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Linda Leppänen
Born 31 May 1990(1990-05-31),
Ylöjärvi, Finland
Height
Weight
0 ft 0 in (0.00 m)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Pro clubs Ylöjärven Ilves
Espoo Blues
Espoo United
Tampereen Ilves
Ntl. team Flag of Finland Finland
Playing career 2002–2019

Linda Leppänen, née Välimäki (born 31 May 1990) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward and currently serves as head coach of Ilves Tampere of the Naisten Liiga.[1] She played in 167 matches with the Finnish national team and won bronze medals at the 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games and at the 2015 and 2017 IIHF Women's World Championships, and a silver medal at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship. Leppänen announced her retirement from top athletic competition several months after achieving her career highlight silver medal at the 2019 Worlds.[2]

Career statistics[]

Event Goals Assists Points Shots PIM +/-
2010 Winter Olympics 0 1 1 9 12 −2

[3][4][5][6][7]

References[]

  1. Lahtinen, Matias (2020-02-20). Ilveksen naisten jääkiekkojoukkueen ensi kauden päävalmentajaksi maajoukkueessa meritoitunut Linda Välimäki (fi).
  2. Merk, Martin (2019-07-24). Linda Valimaki retires (en). International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
  3. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News. Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  4. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News. Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  5. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News. Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  6. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News. Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  7. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News. Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.

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