Noora Tulus

Not to be confused with Nora Tallus.

Noora Tulus (born 15 August 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey forward for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Finnish national team.

Noora Tulus
Born	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 29) Vantaa, Finland
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
PWHL team Former teams	New York Sirens KJT [fi] Espoo Blues Luleå HF/MSSK
National team	Finland
Playing career	2012–present
Medal record Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Team 2022 Beijing Team World Championships 2019 Finland 2015 Sweden 2017 United States 2021 Canada 2024 United States

Playing career

Tulus left Finland to play in the Riksserien, now the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), joining Luleå HF/MSSK just before their playoff run in the 2015–16 season. After scoring eight points in the five remaining regular season games, she added another six points in seven playoff games as Luleå won their first Riksserien championship.^{[1][failed verification]} After the end of the season, she decided to stay in Luleå and signed an extension with the club.^[2]

Tulus scored the game-winning goal in the 2018 Champions Cup, held between Luleå and the NWHL's Isobel Cup champions, the Metropolitan Riveters.^[3]

In the 2019–20 season, Tulus scored 24 points in 22 games^{[citation needed]} despite missing several weeks due to a foot injury.^[4][5] Luleå returned to the championship finals for the third year in a row before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In November 2020, Tulus and four Finnish Luleå teammates were unable to return to Sweden after a national team camp where a player tested positive for COVID-19. Finnish law at the time required them to remain quarantined for ten days, causing them to miss multiple games.^[6]

In the 2023–24 season, her last in Sweden, Tulus was the leading scorer in the SDHL, recording 22 goals and 61 points in 36 games. At the conclusion of her nine-year SDHL career, Tulus had won seven league titles.^[7]

On 10 June 2024, Tulus was drafted in the third round, 13th overall by PWHL New York in the 2024 PWHL draft.^[8] She signed a two-year contract with the club on 25 July.^[9]

International career

Tulus made her World Championship debut at the 2015 World Championship, not picking up any points in five games.^[10] She represented Finland again at the 2016 and 2017 World Championships. She scored six points in seven games at the 2019 World Championship, including two assists in the semifinal upset victory, as Finland won their first-ever silver medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015–16	Luleå HF	Riksserien		5	5	3	8	2		7	4	2	6	0
2016–17	Luleå HF	SDHL		29	9	18	27	8		4	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Luleå HF	SDHL		32	10	14	24	4		7	0	3	3	4
2018–19	Luleå HF	SDHL		36	12	41	53	12		11	4	8	12	4
2019–20	Luleå HF	SDHL		22	5	19	24	8		6	2	3	5	2
2020–21	Luleå HF	SDHL		32	6	23	29	12		9	5	5	10	0
2021–22	Luleå HF	SDHL		30	20	23	43	4		12	6	4	10	0
2022–23	Luleå HF	SDHL		32	22	34	56	6		8	6	7	13	2
2023–24	Luleå HF	SDHL		36	22	39	61	8		9	4	8	12	4

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Finland	U18			6	1	0	1	2
2012	Finland	U18	5th place		5	1	1	2	2
2015	Finland	WC			5	0	0	0	0
2016	Finland	WC	4th place		6	1	0	1	0
2017	Finland	WC			6	1	1	2	0
2018	Finland	OG			6	0	2	2	0
2019	Finland	WC			7	0	6	6	0
2021	Finland	WC			6	0	3	3	0
2022	Finland	OG			7	0	5	5	2
2022	Finland	WC	6th place		7	2	3	5	0
2023	Finland	WC	5th place		7	2	8	10	0
2024	Finland	WC			7	0	1	1	4
Junior totals					11	2	1	3	4
Senior totals					64	6	29	35	6

Source^[11]

References

1. Fundaro, Gabriella; Foster, Meredith; Strollo, Leighann (8 August 2019). "2019 Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | No. 21-24: Sophie Shirley; Denisa Křížová; Kelly Pannek; Noora Tulus and Kassidy Sauvé (tie)". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
2. Boman, Hannah (13 May 2016). "Luleås drömbesked: Noora Tulus stannar". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. Bodin, Uffe (29 September 2018). "Mästare – Luleå tog hem Champions Cup - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar". Hockey Sverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
4. Vikström, Kent (17 January 2020). "Luleåstjärnan skadad – tvingas till lång vila". Norrländska Socialdemokraten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
5. Teiskonlahti, Kirsi (24 January 2020). "Naisleijonien kärkihyökkääjä törmäsi rajusti päin laitaa ennen joulua – vamma pysyi mysteerinä kolme viikkoa: "Henkisesti se ei ollut helpointa aikaa"" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
6. Kågström, Rasmus (9 November 2020). "Luleåstjärnorna fast i Finland – satta i karantän - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar". Hockey Sverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
7. Kennedy, Ian (25 July 2024). "New York Signs Finland's Noora Tulus To Two-Year Deal". The Hockey News. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
8. Kennedy, Ian (10 June 2024). "Full 2024 PWHL Draft Results". The Hockey News Womens News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
9. @PWHL_NewYork (25 July 2024). "Making things officially official ✍️ We have signed 13th overall pick, forward Noora Tulus, to a two-year contract! 🔗 http://bit.ly/3YoQZWh" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via Twitter.
10. "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
11. "Noora Tulus". EliteProspects.com. Elite Prospects. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or ThePWHL.com
• Noora Tulus at Olympedia
• Noora Tulus on Instagram