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Meeri Räisänen
Meeri Räisänen
Born	2 December 1989 (age 34); Tampere, Finland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
PHF team; Former teams	Connecticut Whale; HPK Hämeenlinna; AIK IF; JYP Jyväskylä; Kiekkokopla Joensuu; D-Kiekko Jyväskylä; SKIF Nizhny Novgorod; Espoo Blues; Robert Morris Colonials; Ilves Tampere;
National team	Finland
Playing career	2005–present
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Meeri Räisänen (born 2 December 1989) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Connecticut Whale. As a member of the Finnish national team, she won Olympic bronze medals in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics, World Championship bronze medals in 2015 and 2021, and was named to the World Championship All-Star Team in 2015 and 2016.

Playing career

According to her parents, Räisänen wasn’t satisfied with watching her older brother practice ice hockey at the Koulukatu open-air ice rink in their home city of Tampere, and instead hung on the boards and shouted that she wanted to go out on the ice until there was no alternative but to put skates on her feet and let her join in. She began playing with the youth section of the ice sports club Tappara in Tampere and became committed to goaltending by the age of nine. Crowded out of a goalie position on the club’s top hockey team for her age group, she switched to ringette for several years but returned to hockey. By age 14, Räisänen was playing in the top women’s ice hockey league in Finland, the Naisten SM-sarja (renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017), and practicing with the top-level boy’s teams for her age group.^[1]

Career in Finland

In Finland's Naisten Liiga, Räisänen has played with HPK Kiekkonaiset, JYP Jyväskylä Naiset and the Jyväskylän Hockey Cats, the Tampereen Ilves Naiset, and the Espoo Blues Naiset winning the Finnish Championship with the Espoo Blues in 2009 and with JYP Jyväskylä in 2016.^[2] She is a three-time winner of the Tuula Puputti Award for best goaltender in the Naisten Liiga and has also been named to the league’s First All-Star Team three times.

In addition to her career in the top women’s league, Räisänen played portions of the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons in the Suomi-sarja, the third-tier men’s ice hockey league in Finland.^[3] On 29 November 2015, she and fellow Finnish national team goaltender Noora Räty faced off against each other in a Suomi-sarja game between D-Kiekko and KJT. The netminders made history as “the first women’s goaltenders to go head-to-head in a professional men’s contest in Finland” and the game was, according to available accounts, the highest-level men’s ice hockey game ever to feature opposing women goaltenders in any country. Räisänen held KJT to three goals, but D-Kiekko sacrificed two empty net goals after Räisänen was pulled, and the game ended with a 5–2 victory for Räty’s KJT.^[4] Reflecting on the game in an interview following the match, Räisänen said, “Now two women goaltenders have proven that they can play at this level. Noora did it first, which helped change the attitudes towards women goaltenders and made my job easier. This match was a good way to promote women’s hockey. We want to [grow the game] and be examples for girls in the junior leagues.”^[5] According to the boxscore of the match, recorded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, only 70 spectators attended the landmark game.^[6]

During the 2021–22 season, she played in the men's U20 Mestis with JYP U20 Akatemia, a junior affiliate of JYP Jyväskylä.^[7]^[8]

International club career

Räisänen has also competed at the international club leagues, most recently with AIK Hockey Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) in the 2019–20 season.^[9] The 2014–15 season was spent with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod of the Women's Hockey League (ZhHL) and resulted in Russian Championship silver and the 2015 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup.^[10]

Räisänen was selected in the eighth round, 41st overall, by the Markham Thunder in the 2018 CWHL Draft but ultimately chose not to sign with the team.^[11]

She joined the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; renamed Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) in 2021) for the 2018–19 season, becoming the first player from Finland to ever play the league.^[12]^[13] She made her debut with the Whale on 7 October 2018, matching up against Team USA Olympic goaltender Nicole Hensley of the Buffalo Beauts.^[14]

International play

Räisänen was selected for the Finland women's national ice hockey team competing in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was the primary backup goaltender and dressed for all six games, though she did not see any ice time as starter Noora Räty manned the net for each game.^[15]

Räisänen has also represented Finland at five IIHF Women's World Championships, first in 2012, and was named to the tournament All-Star Team in 2015 and 2016.^[16]^[17]^[18]

Career statistics

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2012	Finland	WW	4th	3	1	0	98:42	9	0	5.47	.800
2013	Finland	WW	4th	2	1	0	75:34	2	1	1.59	.895
2014	Finland	OG	5th	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	Finland	WW		5	3	2	301:27	10	1	1.99	.932
2016	Finland	WW	4th	6	2	4	346:07	14	1	2.43	.921
2018	Finland	OG		0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Finland	WW		2	1	1	120:00	3	1	1.50	.938
2022	Finland	OG		1	0	1	40:00	7	0	10.50	.800
2022	Finland	WW	6th	1	1	0	60:00	3	0	3.00	.850
Totals				20	9	8	1041:50	48	4	–	–

Source: ^[19]^[20]^[21]

Awards and honors

Award	Year
International
World Championship Bronze Medal	2015, 2021
World Championship All-Star Team	2015,^[22] 2016
Olympic Bronze Medal	2018, 2022
Naisten Liiga
Finnish Champion	2008–09, 2015–16
Tuula Puputti Award	2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18
All-Star First Team	2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18
Player of the Month	September 2017
Other
EWCC Champion	2014–15
EWCC Best Goaltender	2014–15

References

^ Pesu, Vili (11 December 2015). ""Jotkut eivät vain hyväksy, että tyttö pärjää poikien sarjassa"" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ Uusitalo, Timo (4 September 2020). "MM-kisojen All Stars-maalivahti palaa HPK Kiekkonaisiin – Meeri Räisänen nähtäneen myös poikajunioreiden maalilla". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ Kuisma, Joonas (6 February 2021). "Naisleijonien maalivahti joutui kuuntelemaan alentavia huutoja miesten otteluissa – nykyisin hän treenaa poikien kanssa: "Kuin yksi jätkistä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ Clinton, Jared (30 November 2015). "Two female netminders make history in Finnish men's league". The Hockey News. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ Pesu, Vili (28 November 2015). "Noora Räty: "Nyt ihmiset eivät pysty mollaamaan meitä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ "Ottelupöytäkirja: Suomi-sarja - Hyrylä 2, 28.11.2015" (PDF). tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ Pennanen, Eetu (10 June 2021). "Naisleijonien valmistautuminen MM-kisoihin käynnistyy Vierumäellä – katso leiriryhmä täältä!". SuomiKiekko (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ Kuisma, Joonas (6 February 2021). "Naisleijonien maalivahti joutui kuuntelemaan alentavia huutoja miesten otteluissa – nykyisin hän treenaa poikien kanssa: "Kuin yksi jätkistä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ Karttunen, Anu (26 July 2019). "Meeri Räisänen vaihtaa Connecticutin Tukholmaan" [Meeri Räisänen relocates from Connecticut to Stockholm]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
^ Staffieri, Mark (4 April 2015). "Finnish Goalie Meeri Raisanen Brings Finland Back to Bronze Medal". Women’s Hockey Life. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ Earl Zukerman (27 August 2018). "McGill's Atkinson selected in CWHL Draft by Les Canadiennes". McGill Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ Rice, Dan (1 October 2018). "Connecticut Whale: Meeri Räisänen Becomes First Finnish NWHLer". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ "Finnish Olympic Team Goaltender Meeri Räisänen Signs with the Whale". NWHL.zone. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ Rice, Dan (7 October 2018). "Olympians Hensley and Räisänen Battle as Beauts Defeat Whale, 4-0". NWHL.zone. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2014 Olympics
^ IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2011 World Championship
^ "IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2012 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ "IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2013 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 669. ISBN 9780986796470.
^ "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ "Beijing 2022 – Ice Hockey, Women – Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ Aykroyd, Lucas (4 April 2015). "Knight named MVP". WorldWomen2015.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Meeri Räisänen at Olympics.com
Meeri Räisänen at Olympedia

[1] Pesu, Vili (11 December 2015). ""Jotkut eivät vain hyväksy, että tyttö pärjää poikien sarjassa"" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[2] Uusitalo, Timo (4 September 2020). "MM-kisojen All Stars-maalivahti palaa HPK Kiekkonaisiin – Meeri Räisänen nähtäneen myös poikajunioreiden maalilla". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[3] Kuisma, Joonas (6 February 2021). "Naisleijonien maalivahti joutui kuuntelemaan alentavia huutoja miesten otteluissa – nykyisin hän treenaa poikien kanssa: "Kuin yksi jätkistä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[:3-4] Clinton, Jared (30 November 2015). "Two female netminders make history in Finnish men's league". The Hockey News. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[5] Pesu, Vili (28 November 2015). "Noora Räty: "Nyt ihmiset eivät pysty mollaamaan meitä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[6] "Ottelupöytäkirja: Suomi-sarja - Hyrylä 2, 28.11.2015" (PDF). tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[7] Pennanen, Eetu (10 June 2021). "Naisleijonien valmistautuminen MM-kisoihin käynnistyy Vierumäellä – katso leiriryhmä täältä!". SuomiKiekko (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[8] Kuisma, Joonas (6 February 2021). "Naisleijonien maalivahti joutui kuuntelemaan alentavia huutoja miesten otteluissa – nykyisin hän treenaa poikien kanssa: "Kuin yksi jätkistä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[:0-9] Karttunen, Anu (26 July 2019). "Meeri Räisänen vaihtaa Connecticutin Tukholmaan" [Meeri Räisänen relocates from Connecticut to Stockholm]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[:2-10] Staffieri, Mark (4 April 2015). "Finnish Goalie Meeri Raisanen Brings Finland Back to Bronze Medal". Women’s Hockey Life. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[11] Earl Zukerman (27 August 2018). "McGill's Atkinson selected in CWHL Draft by Les Canadiennes". McGill Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[:1-12] Rice, Dan (1 October 2018). "Connecticut Whale: Meeri Räisänen Becomes First Finnish NWHLer". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[13] "Finnish Olympic Team Goaltender Meeri Räisänen Signs with the Whale". NWHL.zone. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[14] Rice, Dan (7 October 2018). "Olympians Hensley and Räisänen Battle as Beauts Defeat Whale, 4-0". NWHL.zone. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[15] IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2014 Olympics

[16] IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2011 World Championship

[17] "IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2012 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[18] "IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2013 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

[19] Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 669. ISBN 9780986796470.

[20] "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[21] "Beijing 2022 – Ice Hockey, Women – Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[22] Aykroyd, Lucas (4 April 2015). "Knight named MVP". WorldWomen2015.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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 In Finland's Naisten Liiga, Räisänen has played with [[HPK Kiekkonaiset]], [[JYP Jyväskylä Naiset]] and the Jyväskylän Hockey Cats, the [[Tampereen Ilves Naiset]], and the [[Espoo Blues Naiset]] winning the Finnish Championship with the Espoo Blues in 2009 and with JYP Jyväskylä in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Uusitalo|first=Timo|date=2020-09-04|title=MM-kisojen All Stars-maalivahti palaa HPK Kiekkonaisiin – Meeri Räisänen nähtäneen myös poikajunioreiden maalilla|url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-11528764|access-date=2020-09-06|website=[[Yle]]|language=fi}}</ref> She is a three-time winner of the [[Tuula Puputti Award]] for best goaltender in the Naisten Liiga and has also been named to the league’s First All-Star Team three times.
-In addition to her career in the top women’s league, Räisänen played portions of the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons in the [[Suomi-sarja]], the third-tier men’s ice hockey league in Finland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kuisma|first=Joonas|date=2021-02-06|title=Naisleijonien maalivahti joutui kuuntelemaan alentavia huutoja miesten otteluissa – nykyisin hän treenaa poikien kanssa: "Kuin yksi jätkistä"|url=https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007787120.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|language=fi}}</ref> On 29 November 2015, she and fellow Finnish national team goaltender [[Noora Räty]] faced off against each other in a Suomi-sarja game between D-Kiekko and KJT. The netminders made history as  “the first women’s goaltenders to go head-to-head in a professional men’s contest in Finland” and the game was, according to available accounts, the highest-level men’s ice hockey game ever to feature opposing women goaltenders in any country. Räisänen held KJT to three goals, but D-Kiekko sacrificed two [[empty net goal]]s after Räisänen was [[extra attacker|pulled]], and the game ended with a 5–2 victory for Räty’s KJT.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Clinton|first=Jared|date=2015-11-30|title=Two female netminders make history in Finnish men's league|url=https://www.si.com/hockey/news/two-female-netminders-make-history-in-finnish-mens-league|access-date=2020-09-06|website=[[The Hockey News]]|language=en}}</ref> Reflecting on the game in an interview following the match, Räisänen said, “Now two women goaltenders have proven that they can play at this level. Noora did it first, which helped change the attitudes towards women goaltenders and made my job easier. This match was a good way to promote women’s hockey. We want to [grow the game] and be examples for girls in the junior leagues.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pesu|first=Vili|date=2015-11-28|title=Noora Räty: "Nyt ihmiset eivät pysty mollaamaan meitä"|url=https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000001042987.html|access-date=2020-09-06|website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|language=fi}}</ref> According to the boxscore of the match, recorded by the [[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]], only 70 spectators attended the landmark game.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-11-28|title=Ottelupöytäkirja: Suomi-sarja - Hyrylä 2, 28.11.2015|url=http://www.tilastopalvelu.fi/ih/gamesheet/?gid=3279&season=2016|access-date=2020-09-07|website=tilastopalvelu.fi|publisher=[[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]]|language=fi|format=PDF}}</ref>
+In addition to her career in the top women’s league, Räisänen played portions of the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons in the [[Suomi-sarja]], the third-tier men’s ice hockey league in Finland.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kuisma|first=Joonas|date=2021-02-06|title=Naisleijonien maalivahti joutui kuuntelemaan alentavia huutoja miesten otteluissa – nykyisin hän treenaa poikien kanssa: "Kuin yksi jätkistä"|url=https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007787120.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|language=fi|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614200642/https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007787120.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 November 2015, she and fellow Finnish national team goaltender [[Noora Räty]] faced off against each other in a Suomi-sarja game between D-Kiekko and KJT. The netminders made history as  “the first women’s goaltenders to go head-to-head in a professional men’s contest in Finland” and the game was, according to available accounts, the highest-level men’s ice hockey game ever to feature opposing women goaltenders in any country. Räisänen held KJT to three goals, but D-Kiekko sacrificed two [[empty net goal]]s after Räisänen was [[extra attacker|pulled]], and the game ended with a 5–2 victory for Räty’s KJT.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Clinton|first=Jared|date=2015-11-30|title=Two female netminders make history in Finnish men's league|url=https://www.si.com/hockey/news/two-female-netminders-make-history-in-finnish-mens-league|access-date=2020-09-06|website=[[The Hockey News]]|language=en}}</ref> Reflecting on the game in an interview following the match, Räisänen said, “Now two women goaltenders have proven that they can play at this level. Noora did it first, which helped change the attitudes towards women goaltenders and made my job easier. This match was a good way to promote women’s hockey. We want to [grow the game] and be examples for girls in the junior leagues.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pesu|first=Vili|date=2015-11-28|title=Noora Räty: "Nyt ihmiset eivät pysty mollaamaan meitä"|url=https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000001042987.html|access-date=2020-09-06|website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|language=fi|archive-date=15 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915094051/https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000001042987.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the boxscore of the match, recorded by the [[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]], only 70 spectators attended the landmark game.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-11-28|title=Ottelupöytäkirja: Suomi-sarja - Hyrylä 2, 28.11.2015|url=http://www.tilastopalvelu.fi/ih/gamesheet/?gid=3279&season=2016|access-date=2020-09-07|website=tilastopalvelu.fi|publisher=[[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]]|language=fi|format=PDF|archive-date=4 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204015358/http://www.tilastopalvelu.fi/ih/gamesheet/?gid=3279&season=2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
-During the 2021–22 season, she played in the men's U20 Mestis with JYP U20 Akatemia, a [[junior ice hockey|junior]] affiliate of [[JYP Jyväskylä]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pennanen|first=Eetu|date=2021-06-10|title=Naisleijonien valmistautuminen MM-kisoihin käynnistyy Vierumäellä – katso leiriryhmä täältä!|url=https://www.suomikiekko.com/2021/06/naisleijonien-valmistautuminen-mm-kisoihin-kaynnistyy-vierumaella-katso-leiriryhma-taalta/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=SuomiKiekko|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kuisma|first=Joonas|date=2021-02-06|title=Naisleijonien maalivahti joutui kuuntelemaan alentavia huutoja miesten otteluissa – nykyisin hän treenaa poikien kanssa: "Kuin yksi jätkistä"|url=https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007787120.html|access-date=2021-09-12|website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|language=fi}}</ref>
+During the 2021–22 season, she played in the men's U20 Mestis with JYP U20 Akatemia, a [[junior ice hockey|junior]] affiliate of [[JYP Jyväskylä]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pennanen|first=Eetu|date=2021-06-10|title=Naisleijonien valmistautuminen MM-kisoihin käynnistyy Vierumäellä – katso leiriryhmä täältä!|url=https://www.suomikiekko.com/2021/06/naisleijonien-valmistautuminen-mm-kisoihin-kaynnistyy-vierumaella-katso-leiriryhma-taalta/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=SuomiKiekko|language=fi|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614200645/https://www.suomikiekko.com/2021/06/naisleijonien-valmistautuminen-mm-kisoihin-kaynnistyy-vierumaella-katso-leiriryhma-taalta/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kuisma|first=Joonas|date=2021-02-06|title=Naisleijonien maalivahti joutui kuuntelemaan alentavia huutoja miesten otteluissa – nykyisin hän treenaa poikien kanssa: "Kuin yksi jätkistä"|url=https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007787120.html|access-date=2021-09-12|website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|language=fi|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614200642/https://www.is.fi/jaakiekko/art-2000007787120.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ===International club career===
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 Räisänen was selected in the eighth round, 41st overall, by the [[Markham Thunder]] in the [[2018 CWHL Draft]] but ultimately chose not to sign with the team.<ref>{{cite web|author=Earl Zukerman|date=27 August 2018|title=McGill's Atkinson selected in CWHL Draft by Les Canadiennes|url=https://mcgillathletics.ca/news/2018/8/27/womens-ice-hockey-mcgills-atkinson-selecked-in-cwhl-draft-by-les-canadiennes.aspx|access-date=10 October 2018|website=McGill Athletics}}</ref>
-She joined the [[Connecticut Whale (PHF)|Connecticut Whale]] of the [[National Women's Hockey League]] (NWHL; renamed Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) in 2021) for the [[2018–19 NWHL season|2018–19 season]], becoming the first player from Finland to ever play the league.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Dan|date=2018-10-01|title=Connecticut Whale: Meeri Räisänen Becomes First Finnish NWHLer|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/connecticut-whale-sign-first-finnish-player-meeri-raisanen/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Hockey Writers|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/954714 |title=Finnish Olympic Team Goaltender Meeri Räisänen Signs with the Whale |website=NWHL.zone |date=1 October 2018 |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> She made her debut with the Whale on 7 October 2018, matching up against [[United States women's national ice hockey team|Team USA]] Olympic goaltender [[Nicole Hensley]] of the [[Buffalo Beauts]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rice|first=Dan|date=7 October 2018|title=Olympians Hensley and Räisänen Battle as Beauts Defeat Whale, 4-0|url=https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/956665|access-date=10 October 2018|website=NWHL.zone}}</ref>
+She joined the [[Connecticut Whale (PHF)|Connecticut Whale]] of the [[National Women's Hockey League]] (NWHL; renamed Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) in 2021) for the [[2018–19 NWHL season|2018–19 season]], becoming the first player from Finland to ever play the league.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Dan|date=2018-10-01|title=Connecticut Whale: Meeri Räisänen Becomes First Finnish NWHLer|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/connecticut-whale-sign-first-finnish-player-meeri-raisanen/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Hockey Writers|language=en-US|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923201405/https://thehockeywriters.com/connecticut-whale-sign-first-finnish-player-meeri-raisanen/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/954714 |title=Finnish Olympic Team Goaltender Meeri Räisänen Signs with the Whale |website=NWHL.zone |date=1 October 2018 |access-date=10 October 2018 |archive-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824235502/https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/954714 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She made her debut with the Whale on 7 October 2018, matching up against [[United States women's national ice hockey team|Team USA]] Olympic goaltender [[Nicole Hensley]] of the [[Buffalo Beauts]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rice|first=Dan|date=7 October 2018|title=Olympians Hensley and Räisänen Battle as Beauts Defeat Whale, 4-0|url=https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/956665|access-date=10 October 2018|website=NWHL.zone|archive-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010213530/https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/956665|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==International play==
 Räisänen was selected for the Finland women's national ice hockey team competing in the [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|women's ice hockey tournament]] at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]]. She was the primary backup goaltender and dressed for all six games, though she did not see any ice time as starter Noora Räty manned the net for each game.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191204065617/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/389/IHW400000_83_39_0_FIN.pdf IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2014 Olympics]</ref>
-Räisänen has also represented Finland at five [[IIHF Women's World Championships]], first in [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]], and was named to the tournament All-Star Team in 2015 and [[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220416171738/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/252/IHW2520FIN_83_6_0.pdf IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2011 World Championship]</ref><ref>[http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/271/IHW2710FIN_83_9_0.pdf IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2012 World Championship]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/339/IHW3390FIN_83_8_0.pdf |title=IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2013 World Championship |access-date=2017-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231165401/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/339/IHW3390FIN_83_8_0.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-31 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Räisänen has also represented Finland at five [[IIHF Women's World Championships]], first in [[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]], and was named to the tournament All-Star Team in 2015 and [[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220416171738/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/252/IHW2520FIN_83_6_0.pdf IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2011 World Championship]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/271/IHW2710FIN_83_9_0.pdf |title=IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2012 World Championship |access-date=4 February 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124125808/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/271/IHW2710FIN_83_9_0.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/339/IHW3390FIN_83_8_0.pdf |title=IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2013 World Championship |access-date=2017-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231165401/http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/339/IHW3390FIN_83_8_0.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-31 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-Source: <ref>{{Cite book|title=IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020|publisher=Moydart|year=2019|isbn=9780986796470|editor-last=Podnieks|editor-first=Andrew|location=Toronto|pages=669|editor-last2=Nordmark|editor-first2=Birger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Goalkeepers |url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/929/ihw929000_85a_29_0 |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-17 |title=Beijing 2022 – Ice Hockey, Women – Goalkeepers |url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/753/ihw753000_85a_26_0 |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref>
+Source: <ref>{{Cite book|title=IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020|publisher=Moydart|year=2019|isbn=9780986796470|editor-last=Podnieks|editor-first=Andrew|location=Toronto|pages=669|editor-last2=Nordmark|editor-first2=Birger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Goalkeepers |url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/929/ihw929000_85a_29_0 |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-17 |title=Beijing 2022 – Ice Hockey, Women – Goalkeepers |url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/753/ihw753000_85a_26_0 |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814164541/https://www.iihf.com/pdf/753/ihw753000_85a_26_0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 | [[IIHF World Women's Championship|World Championship]] All-Star Team
-| [[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship|2015]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aykroyd|first=Lucas|date=2015-04-04|title=Knight named MVP|url=http://www.worldwomen2015.com/en/news/knight-named-mvp/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=WorldWomen2015.com}}</ref> [[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]]
+| [[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship|2015]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aykroyd|first=Lucas|date=2015-04-04|title=Knight named MVP|url=http://www.worldwomen2015.com/en/news/knight-named-mvp/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=WorldWomen2015.com|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222025510/http://www.worldwomen2015.com/en/news/knight-named-mvp/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]]
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 | [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic]] Bronze Medal