Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team
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The Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team (Finnish: Suomen alle 18-vuotiaiden naisten jääkiekkomaajoukkue) is the national women's junior ice hockey team of Finland, which represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship and other international U18 tournaments. The team is officially nicknamed the Tyttöleijonat (lit. 'Girl Lions')[lower-alpha 1] and the nickname is regularly used in Finnish-language media.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | Tyttöleijonat ('Girl Lions') |
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Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
Head coach | Mira Kuisma |
Assistants | Heikki Kemppainen Juho Lehto |
Captain | Tilli Keränen (2023) |
Most games | Nelli Laitinen (22) Krista Parkkonen (22) |
Top scorer |
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Most points | Emma Nuutinen (17) |
IIHF code | FIN |
First international | |
Germany 4 – 2 Finland (Calgary, Canada; January 7, 2008) | |
Biggest win | |
Finland 11 – 1 France (St. Catharines, Canada; January 8, 2016) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Canada 17 – 0 Finland (Calgary, Canada; January 9, 2008) | |
IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship | |
Appearances | 14 (first in 2008) |
Best result | Bronze: (2011, 2019, 2022) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
27–29–0 |
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Quick Facts Medal record, World U18 Championship ...
Medal record | ||
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World U18 Championship | ||
2011 Sweden | ||
2019 Japan | ||
2022 USA |
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