Mariia Posa

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Mariia Posa
Born (1988-02-21) 21 February 1988 (age 36)
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
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Team
Four Nations Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Canada

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.

Playing career[edit]

Minnesota Duluth[edit]

In 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[edit]

After 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]

Career statistics[edit]

Finland[edit]

Event Games Played Goals Assists Points Shots PIM +/-
2010 Winter Olympics 3 0 0 0 0 1 -1

[8][9][10][11][12]

Minnesota Duluth[edit]

Year Games Played Goals Assists Points Penalty Minutes
2009-10 24 2 4 6 4

[13]

Awards and honors[edit]

  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 18, 2009)[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1] Archived February 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "UMD wins national championship in women's hockey". Duluth News-Tribune. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. ^ Augustoviz, Roman (3 March 2011). "WCHA women's awards: Kessel top rookie, Schleper, Raty on first team". Star Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ "BEVY OF BULLDOGS LAND ON ALL-WCHA TEAMS". umdbulldogs.com. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Blues palasi naisten mestariksi". /yle.fi. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. ^ Christoffer Herberts (13 April 2014). "Nytt guld för Blues". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. ^ Christa Lawler (27 February 2010). "Finnish Bulldogs come home bearing bronze". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  9. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  10. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  11. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  12. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  13. ^ "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  14. ^ [2][dead link]