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| former_teams = [[HPK Kiekkonaiset|HPK Hämeenlinna]]<br>[[Jyväskylän Hockey Cats]]<br>[[Ilves]]<br>[[Espoo Blues Naiset|Espoo Blues]]<br>[[Robert Morris Lady Colonials ice hockey|Robert Morris Univ.]]<br>[[D-Kiekossa]]<br>[[SKIF Nizhny Novgorod]]<br>[[JYP Jyväskylä]]<br>[[Connecticut Whale]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|12|2}} |
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| birth_place = [[Tampere]], [[Finland]] |
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'''Meeri Räisänen''' (born December 2, 1989) is a Finnish [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] who plays with the [[Finland women's national ice hockey team|Finnish national team]] and [[AIK IF|AIK]] in the [[Swedish Women's Hockey League]] (SDHL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10894964|title=Meeri Räisänen vaihtaa Connecticutin Tukholmaan|last=Karttunen|first=Anu|date=2019-07-26|website=|publisher=[[yle]]|language=fi|trans-title=Meeri Räisänen relocates from Connecticut to Stockholm|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> |
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'''Meeri Räisänen''' (born December 2, 1989) is a Finnish [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]]. |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
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Revision as of 02:34, 8 August 2019
| Meeri Räisänen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 2, 1989 Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| SDHL team Former teams |
AIK Hockey HPK Hämeenlinna Jyväskylän Hockey Cats Ilves Espoo Blues Robert Morris Univ. D-Kiekossa SKIF Nizhny Novgorod JYP Jyväskylä Connecticut Whale | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Meeri Räisänen (born December 2, 1989) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender who plays with the Finnish national team and AIK in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).[1]
Playing career
International
Räisänen was selected for the Finland women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She dressed in all six games, but did not play.[2]
As of 2014, Räisänen has also appeared for Finland at two IIHF Women's World Championships. Her first appearance came in 2012.[3][4][5]
Professional
She was selected by the Markham Thunder in the 2018 CWHL Draft,[6] but instead signed with the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) as a free agent.[7] In her debut for the Whale, she played across from US Olympian Nicole Hensley of the Buffalo Beauts, losing 4–0 on October 7, 2018.[8]
Career statistics
Through 2013–14 season
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Finland | WW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 9 | 0 | 5.47 | .800 |
| 2013 | Finland | WW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 1.59 | .895 |
References
- ^ Karttunen, Anu (2019-07-26). "Meeri Räisänen vaihtaa Connecticutin Tukholmaan" [Meeri Räisänen relocates from Connecticut to Stockholm] (in Finnish). yle. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2014 Olympics
- ^ IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2011 World Championship
- ^ IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2012 World Championship
- ^ IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2013 World Championship
- ^ Earl Zukerman (27 August 2018). "McGill's Atkinson selected in CWHL Draft by Les Canadiennes". McGill Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Finnish Olympic Team Goaltender Meeri Räisänen Signs with the Whale". NWHL.zone. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Dan Rice (7 October 2018). "Olympians Hensley and Räisänen Battle as Beauts Defeat Whale, 4-0". NWHL.zone. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Categories:
- 1989 births
- Sportspeople from Tampere
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey people
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Finnish women's ice hockey players
- Female ice hockey goaltenders
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Finnish ice hockey goaltenders
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Finnish ice hockey goaltender stubs