Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team

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Finland
Nickname(s)Tyttöleijonat ('Girl Lions')
Association
IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 2008)
Best result Bronze: (2011, 2019, 2022)
International record (W–L–T)
27–29–0
Medal record
World U18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2022 USA

The Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team (

Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship and other international U18 tournaments. The team is officially nicknamed the Tyttöleijonat (lit. 'Girl Lions')[a] and the nickname is regularly used in Finnish-language media.[1][2][3]

U18 Women's World Championship record

Year GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Rank
Canada 2008 5 1 0 0 4 8 37 3 6th place
Germany 2009 5 1 2 0 2 5 11 8 5th place
United States 2010 5 2 0 1 2 11 12 7 5th place
Sweden 2011 6 2 1 0 3 11 16 8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal
Czech Republic 2012 5 2 0 1 2 12 17 4 5th place
Finland 2013 5 3 0 0 2 13 12 9 5th place
Hungary 2014 5 1 1 1 2 11 18 6 5th place
United States 2015 5 3 0 0 2 13 9 9 5th place
Canada 2016 5 2 0 0 3 15 10 6 6th place
Czech Republic 2017 5 3 0 1 1 10 6 10 5th place
Russia 2018 5 3 0 0 2 11 9 9 5th place
Japan 2019 6 3 2 0 1 15 13 14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal
Slovakia 2020 6 1 0 0 5 9 23 3 4th place
Sweden 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
United States 2022 5 2 0 0 3 9 11 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal
Sweden 2023 6 1 0 1 4 7 32 4 4th place
Switzerland 2024 6 3 0 0 3 14 24 9 4th place
Finland 2025

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[4]

Head coach: Mira Kuisma
Assistant coaches: Heikki Kemppainen, Juho Lehto

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Lilia Huovinen 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 (age 17) Finland Team Kuortane
2 D Nelly Andersson 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 17) Finland HIFK Helsinki
3 D Ilona Palin 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (2006-03-15) 15 March 2006 (age 18) Finland HIFK Helsinki
4 D Heidi Holmberg 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 (age 17) Finland HIFK Helsinki
8 D Tuuli Tallinen – C 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) Finland Team Kuortane
9 D Nanna Timonen 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 17) Finland Ilves Tampere
10 F Emma Ekoluoma – A 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 18) Finland Kärpät Oulu
11 F Aino Lehikoinen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2009-01-07) 7 January 2009 (age 15) Finland HIFK Helsinki
12 D Elli Pohjanaho 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 17) Finland HC Nokia U16
13 D Jennika Ojala 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 17) Finland Team Kuortane
15 F Erika Kankkunen 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 57 kg (126 lb) (2006-12-20) 20 December 2006 (age 17) Finland Team Kuortane
16 F Eerika Siekkinen 164 m (538 ft 1 in) 51 kg (112 lb) (2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 18) Finland Team Kuortane
18 F Emmi Loponen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (2009-02-20) 20 February 2009 (age 15) Finland Kiekko Laser
20 F Vilma Nurmisto 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (2007-08-23) 23 August 2007 (age 16) Finland TPS Turku
21 F Jannika Sten 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 16)
Pelicans Lahti U16
22 F Senja Siivonen 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (2008-05-02) 2 May 2008 (age 16) Finland Team Kuortane
23 F Amanda Julkunen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2006-10-13) 13 October 2006 (age 17) Finland TPS Turku
25 F Abigail Byskata – A 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 17) Finland Team Kuortane
27 F Eva Lamberg 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (2007-11-24) 24 November 2007 (age 16) Finland HPK Hämeenlinna
28 F Tinja Tapani 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 54 kg (119 lb) (2009-03-05) 5 March 2009 (age 15) Finland LaJy Laitila U14
29 F Julia Kuusisto 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 17) Finland Ilves Tampere
31 G Kerttu Kuja-Halkola 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (2007-09-02) 2 September 2007 (age 16) Finland Team Kuortane

World Championship player awards

Best Defenseman
Best Forward
Best Goaltender
All-Star Team
Top-3 Players on Team
Source: [24]

References

  • ISBN 9780986796470
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Notes

  1. Finnish lion, i.e. the men's national team is nicknamed the Leijonat (lit. 'Lions') and the women's national team
    is nicknamed the Naisleijonat (lit. 'Lady Lions').
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  2. ^ Virtanen, Vinski (8 January 2023). "USA murskasi Tyttöleijonat". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ Seppä, Lassi (8 January 2023). "Tyttöleijonat pelaaja pelaajalta". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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  6. ^ Podnieks & Nordmark 2019, p. 649.
  7. ^ Podnieks & Nordmark 2019, p. 682.
  8. ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players Selected by the Directorate". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ Podnieks & Nordmark 2019, p. 656.
  10. ^ Podnieks & Nordmark 2019, pp. 649, 652.
  11. ^ "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  12. ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  13. ^ "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars". International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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  18. ^ "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  19. ^ "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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  23. ^ "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  24. ^ "Award - U18 WJC (W) Top 3 Player on Team". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

See also

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