Finland women's national ice hockey team
Nickname(s) | Naisleijonat (Lady Lions) |
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Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
Most games | Karoliina Rantamäki (256) |
Most points | Riikka Nieminen (204) |
IIHF code | FIN |
IIHF ranking | 3 |
Highest IIHF ranking | 3 (first in 2003) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 4 (first in 2006) |
First international | |
Finland 6–0 Norway (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 December 1988) | |
Biggest win | |
Finland 34–0 Czechoslovakia (Düsseldorf, West Germany; 4 April 1989) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Canada 15–0 Finland (St. John's, Canada; 12 November 2010) | |
IIHF World Women's Championships | |
Appearances | 16 (first in 1990) |
Best result | 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015) | (
IIHF European Women Championships | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 1989) |
Best result | 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995) | (
Olympics | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1998) |
Medals | Bronze (1998, 2010) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
198–169–12 |
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The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland has 4,694 female players in 2011.[1]
History
Finland has finished third or fourth in every World Championships and Olympics. They are ranked behind the Canada (#1) and the USA (#2). Finland's main rival is Sweden, which finished second to Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Finland finished fourth, losing the game for the bronze medal to the USA. Finland defeated the USA for the first time, in the 2008 World Championship in China, 2–1 after overtime.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 1998 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2002 – Finished in 4th place
- 2006 – Finished in 4th place
- 2010 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2014 – Finished in 5th place
World Championship
- 1990 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1992 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1994 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1997 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1999 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2000 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2001 – Finished in 4th place
- 2004 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2005 – Finished in 4th place
- 2007 – Finished in 4th place
- 2008 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2009 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2011 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2012 – Finished in 4th place
- 2013 – Finished in 4th place
- 2015 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2016 – Finished in 4th place
European Championship
- 1989 – Won Gold Medal
- 1991 – Won Gold Medal
- 1993 – Won Gold Medal
- 1995 – Won Gold Medal
- 1996 – Won Bronze Medal
3/4 Nations Cup
- 1995 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 1996 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1997 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1998 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1999 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2000 – Won Bronze Medal (4 nations Cup)
- 2001 – Won Silver Medal
- 2002 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2003 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2004 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2005 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2006 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2007 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2008 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2009 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2010 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2011 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2012 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2013 – Won Silver Medal (4 nations Cup)
U18 Team
Nickname(s) | Leijonat (The Lions) |
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Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
Most games | Several players (16) |
Top scorer |
Sanni Hakala (9) Emma Nuutinen (9) Susanna Tapani (9) |
Most points | Emma Nuutinen (17) |
IIHF code | FIN |
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 | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 2008) |
Best result | (2011) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
21–25–0 |
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Medal record | ||
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IIHF World Women's U18 Championships | ||
2011 Sweden |
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's IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.
World Women's U18 Championship record
Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Rank |
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2008 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 6th place |
2009 | 5 | 3^ | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5th place |
2010 | 5 | 2 | 3* | 0 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5th place |
2011 | 6 | 3^^ | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 8 | Won bronze medal |
2012 | 5 | 2 | 3* | 0 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 5th place |
2013 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5th place |
2014 | 5 | 2^^ | 3** | 0 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 5th place |
2015 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5th place |
2016 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6th place |
*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)
References
External links
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