Mariia Posa (born 21 February 1988, in Helsinki) [1] is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman. She played for several years as a member of the Finnish national team and also played for the University of Minnesota Duluth.
| Mariia Posa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
21 February 1988 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 127 lb (58 kg; 9 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Porvoo-Borgå Hunters IHK Helsinki Espoo Blues Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Playing career
editMinnesota Duluth
editIn her freshman year with the University of Minnesota Duluth, Posa helped the Bulldogs qualify for the 2010 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament and win the NCAA championship.[2]
She was named to the 2010–11 All-WCHA Academic Team[3] and 2011–12 All-WCHA Academic Team.[4]
Professional
editAfter graduating, Posa joined the Espoon Blues. She helped lead the Blues to the back-to-back Finnish Ice Hockey Championships in 2013[5] and 2014.[6]
Finland
edit- Posa appeared for Team Finland in the 2009 Four Nation's Cup and she won a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland.[7]
Career statistics
editFinland
edit| Event | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | PIM | /- |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Minnesota Duluth
edit| Year | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Penalty Minutes |
| 2009–10 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Awards and honors
edit- WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 18, 2009)[14]
References
edit- ^ [1] Archived February 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "UMD wins national championship in women's hockey". Duluth News-Tribune. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Augustoviz, Roman (3 March 2011). "WCHA women's awards: Kessel top rookie, Schleper, Raty on first team". Star Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "BEVY OF BULLDOGS LAND ON ALL-WCHA TEAMS". umdbulldogs.com. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Blues palasi naisten mestariksi". /yle.fi. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Christoffer Herberts (13 April 2014). "Nytt guld för Blues". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Christa Lawler (27 February 2010). "Finnish Bulldogs come home bearing bronze". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ [2][dead link]
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