Birth Date: | 11 August 1958 |
Birth Place: | Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland |
Position: | Forward |
Played For: | Kiekko-Espoo EVU |
Sex: | f |
Ntl Team: | FIN |
Career Start: | 1982 |
Career End: | 1994 |
Liisa Karikoski (born 11 August 1958) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward. Karikoski played internationally with the Finnish national team and represented Finland at two IIHF Women's World Championships and two IIHF European Women Championships.[1] At the 1990 IIHF Women's World Championship, the first official women's world championship sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), Karikoski played in five games, scoring 2 goals and adding 9 assists. Finland finished the tournament with a bronze medal. In 1992, Karikoski again helped Finland to a bronze medal with 2 assists in 5 games.[2]