Emilia Vesa

Emilia Vesa (born 3 January 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey winger and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Frölunda HC.

Emilia Vesa
Born (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001
Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
SDHL team
Former teams		 Frölunda HC
National team  Finland
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingIce hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2021 Canada

Playing career

As a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019, winning a bronze medal at the 2019 tournament.[1]

Vesa made her senior national team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary, where she won a bronze medal.[2] Several months later, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Note: The Naisten Liiga (NSML) was called the Naisten SM-sarja (NSMs, lit. 'Women's Finnish Championship series') until 2017.

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Team Kuortane NSMs 28 6 11 17 4 2 1 0 1 0
2017–18 Team Kuortane NSML 27 5 13 18 4 7 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Team Kuortane NSML 28 6 15 21 4 4 1 0 1 2
2019–20 Team Kuortane NSML 30 9 23 32 6 8 4 9 13 2
2020–21 Kiekko-Espoo NSML 24 15 14 29 12 10 4 5 9 27
2021–22 Kiekko-Espoo NSML 15 11 11 22 6 12 3 7 10 4
2022–23HIFKNSML 2822315318 9712190
Naisten Liiga totals 1807411819254 5220345435

International
YearTeamEventResult   GPGAPtsPIM
2017 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 0 3 3 2
2018 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 0 0 0 0
2019 Finland U18 WW18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 0
2021 Finland WW 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 0
2022 Finland OG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 0
2022 Finland WW 6th 7 0 0 0 0
2023FinlandWW5th 75160
Junior totals 160332
Senior totals 275160

Sources: [4][5]

Awards and honors
Award Season(s)
International
World U18 Bronze Medal 2019
World Championship Bronze Medal 2021
Olympic Bronze Medal 2022
Naisten Liiga
Aurora Borealis Cup Bronze Medal 2018
Player of the Month December 2018
February 2021[6]
Fair-Play Player 2018–19
Best Plus/Minus 2020–21[7]
Aurora Borealis Cup Champion 2021,[8] 2022, 2023
All-Star Second Team 2020–21

References
  1. Teiskonlahti, Kirsi (13 January 2019). "MM-pronssimitalisteilla onnistui kaikki liki nappiin – menestyksen jatkumiseen kaivataan kuitenkin lisää harrastajia: "Huippuyksilöitä ei ihan joka kisoihin valitettavasti saada"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. "Kiekko-Espoosta MM-kisoihin Laitinen, Vesa ja Viitasuo – edessä vielä monta koronatestiä". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Emilia VESA, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 665. ISBN 9780986796470.
  5. "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. Mennander, Pasi (1 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoon Emilia Vesa Naisten Liigan helmikuun pelaaja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. Niemeläinen, Jonne (16 March 2021). "Huikeat tehot kerännyt 19-vuotias KalPa-hyökkääjä Elisa Holopainen palkittiin Naisten Liigan runkosarjan parhaana – huomenna edessä kauden tärkein peli". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. Siren, Tomi (20 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoo voitti naisten liigan ensimmäisen finaalin – suihkukomennukset puhuttivat: "Katsotaan, kenellä on huomenna pelikielto"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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