Liisa Karikoski (born 11 August 1958) is a Finnish retired
ice hockey
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forward. Karikoski played internationally with the
Finnish national team and represented Finland at two
IIHF Women's World Championships
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The offi ...
and two
IIHF European Women Championships
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.
At the
1990 IIHF Women's World Championship
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, the first official women's world championship sanctioned by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
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(IIHF), Karikoski played in five games, scoring 2 goals and adding 9 assists. Finland finished the tournament with a bronze medal. In
1992, Karikoski again helped Finland to a bronze medal with 2 assists in 5 games.
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Living people
1958 births
Finnish women's ice hockey forwards
Kiekko-Espoo Naiset players
Ice hockey people from Espoo
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