice hockey star goes to Europe

05.09.2023

After Asal Heydari’s brilliance in the Iranian national team in the Asian women’s ice hockey tournament in Thailand, she has joined the Swedish team Hammarby

Asal was the best scorer of Iran’s inline hockey league for many years and after launching ice hockey in country, she displayed her abilities on the ice field. Her transfer in a prestigious Swedish team is considered as a historic event for the Iranian ice hockey

Heydari became one of the crown jewels of Iran during the Asian Championship in Thailand and scored important goals. For example, the third goal during match against Singapore in the semi-finals and goal against UAE, which made her the best player of the match

Remind, that Hammarby competes in the Swedish National Hockey League. It is the country’s second-tier women’s league and part of a prominent ice hockey league in Sweden and Europe. First league match for Heidari is expected to be in October