Emma Nuutinen

Emma Nuutinen (born 7 December 1996) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently^[update] playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with Kiekko-Espoo. As a member of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team, she participated in both the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics and won bronze at the 2018 Olympic Games.

Emma Nuutinen
Born	(1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27) Vantaa, Finland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
NSML team Former teams	Kiekko-Espoo Buffalo Beauts Mercyhurst Lakers UND Fighting Hawks Espoo Blues
National team	Finland
Playing career	2011–present
Medal record Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Ice hockey World Championships 2019 Finland 2017 United States 2015 Sweden
Association football career Position(s) Forward[1] College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2021 Lynn Fighting Knights 7 (2)

Playing career

Nuutinen began her NCAA Division I career in 2016–17, playing her freshman season with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey program of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference. Forced to transfer after the University of North Dakota (UND) abruptly ended its women's ice hockey program following the 2016–17 season, Nuutinen and teammates Vilma Tanskanen and Kennedy Blair joined the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program of the College Hockey America (CHA).^[2]

On 29 October 2020, the NHL shared a video across its social media platforms of Nuutinen performing a trick shot at the Käpylän urheilupuisto in Helsinki, which received a substantial and positive response.^[3][4] A day later, it was announced that Nuutinen had signed a contract with Kiekko-Espoo of the Naisten Liiga through the end of January 2021.^[5] She appeared in six games during the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season, notching 7 goals and 5 assists (12).

In 2021, Nuutinen played football for the Fighting Knights of Lynn University, scoring two goals and recording one assist in seven appearances for the team.^[1]

International play

Nuutinen made three appearances for the Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, with the first in 2012.^[6][7][8] In 2013, she was named a Media All Star as one of the top forwards in the tournament.^[9]

Nuutinen was selected to the Finnish national team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was the youngest player on the team. She played in all six games of the women's ice hockey tournament, scoring one goal.^[10] In 2018, she also appeared in all six games notching one goal and one assist.

Between Olympic appearances, Nuutinen has represented Finland in IIHF competition as part of the national team, earning World Championship bronze medals in 2015 and 2017. In 2019, she was a member of the historic silver medal winning Finnish national team at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, the first team to break the Canada-United States lock on World Championship gold and silver.

Personal life

Nuutinen is one of five siblings.^[11] As of the 2020–21 season, her younger sister Sofia (born 2002) plays with Kiekko-Espoo in the Naisten Liiga and her younger sister Ella (born 2000) played with the Espoo Blues and Espoo United of the Naisten SM-sarja before ending her hockey career after the 2016–17 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	Kiekko-Vantaa U16	U16 I-div. Q		5	0	3	3	0		–	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Kiekko-Vantaa U16	U16 II-div.		8	1	3	4	0		–	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Espoo Blues	SM-sarja		9	3	4	7	2		9	9	2	11	8
2012–13	Espoo Blues	SM-sarja		20	14	11	25	6		9	4	7	11	6
2013–14	Espoo Blues	SM-sarja		25	24	30	54	8		8	4	3	7	4
2014–15	Espoo Blues	SM-sarja		12	9	16	25	8		6	5	4	9	0
2015–16	Espoo Blues	SM-sarja		20	28	26	54	18		6	2	6	8	2
2016–17	North Dakota Fighting Hawks	NCAA		34	10	9	19	4		–	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Mercyhurst Lakers	NCAA		23	8	5	13	14		–	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Mercyhurst Lakers	NCAA		30	16	12	28	34		–	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Mercyhurst Lakers	NCAA		34	21	19	40	12		–	–	–	–	–
Naisten SM-sarja totals				86	78	87	165	42		38	24	22	46	20
NCAA totals				121	55	45	100	64		–	–	–	–	–

Sources: Elite Prospects,^[12] Finnish Ice Hockey Association,^[13] USCHO^[14]

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2012	Finland	WW18	5th		5	1	1	2	4
2013	Finland	WW18	5th		5	5	3	8	10
2014	Finland	WW18	5th		5	3	4	7	2
2014	Finland	OG	5th		6	1	0	1	4
2015	Finland	WW			6	0	1	1	4
2017	Finland	WW			6	0	0	0	0
2018	Finland	OG			6	1	1	2	0
2019	Finland	WW			6	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					15	9	8	17	16
Senior totals					30	2	2	4	10

Honours and achievements

Award	Year	ref
Naisten SM-sarja
Aurora Borealis Cup champion	2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Noora Räty Award	2012–13
Karoliina Rantamäki Award	2012–13
SM-sarja All-Star Team	2013–14, 2015–16
NCAA
WCHA Rookie of the Week	18 October 2016	[15]
	28 February 2017	[16]
CHA Tournament MVP	2017–18	[17]
CHA Player of the Week	29 October 2018	[18][19]
	7 January 2019	[20][21]
	27 January 2020	[22][23]
	24 February 2020	[24]
CHA All-Conference First Team	2018–19, 2019–20	[25]
NCAA No. 2 Star of the Week	8 January 2019	[26][27]
CHA Player of the Month	January 2019	[28]
CHA All Academic	2019–20	[29]
CHA Player of the Year	2019–20	[30]
International
World U18 Media All Star	2013
World U18 Top 3 Player on Team	2013
World Championship Bronze Medal	2015, 2017
Olympic Bronze Medal	2018
World Championship Silver Medal	2019

References

1. "Emma Nuutinen". Lynn Fighting Knights. 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
2. "Women's Ice Hockey Adds Three North Dakota Transfers". Mercyhurst Athletics. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
3. Kuisma, Joonas (30 October 2020). "Maailmalla ihastellaan Emma Nuutisen, 23, komeaa temppua – NHL jakoi Helsingissä kuvatun videon miljoonayleisölle". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
4. "Tweet from @NHL: ON REPEAT 😱 (🎥 @nuutinenn)". Twitter. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
5. Hyyppä, Emma (30 October 2020). "Kiekko-Espoo nappasi maajoukkuehyökkääjä Emma Nuutisen". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
6. "2012 Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland" (PDF). webarchive.iihf.com. IIHF. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
7. "2013 Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland" (PDF). webarchive.iihf.com. IIHF. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
8. "2014 Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland" (PDF). webarchive.iihf.com. IIHF. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
9. "2013 Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars" (PDF). webarchive.iihf.com. IIHF. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
10. "Sochi 2014, Ice Hockey, Women – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland" (PDF). sochi2014.iihf.com. IIHF. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
11. Fundaro, Gabriella (2 April 2019). "Finland National Team Roundtable with Venla Hovi, Emma Nuutinen, and Minttu Tuominen". At Even Strength. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
12. "Player Profile: Emma Nuutinen". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
13. "Pelaajakortti: Emma Nuutinen". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
14. "Emma Nuutinen: Career Statistics". US College Hockey Online. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
15. Burton, Eric J. (18 October 2016). "UND Women's Hockey: Emma Nuutinen Named WCHA Rookie of the Week". The Sports Daily. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
16. "WCHA names Nuutinen Rookie of the Week". University of North Dakota Athletics. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
17. Burgess, Melissa (4 March 2018). "Mercyhurst Wins 2018 CHA Championship". The Victory Press. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
18. Giebel, Haleigh (29 October 2018). "Nuutinen Named CHA Player of the Week". Mercyhurst University Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
19. "College Hockey America Hands Out Weekly Awards to Nuutinen, Bailey, and Fidler". College Hockey America. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
20. Giebel, Haleigh (7 January 2019). "Nuutinen Named CHA Player of the Week". Mercyhurst University Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
21. "CHA Hands Out Weekly Award Honors to Nuutinen, Lanteigne, and Burke". College Hockey America. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
22. Giebel, Haleigh (27 January 2020). "Nuutinen Named CHA Player of the Week". Mercyhurst University Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
23. "College Hockey America Announces Weekly Award Winners". College Hockey America. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
24. "CHA Announces Weekly Awards". College Hockey America. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
25. Giebel, Haleigh (5 March 2019). "Hine, Nuutinen Pick Up CHA Honors". Mercyhurst University Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
26. Bedics, Mark (8 January 2019). "Princeton's Sarah Fillier leads the nation with eight points to be named top star of the week". NCAA. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
27. Giebel, Haleigh (8 January 2019). "Nuutinen Named NCAA No. 2 Star of the Week". Mercyhurst University Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
28. Giebel, Haleigh (4 February 2019). "Nuutinen Named CHA Player of the Month". Mercyhurst University Athletics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
29. "College Hockey America's All-Academic Team Features 116 Student-Athletes in 2019-20". College Hockey America. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
30. Puskar, Jay (5 March 2020). "Mercyhurst Lands Several CHA Awards". WJET. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Emma Nuutinen at Olympics.com
• Emma Nuutinen at Olympedia
• Emma Nuutinen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)