Emilia Vesa
Emilia Vesa (born 3 January 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey winger and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with HIFK Naiset.
| Emilia Vesa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 3 January 2001 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NSML team Former teams | HIFK Helsinki Kiekko-Espoo Team Kuortane | ||
| National team | Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
| Medal record | |||
Playing career
As a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019, winning a bronze medal at the 2019 tournament.[1]
Vesa made her senior national team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary, where she won a bronze medal.[2] Several months later, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Note: The Naisten Liiga was called the Naisten SM-sarja (lit. 'Women's Finnish Championship series') until 2017.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Team Kuortane | Naisten SM-sarja | 28 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Team Kuortane | Naisten Liiga | 27 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Team Kuortane | Naisten Liiga | 28 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Team Kuortane | Naisten Liiga | 30 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Kiekko-Espoo | Naisten Liiga | 24 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | ||
| 2021–22 | Kiekko-Espoo | Naisten Liiga | 15 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Naisten Liiga totals | 152 | 52 | 87 | 139 | 36 | 43 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 35 | ||||
International
Awards and honors
| Award | Season(s) |
|---|---|
| International | |
| World U18 Bronze Medal | 2019 |
| World Championship Bronze Medal | 2021 |
| Olympic Bronze Medal | 2022 |
| Naisten Liiga | |
| Aurora Borealis Cup Bronze Medal | 2017–18 |
| Player of the Month | December 2018 |
| February 2021[4] | |
| Fair-Play Player | 2018–19 |
| Best Plus/Minus | 2020–21[5] |
| Aurora Borealis Cup Champion | 2021,[6] 2022 |
| All-Star Second Team | 2020–21 |
References
- ^ Teiskonlahti, Kirsi (13 January 2019). "MM-pronssimitalisteilla onnistui kaikki liki nappiin – menestyksen jatkumiseen kaivataan kuitenkin lisää harrastajia: "Huippuyksilöitä ei ihan joka kisoihin valitettavasti saada"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kiekko-Espoosta MM-kisoihin Laitinen, Vesa ja Viitasuo – edessä vielä monta koronatestiä". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Emilia VESA, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoon Emilia Vesa Naisten Liigan helmikuun pelaaja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Niemeläinen, Jonne (16 March 2021). "Huikeat tehot kerännyt 19-vuotias KalPa-hyökkääjä Elisa Holopainen palkittiin Naisten Liigan runkosarjan parhaana – huomenna edessä kauden tärkein peli". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Siren, Tomi (20 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoo voitti naisten liigan ensimmäisen finaalin – suihkukomennukset puhuttivat: "Katsotaan, kenellä on huomenna pelikielto"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Emilia Vesa at Olympedia