The 2009-10 Finland's Women's National Hockey team represented
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
at the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 82
, athletes = 2,626
, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...
. Prior to the games, the National team participated in various tournaments during the 2009-10 season. The team won the Bronze Medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The head coach is Pekka Hämäläinen.
Schedule
2009 Canada Cup
*All games were held at
General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2009 4 Nations Cup
The 2009 4 Nations Cup was the 14th playing of the annual women's ice hockey tournament. It was held in cities around Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in North ...
*All games were held in Finland.
USA Hockey Qwest Tour
Roster
2010 Olympics
In the bronze medal game,
Karoliina Rantamäki
Karoliina Stina Margaretha "Karo" Rantamäki (born 23 February 1978) is a Finnish ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward and Captain (ice hockey), captain of Stadin Gimmat (HIFK Naiset) of the Naisten Liiga (ice hockey), Naisten Liiga (NSML), t ...
scored in overtime as Finland beat Sweden 3-2.
Heidi Pelttari
Heidi Marianne Pelttari (born 2 August 1985) is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team. She represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympic Ga ...
and
Michelle Karvinen also scored for Finland.
Noora Rätyä made 16 saves for Finland who led 2-1 after the second period. Rantamäki scored the winner just 2:33 into the overtime.
Player stats
Skaters
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Goaltenders
See also
* Finland women's national ice hockey team
The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championships, the Olympic Games, the Four Nations Cup, and other international-level wome ...
* Women's Ice Hockey in Finland
* Finland women's national U-18 ice hockey team
References
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Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
Women's National Ice Hockey Team, 2009-10
Finland women's national ice hockey team
Finland women