| Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 January 1984, Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 123 lb (56 kg; 8 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| Pro clubs | HPK Hämeenlinna Tampereen Ilves |
| Ntl. team |  Finland
|
| Playing career | 2003–2015 |
Maija Johanna Hassinen-Sullanmaa née Hassinen (born 2 January 1984) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender and the current goaltending coach and team manager of HPK Kiekkonaiset in the Naisten Liiga. As a member of the Finnish national team, she participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and in the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011, winning bronze medals at the tournaments in 2008, 2009, and 2011.[1]
Her fourteen-season senior club career was played in the Naisten SM-sarja (renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017) with HPK Hämeenlinna and the Tampereen Ilves. She won the Finnish Championship once with each team, in 2005–06 with Ilves and in 2010–11 with HPK. Hassinen-Sullanmaa is one of the most highly decorated goaltenders in Naisten Liiga history: she was awarded the Tuula Puputti Award as Goaltender of the Year in 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2010–11, the all-time most wins of the trophy; was selected to the All-Star Team in 2007–08, 2009–10, and 2010–11; and received the Karoliina Rantamäki Award as MVP of the Playoffs in 2005–06.
Career statistics[]
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | SA | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Finland | OG | 4th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 195:17 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 3.38 | .875 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WW | 4th | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2008 | Finland | WW | 
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63:00 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.90 | |
| 2009 | Finland | WW |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129:12 | 46 | 9 | 0 | .804 | 4.18 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WW |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 3.00 | |
| Senior totals | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 447:29 | 161 | 25 | 0 | .845 | 3.34 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Maija Hassinen Olympic Results. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ (2019) "Retired Goalies, Women", IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart, 681. ISBN 9780986796470.
- ↑ 2009 IIHF World Women Championship – Goalkeepers (2009-04-12).
- ↑ 2011 IIHF World Womens Championship – Goalkeepers (2011-04-25).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database