Krista Parkkonen
Krista Parkkonen (born 25 June 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing with the Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (HEA) conference of the NCAA Division I.
| Krista Parkkonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 June 2002 Lappeenranta, Finland | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NCAA team Former teams |
Vermont Catamounts HIFK Helsinki SaiPa Lappeenranta | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career
Parkkonen first played ice hockey at age 4 or 5, participating in a youth hockey school in her hometown of Lappeenranta, a city in South Karelia situated 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the Russian border.[1] She played on girls' teams for a few years. Early on, she set her sights on playing for the national team and having a college ice hockey career in the United States, which prompted her to switch to playing with the boys' teams for her age group in the junior ice hockey department of SaiPa.[2] At age fifteen, she made her debut with SaiPa Naiset, the club's representative women's team in the third-tier Naisten Suomi-sarja but, as the women's team was not very competitive, she continued to spend most of her time playing on the boys' junior teams.[3]
After turning seventeen and becoming ineligible to play in boys' leagues any longer, Parkkonen was recruited to play for newly-created women's team HIFK Naiset by general manager and head coach Saara Niemi.[1]
International play
Parkkonen represented Finland at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2022 and 2023.[4][5] She was named to The Hockey News' Top-35 U-23 Players in Women's Hockey in September 2022.[6]
Career statistics
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| International | |
| World U18 Bronze Medal | 2019 |
| Naisten Liiga | |
| Noora Räty Award (Rookie of the Year) | 2020 |
| All-Star Second Team | 2021, 2022 |
References
- Seppä, Lassi (9 November 2021). "SaiPan poikajoukkueista leijonaedustuksen porteille − HIFK:n Krista Parkkonen on urallaan todistanut olevansa huippupelaaja". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- Sipiläinen, Kalle (20 January 2019). "Läksyt tehty ja mitalikahvit juotu, pian pääsee taas rymistelemään — SaiPan MM-mitalisti Krista Parkkonen tykkää kiekkoilla poikien kanssa: "Siellä saa pelata kovaa ja taklata"". Etelä-Saimaa (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- Seppä, Lassi (2 February 2022). "HIFK:n Krista Parkkonen lähtee Yhdysvaltojen yliopistosarjaan toteuttamaan lapsuuden unelmaansa − "Vermont tarjosi sopivimmat puitteet opiskelun ja jääkiekon yhdistämiseen"". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- Löfman, Sini (3 August 2022). "Naisten MM-joukkue Tanskan MM-kisoihin valittu – Mukana iso kasa viime kauden arvokisamitalisteja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- Silvennoinen, Anssi (3 August 2022). "SaiPa-kasvatti Krista Parkkonen valittiin Suomen MM-kisajoukkueeseen Tanskaan". Etelä-Saimaa (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- Kennedy, Ian (8 September 2022). "Top 35 U-23 Players in Women's Hockey". The Hockey News. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 657. ISBN 9780986796470.
- "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com