Le hockey féminin en Finlande

International Hockey

Finland qualified to attend the first three IIHF Championnats mondiaux (in 1990, 1992, and 1994). To qualify to attend the Championnats mondiaux, Finland must finish in the top 5 teams at the European A Championship. Finland won the gold medal at the 1995 European A Championship which was held from March 19-26, 1995 in Riga, Latvia. Finland has placed 1st at the last four European A Championships (1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995).

Finland placed as follows at the last 3 Championnats mondiaux:

USA visited Finland to play 4 exhibition games during the summer of 1995. To see the results of this exhibition play, go to this 1995 Finland Summer Tour article.

Finland placed as follows at the last 2 European A Championships:

Here is a link to the 1995 Team Finland roster and some other information.

Team Finland Rosters

1996 European A Championship

Finland won the bronze medal. This means that Finland will compete at the 1997 Championnats mondiaux, which will be held in Kitchener, Canada.

Scores For Finland

Date   Time  Teams                 Result
960323 20.00 Finland - Russia      2:3
960324 16.00 Finland - Norway      7:0
960326 12.00 Germany - Finland     0:8 (0:2, 0:3, 0:3)
960327 12.00 Switzerland - Finland 0:8 (0:3, 0:2, 0:3)
960329 16.00 Finland - Sweden      1:2

Final Placings

               G W T L  GF:GA Pts
1 Sweden       5 4 1 0  20:11  9
2 Russia       5 4 0 1  17:15  8
3 Finland      5 3 0 2  26: 5  6
4 Norway       5 2 0 3  14:21  4
5 Switzerland  5 1 0 4  11:23  2
6 Germany      5 0 1 4   7:20  1

Exhibition Games:

November 11th, 1995:
 Finland 5 -v- Russia 0  (2-0,2-0,1-0)
      Goal Scorers: Ihalainen (2), Matilainen,
                    Kanerva, Lehtimaki
      Goalie: Liisa-Maria Sneck had 12 saves

November 12th, 1995:
 Finland 8 -v- Russia 1  (3-1,2-0,3-0)
      Goal Scorers: Nieminen (2), Ihalainen,
                    Halonen, Matilainen, Aaltomaa,
                    Lehtimaki, Kanerva
      Goalie: Kati Ahonen had 10 saves

November 14th, 1995:
   Finland 5 -v- Russia 2  (1-1,1-0,3-1)
      Goal Scorers: Kanerva, Vaarakallio,
                    Riipi, Aaltonen, Ihalainen
      Goalie: Tuula Puputti had 9 saves

February 9th, 1996:
   Finland 2 -vs- Sweden 3  (1-0,1-2,0-1) (in Vermuntila, Finland)
     Scoring for Sweden: Lotta Almblad 2, Anne Ferm

February 10th, 1996:
   Finland 3 -vs- Sweden 2  (1-1, 1-0, 1-1) (in Tarvasjoki, Finland)
     Scoring for Sweden: Ann Louise Edstarnd, Joa Elfsberg

Hockey within Finland

All of the information in the section that follows was provided by Kristiina Korve (tokrko@uta.fi) from Finland.

Women's Finnish National League 1995-96:
(NAISTEN SM-SARJA 1995-96)

Team Name
 City
 Head Coach
ILVES
JYP HT
K-ESPOO
K-KARHUT
KALPA
KARPAT
SHAKERS
TPS
 Tampere
Jyvaskyla
Espoo
Joensuu
Kuopia
Oulu
Kerava
Turku
 Jarmo Nurmi
Jorma Uusi-Einola
Kari Heiskanen
Harri Huttunen
Ilkka Laakkonen
Pasi Sorvisto
Aki Ropponen
Janne Karelius

Women's 1st Division 1995-96:
(NAISTEN I-DIVISIOONA 1995-96)

LOHKO 1
Team Name
 City
 Head Coach
HPK
ILVES
REIPAS
MARSKI-HOCKEY
SAIPA
ASSAT
 Hameenlinna
Tampere
Lahti
Mikkeli
Lappeenranta
Pori
 Ismo Aho
Kari Maenpaa
Kimmo Virtanen
Antti Korhonen
Markku Innanen
Seppo Koskinen

LOHKO 2
Team Name
 City
 Head Coach
EPS
HG-92
K-KISSAT
PAKA
SPORT
TAPPARA
 Espoo
Tuusula
Vantaa
Kuusamo
Vaasa
Tampere
 Mikko Heinonen
Ari Koponen
Timo Lehtonen
Jukka Tormanen
Niklas Hudd
Eero Koskimaa

Finnish Men's Hockey Links:

Cette page est mise à jour par Andria Hunter ( andria@sys.toronto.edu).

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