Tanja Niskanen
Tanja Niskanen (born 11 September 1992) is a Finnish ice hockey player and former member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga with KalPa Naiset. Following her second Olympic bronze medal win in February 2022, she announced her retirement from the national team and, in March 2022, confirmed her intention to step away from elite-level club competition following the 2022 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs.[1][2]
| Tanja Niskanen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1992 Juankoski, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams | KalPa Kuopio JYP Jyväskylä | ||
| National team | Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2010–2022 | ||
Playing career
Niskanen first joined the senior Finnish national team in 2009 and made her major tournament debut at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship. Representing Finland, she won bronze medals in the women’s ice hockey tournaments at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. She won a silver medal at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2019, won bronze medals at the tournaments in 2011, 2017 and 2021, and participated in the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.[3][4]
As a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 ice hockey team, Niskanen participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
References
- ^ Sirkkiä, Sari; Hirvonen, Hinni (16 February 2022). "Uransa olympiapronssiin päättänyt Tanja Niskanen kyynelehti tunteikkaassa haastattelussa: "On ollut ihan uskomaton matka"". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Forsberg, Paavo (27 March 2022). "Kaukalot kuluvan kauden jälkeen jättävä KalPa- ja maajoukkueikoni Tanja Niskanen toivoo Naisten Liigaan enemmän ammattimaisuutta". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ 2016 World Championship roster 20 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Tanja Niskanen at the International Olympic Committee
- Tanja Niskanen at Olympedia