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 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the Russian border.[3] 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 junior ice hockey department of SaiPa.[4] At age fifteen, she made her debut with SaiPa Naiset, the club'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.[5]
After turning seventeen and becoming ineligible to play in boys' leagues any longer, Parkkonen was recruited to play for newly-created women's team HIFK Naiset by general manager and head coach Saara Niemi.[3]
^Löfman, Sini (3 August 2022). "Naisten MM-joukkue Tanskan MM-kisoihin valittu – Mukana iso kasa viime kauden arvokisamitalisteja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^Silvennoinen, Anssi (3 August 2022). "SaiPa-kasvatti Krista Parkkonen valittiin Suomen MM-kisajoukkueeseen Tanskaan". Etelä-Saimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
^ abSeppä, Lassi (9 November 2021). "SaiPan poikajoukkueista leijonaedustuksen porteille − HIFK:n Krista Parkkonen on urallaan todistanut olevansa huippupelaaja". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
^Sipiläinen, Kalle (20 January 2019). "Läksyt tehty ja mitalikahvit juotu, pian pääsee taas rymistelemään — SaiPan MM-mitalisti Krista Parkkonen tykkää kiekkoilla poikien kanssa: "Siellä saa pelata kovaa ja taklata"". Etelä-Saimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^Seppä, Lassi (2 February 2022). "HIFK:n Krista Parkkonen lähtee Yhdysvaltojen yliopistosarjaan toteuttamaan lapsuuden unelmaansa − "Vermont tarjosi sopivimmat puitteet opiskelun ja jääkiekon yhdistämiseen"". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
External links
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January 07, 2023
krista, parkkonen, born, june, 2002, finnish, hockey, player, member, finnish, national, team, currently, playing, with, vermont, catamounts, women, hockey, program, hockey, east, conference, ncaa, division, born, 2002, june, 2002, lappeenranta, finlandheight1. Krista Parkkonen born 25 June 2002 is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team currently playing with the Vermont Catamounts women s ice hockey program in the Hockey East HEA conference of the NCAA Division I Krista ParkkonenBorn 2002 06 25 25 June 2002 age 20 Lappeenranta FinlandHeight168 cm 5 ft 6 in PositionDefenseShootsLeftNCAA teamFormer teamsVermont CatamountsHIFK HelsinkiSaiPa LappeenrantaNational team FinlandPlaying career2017 presentShe will represent Finland at the 2022 IIHF Women s World Championship 1 2 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 2 1 International 3 Awards and honors 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlaying career EditParkkonen 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 30 kilometres 19 miles from the Russian border 3 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 junior ice hockey department of SaiPa 4 At age fifteen she made her debut with SaiPa Naiset the club 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 5 After turning seventeen and becoming ineligible to play in boys leagues any longer Parkkonen was recruited to play for newly created women s team HIFK Naiset by general manager and head coach Saara Niemi 3 Career statistics EditInternational Edit Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM2017 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 1 0 1 02018 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 0 1 1 42019 Finland U18 WW18 6 0 0 0 142020 Finland U18 WW18 4th 6 0 0 0 62022 Finland WW 6th 7 1 2 3 4Junior totals 22 1 1 2 24Awards and honors EditAward YearNaisten LiigaNoora Raty Award Rookie of the Year 2020All Star Second Team 2021 2022InternationalWorld U18 Bronze Medal 2019See also EditList of Finnish women in North American collegiate ice hockeyReferences Edit Lofman Sini 3 August 2022 Naisten MM joukkue Tanskan MM kisoihin valittu Mukana iso kasa viime kauden arvokisamitalisteja Finnish Ice Hockey Association in Finnish Retrieved 10 August 2022 Silvennoinen Anssi 3 August 2022 SaiPa kasvatti Krista Parkkonen valittiin Suomen MM kisajoukkueeseen Tanskaan Etela Saimaa in Finnish Retrieved 11 August 2022 a b Seppa Lassi 9 November 2021 SaiPan poikajoukkueista leijonaedustuksen porteille HIFK n Krista Parkkonen on urallaan todistanut olevansa huippupelaaja Jatkoaika in Finnish Retrieved 11 August 2022 Sipilainen Kalle 20 January 2019 Laksyt tehty ja mitalikahvit juotu pian paasee taas rymistelemaan SaiPan MM mitalisti Krista Parkkonen tykkaa kiekkoilla poikien kanssa Siella saa pelata kovaa ja taklata Etela Saimaa in Finnish Retrieved 21 August 2022 Seppa Lassi 2 February 2022 HIFK n Krista Parkkonen lahtee Yhdysvaltojen yliopistosarjaan toteuttamaan lapsuuden unelmaansa Vermont tarjosi sopivimmat puitteet opiskelun ja jaakiekon yhdistamiseen Jatkoaika in Finnish Retrieved 11 August 2022 External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krista Parkkonen amp oldid 1110531084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
