Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa Explained

Birth Date:2 January 1984
Birth Place:Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height Cm:161
Weight Kg:56
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Played For:HPK Hämeenlinna
Tampereen Ilves
Team Coach:HPK Hämeenlinna
Sex:f
Ntl Team:Finland
Career Start:2003
Career End:2015
Career Start Coach:2015

Maija Johanna Hassinen-Sullanmaa (born 2 January 1984) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender and the current goaltending coach and team manager of HPK Kiekkonaiset in the Naisten Liiga. As a member of the Finnish national team, she participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and in the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011, winning bronze medals at the tournaments in 2008, 2009, and 2011.[1]

Her fourteen-season senior club career was played in the Naisten SM-sarja (renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017) with HPK Hämeenlinna and the Tampereen Ilves. She won the Finnish Championship once with each team, in 2005–06 with Ilves and in 2010–11 with HPK. Hassinen-Sullanmaa is one of the most highly decorated goaltenders in Naisten Liiga history: she was awarded the Tuula Puputti Award as Goaltender of the Year in 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2010–11, the all-time most wins of the trophy; was selected to the All-Star Team in 2007–08, 2009–10, and 2010–11; and received the Karoliina Rantamäki Award as MVP of the Playoffs in 2005–06.

Career statistics

International

YearTeamEventResultGPWLOTMINSAGASOGAASV%
2006OG4th4120195:17881103.38.875
2007FinlandWW4th0
2008FinlandWW1100align=right 63:001220.8331.90
2009FinlandWW3110129:124690.8044.18
2011FinlandWW110060:001530.8003.00
Senior totals9430447:29161250.8453.34

Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Maija Hassinen Olympic Results. 30 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213195651/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/maija-hassinen-1.html. 13 December 2012. dead.
  2. Book: IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020 . Moydart . 2019 . 9780986796470 . Podnieks . Andrew . Toronto . 681 . Retired Goalies, Women . Nordmark . Birger.
  3. Web site: 2009-04-12 . 2009 IIHF World Women Championship – Goalkeepers . . 2022-04-11 .
  4. Web site: 2011-04-25 . 2011 IIHF World Womens Championship – Goalkeepers . . 2022-04-11 .