Minttu Tuominen

Minnamari "Minttu" Tuominen (born 26 June 1990) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays after starting the 2021–22 season as captain of Kiekko-Espoo in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). A member of the Finnish national ice hockey team since 2008, she has earned medals at three Winter Olympic Games and five IIHF World Women's Championships.[1][2][3]

Minttu Tuominen
Born (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990
Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
ZhHL team
Former teams		 KRS Vanke Rays
National team  Finland
Playing career 2006–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
2010 VancouverIce hockey
2018 PyeongchangIce hockey
2022 BeijingIce hockey
World Championships
2019 Finland
2011 Switzerland
2015 Sweden
2017 United States
2021 Canada

Playing career

Finland

Tuominen played for the Espoo Blues and attended Makelanrinne Sports High School in Helsinki. As a member of the Espoo Blues, she won the Finnish Championship three times (2007, 2008, 2009). In addition, she played in the 2009 MLP Cup with the Finnish National Team. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning Finnish team at the 2009 Winter Universiade, in Harbin, China. She also helped Finland win the Euro Hockey Tour in December 2008. Other appearances for Team Finland include a number of events in 2008, including the Four Nations Cup in November and a series against Sweden in September. At Makelanrinne, captained the team after being named one of the school's top athletes of 2007 and 2008.[4] One of her teammates with the Espoo Blues was Emma Laaksonen.

Ohio State Buckeyes

Milestones at Ohio State include:

  • First goal: 3 October 2009, at Boston University
  • First assist: 2 October 2009, at Boston University

International

Tuominen won a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Career statistics

Ohio State

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

SeasonGamesGoalsAssistsPointsPoints/gamePIMGWGPPGSHG
2009–102365110.47838120

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Finland
EventGoalsAssistsPointsShotsPIM+/-
2010 Winter Olympics000000
2011 IIHF World Championships2241510+2

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References
  1. "Две россиянки, трое призёров ЧМ-2021: «КРС Ванке Рэйз» обновили состав". Женская хоккейная лига (in Russian). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Minttu Tuominen "C" #15". Kiekko-Espoo Naiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "15 Minttu Tuominen". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. "Ohio State Buckeyes Women's Hockey 2009–2010 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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