Tilde Grillfors

Tilde Grillfors
Born (2008-07-03) 3 July 2008 (age 18)
Jönköping, Sweden
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SDHL team
Former teams		 Brynäs IF
Leksands IF.
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2022–present

Tilde Sundnäs Grillfors (born 3 July 2008) is a Swedish ice hockey forward for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for Leksands IF.

Playing career

Grillfors made her SDHL debut for Leksands IF during the 2022–23 season. On 15 May 2024, she signed a three-year contract with Brynäs IF.

She is committed to play college ice hockey at Ohio State during the 2027–28 season.

International play

She represented Sweden at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics where she led the team in scoring with four goals and two assists in four games. During the semifinals against Germany she two goals and one assist to help Sweden advance to the finals. During the finals against Japan she scored the opening goal just over nine minutes into the game. This served as the game-winning goal as Sweden won the gold medal.

She represented Sweden at the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she recorded one goal and three assists in six games. She again represented Sweden at the 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she recorded four goals and three assists in six games.

On 19 August 2026, during the 2026–27 Women's Euro Hockey Tour, she made her senior national team debut against Switzerland. On 30 September 2026, against Switzerland, she recorded a hat-trick.

On 20 October 2026, she was selected to represent Sweden at the 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship. At 18 years old, she is the youngest player on the team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2022–23 Leksands IF SDHL 7 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0
2023–24 Leksands IF SDHL 21 3 3 6 2 3 0 0 0 0
2024–25 Brynäs IF SDHL 25 3 9 12 4 9 0 2 2 2
2025–26 Brynäs IF SDHL 30 6 3 9 14 10 1 2 3 4
SDHL totals 83 12 16 28 22 25 1 5 6 6

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2025 Sweden U18 4th 6 1 3 4 2
2024 Sweden U18 4th 6 4 3 7 0
Junior totals 12 5 6 11 2

References

  1. ↑ "Tilde Sundnäs Grillfors ansluter". brynas.se (in Swedish). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Only National Team Talent Headed To The Ohio State". Yahoo Sports. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Grillfors succé i natt – förde Sverige till ungdoms-OS-final". falukuriren.se (in Swedish). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ishockeyguld i ungdoms-OS". sok.se (in Swedish). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Fem spelare uttagna till Damlandslaget U18". brynas.se (in Swedish). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sex spelare uttagna till Team 18 dam". brynas.se (in Swedish). 1 December 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tilde Sundnäs Grillfors om A-landslagsdebuten". brynas.se (in Swedish). 26 August 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tilde Grillfors earns World Championship call-up after scoring three goals against Switzerland". Sweden Herald. 20 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  9. ↑ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (30 September 2026). "Ödmjuk efter hattricksuccén: "Bara att tacka dom"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Här är Tre Kronor dams lag till Lidl Hockey Games och VM". Swedish Ice Hockey Association (in Swedish). 20 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  11. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (20 October 2026). "Sweden Names World Championship Roster Including Seven From PWHL". The Hockey News. Retrieved 26 October 2026.