Saara Niemi
Saara Niemi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Ylöjärvi, Finland | 1 January 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoots | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NSML team Former teams |
HIFK Helsinki Tampereen Ilves Minnesota Whitecaps Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2004–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Saara Elisa Niemi, née Tuominen (born 1 January 1986) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and current head coach of HIFK of the Naisten Liiga (NSML). At the 2006 Torino Olympics, Tuominen competed for Finland. scoring one goal and four assists.[1] She was an assistant captain for Finland's women's ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where the Finns won the bronze medal.
She graduated in 2010 from the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) and was a two-year captain of the UMD Bulldogs, NCAA Division I national champions in 2008 and 2010. She was a 2009 and 2010 WCHA All-Academic Team member, a 2008 All-WCHA Third Team selection and a member of the 2007 All-WCHA Rookie Team.
Playing career
After graduation, she joined the Minnesota Whitecaps for their 2010–11 season. On 8 October, against former WCHA rival Minnesota Golden Gophers, Tuominen scored a goal.[2] The following day, against former WCHA rival St. Cloud State, she scored a goal.[3]
Career statistics
Event | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | PIM | +/- |
2010 Winter Olympics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | −3 |
Awards and honors
- Saara Tuominen, 2008 All-WCHA Third Team[9]
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Saara Tuominen takes a face-off during a game against the University of New Hampshire at the DECC arena in Duluth, MN on Saturday, 13 March 2010.
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Saara Tuominen in a game against the University of New Hampshire at the DECC arena in Duluth, MN on Saturday, 13 March 2010.
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Saara Tuominen in a game against the University of Wisconsin Badgers at the DECC arena in Duluth, MN on Sunday, 17 January 2010.
References
- ^ "Saara Tuominen Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38867&SPID=3323&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=205008977 [dead link]
- ^ "Welcome to". Collegehockeystats.net. 12 February 2005. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Athletics. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Ylöjärvi
- Finnish women's ice hockey forwards
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey players
- Minnesota Whitecaps players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Universiade medalists in ice hockey
- Universiade silver medalists for Finland
- Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs
- Finnish Winter Olympic medalist stubs