Mariia Posa Explained

Mariia Posa
Birth Date:21 February 1988
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:5
Weight Lb:127
Played For:Porvoo-Borgå Hunters
IHK Helsinki
Espoo Blues
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
Sex:f
Ntl Team:FIN
Career Start:2002
Career End:2015

Mariia Posa (born 21 February 1988, in Helsinki) [1] is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman. She played for several years as a member of the Finnish national team and also played for the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Playing career

Minnesota Duluth

In her freshman year with the University of Minnesota Duluth, Posa helped the Bulldogs qualify for the 2010 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament and win the NCAA championship.[2]

She was named to the 2010–11 All-WCHA Academic Team[3] and 2011–12 All-WCHA Academic Team.[4]

Professional

After graduating, Posa joined the Espoon Blues. She helped lead the Blues to the back-to-back Finnish Ice Hockey Championships in 2013[5] and 2014.[6]

Finland

Career statistics

Finland

Event Games PlayedGoals Assists Points Shots PIM+/-
2010 Winter Olympics3000 0 1−1
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Minnesota Duluth

Year Games Played Goals Assists Points Penalty Minutes
2009–10 24 2464
[13]

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/countries/country=FIN/athletes/athlete=3957/index.html
  2. News: UMD wins national championship in women's hockey . 26 March 2019 . Duluth News-Tribune . 21 March 2010.
  3. News: Augustoviz . Roman . WCHA women's awards: Kessel top rookie, Schleper, Raty on first team . 26 March 2019 . Star Tribune . 3 March 2011.
  4. Web site: BEVY OF BULLDOGS LAND ON ALL-WCHA TEAMS . umdbulldogs.com . 26 March 2019 . 1 March 2012.
  5. Web site: Blues palasi naisten mestariksi . /yle.fi . 26 March 2019 . 21 March 2013.
  6. Web site: Christoffer Herberts . Nytt guld för Blues . 26 March 2019 . 13 April 2014.
  7. News: Christa Lawler . Finnish Bulldogs come home bearing bronze . 26 March 2019 . Duluth News Tribune . 27 February 2010.
  8. Web site: vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News . Vancouver2010.com . 2012-08-23 . 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 . 2010-04-09 .
  9. Web site: vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News . Vancouver2010.com . 2012-08-23 . 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 . 2010-04-09 .
  10. Web site: vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News . Vancouver2010.com . 2012-08-23 . 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 . 2010-04-09 .
  11. Web site: vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News . Vancouver2010.com . 2012-08-23 . 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 . 2010-04-09 .
  12. Web site: vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News . Vancouver2010.com . 2012-08-23 . 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 . 2010-08-28 .
  13. Web site: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online . USCHO.com . 2012-08-23.
  14. http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/111809aaa.html

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