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Krista Parkkonen
Krista Parkkonen (born 25 June 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player for Minnesota Duluth of the NCAA Division I and member of the Finnish national team. Playing career Parkkonen first played ice hockey at age 4 or 5, participating in a youth hockey school in her hometown of Lappeenranta, a city in South Karelia situated from the Russian border. She played on girls' teams for a few years. Early on, she set her sights on playing for the national team and having a college ice hockey career in the United States, which prompted her to switch to playing with the boys' teams for her age group in the minor ice hockey department of SaiPa. At age fifteen, she made her debut with SaiPa Naiset, SaiPa's representative women's team in the third-tier Naisten Suomi-sarja but, as the women's team was not very competitive, she continued to spend most of her time playing on the boys' junior teams. At age seventeen, Parkkonen was recruited to play for IFK Helsinki (HIFK) by the team's general m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lappeenranta is approximately , while the Lappeenranta sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the 11th most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Lappeenranta is located on the shore of Lake Saimaa, from the Finnish–Russian border, Russian border and from the city of Vyborg. Lappeenranta is one of the most important urban centres in the entire Saimaa region, together with the cities of Imatra, Mikkeli and Savonlinna. Lappeenranta incorporated the late municipalities of Lappee and Lauritsala in 1967, Nuijamaa in 1989, Joutseno in 2009 and Ylämaa in 2010. Lappeenranta, the region's tourism centre, is the second most visited city in Finland by Russians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naisten Suomi-sarja
The Naisten Suomi-sarja (), distinguished as the Jääkiekon naisten Suomi-sarja (), is the third-tier women's national ice hockey league in Finland. It was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2003 and is the lowest tier of national ice hockey competition, below the premier Auroraliiga and secondary Naisten Mestis, but above regional leagues (). Season format 2023–24 season Beginning in the 2023–24 season, the Naisten Mestis adopted the ten team, 36-game format used by the Auroraliiga. Since then, all teams not playing in the Auroraliiga or Naisten Mestis and any new teams play in the Naisten Suomi-sarja by default. The top teams in the Naisten Suomi-sarja have the opportunity to earn promotion to the Naisten Mestis in a promotion/relegation series against the bottom ranked Naisten Mestis teams at the end of the season. Previous formats ;2022–23 season Excepting the ten teams of the Naisten Liiga, all women's ice hockey teams competing at the nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Ice Hockey Season
The 2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Minnesota during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Offseason Departing players Players drafted Recruiting Roster Source: Standings Regular season Schedule Source WCHA tournament The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team earned the third seed in the 2025 WCHA tournament based on their 19–8–1 conference record, This seed earned them the right to play the sixth-seeded Minnesota State team at home in Ridder Arena in a best-of-three series to open the WCHA tournament. After winning two of three games in the first round, the Gophers moved on to the WCHA final faceoff at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota. In the semifinal, the Gophers beat the Ohio State Buckeyes, 6–2, advancing to the finals against Wisconsin. In the tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natálie Mlýnková
Natálie Mlýnková (born 24 May 2001) is a Czech ice hockey player for Minnesota of the NCAA Division I and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team. Playing career College Mlýnková played college ice hockey for Vermont. During the 2023–24 season, she led Hockey East in points, and recorded 26 points on a league-best 15 goals and 11 assists in 27 conference games. Following the season she was awarded the 2024 Cammi Granato Award as Hockey East Player of the Year. She became the second Catamount player to lead Hockey East in points. She transferred to Minnesota for her graduate year for the 2024–25 season. Professional On 24 June 2025, Mlýnková was drafted in the second round, 12th overall, by the Montreal Victoire in the 2025 PWHL Draft. International play Mlýnková represented the Czech national under-18 team at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and won a silver medal with the Czech national under-16 team in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Vermont Catamounts Women's Ice Hockey Season
The 2023–24 Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey season represented the University of Vermont during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Offseason Recruiting Departures PWHL Draft Regular season Standings * Schedule Source: . , - !colspan=12 style=";" , Regular season , - !colspan=12 style=" ", Hockey East Tournament , - Roster Awards and honors * Natálie Mlýnková named Hockey East Player of the Week (October 30, 2023) * Krista Parkkonen named Hockey East Defender of the Week (December 11, 2023) * Krista Parkkonen named Hockey East Defender of the Week (February 6, 2024) * Kaylee Lewis named Hockey East Rookie of the Week (February 6, 2024) * Natálie Mlýnková named Hockey East Player of the Week (February 12, 2024) * Jessie McPherson named Hockey East Goaltender of the Week (February 26, 2024) * Kaylee Lewis named to 2023-24 Hockey East All-Rookie Team (February 28, 2024) * Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Conferences And Teams
The following is a list of women's college ice hockey programs (teams) that participate in Division I ice hockey of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and compete for berths in the annual National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship. Programs (teams) are sorted by the conferences in which they play. Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) Atlantic Hockey America is a college ice hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in NCAA Division I as an ice hockey-only conference. The conference was formed in 2024 via the merger of the men-only Atlantic Hockey Association and the women-only College Hockey America (CHA). The University of Delaware will join the AHA in the 2025–26 season. * Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey (joined 2012) *Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey (original member from 2002) *Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey (joined 2012) *Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey (joined in 2005, le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey East
The Hockey East Association, also known as Hockey East, is a college ice hockey conference which operates entirely in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. Hockey East came into existence in 1984 for men's hockey when most of its current members split from what is today known as ECAC Hockey, after disagreements with the Ivy League members. The women's league began play in 2002. On October 5, 2011, the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (an ACC member outside football) announced they would be joining Hockey East as the conference's first non-New England school in 2013 after the CCHA folded. On March 22, 2016, Notre Dame subsequently announced their men's hockey team would leave Hockey East for the Big Ten Conference at the start of the 2017–2018 season. The University of Connecticut (UConn) and Hockey East jointly announced on June 21, 2012, that UConn's men's team, then in Atlantic Hockey, would join the school's women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Ice Hockey
College ice hockey is played principally in the United States and Canada, though leagues exist outside North America. In the United States, competitive "college hockey" refers to ice hockey played between colleges and universities within the governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In Canada, the term "college hockey" refers to List of colleges in Canada, community college and small college ice hockey that currently consists of a varsity conference – the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference (ACAC) – and a club league – the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL). "University hockey" is the term used for hockey primarily played at List of universities in Canada, four-year institutions; that level of the sport is governed by U Sports. History In fall of 1892, Malcolm Greene Chace, then a freshman at Brown University, and Robert Wrenn, of Harvard University, were participating in a tennis tournament in Niagara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Naisten Liiga Season
The 2021–22 season was the thirty-ninth season of the , the premier level of women's ice hockey in Finland, since the league's establishment as the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982. The season began on 11 September 2021 and concluded on 20 March 2022. League business Offseason HPK Kiekkonaiset team transfer In June 2021, it was announced that the HPK team would be transferred to HPK Liiga Osakeyhtiö, Oy, owner of the Liiga team HPK and the U20 SM-sarja team HPK U20. HPK had previously been a part of the HPK-affiliated Junior ice hockey, junior club HPK Edustusjääkiekko Registered association (Finland), Ry, a non-profit association. According to Antti Toivanen, CEO of HPK Liiga Oy and general manager of the HPK men's team, the move was motivated by an interest in capitalizing on the growing women's ice hockey market, which was highlighted by the record crowds that attended the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship in Espoo. Jorma Hassinen, general manager of HPK , expressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Naisten Liiga Season
The 2020–21 season was the thirty-eighth season of the , Finland's elite women's ice hockey league, since the league's creation in 1982. The season began, as scheduled, on 5 September 2020, making the Naisten Liiga the first women's national ice hockey league in Europe and, quite likely, in the world to return to play for the 2020–21 season. League business Number of teams When the 2019–20 Naisten Liiga season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league qualification series () had not been completed. At the time of cancellation, Lukko Naiset had amassed an unreachable points advantage and secured their place in the Naisten Liiga and APV Naiset had been mathematically relegated to the Naisten Mestis but it was still possible for either RoKi Naiset or TPS Naiset to qualify. Recognizing that it would be unfair to relegate either RoKi or TPS, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced that both teams would participate in the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auroraliiga All-Star Team
The Auroraliiga All-Star teams honor the best performers at each position over the Auroraliiga season and have been recognized since the 2006–07 season. Since the 2023–24 season, all-star team selection is done by the coaches of the Auroraliiga; previously, teams were selected by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. The career leader in selections is centre Linda Leppänen (), named to a total of eight all-star teams, four while playing with Ilves Tampere and four with Espoo Blues (Espoo United). Jenni Hiirikoski leads all defensemen in selections, with six, and Anni Keisala leads all goaltenders in selections, with four. Left winger Elisa Holopainen has the most selections per season played, with seven selections in seven seasons. Of players active in the league, defenseman Minttu Tuominen leads with six selections. French centre Estelle Duvin was the first international player to be honored as a first team all-star, selected for the 2020–21 season. Czech centre Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noora Räty Award
The Noora Räty Award () is an ice hockey trophy awarded to the Rookie of the Year of the Naisten Liiga (ice hockey), Naisten Liiga (previously the Naisten SM-sarja), as selected by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Rookie of the Year was first awarded in the 2005–06 Naisten SM-sarja season and the first recipient was Espoo Blues Naiset rookie goaltender Noora Räty. Since her rookie season, Räty has established herself as a top goaltender – considered by many to be one of the best women’s goaltenders in the world. The Naisten SM-sarja Rookie of the Year award was named after Räty in the 2010–11 season. Eighteen players have received the award, five Defenceman, defencemen, eleven Forward (ice hockey), forwards, and two goaltenders. The current title holder is Kerttu Kuja-Halkola of Team Kuortane, who was recognized for her play in the 2023–24 Naisten Liiga season. Award winners Source: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Noora Raty Award Naisten Liiga (ice ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
