Vainikka began playing hockey at the age of five.[2] She made her debut in the Naisten Liiga, the top flight of Finnish women's hockey at the age of 15 with Team Kuortane. Across four years with the team, she scored 129 points in 112 games. After scoring a career best 52 points in 30 games in the 2018–19 season, including 28 goals, she won the Emma Laaksonen Award for fair play.
She left Finland to sign a two-year contract with Luleå HF/MSSK in Sweden ahead of the 2020–21 SDHL season, joining the roster with the highest concentration of Finnish national team players in the world, Finland included.[3] She scored twice in her first two SDHL games.[4] In November 2020, along with four other Finnish national team and Luleå teammates, she was forced to miss several SDHL games while being quarantined under Finnish law after a national team camp where a player tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
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Viivi Vainikka born 23 December 2001 is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team currently playing in the Swedish Women s Hockey League Swedish Svenska damhockeyligan SDHL with Lulea HF MSSK 1 Viivi VainikkaBorn 2001 12 23 23 December 2001 age 21 Espoo Uusimaa FinlandHeight1 66 m 5 ft 5 in Weight67 kg 148 lb 10 st 8 lb PositionLeft WingShootsLeftSDHL teamFormer teamsLulea HF MSSKTeam KuortaneNational team FinlandPlaying career2016 presentMedal record Olympic Games2022 Beijing Ice hockeyWorld Championship2019 Finland2021 Canada Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 International 2 Career statistics 2 1 Regular season and playoffs 2 2 International 3 Awards and honors 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career EditVainikka began playing hockey at the age of five 2 She made her debut in the Naisten Liiga the top flight of Finnish women s hockey at the age of 15 with Team Kuortane Across four years with the team she scored 129 points in 112 games After scoring a career best 52 points in 30 games in the 2018 19 season including 28 goals she won the Emma Laaksonen Award for fair play She left Finland to sign a two year contract with Lulea HF MSSK in Sweden ahead of the 2020 21 SDHL season joining the roster with the highest concentration of Finnish national team players in the world Finland included 3 She scored twice in her first two SDHL games 4 In November 2020 along with four other Finnish national team and Lulea teammates she was forced to miss several SDHL games while being quarantined under Finnish law after a national team camp where a player tested positive for COVID 19 5 International Edit Vainikka won silver with the Finnish national team at the 2019 Women s World Championship 6 7 She was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 Women s World Championship on 4 March 2020 prior to the cancellation of the tournament International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF on 7 March 2020 due to public health concerns surrounding the COVID 19 pandemic 8 9 Career statistics EditRegular season and playoffs Edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2016 17 Team Kuortane Naisten SM sarja 28 5 7 12 4 2 0 0 0 02017 18 Team Kuortane Naisten Liiga 24 9 15 24 2 8 4 7 11 02018 19 Team Kuortane Naisten Liiga 30 26 15 41 6 4 2 2 4 02019 20 Team Kuortane Naisten Liiga 30 28 24 52 6 8 12 6 18 82020 21 Lulea HF SDHL 32 13 14 27 22 9 4 4 8 42021 22 Lulea HF SDHL 36 17 22 39 4 12 5 4 9 0Naisten Liiga totals 84 63 54 117 14 20 18 15 33 8SDHL totals 68 30 36 66 26 21 9 8 17 4International Edit Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM2017 Finland U18 WW18 5 3 0 0 0 02018 Finland U18 WW18 5 5 2 2 4 02019 Finland U18 WW18 6 2 4 6 22019 Finland WW 7 1 3 4 02021 Finland WW 7 1 0 1 02022 Finland OG 6 2 1 3 22022 Finland WW 6th 7 2 2 4 0Junior totals 14 4 6 10 2Senior totals 27 6 6 12 2Awards and honors EditAward YearNaisten LiigaFinnish Championship Bronze Medal 2018Emma Laaksonen Award 2020All Star Second Team 2020Player of the Month January 2020SDHLSwedish Championship Gold Medal 2021 2022InternationalWorld U18 Championship Bronze Medal 2019World Championship Silver Medal 2019World Championship Bronze Medal 2021Olympic Bronze Medal 2022References Edit Nilsson Jonathan 12 September 2020 Hon ar som en storasyster for mig Aftonbladet in Swedish Retrieved 12 September 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Foster Meredith 17 January 2020 Q amp A with Team Kuortane s Viivi Vainikka The Ice Garden Retrieved 12 November 2020 Nilsson Jonathan 12 September 2020 Hon ar som en storasyster for mig Aftonbladet in Swedish Retrieved 12 November 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Murphy Mike 16 September 2020 Dam Good Lulea s Jenni Hiirikoski starts off scoring The Ice Garden Retrieved 12 November 2020 Kagstrom Rasmus 9 November 2020 Luleastjarnorna fast i Finland satta i karantan HockeySverige in Swedish Retrieved 12 November 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Naisleijonien MM joukkue yhta vaille valmis Kisojen alkuun kymmenen paivaa leijonat fi 25 March 2019 2019 IIHF Women s World Championship roster Malmberg Henna 4 March 2020 Naisleijonien MM joukkue valittu Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM joukkueeseen seitseman ensikertalaista leijonat fi in Finnish Finnish Ice Hockey Association Retrieved 5 March 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Steiss Adam 7 March 2020 Women s Worlds cancelled IIHF Retrieved 10 March 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com Viivi Vainikka at Olympedia This biographical article relating to a Finnish ice hockey player is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding 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