Nelli Laitinen

Nelli Laitinen (born 29 April 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with Kiekko-Espoo. She is signed to play college ice hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I as an incoming freshman for the 2022–23 season.[1]

Nelli Laitinen
Born (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002
Lohja, Finland
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NSML team
Former teams		 Kiekko-Espoo
KJT
National team  Finland
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
2022 BeijingIce hockey
World Championship
2019 Finland
2021 Canada

Laitinen represented Finland at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2019 and 2021.[2][3] As a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Naisten SM-sarja was rebranded as Naisten Liiga in 2017. Espoo Blues renamed as Kiekko-Espoo in 2019.

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 HAKI Naisten Mestis 8 4 2 6 0 – – – – –
2016–17 HAKI Naisten Suomi-sarja 2 2 0 2 0 – – – – –
2016–17 KJT (L) Naisten SM-sarja 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2
2017–18 HAKI U16 U16 Mestis 18 3 8 11 0 – – – – –
2017–18 Espoo Blues Naisten Liiga 11 2 1 3 0 10 1 4 5 2
2017–18 KJT (L) Naisten Liiga 3 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2018–19 Espoo Blues Naisten Liiga 27 12 27 39 6 6 0 5 5 0
2019–20 Kiekko-Espoo Naisten Liiga 28 7 24 31 12 6 6 8 14 6
2020–21 Kiekko-Espoo Naisten Liiga 24 13 24 37 20 10 1 6 7 6
Naisten Liiga totals 94 34 76 110 38 32 8 23 31 14

Note: Postseason results for the 2016–17 season are from the qualification series (Finnish: Karsintasarja) rather than the playoffs and are not calculated with playoff totals.

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 0 1 1 4
2018 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 0 4 4 0
2019 Finland U18 WW18 6 1 3 4 3
2019 Finland WW 7 0 1 1 2
2020 Finland U18 WW18 4th 6 3 1 4 2
2021 Finland WW 7 1 0 1 4
2022 Finland OG 7 2 5 7 4
Junior totals 22 4 9 13 10
Senior totals 21 3 6 9 10

Sources: Finnish Ice Hockey Association,[5] Elite Prospects[6]

Honors and achievements
Award Year
Naisten Liiga
All-Star First Team 2019, 2020, 2021
Päivi Halonen Award (Best Defenseman) 2020, 2021
U18 Student Athlete of the Year 2020
Player of the Month October 2020
Aurora Borealis Cup Champion 2019, 2021
International
WW18 Top-3 Player on Team 2018, 2019, 2020
WW18 All-Star Team 2019
WW18 Bronze Medal 2019
WW18 Best Defenseman 2020
World Championship Silver Medal 2019
World Championship Bronze Medal 2021
Olympic Bronze Medal 2022

Sources: [7][8][9]

References
  1. "Gophers Add Laitinen to 2022-23 Signing Class". University of Minnesota Athletics. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue yhtä vaille valmis – Kisojen alkuun kymmenen päivää". leijonat.fi. 25 March 2019.
  3. "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Team Roster: Finland" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 653. ISBN 9780986796470.
  5. "Pelaajakortti: Nelli Laitinen". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Player Profile: Nelli Laitinen". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 28 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 554. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  8. Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Jääkiekkon SM-liiga Oy (2020). Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2021: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liiga Kausijulkaisu 2020–2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 528. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. Mennander, Pasi (15 March 2021). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2020–21 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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