IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM FINLAND MEDIA GUIDE.

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1 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM FINLAND MEDIA GUIDE

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3 GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE FINNISH ICE HOCkEy ASSOCIATION 2013 marks the return of the IIHF Ice Hockey Women s World Championship tournament to the home of ice hockey Canada. The last time the country hosted the best players in the world was in 2010 when the Winter Olympics were held in Canada. The hosts were crowned the champions then and every time the Canada has hosted a World Championship or Olympic tournament. Steering the Finnish Lionesses ship in the tournament will be new head coach Mika Pieniniemi. Pieniniemi s predecessor Pekka Hämäläinen coached the team from 2009 to 2012 and earned bronze medals in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and in the 2011 World Championships in Switzerland. Pieniniemi has the team moving in the right direction and the Lionesses have looked sharp in their games this season. While the core of the Finnish team will remain mostly the same, players from the under-18 women s team are already making an impact on the adult stage. This year one of these players will be defender Anna Kilponen, who was a marquee player for Finland in the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women s World Championship in Vierumäki and Heinola, Finland. The Finnish Lionesses four-year medal streak was broken last year when Switzerland grabbed their first ever medal by beating the Finns in the bronze medal game. Because of this, I am sure the Lionesses are hungry for a medal and will provide us with many exciting moments. I wish all teams the best of luck, and may the best team win! Kalervo Kummola President Finnish Ice Hockey Association GREETINGS IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 3

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5 LIONESSES HUNGRy FOR THE PODIUM The 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Burlington, VT was one for the Swiss history books. Switzerland topped off its preliminary round group by upsetting Sweden in their final preliminary game by a score of 3 2. The Swiss then took full advantage of being matched up against Russia and advanced to the medal games after a decisive 5 2 win. Even though the Americans blocked their road to the final by shutting them out 10 0, the Swiss team had their sights firmly set on a medal. And eventually it was the perennial bronze medalist Finland who had to leave empty handed after being dealt a shocking 6 2 defeat. The hero of the Swiss team was goaltender Florence Schelling who backstopped her team to their first ever medal by only allowing two goals on a whopping 52 shots. For the Finns, the 4 th place finish capped off a rollercoaster of a tournament, full of dips and rises. In the preliminary round the Lionesses struggled against Russia (5 4 win), almost pulled off an upset against Canada (2 3 loss) and were handed a beating by the not-socourteous American hosts (0 11). In the quarterfinals the Finns were on cloud nine again after beating their arch rival Sweden 2 1, but were pulled promptly back down by the Swiss. was named as the best defender of the tournament. Other Finnish standouts were living Finnish ice hockey legend Karoliina Rantamäki, who scored five goals in the tournament, UND Fighting Sioux forward Michelle Karvinen and UMN Golden Gophers goalkeeper Noora Räty. Named once again the captain of the Lionesses, Hiirikoski will be one of the players to watch in the tournament. It will be up to her and her assistant captains as well as head coach Mika Pieniniemi to improve the teams consistency, hopefully returning the team onto the podium. IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP The captain is usually the lynchpin of a team and Jenni Hiirikoski made no exception to that rule. The 26-year-old Lempäälä native lead her team by notching five assists in six games and jenni hiirikoski 5

6 Reilu peli kannattaa niin kaukalossa kuin asiakashallinnassakin Intrum Justitia Oy on johtava asiakashallintapalveluiden asiantuntija ja alan markkinajohtaja. Fair pay on reilua peliä, johon kuuluu sääntöjen noudattaminen ja vastapelaajan kunnioittaminen. Samaa ajatusta sovellamme toimeksiantajamme asiakkaisiin. Leijonien yhteistyökumppanina haluamme edistää sääntöjen noudattamista. Terveisin Tommi Sova toimitusjohtaja

7 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRouP a scotiabank Place Canada USA Switzerland Finland GRouP B nepean sportsplex Sweden Russia Germany Czech Republic April 2 April 9, 2013, Ottawa, CANADA GAME SCHEDULE Date # time* Group Game Location** PReLiMinaRy RounD Tuesday, 2 April 1 12:00 B Russia - Germany Nepean Tuesday, 2 April 2 15:30 A Finland - switzerland SB Place Tuesday, 2 April 3 16:00 B sweden - Czech Rep. Nepean Tuesday, 2 April 4 19:30 A Canada - usa SB Place Wednesday, 3 April 5 12:00 B Russia - Czech Rep. Nepean Wednesday, 3 April 6 15:30 A usa - Finland SB Place Wednesday, 3 April 7 16:00 B Germany - sweden Nepean Wednesday, 3 April 8 19:30 A switzerland - Canada SB Place Friday, 5 April 9 12:00 B Czech Rep. - Germany Nepean Friday 5 April 10 15:30 A usa - switzerland SB Place Friday, 5 April 11 16:00 B sweden - Russia Nepean Friday 5 April 12 19:30 A Canada - Finland SB Place ReLeGation series (best-of-three) Saturday, 6 April 14 16:00 3B - 4B Nepean Monday, 8 April 17 12:00 4B - 3B Nepean Tuesday, 9 April 21 16:00 3B - 4B Nepean The third game is only played if necessary. QuaRteR-FinaLs Saturday, 6 April 13 15:30 3a - 2B SB Place Saturday, 6 April 15 19:30 4a - 1B SB Place If Canada qualifies for the quarter-finals, they will play the late game. semi-finals Monday, 8 April 18 15:30 1a - 4a / 1B SB Place Monday, 8 April 19 19:30 2a - 3a / 2B SB Place If Canada qualifies for the semi-finals, they will play the late game. 5 th -PLaCe GaMe Monday, 8 April 16 11:30 SB Place BRonZe-MeDaL GaMe Tuesday, 9 April 20 15:30 SB Place FinaL Tuesday, 9 April 22 19:30 SB Place SCHEDULE IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP All times listed are local time (EDT = UTC-4). **The event takes place in Ottawa, Canada, at Scotiabank Place and the Nepean Sportsplex. 7

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9 TEAM FINLAND # POS Player Born ht Wt SHOOT/ Club (dd.mm.yy) (cm) (kg) CatCH Goalies 30 GK Räisänen Meeri Tampere L JYP Jyväskylä 31 GK Portnoj Isabella Turku L Blues Espoo 41 GK Räty Noora Espoo L Gophers U of MN USA Defence 2 D Tarvainen Vilma Tampere L Kärpät Oulu 3 D Terho Emma Washington DC, USA L Blues Espoo 4 D Lindstedt Rosa Ylöjärvi L JYP Jyväskylä 5 D Kilponen Anna Orivesi L Team Oriflame Kuortane 6 D Hiirikoski Jenni Lempäälä L JYP Jyväskylä 7 D Jalosuo Mira Lieksa R Gophers U of MN USA 18 D Villilä Tea Hyvinkää L Bulldogs UMD USA 20 D Tarkki Saija Oulu L Kärpät Oulu Forwards 8 F Voutilainen Marjo Kuopio L KalPa Kuopio 9 F Hovi Venla Tampere L KalPa Kuopio 11 F Rajahuhta Annina Helsinki L Blues Espoo 12 F Tapani Susanna Laitila L Blues Espoo 13 F Välimäki Linda Ylöjärvi L Blues Espoo 14 F Mäkinen Niina Hankasalmi L Kärpät Oulu 15 F Tuominen Minnamari Helsinki R Buckeyes OSU USA 21 F Karvinen Michelle Rödovre DEN L Fighting Sioux UND USA 23 F Tikkinen Nina Salo L Kärpät Oulu 26 F Saarimäki Tiina Salo L Ilves Tampere 28 F Tuomanen Anne Jyväskylä L Ilves Tampere 29 F Rantamäki Karoliina Vantaa L SKIF RUS On Reserve 10 D Hallvar Essi Kiiminki R Blues Espoo 18 F Kärnä Sari Oulainen R Ilves Tampere 24 F Tuominen Satu Vantaa L Team Oriflame Kuortane Team Management Head Coach Mika Pieniniemi Coach Jari Risku Goalie Coach Petteri Kilpivaara Team Manager Riikka Välilä Doctor Antti Helminen Physiotherapist Tiina Rautiainen Equipment Manager Hemmo Järä Masseur Janne Nenonen ROSTER IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP statistical DATA COMPILED BY: Finnish Ice Hockey Association LAYOUT: Viestintänetti Oy, Jyväskylä PHOTOGRAPHY: Finnish Ice Hockey Association s photo archive & Hans Koistinen PRINTED BY: Aldus Oy, Lahti 9

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11 Head Coach Mika Pieniniemi Team Manager Riikka Välilä Physiotherapist Tiina Rautiainen Coach Jari Risku Equipment Manager Hemmo Järä Goalie Coach Petteri Kilpivaara Doctor Antti Helminen Masseur Janne Nenonen TEAM MANAGEMENT IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 11

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13 MIkA PIENINIEMI Born: Women s national team Head coach: 2012 Women s World Championships 2013 How have the preparations gone so far? The tournaments have been a positive experience, even though we haven t won one yet. What style of hockey is your team going to play? Hopefully a winning style! We are relying on an active, two-way team effort with creativity also playing an important part. You are heading towards your first World Championships, are you excited? Yes, but I believe that some butterflies in the stomach give you a good boost! What is essential to succeeding in the World Championships? A tight-knit team. Generating a good atmosphere in which everyone can be themselves is extremely important! the olympics in sochi being only a year away, how does the balance of power in women s hockey look like? Canada and USA will certainly be tough and we are always in medal contention. HEAD COACH IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 13

14 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOALIES # 30 RÄISÄNEN Meeri BORN , Tampere POSITION... Goalie CATCHES... Left HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 60 kg CLUB... JYP Jyväskylä FIRST CLUB... Tappara Tampere OTHER CLUB(S)... Cats Jyväskylä, Ilves Tampere, Blues Espoo, HPK Hämeenlinna, Robert Morris U. Colonials -USA MAJOR TOURNAMENTS... YEAR GPI MINS GA SOG SV% GAA WW : NATIONAL TEAMS...GPI MINS GA SOG SV% GAA Women Juniors # 31 PORTNOJ Isabella BORN , Turku POSITION... Goalie CATCHES... Left HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 61 kg CLUB... Blues Espoo FIRST CLUB... Kiekko-67 Turku OTHER CLUB(S)... Salo HT, TPS Turku MEDALS... U18 WW Bronze AWARDS... U18 WW Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament (2011) MAJOR TOURNAMENTS... YEAR GPI MINS GA SOG SV% GAA U18 WW : U18 WW : U18 WW : WW : NATIONAL TEAMS...GPI MINS GA SOG SV% GAA Women Women U Meeri Räisänen has been quite the journeywoman during her hockey career. She has played in the Finnish league for Ilves Tampere, JYP Jyväskylä, HPK Hämeenlinna and Blues Espoo before enrolling to the Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania, USA and returning to Jyväskylä. This season she has been stellar for JYP posting incredible numbers in the Finnish league. Her save percentage through 23 games is 96,53 and she has only given up 0,9 goals per game. Isabella is one of the most prominent Finnish goalie prospects in women s hockey. The 19-year-old has dominated on the U18 level earning best goaltender honors at the 2011 U18 WWs. She made her women s national team debut against Canada in November 2011 and played in one game in last year s tournament. This season she has been an extremely steady performer for Blues Espoo in the Finnish league. 14

15 # 41 Räty Noora BORN , Espoo POSITION... Goalie CATCHES... Left HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 68 kg CLUB... University of Minnesota Golden Gophers -WCHA FIRST CLUB... Jäähonka Espoo OTHER CLUB(S)... EPS Espoo (Boys), Blues Espoo MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010) WW Bronze (2008, 2009, 2011), AWARDS... WW Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament (2007, 2008, 2011) WW Tournament MVP (2008) WW Tournament All-Star (2008) MAJOR TOURNAMENTS... YEAR GPI MINS GA SOG SV% GAA WW : Olympics : WW : WW : WW : Olympics : WW : WW : NATIONAL TEAMS...GPI MINS GA SOG SV% GAA Women Juniors WW Olympics Now a senior at the University of Minnesota, Noora Räty has already backstopped Finland to an Olympic bronze medal, was selected the best goaltender of the 2007 and 2011 World Championships and the MVP of the 2008 WWCs. The 23-year-old was solid for the Finns last year and will already compete in her seventh World Championships. She s a 2012 NCAA champion and the playoff MVP. GOALIES IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 15

16 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENDERS # 2 Tarvainen Vilma WW Women Juniors # 3 TERHO Emma BORN , Tampere POSITION... Left Defence HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 69 kg CLUB... Kärpät Oulu FIRST CLUB... Pelikaanit Vaajakoski OTHER CLUB(S)... Hockey Cats Jyväskylä, JYP Jyväskylä MEDALS... WW Bronze (2008) BORN , Washington, DC, USA POSITION... Right Defence HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 61 kg CLUB... Blues Espoo FIRST CLUB... IFK Grankulla Kauniainen OTHER CLUB(S)... Kiekko-Espoo, Blues Espoo, Ohio State University Buckeyes Columbus -USA, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod -RUS MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (1998, 2010) WW Bronze (2000, 2004, 2008, 2009) AWARDS... WW Tournament All-Star 2008 Olympics WW WW Olympics WW WW Olympics WW WW WW Olympics Women Juniors Despite being one of the oldest members of this year s Finnish team, Vilma Tarvainen is playing only in her second major tournament this year in Ottawa. The Tampere-born defender played on over a point-per-game pace in the Finnish league. As a four-time Olympian and six-time bronze medalist in the Olympics and World Championships, Emma Terho (née Laaksonen) is one of the most successful Finnish ice hockey players ever. She is also extremely respected amongst other players and the Emma Laaksonen trophy is given to the Fair Play player of the Finnish league. 16

17 # 4 Lindstedt Rosa BORN , Ylöjärvi POSITION... Left Defence HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 80 kg CLUB... JYP Jyväskylä FIRST CLUB... Tappara Ylöjärvi OTHER CLUB(S)... Tappara Tampere, Ilves Ylöjärvi, Ilves Tampere MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010) WW Bronze (2011) Olympics WW WW Women Juniors # 5 Kilponen Anna BORN , Orivesi POSITION... Left Defence HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 73 kg CLUB... Team Oriflame Kuortane FIRST CLUB... Fortuna Orivesi OTHER CLUB(S)... Ilves Tampere MEDALS... U18 WW Bronze (2011) U18 WW U18 WW WW U18 WW Women Women U Rosa Lindstedt was born in the town of Ylöjärvi near Tampere and has played for both Ilves and Tappara of Tampere despite the two teams heated rivalry. She currently plays for JYP in the Finnish league and won bronze in the 2011 World Championships. Lindstedt s major national team debut came in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In last year s tournament she was a perfect shot with one goal on one shot. For the second season in a row, Anna Kilponen will be playing in both U18 and adult World Championships. In last year s adult World Championship she played in all six games with a -1 rating. In this year s U18 WW she was sixth in the defender scoring race with a goal and two assists. DEFENDERS IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 17

18 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENDERS # 6 Hiirikoski Jenni # 7 Jalosuo Mira BORN , Lempäälä POSITION... Left Defence HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 60 kg CLUB... JYP Jyväskylä FIRST CLUB... LeKi Lempäälä OTHER CLUB(S)... Blues Espoo, Ilves Tampere, JYP Jyväskylä, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod -RUS MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010) WW Bronze (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011) AWARDS... WW Best Defender of the Tournament (2009, 2012) WW WW WW WW WW Olympics WW WW Women Juniors BORN , Lieksa POSITION... Right Defence SHOOTS... Right HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 84 kg CLUB... University of Minnesota Golden Gophers -WCHA FIRST CLUB... Hurtat Lieksa OTHER CLUB(S)... Kärpät Oulu MEDALS... WW Bronze (2008, 2009, 2011) WW WW WW WW WW Women Juniors Hiirikoski made her major international debut in the 2004 World Championships in Canada and was selected the best defender of the tournament in 2009 in Hämeenlinna, Finland and last year in Burlington. In the 2010 Olympics the 25-year-old defender was third in ice time on the Finnish team and played over 22 minutes a game. Last year Hiirikoski led Finnish defenders with five assists. Mira Jalosuo made her major national team debut in the 2007 World Championships in Canada and has since been a regular in the Finnish national team. Last year she played five games and earned one assists. She won the NCAA championship in 2012 with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. 18

19 # 18 Villilä Tea # 20 Tarkki Saija BORN , Hyvinkää POSITION... Left Defence HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 63 kg CLUB... U. Minnesota-Duluth -USA FIRST CLUB... Jää-Ahmat Hyvinkää (Boys) OTHER CLUB(S)... HPK Hämeenlinna, Blues Espoo MEDALS... WW Bronze (2011) U18 WW U18 WW WW WW Women Juniors BORN , Oulu POSITION... Right Defence HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 60 kg CLUB... Kärpät Oulu FIRST CLUB... Kärpät Oulu OTHER CLUB(S)... MODO Örnsköldsvik -SWE MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010) WW Bronze (2004, 2008, 2009) WW Olympics WW WW Olympics WW WW WW Olympics WW Women Juniors The Hyvinkää, Finland native Villilä has won the Finnish league championship in 2008 and 2009 playing for Blues Espoo and most recently in 2011 when playing for HPK Hämeenlinna. The University of Minnesota- Duluth sophomore played all six games in the 2012 World Championships and earned one assist. Saija Tarkki (née Sirviö) is with three world championship bronzes (2004, 2008 and 2009), one Olympic bronze (2010) and over 170 national team games one of the most experienced members of the team. The three-time Olympian is coming into her eight World Championship tournament. DEFENDERS IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 19

20 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FORWARDS # 8 Voutilainen Marjo # 9 Hovi Venla BORN , Kuopio POSITION... Centre HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 72 kg CLUB... KalPa Kuopio FIRST CLUB... KalPa Kuopio OTHER CLUB(S)... IHK Helsinki, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod -RUS, Blues Espoo MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010) WW Bronze (2008, 2009) WW Olympics WW WW Olympics Women Juniors BORN , Tampere POSITION... Left Wing HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 63 kg CLUB... KalPa Kuopio FIRST CLUB... Ilves Tampere OTHER CLUB(S)... TKK Tampere, Dolphins Tampere, Y-Ilves Ylöjärvi, Kitchener Rangers -Midget AA CAN, Niagara U. Purple Eagles -USA MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010) WW Bronze (2008, 2009) WW WW WW Olympics WW Women Juniors Voutilainen will be playing in her sixth major tournament and fourth World Championship. She previously played in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and scored one goal in five games. The Kuopio native returned last season to her hometown team KalPa after playing for IHK Helsinki, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod and Blues Espoo. Tampere native Venla Hovi is coming into her fifth World Championship campaign. She made her major international debut in 2007 and scored two goals with a team-best shooting percentage (33 %) in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In last year s tournament Hovi recorded a goal and an assist. 20

21 # 11 Rajahuhta Annina BORN , Helsinki POSITION... Left Wing HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 68 kg CLUB... Blues Espoo FIRST CLUB... Roihu HT Helsinki OTHER CLUB(S)... IHK Helsinki, Hunters Porvoo, Salo HT, Blues Espoo, Ilves Tampere, Burlington Barracudas CWHL -CAN, HPK MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010) WW Bronze (2011) Olympics WW WW Women Juniors # 12 Tapani Susanna BORN , Laitila POSITION... Left Wing HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 63 kg CLUB... Blues Espoo FIRST CLUB... LaJy Laitila OTHER CLUB(S)... HPK Hämeenlinna MEDALS... WW Bronze (2011) U18 WW Bronze (2011) U18 WW U18 WW U18 WW WW WW Women Women U The 2011 Finnish league Playoff MVP and All-Star started the season in the Burlington Barracudas but came back to Finland and was a key player for HPK Hämeenlinna. This season Rajahuhta has been playing on over a pointper-game pace for Finnish league powerhouse Blues Espoo. In last year s tournament Rajahuhta scored one goal in six games. Susanna made her adult World Championship debut in 2011 after her last U18 tournament, in which she scored six points (4g, 2a) in six games. The helmet the Laitila, Finland native wore in that tournament is on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada. FORWARDS IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 21

22 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FORWARDS # 13 Välimäki Linda BORN , Ylöjärvi POSITION... Centre HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 62 kg CLUB... Blues Espoo FIRST CLUB... Jääpantterit Ylöjärvi OTHER CLUB(S)... Ilves Ylöjärvi, Ilves Tampere MEDALS... Olympic Bronze 2010 WW U Olympics Women Juniors # 14 Mäkinen Niina BORN , Hankasalmi POSITION... Right Wing HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 60 kg CLUB... Kärpät Oulu FIRST CLUB... Cats Jyväskylä OTHER CLUB(S)... Warner Warriors -CAN, Team Oriflame Kuortane MEDALS... WW Bronze (2011) U18 WW U18 WW U18 WW WW Women Juniors Coming into her second major adult tournament, Linda Välimäki has certainly found her scoring touch. Playing all her U18 career at an over a goalper-game pace, Välimäki was second in the Finnish league scoring race with 65 points in 27 games. Her first adult major tournament was the 2010 Olympic games, where she netted two assists in five games. After spending two years in the Warner Hockey School in Alberta, Canada, Niina Mäkinen returned to Finland and helped Kärpät Oulu win their first league title in Her last major tournament was the 2011 World Championships, from which she came home with a bronze medal. She played all six games in the tournament. 22

23 # 15 Tuominen Minnamari BORN , Helsinki POSITION... Centre / Right Wing SHOOTS... Right HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 67 kg CLUB... Ohio State University Buckeyes -WCHA FIRST CLUB... EVU Vantaa OTHER CLUB(S)... KS Noux Espoo, Blues Espoo MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010) WW Bronze (2011) U18 WW Olympics WW WW Women Juniors # 21 Karvinen Michelle BORN , Rödovre, DEN POSITION... Right Wing HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 69 kg CLUB... University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux -USA FIRST CLUB... RSIK Rödovre -DEN OTHER CLUB(S)... Blues Espoo, Rödovre (boys) -DEN MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010) WW Bronze (2009, 2011) AWARDS... WW Tournament All-Star (2009, 2011) Minnamari Tuominen made her adult major tournament debut in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She played for Blues Espoo in the Finnish league and won three championships in a row in before enrolling to Ohio State University. The Buckeye senior played all six games in last year s tournament registering four penalty minutes. The 22-year-old native of Copenhagen, Denmark had a great world championship tournament last year. Karvinen netted five assists in six games, placing third behind Karoliina Rantamäki and Jenni Hiirikoski in the Finnish scoring race. The 2012 WCHA rookie of the year is currently in her junior season in college. FORWARDS IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WW Olympics WW WW Women Juniors

24 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FORWARDS # 23 Tikkinen Nina BORN , Salo POSITION... Left Wing HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 66 kg CLUB... Kärpät Oulu FIRST CLUB... Salo HT OTHER CLUB(S)... TPS Turku, Minnesota State U. Mavericks Mankato WCHA -USA MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (2010), WW Bronze (2008, 2009) WW WW WW Olympics WW Women Juniors # 26 Saarimäki Tiina BORN , Salo POSITION... Centre HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 59 kg CLUB... Ilves Tampere FIRST CLUB... Salo HT MEDALS... WW Bronze (2011) U18 WW U18 WW WW Women Juniors After winning the overall scoring race and being named the Finnish league s best player in 2012, Nina Tikkinen returned to the national team in last year s World Championships. In Burlington she scored two goals, both in the Lionesses opening game against Russia. Tiina Saarimäki, the 2010 Finnish league rookie of the year, played in the adult World Championships in 2011 and recorded an assist in five games. Before her adult major tournament debut she played in two under-18 World Championships scoring two goals in ten games. 24

25 # 28 Tuomanen Anne BORN , Jyväskylä POSITION... Left Wing HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 62 kg CLUB... Ilves Tampere FIRST CLUB... Cats Jyväskylä OTHER CLUB(S)... SC Reinach -SUI, HPK Hämeenlinna MEDALS... WW Bronze (2011) WW Women Juniors # 29 Rantamäki Karoliina BORN , Vantaa POSITION... Left Wing HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 65 kg CLUB... SKIF Nizhny Novgorod -RUS FIRST CLUB... EVU Vantaa OTHER CLUB(S)... Kiekko-Espoo, Blues Espoo MEDALS... Olympic Bronze (1998, 2010 WW Bronze (1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011) WW Olympics WW WW WW Olympics WW WW Olympics WW WW WW Olympics WW WW Women Juniors The 2011 Finnish league champion and All-Star went on nearly a pointper-game pace this season for Ilves Tampere. Anne Tuomanen s last major tournament was the 2011 World Championships, in which she played all six games for the Lionesses and came home with a bronze medal. Over 10 years on the national team, 15 consecutive major tournaments, two Olympic bronze medals and seven World Championship bronzes. Those are just some of Karoliina Rantamäki s achievements during her lengthy career. The Karoliina Rantamäki trophy is presented to the Finnish League playoff MVP. FORWARDS IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 25

26 ON RESERVE IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP # 10 HALLVAR Essi # 16 KÄRNÄ Sari BORN , Kiiminki POSITION... Left Defence SHOOTS... Right HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 66 kg CLUB... Blues Espoo FIRST CLUB... Kärpät Oulu OTHER CLUB(S)... OSC Berlin-Schöneberg -GER MEDALS... WW Bronze (2011) MAJOR TOURNAMENTS... YEAR GP G A P PIM WW WW NATIONAL TEAMS...GP G A P PIM Women Junior BORN , Oulainen POSITION... Right Wing SHOOTS... Right HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 59 kg CLUB... Ilves Tampere FIRST CLUB... Huima Oulainen OTHER CLUB(S)... Kärpät Oulu Women Juniors After the beginning of all-round defender Essi Hallvar s successful career in Finland, which included six consecutive championships in the 2000s, Hallvar moved to Germany and played for OSC Berlin in the Women s 1. Bundesliga as well as the European Women s Championship Cup. She has since moved back to Finland and has been an important player for Blues Espoo. Despite playing over 30 games in junior and adult national teams, Sari Kärnä has still yet to make her major national team debut. In the Finnish league she has won several medals and in 2011 she was a part of the European Champions Cup-winning Ilves Tampere team. 26

27 # 24 TUOMINEN Satu Satu Tuominen has BORN , Vantaa POSITION... Left Wing HEIGHT / WEIGHT cm / 61 kg CLUB... Team Oriflame Kuortane FIRST CLUB... Jäähonka Espoo OTHER CLUB(S)... IHK Helsinki, Blues Espoo MEDALS... WW Bronze (2004, 2009) WW Olympics WW WW Women Juniors competed in three World Championships and in the 2006 Turin Olympics. Her last major tournament was the 2009 World Championships in Hämeenlinna. She has won seven Finnish championships, all with Blues Espoo. ON RESERVE IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 27

28 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Statistics TEAM FINLAND STATISTICS Scoring statistics Name... CLUB PP Gp G A P PIM Välimäki Linda... Blues Espoo C Tapani Susanna... Blues Espoo LW Rajahuhta Annina... Blues Espoo LW Hiirikoski Jenni... JYP Jyväskylä RD Rantamäki Karoliina... SKIF Nizhny Novgorod -RUS LW Voutilainen Marjo... KalPa Kuopio C Lindstedt Rosa... JYP Jyväskylä LD Tuominen Minnamari... OSU Buckeyes -USA C Tuomanen Anne... Ilves Tampere LW Mäkinen Niina... Kärpät Oulu RW Hallvar Essi... Blues Espoo LD Jalosuo Mira... UMN Golden Gophers -USA RD Karvinen Michelle... UND Fighting Sioux -USA RW Kärnä Sari... Ilves Tampere RW Hovi Venla... KalPa Kuopio LW Heikkinen Milla... Kärpät Oulu C Tuominen Satu... Team Oriflame Kuortane LW Saarimäki Tiina... Ilves Tampere C Mertanen Terhi... Blues Espoo RD Terho Emma... Blues Espoo RD Vacker Suvi... JYP Jyväskylä LW Noronen Riikka... HPK Hämeenlinna C Valkama Saana... Team Oriflame Kuortane RW Saari Saila... JYP Jyväskylä C Portnoj Isabella... Blues Espoo G Ranne Tiina... Team Oriflame Kuortane G Vanhatalo Anna... ZSC Lions Zürich -SUI G Räty Noora... UMN Golden Gophers -USA G Koivisto Johanna... Kärpät Oulu LD Huhtamäki Heidi... Blues Espoo LD Rantanen Anni... Ilves Tampere RW Tarkki Saija... Kärpät Oulu RD Stoltenberg Jutta... HPK Hämeenlinna RD Kilponen Anna... Team Oriflame Kuortane RD Tarvainen Vilma... Kärpät Oulu RD Villilä Tea... UMND Bulldogs -USA LD Räisänen Meeri... JYP Jyväskylä G (37 players 289 games) TEAM TOTALS

29 TEAM FINLAND STATISTICS Goaltending statistics NAME... GP GPI MINS GA SOG SV% GAA W - T - L W% E&P Räty Noora , Portnoj Isabella , Räisänen Meeri , Vanhatalo Anna , Ranne Tiina Games Played Date...Venue Game Result (PERIODS) event Helsinki N FIN - CAN 1-8 (0-3,1-4,0-1) Exhibition Kerava FIN - CAN 0-6 (0-2,0-2,0-2) 4 Nations, FIN Kerava FIN - SWE 4-2 (1-0,0-0,3-2) Tikkurila FIN - USA 1-15 (0-7,1-3,0-5) Tikkurila 3-4 FIN - SWE 1-3 (1-0,0-1,0-2) Örebro GER - FIN 1-2 (0-0,0-1,1-1) 4 Nations, SWE Örebro RUS - FIN 4-1 (2-0,2-0,0-1) Örebro SWE - FIN 1-3 (0-2,0-0,1-1) Füssen SUI - FIN 1-3 (1-1,0-1,0-1) Meco Cup, GER Füssen CAN - FIN 2-0 (0-0,2-0,0-0) Füssen 3-4 GER - FIN 3-6 (2-3,0-1,1-2) Rantasalmi FIN - GER 3-0 (1-0,1-0,1-0) Euro Hockey Tour, FIN Savonlinna FIN - RUS 4-0 (1-0,1-0,2-0) Imatra FIN - SWE 0-2 (0-2,0-0,0-0) Smith Falls, ON CZE - FIN - ( -, -, - ) Exhibition Ottawa SUI - FIN - ( -, -, - ) IIHF WW, CAN Ottawa USA - FIN - ( -, -, - ) Ottawa CAN - FIN - ( -, -, - ) Team Summary GP Won Tied Lost Goals Diff. W% Coach Totals Mika Pieniniemi Statistics IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 29

30 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Statistics TEAM FINLAND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TIME STATISTICS Scoring Leaders name...pp WWs GP G A P PIM 1. Rantamäki Karoliina...F * 2. Nieminen Riikka...F Reima Tiia...F Krooks Sari...F Ihalainen Marianne...F Vaarakallio Petra...F Fisk Sari...F Riipi Katja...F Karvinen Michelle...F * 10. Hänninen Kirsi...D Teerijoki Hanna...F Ikonen Johanna...D Lehtimäki Marika...F Hiirikoski Jenni...D * 15. Halonen Päivi...D Kovalainen Kati...D Haanpää Anne...D Pehkonen Mari...F Saarinen Mari...F Sirviö Tarkki Saija...D * 21. Karikoski Liisa...F Terho Emma...D * 33. Tikkinen Niina...F * 36. Voutilainen Marjo...F * 42. Hovi Venla...F * 45. Rajahuhta Annina...F * 46. Tapani Susanna...F * 47. Tuominen Minnamari...F * *= On 2013 WW Team Goaltending WWs GPI MINS GA SOG SV% GAA SO W - T- L Räty Noora , ,40 2, * Wiik Heidi , ,19 1, Ahonen Kati , ,32 1, Puputti Tuula , ,03 2, Piiroinen Anna-Kaisa , ,00 2, Sneck Liisa-Maria , ,10 2, Halonen Minna-Monica , ,67 3, Hassinen Maija , ,82 3, Other: Hurskainen Minna-Riikka , ,00 0, Ahola Ritva , ,00 0, Hirvinen Johanna , ,33 1, Räisänen Meeri , ,00 5, * Portnoj Isabella , ,92 13, * Vanhatalo Anna *= On 2013 WW Team 30

31 Year by Year Record Year... Rk GP W(3) OTW(2) OTL(1) W T L GF GA PTS Win% B B B B B B B B B B years Statistics IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 31

32 IIHF WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Statistics Finland vs. Opponents Year Venue CAN USA SWE SUI GER RUS NOR CHN JPN KAZ 1990 CAN FIN op USA CAN FIN CAN USA * CAN SWE * Start of 3 Point System 2007 CAN * 2008 CHN ot FIN SUI ot 3-2 ot USA * CAN *denotes losing Bronze Game Finland totals vs. Opponents Versus GP 2 Point System 3 Point System GOALS W% TeaM W2 T1 LO W3 W2 L1 L0 GF GA GER CHN NOR KAZ JPN RUS SWE SUI USA CAN

33 AISTI RUOANVALMISTUKSELLE Uudella 6TH SENSE uunilla valmistat ruokaa helposti ja maukkaasti. Uunin sensorit tarkkailevat ruoan valmistumista ja asettavat juuri oikean lämpötilan ja ajan jotta lopputulos olisi täydellinen. Monipuolinen valikoima esiohjelmoituja reseptejä takaa herkullisen aterian. Voit valmistaa ruokaa myös perinteisellä tavalla, vain oma luovuutesi on rajana. Valmistatko suuria määriä ruokaa kerrallaan? Tämäkin onnistuu, vaikka koko kotijoukkueelle, sillä 6 TH SENSE uunilla voit valmistaa ruokaa kolmessa eri tasossa samanaikaisesti, lopputuloksen ollessa yhtä maukas ja täydellinen kuin taso kerrallaan valmistettuna. Whirlpoolin kiertoilmajärjestelmä mahdollistaa tämän ja huolehtii siitä, etteivät eri ruokien maku ja tuoksut sekoitu keskenään. Ylimääräinen aisti, 6 TH SENSE keittiössäsi, ei hullumpaa? Uunivalikoimastamme löydät myös 6 TH SENSE StarClean uunit, joiden ympäristöystävällinen puhdistusmenetelmä on ainutlaatuinen. WHIRLPOOL ON SUOMEN JÄÄKIEKKOLIITON VIRALLINEN YHTEISTYÖKUMPPANI

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