Oona Parviainen Explained

Birth Date:5 September 1977
Birth Place:Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
Height Cm:170
Weight Kg:63
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Played For:Rovaniemen Kiekko
KalPa Kuopio
Espoo Blues
Team Coach:Rovaniemen Kiekko
Sex:f
Ntl Team:FIN
Career Start:1993
Career End:2021
Career Start Coach:2023

Oona Parviainen (born 5 September 1977) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and the head coach of Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi) in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). She played with the Finnish national team during 2001 to 2006 and competed in the women's ice hockey tournaments at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics and at the 2005 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1]

Playing career

Parviainen announced her retirement at age 43, following the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season, during which she was an alternate captain of RoKi.[2] Her club career comprised 21 seasons in the Finnish women's leagues, with the Espoo Blues, KalPa Kuopio, and RoKi, and included nine Finnish Championship titles.

Notes and References

  1. Oona Parviainen Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181723/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/oona-parviainen-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 28 May 2019.
  2. Web site: 2021-03-21. Oona Parviainen päättää pitkän peliuransa – sunnuntain ottelu Vaasan Sportia vastaan jää hänen viimeisekseen. 2021-03-22. Jatkoaika. fi.