Emmi Rakkolainen

Emmi Rakkolainen (born 9 August 1996) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently serving as captain of Kiekko-Espoo Naiset in the Naisten Liiga (NSML).^[1]

Emmi Rakkolainen
Born	(1996-08-09) 9 August 1996 (age 26) Helsinki, Finland
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
NSML team Former teams	Kiekko-Espoo KJT Haukat Espoo Blues
National team	Finland
Playing career	2013–present

Rakkolainen was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship on 4 March 2020, prior to the IIHF canceling the tournament on 7 March 2020 in response to public health concerns related to COVID-19.^[2][3] The 2020 World Championship would have been Rakkolainen's debut with the Finnish women's national team at an IIHF-organized international tournament, though she previously represented Finland at select tournaments in the Euro Hockey Tour during the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons.^[4][5]

References

1. Teiskonlahti, Riku (5 September 2020). "Koronavirus pilasi Emmi Rakkolaisen viime kevään haaveet: nyt hän opiskelee opettajaksi ja odottaa maajoukkuepelejä" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 6 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. Malmberg, Henna (4 March 2020). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. "Player Profile: Emmi Rakkolainen". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. "Euro Hockey Tour 11.-15.12.2018, FIN: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com