Viivi Vainikka

Viivi Vainikka (born 23 December 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey player for Luleå Hockey of the SDHL and the Finnish national team.

Viivi Vainikka
Born (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001
Espoo, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SDHL team
Former teams
Luleå Hockey
Team Kuortane
National team  Finland
Playing career 2016present

Vainikka won silver with the Finnish national team at the 2019 Women's World Championship.[1][2] She was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 Women's World Championship on 4 March 2020, prior to the cancellation of the tournament International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 7 March 2020 due to public health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Team Kuortane SM-sarja 28 5 7 12 4 2 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Team Kuortane Liiga 24 9 15 24 2 8 4 7 11 0
2018–19 Team Kuortane Liiga 30 26 15 41 6 4 2 2 4 0
2019–20 Team Kuortane Liiga 30 28 24 52 6 8 12 6 18 8
2020–21 Luleå SDHL
Liiga totals 84 63 54 117 14 20 18 15 33 8

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Finland WJC 5 3 0 0 0 0
2018 Finland WJC 5 5 2 2 4 0
2019 Finland WJC 6 2 4 6 2
2019 Finland WC 7 1 3 4 0
Junior totals 14 4 6 10 2
Senior totals 7 1 3 4 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
Naisten Liiga
Naisten Liiga Bronze Medal 2018
Emma Laaksonen Award 2020
All-Star – Second Team 2020
Player of the Month January 2020
International
Women's World Championship Silver Medal 2019
International junior
World U18 Championships Bronze Medal 2019
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References

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