Riikka Noronen
| Riikka Noronen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 23, 1982 Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NLiiga team Former teams |
HPK Kiekkonaiset Ilves Naiset JYP Jyväskylä Tappara | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1995–present | ||
Riikka Noronen is a Finnish ice hockey forward and captain of HPK Kiekkonaiset of the Naisten Liiga. She is the all-time leading point scorer in the Naisten Liiga.[1]
Playing career
Noronen began playing in the Naisten SM-sarja (renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017) with JyP HT when she was 12 years old.[2] She holds the records for youngest player to ever play in the league, score a goal, and score an assist.[3]
As of the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, Noronen has scored 730 points (313 goals + 417 assists) in 596 Naisten Liiga regular season games and her career has spanned 25 seasons. She has played with four clubs: JYP Jyväskylä during 1995–2001 and 2004–2009; Tampereen Ilves Naiset during 2000–01, 2002–2004, and 2017–2019; Tappara during 2001–02; and HPK Kiekkonaiset during 2008–2017 and from 2019 to the present. She has won the Finnish Championship three times: in 1997 with JyP HT, in 1998 with JYP, and in 2011 with HPK. As the 2011 Finnish Champions, HPK was the first team to be awarded the Aurora Borealis Cup.[4] Noronen served as HPK captain between 2013 and 2017, until her return to Ilves. Upon her return to HPK, in 2019, she resumed the captaincy.[5]
Noronen tied the league points record of 702 points, set by Linda Leppänen, on 19 October 2019 in an HPK match against Kiekko-Espoo. The following day, she broke the record, scoring a goal and tallying two assists in a match against Vaasan Sport Naiset, and claimed sole possession of the Naisten Liiga scoring title.[6]
On 19 September 2020, Noronen played her 600th game in the Naisten Liiga, becoming the first player in league history to reach the milestone.[7]
International play
Noronen was on the roster of the Finnish national under-22 team during 2001 to 2003.[8] She appeared in several international matches with the Finnish national team in 2010 and 2013.[9]
References
- ^ "Riikka Noronen teki mykistävää historiaa Naisten Liigassa" (in Finnish). Yle. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Muttilainen, Kimmo (2018-12-18). "Riikka Noronen on jääkiekon tuntematon tähti, joka aloitti liigassa vain 12-vuotiaana – kaikkien aikojen pistelinko on kelvannut harvoin Leijona-paitaan" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Player Profile: Riikka Noronen – Career Highlights". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Foster, Meredith (2019-10-30). "Q&A with HPK's Riikka Noronen". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ Teiskonlahti, Kirsi (2019-05-09). "Yli 20 vuotta naisten jääkiekon pääsarjatasolla pelannut Noronen palaa HPK:n paitaan" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mennander, Pasi (2019-10-21). "Nämä maalit nostivat Riikka Norosen Naisten Liigan kaikkien aikojen pistepörssin kärkeen". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lainesalo, Joonas (2020-09-26). "Yli 600 ottelun Riikka Noronen jatkaa ennätysten tekemistä: "Osaan arvostaa sitä, että olen jaksanut pelata näinkin kauan"". Hämeen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hänninen, Hannu (2001-01-29). "jääkiekkoilu Suomen naisten maajoukkue..." Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Vainio, Annina (2020-11-04). "Kun maajoukkue kutsui, kaikkien aikojen pisteykkönen Riikka Noronen sanoi ei – hyvistä syistä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
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