Anne Haanpää

Anne-Kristiina Haanpää née Bäckman[1] (born 25 May 1959) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward and referee.[2] Haanpää represented Finland at four IIHF World Women's Championships and helped Finland capture bronze medals each time, in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1997[3] In 20 games played across four world championships, she scored 8 goals and added 6 assists.[4]

Anne Haanpää
Born (1959-05-25) 25 May 1959
Tampere, Finland
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Tampereen Ilves
Keravan Shakers
Porin Ässät
National team  Finland
Playing career 19821998
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place1990 Canada
Bronze medal – third place1992 Finland
Bronze medal – third place1994 United States
Bronze medal – third place1997 Canada
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1995 Latvia
Gold medal – first place1993 Denmark
Gold medal – first place1991 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place1989 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place1996 Russia

Haanpää was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland as Jääkiekkoleijona #227 under the referee category in recognition of her contributions as a trailblazer for women in on-ice officiating.[5]

References

  1. "Ilves 90 – Women's Hockey since the 1970s". Hockey Hall of Fame Finland. 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. Podnieks, Andrew (6 April 2013). "FIN 1990: Anne Haanpaa". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. Podnieks, Andrew (ed.). IIHF Media Guide and Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 589.
  4. "Anne Haanpää". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. "Marjamäki, Kapanen, Niinimaa, Peltonen ja Haanpää - Jääkiekkoleijonat vuosimallia 2014". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 17 September 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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