Annina Rajahuhta Explained
Birth Date: | 8 March 1989 |
Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
Height M: | 1.65 |
Weight Kg: | 72 |
Position: | Forward |
Shoots: | Left |
Sex: | f |
Ntl Team: | FIN |
Career Start: | 2005 |
Career End: | 2021 |
Annina Rajahuhta (born 8 March 1989) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward, currently serving as co-head coach of the Kiekko-Espoo girl's under-16 and under-18 teams. She played ten seasons with the Finnish national team, winning bronze medals at the 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympics prior to retiring from international competition in 2020.[1]
Playing career
In Finland, she played for HPK Kiekkonaiset in the Naisten SM-sarja (Finnish national women's league, renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017). For the 2011–12 CWHL season, Rajahuhta joined the Burlington Barracudas. In the bronze medal game at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Annina Rajahuhta scored a goal[2] as Finland lost to Switzerland beat by a 6–2 tally.[3]
CWHL
On 18 November 2011, Rajahuhta was one of several Burlington Barracudas players that competed in the first ever Hockey Helps the Homeless Women's Tournament. Said tournament was held at the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ontario.[4]
Other
Rajahuhta scored the only goal for Team World in a 3–1 loss at the 2019 Aurora Games.[5]
Career stats
Team Finland
Event | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | PIM | +/- |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
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[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Notes and References
- Web site: Miettinen. Heikki. 2020-04-21. Naisleijonien Annina Rajahuhta kirjoitti tunteikkaan kirjeen maajoukkueuran loppumisesta. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200421203655/https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000006482498.html . 21 April 2020 . 2020-09-10. Helsingin Sanomat. fi.
- Web site: Switzerland beats Finland for bronze . Associated Press . 14 April 2012 . The Globe and Mail.
- Web site: Archived copy . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220417115258/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/271/IHW271121_74_3_0.pdf . 17 April 2022 . . live.
- Web site: Hockeyhelpshomeless . 19 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034734/http://www.hockeyhelpsthehomeless.com/2011-Events/Toronto-Womens/Home.aspx?seid=4483 . 4 March 2016.
- Web site: Aurora Games: Team Americas takes hockey on late goals. Jim Schiltz. dailygazette.com. 2019-08-23. 2019-10-04.
- Web site: Women's Preliminary Round - Group B : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . 23 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100409120538/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-4_ihw400b02nFIN-vgame_stats-cr.html . 9 April 2010.
- Web site: Women's Preliminary Round - Group B : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . 23 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100409043514/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-8_ihw400b04nFIN-vgame_stats-eZ.html . 9 April 2010.
- Web site: Women's Preliminary Round - Group B : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . 23 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100409003838/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-11_ihw400b05nFIN-vgame_stats-lY.html . 9 April 2010.
- Web site: Women's Play-offs Semifinals : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . 23 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100409120330/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-play-offs-semifinals---game-17_ihw400202nFIN-vgame_stats-by.html . 9 April 2010.
- Web site: Women's Bronze Medal Game : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics . 23 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828180938/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-bronze-medal-game---game-19_ihw400102nFIN-vgame_stats-fR.html . 28 August 2010.
- Web site: Annina Rajahuhta at Vancouver2010.com . 25 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100225201223/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/athletes/annina-rajahuhta_ath1018397gI.html . 25 February 2010 . bot: unknown .