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Mariia Posa

Mariia Posa
Born (1988-02-21) 21 February 1988 (age 36)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 127 lb (58 kg; 9 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Porvoo-Borgå Hunters
IHK Helsinki
Espoo Blues
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
National team  Finland
Playing career 2002–2015
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Team
Four Nations Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Canada

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 Played Goals Assists Points Shots PIM +/-
2010 Winter Olympics 3 0 0 0 0 1 −1

[8][9][10][11][12]

Minnesota Duluth

Year Games Played Goals Assists Points Penalty Minutes
2009–10 24 2 4 6 4

[13]

Awards and honors

  • WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 18, 2009)[14]

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived February 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "UMD wins national championship in women's hockey". Duluth News-Tribune. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. ^ Augustoviz, Roman (3 March 2011). "WCHA women's awards: Kessel top rookie, Schleper, Raty on first team". Star Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ "BEVY OF BULLDOGS LAND ON ALL-WCHA TEAMS". umdbulldogs.com. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Blues palasi naisten mestariksi". /yle.fi. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. ^ Christoffer Herberts (13 April 2014). "Nytt guld för Blues". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. ^ Christa Lawler (27 February 2010). "Finnish Bulldogs come home bearing bronze". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  9. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  10. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  11. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  12. ^ "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  13. ^ "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  14. ^ [2][dead link]


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