2009–10 Finland women's national ice hockey team

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 at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The head coach is Pekka Hämäläinen.

2009–10 Finnish Ice Hockey Association
women's ice hockey season
Olympic Bronze Medal
Canada Cup Bronze Medal
ConferenceIIHF
Record
Overall5-7-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachPekka Hämäläinen
Captain(s)Emma Laaksonen
Alternate captain(s)Jenni Hiirikoski, Saara Tuominen

Schedule edit

2009 Canada Cup edit

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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2009 4 Nations Cup edit

  • 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 edit

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

Roster edit

Position Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
G Mira Kuisma 168 65 6 May 1987 Kuopio   Oulun Kärpät
G Noora Räty 164 68 29 May 1989 Espoo   2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team
G Anna Vanhatalo 178 65 29 February 1984 Helsinki   Espoo Blues
D Jenni Hiirikoski 161 60 30 March 1987 Lempäälä   Ilves Tampere
D Emma Laaksonen 159 59 17 December 1981 Washington, D.C., United States   Espoo Blues
D Rosa Lindstedt 186 78 24 January 1988 Ylöjärvi   Ilves Tampere
D Terhi Mertanen 166 68 4 April 1981 Joensuu   Espoo Blues
D Heidi Pelttari 166 69 2 August 1985 Tampere   Ilves Tampere
D Mariia Posa 164 58 21 February 1988 Hyvinkää   2009–10 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
D Saija Sirviö 172 62 29 December 1982 Oulu   Oulun Kärpät
F Anne Helin 170 68 28 January 1987 Helsinki   Oulun Kärpät
F Venla Hovi 169 62 28 October 1987 Tampere   Ilves Tampere
F Michelle Karvinen 166 70 27 March 1990 Rødovre, Denmark   Rødovre
F Anniina Rajahuhta 164 62 8 March 1989 Helsinki   Ilves Tampere
F Karoliina Rantamäki 163 65 23 February 1978 Espoo   SKIF
F Mari Saarinen 172 67 30 July 1981 Kangasala   Ilves Tampere
F Nina Tikkinen 170 67 6 February 1987 Salo   Minnesota State University, Mankato
F Minnamari Tuominen 165 67 26 June 1990 Helsinki   2009–10 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season
F Saara Tuominen 169 65 1 January 1986 Ylöjärvi   2009–10 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
F Marjo Voutilainen 168 70 22 March 1981 Kuopio   Espoo Blues
F Linda Välimäki 165 62 31 May 1990 Ylöjärvi   Ilves Tampere

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2010 Olympics edit

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 edit

Skaters edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Schedule/Results - Hockey Canada Cup
  2. ^ SCHEDULE/RESULTS/ROSTERS - 2009 4 NATIONS CUP
  3. ^ "USA Hockey". Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  4. ^ USA Hockey Archived December 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Women National Team - Olympic Games 6.2.2010-28.2.2010, Finnish Ice Hockey Association, 13 January 2010.
  6. ^ a b "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  7. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  8. ^ vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News Archived February 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  10. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
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  15. ^ vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News Archived 2010-08-28 at the Wayback Machine