Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team

The Finnish women's national under 18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team in Finland. The team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)'s World Women's U18 Championships and other international U18 tournaments.

Finland
Nickname(s)Tyttöleijonat (Girl Lions)
AssociationFinnish Ice Hockey Association
Head coach Mira Kuisma
Assistants Juho Lehto
Arttu Sissala
Most gamesSeveral players (16)
Top scorerSanni Hakala (9)
Emma Nuutinen (9)
Susanna Tapani (9)
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 World Women's U18 Championships
Appearances11 (first in 2008)
Best result Bronze: (2011, 2019)
International record (W–L–T)
27–29–0
Medal record
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
2011 Sweden
2019 Japan

World Women's U18 Championship record

Year GP W L GF GA Pts Rank
200851483736th place
200953^251185th place
2010523*111275th place
201163^^311168Won bronze medal
2012523*121745th place
2013532131295th place
201452^^3**111865th place
201553213995th place
2016523151066th place
2017532**106105th place
201853211995th place
201965^^1151314Won bronze medal
202061592334th place
2021

*Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)
**Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^^Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
^Include two wins in extra time (in the preliminary round and playoff round)

Current roster

Roster for the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[1][2]

Head Coach: Mira Kuisma

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
30GKiia Lahtinen1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)67 kg (148 lb) (2003-11-16) 16 November 2003 Hunters Porvoo
31GAino Laitinen1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)57 kg (126 lb) (2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 Team Kuortane
2DJulia Ahlskog1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)65 kg (143 lb) (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 Team Kuortane
5DNella Berg1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (150 lb) (2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 VG-62 Naantali
7DKiia Kangas1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)57 kg (126 lb) (2002-11-13) 13 November 2002 Team Kuortane
3DOona Koukkula1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)55 kg (121 lb) (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 Team Kuortane
8DNelli Laitinen C1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)59 kg (130 lb) (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 Kiekko-Espoo
21DKrista Parkkonen1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)69 kg (152 lb) (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 SaiPa Lappeenranta
12DElli Suoranta A1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)70 kg (150 lb) (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 Ilves Tampere
4DAnni Timonen1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)67 kg (148 lb) (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 TPS Turku
6DSiiri Yrjölä1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)61 kg (134 lb) (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 Kiekko-Vantaa
10FAnna-Kaisa Antti-Roiko1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)56 kg (123 lb) (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 Kärpät Oulu
15FOona Havana1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)59 kg (130 lb) (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 Kärpät Oulu
18FTilli Keränen1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)53 kg (117 lb) (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 Kärpät Oulu
24FSofia Nuutinen1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)66 kg (146 lb) (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 Kiekko-Espoo
29FIda Pasanen1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)55 kg (121 lb) (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 HIFK Helsinki
28FPauliina Salonen1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)62 kg (137 lb) (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 TPS Turku
14FSofianna Sundelin1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)54 kg (119 lb) (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 Team Kuortane
11FNea Tervonen1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)53 kg (117 lb) (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 Team Kuortane
27FSatu Teräväinen1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)58 kg (128 lb) (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 Kiekko-Espoo
23FSanni Vanhanen1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)57 kg (126 lb) (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 Tappara Tampere
26FSanni Vartiainen1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)76 kg (168 lb) (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 Team Kuortane
22FKiira Yrjänen A1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)60 kg (130 lb) (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 Team Kuortane


References

  1. "Tyttöleijonien MM-joukkue valittu" [Tyttöleijonat World Championship team selected]. leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  2. "WJC-18 (W) – Finland U18 – 2019-2020 Roster". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

See also

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