Finland women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Naisleijonat (Lady Lions) | ||
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| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association | ||
| Head coach | Pasi Mustonen | ||
| Assistants |
Tommi Parmakoski Juuso Toivola | ||
| Captain | Jenni Hiirikoski | ||
| Most games | Karoliina Rantamäki (256) | ||
| Most points | Riikka Nieminen (204) | ||
| IIHF code | FIN | ||
| IIHF ranking |
4  | ||
| Highest IIHF ranking | 3 (first in 2003) | ||
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 4 (first in 2006) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Finland 6–0 Norway  (Copenhagen, Denmark; December 26, 1988) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Finland 34–0 Czechoslovakia  (Düsseldorf, West Germany; April 4, 1989) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Canada 15–0 Finland (St. John's, Canada; November 12, 2010) | |||
| IIHF World Women's Championships | |||
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1990) | ||
| Best result |
 (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015) | ||
| IIHF European Women Championships | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result |
 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995) | ||
| Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1998) | ||
| Medals |
 Bronze (1998, 2010) | ||
| International record (W–L–T) | |||
| 196–165–12 | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Finland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Team |
| Bronze | 2010 Vancouver | Team |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1990 Canada | Team |
| Bronze | 1992 Finland | Team |
| Bronze | 1994 United States | Team |
| Bronze | 1997 Canada | Team |
| Bronze | 1999 Finland | Team |
| Bronze | 2000 Canada | Team |
| Bronze | 2004 Canada | Team |
| Bronze | 2008 China | Team |
| Bronze | 2009 Finland | Team |
| Bronze | 2011 Switzerland | Team |
| Bronze | 2015 Sweden | Team |
The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland has 4,694 female players in 2011.[1]
Finnish national women's ice hockey team at the Women's Air Canada Cup 2008 in Ravensburg, Germany.
History
Finland has finished third or fourth in every World Championships and Olympics. They are ranked behind the Canada (#1) and the USA (#2). Finland's main rival is Sweden, which finished second to Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Finland finished fourth, losing the game for the bronze medal to the USA. Finland defeated the USA for the first time, in the 2008 World Championship in China, 2–1 after overtime. The current head coach is Pekka Hämäläinen (after Hannu Saintula)
Tournament reocrd
Olympic Games
- 1998 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2002 – Finished in 4th place
- 2006 – Finished in 4th place
- 2010 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2014 – Finished in 5th place
World Championship
- 1990 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1992 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1994 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1997 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1999 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2000 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2001 – Finished in 4th place
- 2004 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2005 – Finished in 4th place
- 2007 – Finished in 4th place
- 2008 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2009 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2011 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2012 – Finished in 4th place
- 2013 – Finished in 4th place
- 2015 – Won Bronze Medal
European Championship
- 1989 – Won Gold Medal
- 1991 – Won Gold Medal
- 1993 – Won Gold Medal
- 1995 – Won Gold Medal
- 1996 – Won Bronze Medal
3/4 Nations Cup
- 1995 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 1996 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1997 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1998 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1999 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2000 – Won Bronze Medal (4 nations Cup)
- 2001 – Won Silver Medal
- 2002 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2003 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2004 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2005 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2006 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2007 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2008 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2009 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2010 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2011 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2012 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2013 – Won Silver Medal (4 nations Cup)
Canada Cup
- 2009 Canada Cup – Won Bronze Medal
Current roster
Roster for the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Pasi Mustonen
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Eveliina Suonpää | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | April 12, 1995 |  Univ. of Minnesota Duluth |
| 2 | D | Eve Savander | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | September 2, 1998 | Team Kuortane |
| 4 | D | Rosa Lindstedt | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | January 24, 1988 | JYP Jyväskylä |
| 5 | D | Anna Kilponen | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | May 16, 1995 | Ilves |
| 6 | D | Jenni Hiirikoski – C | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | March 30, 1987 | JYP Jyväskylä |
| 7 | D | Mira Jalosuo | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | February 3, 1989 |  Nizhni Novgorod |
| 8 | D | Ronja Savolainen | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | November 29, 1997 | Espoo Blues |
| 9 | F | Jennica Haikarainen | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | August 1, 1989 |  Modo Hockey |
| 10 | F | Linda Välimäki | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | May 31, 1990 | Espoo Blues |
| 13 | F | Riikka Nieminen – A | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | June 12, 1973 | JYP Jyväskylä |
| 14 | F | Niina Mäkinen | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | April 18, 1992 | Oulun Kärpät |
| 15 | D | Minttu Tuominen | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | January 26, 1990 | Espoo Blues |
| 16 | F | Vilma Tanskanen | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | April 14, 1995 | Espoo Blues |
| 18 | G | Meeri Räisänen | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | December 2, 1989 | Nizhni Novgorod |
| 20 | F | Sari Kärnä | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) | April 2, 1988 | Ilves |
| 21 | F | Michelle Karvinen – A | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | March 27, 1990 | Espoo Blues |
| 24 | F | Noora Tulus | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | August 15, 1995 | Espoo Blues |
| 25 | F | Suvi Ollikainen | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | March 6, 1995 | HC Keski-Uusimaa |
| 27 | F | Saila Saari | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | November 1, 1989 | JYP Jyväskylä |
| 29 | F | Karoliina Rantamäki | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | February 23, 1978 | Nizhni Novgorod |
| 31 | G | Vilma Vaattovaara | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | March 10, 1993 | Univ. of New Hampshire |
| 77 | F | Susanna Tapani | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | March 2, 1993 | HPK |
| 96 | F | Emma Nuutinen | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | December 7, 1996 | Espoo Blues |
Awards and honors
- Kirsi Hanninen, Directorate Award, Best Defender, 1999 IIHF Women's World Championship[3]
- Jenni Hiirikoski, Directorate Award, Best Defender, 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships[4]
- Noora Räty, Most Valuable Player, 2008 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships[5]
- Noora Räty, Best Goalie, 2007 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships
- Noora Räty, Best Goalie, 2008 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships[5]
See also
- 2009–10 Finland women's national ice hockey team
- Finland women's national U-18 ice hockey team
- Women's Ice Hockey in Finland
References
- ↑ Profile
- ↑ 2015 Roster
- ↑ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ↑ Awards
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p. 546, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.
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