Linda Leppänen
Appearance
Linda Leppänen | |||
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Born |
Ylöjärvi, Finland | 31 May 1990||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Ylöjärven Ilves Espoo Blues Espoo United Tampereen Ilves | ||
National team | Finland | ||
Playing career | 2002–2019 | ||
Linda Leppänen, née Välimäki (born 31 May 1990) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward and currently serves as head coach of Ilves Tampere of the Naisten Liiga.[1] She played in 167 matches with the Finnish national team and won bronze medals at the 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games and at the 2015 and 2017 IIHF Women's World Championships, and a silver medal at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship. Leppänen announced her retirement from top athletic competition several months after achieving her career highlight silver medal at the 2019 Worlds.[2]
Career statistics
Event | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | PIM | +/- |
2010 Winter Olympics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −2 |
References
- ^ Lahtinen, Matias (20 February 2020). "Ilveksen naisten jääkiekkojoukkueen ensi kauden päävalmentajaksi maajoukkueessa meritoitunut Linda Välimäki". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Merk, Martin (24 July 2019). "Linda Valimaki retires". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Video Medals News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Linda Leppänen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Finnish women's ice hockey forwards
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- People from Ylöjärvi
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs
- Finnish Winter Olympic medalist stubs