2009–10 Finland women's national ice hockey team

2009–10 Finnish Ice Hockey Association women's ice hockey season
Olympic Bronze Medal Canada Cup Bronze Medal
Conference	IIHF
Record
Overall	5-7-0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Pekka Hämäläinen
Captain(s)	Emma Laaksonen
Alternate captain(s)	Jenni Hiirikoski, Saara Tuominen

The 2009-10 Finland's Women's National Hockey team represented Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Prior to the games, the National team participated in various tournaments during the 2009-10 season. The team won the Bronze Medal medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The head coach is Pekka Hämäläinen.

Contents 1 Schedule 1.1 2009 Canada Cup 1.2 Four Nations Cup 1.3 USA Hockey Qwest Tour 2 Roster 3 2010 Olympics 4 Player stats 4.1 Skaters 4.2 Goaltenders 5 See also 6 References

Schedule

2009 Canada Cup

• All games were held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Date	Opponent	Time	Score
August 31, 2009	USA	15:00 PM	Win, 3-2
Sep 1, 2009	Canada	19:30 PM	Loss, 10-2
Sep 3, 2009	Sweden	15:00 PM	Loss, 3-1
Sep 5, 2009	USA (Semi-Final)	15:00 PM	Loss, 4-0
Sep 6, 2009	Sweden (Bronze)	15:00 PM	Win, 2-1

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Four Nations Cup

• All games were held in Finland.

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
Nov 3, 2009	USA	Mikkeli	18:30 PM	Loss, 0-4
Nov 4, 2009	Canada	Kerava	18:30 PM	Loss, 2-4
Nov 5, 2009	Sweden	Helsinki	18:30 PM	Loss, 1-2 (OT)
Nov 7, 2009	Sweden (Bronze Medal game)	Tikkurila	12:00 PM	Loss, 1-2 (SO)

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USA Hockey Qwest Tour

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
Feb. 4, 2010	USA	Colorado Springs, CO (World Arena)[3]		Loss, 1-5[4]

Roster

Position		Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2009–10 team
G	Kuisma, MiraMira Kuisma	168	65	01987-05-06 6 May 1987	Kuopio	Oulun Karpat !Oulun Kärpät
G	Raty, NooraNoora Räty	164	68	01989-05-29 29 May 1989	Espoo	2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team
G	Vanhatalo, AnnaAnna Vanhatalo	178	65	01984-02-29 29 February 1984	Helsinki	Espoo Blues
D	Hiirikoski, JenniJenni Hiirikoski	161	60	01987-03-30 30 March 1987	Lempaala !Lempäälä	Ilves Tampere
D	Laaksonen, EmmaEmma Laaksonen	159	59	01981-12-17 17 December 1981	Washington, D.C., United States	Espoo Blues
D	Lindstedt, RosaRosa Lindstedt	186	78	01988-01-24 24 January 1988	Ylojarvi !Ylöjärvi	Ilves Tampere
D	Mertanen, TerhiTerhi Mertanen	166	68	01981-04-04 4 April 1981	Joensuu	Espoo Blues
D	Pelttari, HeidiHeidi Pelttari	166	69	01985-08-02 2 August 1985	Tampere	Ilves Tampere
D	Posa, MariiaMariia Posa	164	58	01988-02-21 21 February 1988	Hyvinkaa !Hyvinkää	2009–10 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
D	Sirvio, SaijaSaija Sirviö	172	62	01982-12-29 29 December 1982	Oulu	Oulun Karpat !Oulun Kärpät
F	Helin, AnneAnne Helin	170	68	01987-01-28 28 January 1987	Helsinki	Oulun Karpat !Oulun Kärpät
F	Hovi, VenlaVenla Hovi	169	62	01987-10-28 28 October 1987	Tampere	Ilves Tampere
F	Karvinen, MichelleMichelle Karvinen	166	70	01990-03-27 27 March 1990	Rodovre !Rødovre, Denmark	Rodovre !Rødovre
F	Rajahuhta, AnniinaAnniina Rajahuhta	164	62	01989-03-08 8 March 1989	Helsinki	Ilves Tampere
F	Rantamaki, KaroliinaKaroliina Rantamäki	163	65	01978-02-23 23 February 1978	Espoo	SKIF
F	Saarinen, MariMari Saarinen	172	67	01981-07-30 30 July 1981	Kangasala	Ilves Tampere
F	Tikkinen, NinaNina Tikkinen	170	67	01987-02-06 6 February 1987	Salo	Minnesota State University, Mankato
F	Tuominen, MinnamariMinnamari Tuominen	165	67	01990-06-26 26 June 1990	Helsinki	2009–10 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season
F	Tuominen, SaaraSaara Tuominen	169	65	01986-01-01 1 January 1986	Ylojarvi !Ylöjärvi	2009–10 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
F	Voutilainen, MarjoMarjo Voutilainen	168	70	01981-03-22 22 March 1981	Kuopio	Espoo Blues
F	Valimaki, LindaLinda Välimäki	165	62	01990-05-31 31 May 1990	Ylojarvi !Ylöjärvi	Ilves Tampere

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2010 Olympics

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
Feb. 14	Russia	UBC Thunderbird Arena	16:30 PM	Win, 5-1[6]
Feb. 16	China	UBC Thunderbird Arena	19:00 PM	Win, 2-1[6]
Feb. 18	USA	UBC Thunderbird Arena	14:30 PM	Loss, 0-6[7]
Feb. 22	Canada	UBC Thunderbird Arena	17:00 PM	Loss, 0-5[8]
Feb. 25	Sweden	Canada Hockey Place	17:00 PM	Win, 3-2 (OT)[9]

In the Bronze Medal game, Karoliina Rantamäki scored in overtime as Finland beat Sweden 3-2. Heidi Pelttari and Michelle Karvinen also scored for Finland. Noora Rätyä made 16 saves for Finland who led 2-1 after the second period. Rantamäki scored the winner just 2:33 into the overtime.^[10]

Player stats

Skaters

Player	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	PIM	+/-
Anne Helin	0	0	0	2	4	-4
Jenni Hiirikoski	0	1	1	9	5	-3
Venla Hovi	2	0	2	2	6	1
Michelle Karvinen	1	0	1	6	6	-1
Emma Laaksonen	0	0	0	5	4	-2
Rosa Lindstedt	0	1	1	0	5	-3
Terhi Mertanen	0	0	0	3	1	0
Heidi Pelttari	1	2	3	2	13	-4
Mariia Posa	0	0	0	0	3	-3
Annina Rajahuhta	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Karolina Rantamaki	2	0	2	6	3	-2
Mari Saarinen	0	0	0	2	6	2
Saija Sirviö	1	0	1	2	7	2
Nina Tikkinen	2	0	2	2	11	-3
Minnamari Tuominen	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saara Tuominen	0	1	1	1	12	-3
Linda Välimäki	0	1	1	9	12	-2
Marjo Voutilainen	1	0	1	0	10	-3

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Goaltenders

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Goals Against	Wins	Losses	Shutouts	Save %	Goals Against Average
Mira Kuisma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Noora Räty	5	302:33	15	3	2	0	88.5	3.00
Anna Vanhatalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

See also

• Finland women's national ice hockey team
• Women's Ice Hockey in Finland
• Finland women's national U-18 ice hockey team

References

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