Suvi Ollikainen

Suvi Ollikainen (born 6 March 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey player. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning Finnish national team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1][2] Ollikainen also represented Finland at the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship[3] and 2017 Nations Cup, where she won gold with the team.[4]

Suvi Ollikainen
Born (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995
Kristinestad, Finland
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for St. Cloud State Huskies
KJT Kerava
Team Oriflame
National team  Finland
Playing career 20112019
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Sweden

During 2015 to 2019, Ollikainen attended St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota and played NCAA Division I ice hockey with the St. Cloud State Huskies, registering three goals and seven assists in 137 games played with the program. She was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team three times and was twice honored as a WCHA Scholar Athlete.[5]

Ollikainen graduated from St. Cloud State in 2019 with a BSc in environmental science. As of 2020, she is pursuing a Master's degree in environmental engineering at Tampere University and is not active with any nationally competitive ice hockey team.

References

  1. 2015 IIHF World Championship roster Archived 13 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Viljanen, Markus (27 March 2015). "Suvi Ollikainen - ensikertalaisena MM-kisoihin". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. "Suvi Ollikainen Named to Finnish Women's National Team". scsuhuskies.com. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. Evans, Ryan (12 January 2017). "Ollikainen, Team Finland claim gold at 2017 Nations Cup". scsuhuskies.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. "2018-19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster - Suvi Ollikainen". St. Cloud State University Athletics. 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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