Vilma Tanskanen
Vilma Tanskanen (born 14 April 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays with Linköping HC Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and the Finnish national team. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF Women’s World Championship and played in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1]
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| Born |
14 April 1995 Vantaa, Greater Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Left | |||||||||||||||
| SDHL team Former teams |
Linköping HC Mercyhurst Lakers UND Fighting Hawks Espoo Blues KJT Kerava Team Oriflame | |||||||||||||||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 2011–present | |||||||||||||||
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International career
Tanskanen was selected for the Finland women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all six games, not recording a point.[2]
Tanskanen made two 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.[3][4]
Career statistics
International career
Through 2013-14 season
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2012 | Finland U18 | U18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Finland U18 | U18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | Finland | Oly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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References
- "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2014 Olympics
- IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2012 U-18 World Championship
- IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2013 U-18 World Championship
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Vilma Tanskanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Vilma Tanskanen at the International Olympic Committee
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