Marika Johanna Lehtimäki (born 7 February 1975) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and former member of the Finnish national ice hockey team.[1] She played 83 international matches with the national team and was on the bronze medal winning rosters in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 1990, 1992, and 1994.[2] With the Finnish national team she also won four IIHF European Championship medals, three gold and one bronze.[3]
| Marika Lehtimäki | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 February 1975 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Tampereen Ilves Ilves-Kiekko | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | c. 1986–1998 | ||
In Finland, she played the majority of her senior club career with the Tampereen Ilves in the Naisten SM-sarja and won four consecutive Finnish Championships with the team from 1990 to 1993.[4] Lehtimäki led the league in assists in the 1994–95 season, notching 28 assists in 24 games, while playing on Ilves' top line with Marianne Ihalainen and Sari Marjamäki.
Career statistics edit
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Finland | WW | 
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1991 | Finland | EW | 
|
5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Finland | WW |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1993 | Finland | EW |
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Finland | WW |
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1995 | Finland | EW |
|
5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Finland | EW |
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Finland | OG |
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 38 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 2 | ||||
Sources: [5]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marika Lehtimäki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Seukonen, Martin; Arponen, Antti; Grahn, Tuija (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat: Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906-2000 (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 169. ISBN 9519867317.
- ^ Torvinen, Jukka, ed. (2007). "Jääkiekkokirja 2007-2008: Suomen jääkiekkoliiton ja SM-liigan virallinen kausijulkaisu". Jääkiekkokirja. Tampere: Finnish Ice Hockey Association & Liiga. ISSN 0784-3321.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Retired Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 675. ISBN 9780986796470.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Marika Lehtimäki at Olympedia
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