Nora Tallus

Nora Tallus
Nora Tallus
Born	9 February 1981 (age 43); Kerava, Finland
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Right
Played for	Keravan Shakers; IHK Helsinki; Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs; SKIF Nizhny Novgorod; HPK Hämeenlinna
National team	Finland
Playing career	1996–2011
Women's ice hockey
Representing Finland
World Championships

Nora Tallus, previously Liikanen, (born 9 February 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward, currently serving as assistant coach to KJT Haukat of the Naisten Mestis.^[1] She represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics^[2]^[3] and in four IIHF World Women's Championships, with bronze medals won in the 2004 and 2008 tournaments.^[4]

Tallus attended University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) from 2001 to 2005 where she played with the Bulldogs ice hockey team. With the Bulldogs, she was an NCAA Division I National Champion in 2002 and 2003. In the 2003 tournament, Tallus scored the championship winning goal 4:16 into second overtime against Harvard.^[5]

References

^ "Nora Tallus". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nora Tallus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ "Nora TALLUS - Olympic Ice Hockey | Finland". International Olympic Committee. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ "Nora Tallus a.k.a. "Nora Liikanen"". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ Borzi, Pat (24 March 2003). "HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 July 2019.