2009–10 Finland women's national ice hockey team

The 2009-10 Finland's Women's National Hockey team represented Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Prior to the games, the National team participated in various tournaments during the 2009-10 season. The team won the Bronze Medal medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The head coach is Pekka Hämäläinen.

Schedule[]

2009 Canada Cup[]

All games were held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Date	Opponent	Time	Score
August 31, 2009	USA	15:00 PM	Win, 3-2
Sep 1, 2009	Canada	19:30 PM	Loss, 10-2
Sep 3, 2009	Sweden	15:00 PM	Loss, 3-1
Sep 5, 2009	USA (Semi-Final)	15:00 PM	Loss, 4-0
Sep 6, 2009	Sweden (Bronze)	15:00 PM	Win, 2-1

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Four Nations Cup[]

All games were held in Finland.

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
Nov 3, 2009	USA	Mikkeli	18:30 PM	Loss, 0-4
Nov 4, 2009	Canada	Kerava	18:30 PM	Loss, 2-4
Nov 5, 2009	Sweden	Helsinki	18:30 PM	Loss, 1-2 (OT)
Nov 7, 2009	Sweden (Bronze Medal game)	Tikkurila	12:00 PM	Loss, 1-2 (SO)

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USA Hockey Qwest Tour[]

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
Feb. 4, 2010	USA	Colorado Springs, CO (World Arena)^[3]		Loss, 1-5^[4]

Roster[]

Position	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2009–10 team
G	Kuisma, MiraMira Kuisma	168	65	01987-05-06 6 May 1987	Kuopio	Oulun Karpat Oulun Kärpät
G	Raty, NooraNoora Räty	164	68	01989-05-29 29 May 1989	Espoo	2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team
G	Vanhatalo, AnnaAnna Vanhatalo	178	65	01984-02-29 29 February 1984	Helsinki	Espoo Blues
D	Hiirikoski, JenniJenni Hiirikoski	161	60	01987-03-30 30 March 1987	Lempaala Lempäälä	Ilves Tampere
D	Laaksonen, EmmaEmma Laaksonen	159	59	01981-12-17 17 December 1981	Washington, D.C., United States	Espoo Blues
D	Lindstedt, RosaRosa Lindstedt	186	78	01988-01-24 24 January 1988	Ylojarvi Ylöjärvi	Ilves Tampere
D	Mertanen, TerhiTerhi Mertanen	166	68	01981-04-04 4 April 1981	Joensuu	Espoo Blues
D	Pelttari, HeidiHeidi Pelttari	166	69	01985-08-02 2 August 1985	Tampere	Ilves Tampere
D	Posa, MariiaMariia Posa	164	58	01988-02-21 21 February 1988	Hyvinkaa Hyvinkää	2009–10 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
D	Sirvio, SaijaSaija Sirviö	172	62	01982-12-29 29 December 1982	Oulu	Oulun Karpat Oulun Kärpät
F	Helin, AnneAnne Helin	170	68	01987-01-28 28 January 1987	Helsinki	Oulun Karpat Oulun Kärpät
F	Hovi, VenlaVenla Hovi	169	62	01987-10-28 28 October 1987	Tampere	Ilves Tampere
F	Karvinen, MichelleMichelle Karvinen	166	70	01990-03-27 27 March 1990	Rodovre Rødovre, Denmark	Rodovre Rødovre
F	Rajahuhta, AnniinaAnniina Rajahuhta	164	62	01989-03-08 8 March 1989	Helsinki	Ilves Tampere
F	Rantamaki, KaroliinaKaroliina Rantamäki	163	65	01978-02-23 23 February 1978	Espoo	SKIF
F	Saarinen, MariMari Saarinen	172	67	01981-07-30 30 July 1981	Kangasala	Ilves Tampere
F	Tikkinen, NinaNina Tikkinen	170	67	01987-02-06 6 February 1987	Salo	Minnesota State University, Mankato
F	Tuominen, MinnamariMinnamari Tuominen	165	67	01990-06-26 26 June 1990	Helsinki	2009–10 Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey season
F	Tuominen, SaaraSaara Tuominen	169	65	01986-01-01 1 January 1986	Ylojarvi Ylöjärvi	2009–10 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
F	Voutilainen, MarjoMarjo Voutilainen	168	70	01981-03-22 22 March 1981	Kuopio	Espoo Blues
F	Valimaki, LindaLinda Välimäki	165	62	01990-05-31 31 May 1990	Ylojarvi Ylöjärvi	Ilves Tampere

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2010 Olympics[]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score
Feb. 14	Russia	UBC Thunderbird Arena	16:30 PM	Win, 5-1^[6]
Feb. 16	China	UBC Thunderbird Arena	19:00 PM	Win, 2-1^[7]
Feb. 18	USA	UBC Thunderbird Arena	14:30 PM	Loss, 0-6^[8]
Feb. 22	Canada	UBC Thunderbird Arena	17:00 PM	Loss, 0-5^[9]
Feb. 25	Sweden	Canada Hockey Place	17:00 PM	Win, 3-2 (OT)^[10]

JohnstonLaaksonen 2010WinterGames — Rebecca Johnston of Canada moves the puck behind the net against Emma Laaksonen of Finland in the first period during the ice hockey women's semifinal game on February 22, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada

In the Bronze Medal game, Karoliina Rantamäki scored in overtime as Finland beat Sweden 3-2. Heidi Pelttari and Michelle Karvinen also scored for Finland. Noora Rätyä made 16 saves for Finland who led 2-1 after the second period. Rantamäki scored the winner just 2:33 into the overtime.^[11]

Player stats[]

Skaters[]

Player	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	PIM	+/-
Anne Helin	0	0	0	2	4	-4
Jenni Hiirikoski	0	1	1	9	5	-3
Venla Hovi	2	0	2	2	6	1
Michelle Karvinen	1	0	1	6	6	-1
Emma Laaksonen	0	0	0	5	4	-2
Rosa Lindstedt	0	1	1	0	5	-3
Terhi Mertanen	0	0	0	3	1	0
Heidi Pelttari	1	2	3	2	13	-4
Mariia Posa	0	0	0	0	3	-3
Annina Rajahuhta	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Karolina Rantamaki	2	0	2	6	3	-2
Mari Saarinen	0	0	0	2	6	2
Saija Sirviö	1	0	1	2	7	2
Nina Tikkinen	2	0	2	2	11	-3
Minnamari Tuominen	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saara Tuominen	0	1	1	1	12	-3
Linda Välimäki	0	1	1	9	12	-2
Marjo Voutilainen	1	0	1	0	10	-3

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Goaltenders[]

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Goals Against	Wins	Losses	Shutouts	Save %	Goals Against Average
Mira Kuisma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Noora Räty	5	302:33	15	3	2	0	88.5	3.00
Anna Vanhatalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

References[]

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