Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team (Finnish: Suomen alle 18-vuotiaiden naisten jääkiekkomaajoukkue) is the national women's junior ice hockey team of Finland, which represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship and other international U18 tournaments. The team is officially nicknamed the Tyttöleijonat (lit.'Girl Lions')[lower-alpha 1] and the nickname is regularly used in Finnish language media.[1][2][3]

Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Tyttöleijonat ('Girl Lions')
AssociationFinnish Ice Hockey Association
Head coachMira Kuisma
AssistantsHeikki Kemppainen
Juho Lehto
CaptainTilli Keränen (2023)
Most gamesNelli Laitinen (22)
Krista Parkkonen (22)
Top scorer
Most pointsEmma Nuutinen (17)
IIHF codeFIN
First international
 Germany 4 – 2 Finland 
(Calgary, Canada; January 7, 2008)
Biggest win
 Finland 11 – 1 France 
(St. Catharines, Canada; January 8, 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 17 – 0 Finland 
(Calgary, Canada; January 9, 2008)
IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 2008)
Best result Bronze: (2011, 2019, 2022)
International record (W–L–T)
27–29–0
Medal record
World U18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2011 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2019 Japan
Bronze medal – third place2022 USA

U18 Women's World Championship record

Year GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Rank
Canada 2008 5100483736th place
Germany 2009 5120251185th place
United States 2010 52012111275th place
Sweden 201162 1 03111683rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal
Czech Republic 2012 52012121745th place
Finland 2013 53002131295th place
Hungary 2014 51112111865th place
United States 2015 5300213995th place
Canada 2016 52003151066th place
Czech Republic 2017 53011106105th place
Russia 2018 5300211995th place
Japan 2019 632011513143rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal
Slovakia 2020 6100592334th place
Sweden 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
United States 2022 5200391163rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal
Sweden 2023 6101473244th place

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[4]

Head coach: Mira Kuisma
Assistant coaches: Heikki Kemppainen, Juho Lehto, Aku Perala (goalkeeper)

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GSuvi Saarinen1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)64 kg (141 lb) (2005-12-27) 27 December 2005Finland TPS Turku
2DAino Krook1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)69 kg (152 lb) (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005Finland Team Kuortane
3DIlona Palin1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)64 kg (141 lb) (2006-03-15) 15 March 2006Finland HIFK Helsinki
4DBianca Kanerva1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)70 kg (150 lb) (2005-07-19) 19 July 2005Finland Kiekko-Espoo
5DNella Berg1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb) (2005-02-10) 10 February 2005Finland VG-62 Naantali
7DSinna Varjonen1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)64 kg (141 lb) (2005-08-04) 4 August 2005Finland Team Kuortane
8DTuuli Tallinen1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (150 lb) (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006Finland Team Kuortane
11FEveliina Kitula1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)61 kg (134 lb) (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005Finland HIFK Helsinki
13DJennika Ojala1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)58 kg (128 lb) (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006Finland Team Kuortane
14FKerttu LehmusA1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)62 kg (137 lb) (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005Finland Team Kuortane
18FTilli KeränenC1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)65 kg (143 lb) (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005Finland Kärpät Oulu
19FHeidi Kokora1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb) (2005-10-03) 3 October 2005Finland Team Kuortane
20FSofia Kari1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)69 kg (152 lb) (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005Finland Team Kuortane
21FNeea Pelkonen1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)63 kg (139 lb) (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005Finland Team Kuortane
22FJulia Schalin1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2005-08-31) 31 August 2005Finland Kiekko-Espoo
23FSanni Vanhanen1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005Finland HIFK Helsinki
24FErica Korhonen1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)68 kg (150 lb) (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005Finland HIFK Helsinki
25FAbigail Byskata1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)62 kg (137 lb) (2007-05-07) 7 May 2007Finland Team Kuortane
26FSara Suhonen1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)64 kg (141 lb) (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005Finland HIFK Helsinki
27FIida Lappalinen1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)67 kg (148 lb) (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005Finland RoKi Rovaniemi
28FPauliina SalonenA1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)65 kg (143 lb) (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005Finland TPS Turku
31GKerttu Kuja-Halkola1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)67 kg (148 lb) (2007-09-02) 2 September 2007Finland JYP Jyväskylä

World Championship player awards

Best Defenseman
Best Forward
Best Goaltender
  • 2011: Isabella Portnoj[7]
  • 2022: Emilia Kyrkkö[8]
All-Star Team
Top-3 Players on Team
Source: [22]

References

  • Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. ISBN 9780986796470.

Notes

  1. All Finnish national ice hockey teams have nicknames incorporating lions in reference to the Finnish lion, i.e. the men's national team is nicknamed the Leijonat (lit.'Lions') and the women's national team is nicknamed the Naisleijonat (lit.'Lady Lions').
  1. Paavo, Paavo (8 January 2023). "Rajusti uudistunut Tyttöleijonat lähtee luottavaisin mielin MM-kisoihin – kenraaliharjoituksessa kaatui hallitseva maailmanmestari Kanada". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. Virtanen, Vinski (8 January 2023). "USA murskasi Tyttöleijonat". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. Seppä, Lassi (8 January 2023). "Tyttöleijonat pelaaja pelaajalta". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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  6. Podnieks & Nordmark 2019, p. 649.
  7. Podnieks & Nordmark 2019, p. 682.
  8. "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players Selected by the Directorate". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. Podnieks & Nordmark 2019, p. 656.
  10. Podnieks & Nordmark 2019, pp. 649, 652.
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  15. "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  16. "2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  17. "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  18. "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  19. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  20. "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  21. "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  22. "Award - U18 WJC (W) Top 3 Player on Team". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

See also

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