Sara Säkkinen
Sara Säkkinen (born 7 April 1998) is a Finnish ice hockey forward who currently plays with the Ohio State Buckeyes. As a member of the Finnish national team she participated in the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship[1] and won bronze medals at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship and 2018 Winter Olympic Games.[2]
| Sara Säkkinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 April 1998 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NCAA team Former teams |
Ohio State Buckeyes Tampereen Ilves Team Kuortane | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
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Personal life
Säkkinen's hometown is Pirkkala.
She will be a junior during the 2020–21 academic year at The Ohio State University, where she is majoring in health and physical education.[3]
References
- 2016 World Championship roster Archived 20 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- "Sara Säkkinen at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Sara Saekkinen". Ohio State Buckeyes. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
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