| Kirsi Hänninen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 October 1976, Joensuu, Finland |
| Height Weight |
0 ft 0 in (0.00 m) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Pro clubs | JoKP Karhut Kiekko-Espoo JYP Jyväskylä KalPa Kuopio Oulun Kärpät |
| Ntl. team |  Finland
|
| Playing career | 1992–2002 |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Women's ice hockey | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Finland
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Team |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2000 Canada | |
| Bronze | 1999 Finland | |
| Bronze | 1997 Canada | |
| Bronze | 1994 United States | |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1995 Latvia | |
| Gold | 1993 Denmark | |
| Bronze | 1996 Russia | |
Kirsi Maaria Hänninen (born 3 October 1976 in Joensuu, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman and pesäpallo player. She played 116 games with the Finnish national ice hockey team and won a bronze medal with them at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[1]
Over her ten-year hockey career, Hänninen played with five different teams in the Naisten SM-sarja, the highest level women's hockey league in Finland. She spent four seasons, from 1996 to 2000, with JYP Jyväskylä and won the SM-sarja Championship with them in 1996 and 1997. She also played with JoKP (1992–93), Kiekko-Espoo (1993–94), KalPa (1995–96), and Oulun Kärpät (2001-02).[2]
Hänninen is equally known in Finland for her career in the Superpesis, Finland's top pesäpallo league, where she competed from 1993 to 2005.
Personal life[]
Hänninen is a founding member of VRT Finland, an underwater structural inspection company operating in the Baltic Sea and Central Europe, and currently serves as CEO of the company.[3]
Awards and honors[]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Naisten SM-sarja Champion | 1997 (JyP HT)
1998 (JYP) |
| Most Points by a Defenceman | 1998 (7 points) tied with Thérèse Brisson |
| Best Defenceman | 1999 |
| IIHF World Women's Championships All-Star Team | 1999 |
| Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona Inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland |
2018 |
References[]
- ↑ Evans, Hilary. Kirsi Hänninen Bio, Stats, and Results (en). Sports Reference.
- ↑ Player Profile: Kirsi Hänninen (en).
- ↑ Kirsi Hänninen aateloidaan Jääkiekkoleijonaksi (fi) (2018-10-24).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Sports-reference.com.
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