Kiira Yrjänen

Kiira Yrjänen (born 2 January 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays with Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga and with the Finnish national team. She was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship on 4 March 2020, before the tournament was cancelled on 7 March 2020 due to public health concerns related to COVID-19.[1][2]

Kiira Yrjänen
Born (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002
Riihimäki, Finland
Height 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Liiga team Team Kuortane
National team  Finland
Playing career 2016–present

The 2020 World Championship would have been Yrjänen's debut with the Finnish women's national team at an IIHF-organized international tournament, though she has previously represented Finland with the women's national U18 team at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2020, and with the bronze medal team in 2019.[3]

Yrjänen's first goal with the Finnish women's national team was scored on 6 February 2020 in a match against the Swiss national team at the Finals Tournament of the 2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour.[4]

References
  1. Malmberg, Henna (4 March 2020). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "Player Profile: Kiira Yrjänen". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. Mennander, Pasi (27 January 2020). "Naisleijonat Euro Hockey Tourin finaaliturnaukseen tällä joukkueella". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com

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