Esther Väärälä
 Esther Väärälä 
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| Date of birth | 17th January 1985 |
| place of birth | Vienna , Austria |
| size | 171 cm |
| Weight | 72 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| until 2005 | EHV Sabers Vienna |
| 2005-2006 | Québec Avalanche |
| 2006-2016 | EHV Sabers Vienna |
| 2016-2017 | KMH Budapest |
| since 2017 | EHV Sabers Vienna |
Esther Väärälä , b. Kantor , (born January 17, 1985 in Vienna ) is an Austrian ice hockey player who has been under contract with EHV Sabers Vienna in the Elite Women's Hockey League since 2017 . She has been married to Finnish ice hockey coach Mika Vääräla since summer 2017 and changed her name from Kantor to Väärälä.
Career
Esther Väärälä began her ice hockey career with EHV Sabers Vienna , with whom she became Austrian champion in 2004 and won the 2004 newly founded Elite Women's Hockey League . In 2005 another championship title followed with the Sabers, before she decided to move to the National Women's Hockey League , where she was active for the Québec Avalanche in the 2005/06 season .
After a year in North America, she returned to the Sabers and won a number of other championship titles in Austria and the EWHL by 2016.
After the 2015/16 season, she decided to move within the EWHL to KMH Budapest . In recognition of her achievements for the Sabers, she was made honorary captain in summer 2016 and her jersey number (# 23) was blocked. A year later she returned to the Sabers and was given her number 23 again.
International
Esther Väärälä is the record player of the Austrian women's national team with 158 games . She took part in eleven world championships until 2016 and made it with the national team in 2004 from Division III to Division II and in 2008 from Division II to Division I.
Achievements and Awards
- 2004 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2004 Winner of the Elite Women's Hockey League with EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2005 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2007 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2008 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2010 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- In 2011 he won the Elite Women's Hockey League with EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2011 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2012 won the Elite Women's Hockey League with EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2012 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2013 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2014 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2015 Winner of the Elite Women's Hockey League with EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2015 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2016 won the Elite Women's Hockey League with EHV Sabers Vienna
- 2016 Austrian champion with the EHV Sabers Vienna
Career statistics
| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 14th | 29 | 16 | 45 | 69 | |
| 2004/05 | EHV Sabers Vienna | DEBL | 14th | 47 | 23 | 70 | 30th | |
| 2005/06 | Avalanche du Quebec | NWHL | 32 | 3 | 4th | 7th | 14th | |
| 2006/07 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 20th | 40 | 23 | 63 | 28 | |
| 2007/08 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 19th | 28 | 12 | 40 | ||
| 2008/09 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 14th | 12 | 9 | 21st | ||
| 2009/10 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 9 | 10 | 17th | 27 | 37 | |
| 2010/11 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 16 | 10 | 20th | 30th | 18th | |
| 2011/12 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL Supercup | 4th | 0 | 4th | 4th | 12 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 18th | 12 | 15th | 27 | 20th | +16 |
| 2012/13 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL Supercup | 5 | 5 | 7th | 12 | 6th | +7 |
| 2012/13 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 20th | 29 | 34 | 63 | 26th | +44 |
| 2013/14 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWCC | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7th | 2 | +7 |
| 2013/14 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL Supercup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6th | +2 |
| 2013/14 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 15th | 24 | 31 | 55 | 70 | +52 |
| 2014/15 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWCC | 6th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6th | +8 |
| 2014/15 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL Supercup | 5 | 4th | 7th | 11 | 29 | +11 |
| 2014/15 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 19th | 22nd | 27 | 49 | 51 | +48 |
| 2015/16 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 20th | 20th | 23 | 43 | 24 | +50 |
| 2016/17 | KMH Budapest | EWHL | 14th | 14th | 21st | 35 | 6th | +26 |
| 2016/17 | KMH Budapest | EWHL play-offs | 6th | 1 | 3 | 4th | 6th | +9 |
| 2017/18 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 10 | 8th | 14th | 22nd | 8th | +23 |
| 2018/19 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL | 4th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1 |
| 2018/19 | EHV Sabers Vienna | EWHL play-offs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 4th | +3 |
| 2018/19 | EHV Sabers Vienna | ÖSM | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +9 |
International
| year | team | event | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Austria | WM Div. III | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 4th | +10 | |
| 2005 | Austria | WM Div. II | 5 | 0 | 4th | 4th | 4th | -2 | |
| 2007 | Austria | WM Div. II | 5 | 3 | 6th | 9 | 0 | +8 | |
| 2008 | Austria | WM Div. II | 5 | 2 | 8th | 10 | 2 | +7 | |
| 2009 | Austria | WM Div. I. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Austria | WM Div. I. | 4th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +1 | |
| 2012 | Austria | WM Div. IA | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -3 | |
| 2013 | Austria | Olympic torment. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| 2013 | Austria | WM Div. IA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4th | -1 | |
| 2014 | Austria | WM Div. IA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8th | +3 | |
| 2015 | Austria | WM Div. IA | 5 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 2 | +6 | |
| 2016 | Austria | WM Div. IA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4th | +7 | |
| 2017 | Austria | Olympic torment. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | |
| 2017 | Austria | WM Div. IA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Esther Väärälä at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Esther Väärälä at eurohockey.com
- NWHL statistics Esther Kantor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ice hockey: women finish 2017 with a double. In: mein district.at. December 22, 2017, accessed February 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Two ladies on Vanek's footsteps. In: vol.at. Retrieved September 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Austria's national women's ice hockey team in Frohnleiten. In: old.eishockey.org. December 28, 2005, accessed September 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Christian Benedek: Esther Kantor changes to KMH Budapest and is appointed "Honorary Captain for Life". In: ehv-sabres.at. August 9, 2016, accessed September 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Christian Benedek: Official website of the EHV Sabers Vienna - Honorary Captain Esther Kantor on board again. In: ehv-sabres.at. May 10, 2017, accessed February 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Women - Eternal Statistics ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Women: Austria moves up to the second division. In: hockeyfans.at. March 26, 2004, accessed September 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Women get gold and get promoted. In: hockeyfans.at. March 30, 2008, accessed September 16, 2016 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Väärälä, Esther |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cantor, Esther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th January 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria |