Finland women's national ice hockey team

Finland
Nickname(s) Naisleijonat (Lady Lions)
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 3 Steady
Highest IIHF ranking 3 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking 4 (first in 2006)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Finland 6–0 Norway 
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 December 1988)
Biggest win
 Finland 34–0 Czechoslovakia 
(Düsseldorf, West Germany; 4 April 1989)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 15–0 Finland 
(St. John's, Canada; 12 November 2010)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances 16 (first in 1990)
Best result 3rd (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015)
IIHF European Women Championships
Appearances 5 (first in 1989)
Best result 1st (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995)
Olympics
Appearances 4 (first in 1998)
Medals Bronze (1998, 2010)
International record (W–L–T)
198–169–12
Finland women's national ice hockey team
Medal record
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano Team
2010 Vancouver Team
IIHF World Women's Championships
1990 Canada
1992 Finland
1994 United States
1997 Canada
1999 Finland
2000 Canada
2004 Canada
2008 China
2009 Finland
2011 Switzerland
2015 Sweden

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.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

3/4 Nations Cup

Canada Cup

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Pasi Mustonen

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Tiina Ranne 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) December 6, 1994 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
4 D Rosa Lindstedt 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) January 24, 1988 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
5 D Anna Kilponen 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 74 kg (163 lb) May 16, 1995 United States Univ. of North Dakota
6 D Jenni HiirikoskiC 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 61 kg (134 lb) March 30, 1987 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
7 D Mira Jalosuo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) February 3, 1989 Sweden Luleå HF
8 D Ronja Savolainen 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) November 29, 1997 Finland Espoo Blues
9 F Venka Hovi 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) August 1, 1989 Canada Univ. of Manitoba
10 D Ella Viitasuo 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 69 kg (152 lb) May 27, 1996 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
11 F Petra Nieminen 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) May 4, 1999 Finland Team Kuortane
13 F Riikka VäliläA 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 60 kg (130 lb) June 12, 1973 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
14 F Sanni Hakala 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) 52 kg (115 lb) October 31, 1997 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
15 D Minttu Tuominen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 74 kg (163 lb) January 26, 1990 Finland Espoo Blues
16 F Vilma Tanskanen 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) April 14, 1995 United States Univ. of North Dakota
18 G Meeri Räisänen 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 64 kg (141 lb) December 2, 1989 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
19 F Tanja Niskanen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) September 11, 1992 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
20 F Sari Kärnä 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) April 2, 1988 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
21 F Michelle KarvinenA 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 69 kg (152 lb) March 27, 1990 Sweden Luleå HF
23 F Sara Säkkinen 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 61 kg (134 lb) April 7, 1998 Finland Team Kuortane
24 F Noora Tulus 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 66 kg (146 lb) August 15, 1995 Sweden Luleå HF
25 F Suvi Ollikainen 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 64 kg (141 lb) March 6, 1995 United States St. Cloud State Univ.
26 F Saana Valkama 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 69 kg (152 lb) June 27, 1994 United States Univ. of Vermont
27 F Saila Saari 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 63 kg (139 lb) November 1, 1989 Finland JYP Jyväskylä
31 G Anni Keisala 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 76 kg (168 lb) April 5, 1997 Finland Team Kuortane

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. Profile
  2. 2016 Roster
  3. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  4. Awards
  5. 1 2 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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