Sara Säkkinen
Sara Säkkinen (born 7 April 1998) is a Finnish ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I. As a member of the Finnish national team she participated in the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship[1] and won bronze medals at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship and 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.[2]
| Sara Säkkinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 April 1998 Pirkkala, Finland | ||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NCAA team Former teams |
Ohio State Buckeyes Tampereen Ilves Team Kuortane | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
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Personal life
Säkkinen's hometown is Pirkkala.[3]
The 2021–22 academic year is her senior year at Ohio State University, where she is majoring in health sciences.[3]
See also
References
- 2016 World Championship roster Archived 20 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- "Sara Säkkinen at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Women's Ice Hockey 2021-22 Roster: #25 Sara Saekkinen, Forward". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Sara Säkkinen at Olympedia
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