Sanni Rantala

Sanni Rantala (born 8 July 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with Kiekko-Espoo.[1]

Sanni Rantala
Born (2002-07-08) 8 July 2002
Riihimäki, Finland
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NSML team
Former teams		 Kiekko-Espoo
Team Kuortane
National team  Finland
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
2022 BeijingIce hockey

Rantala won a bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[2]

Playing career

Rantala was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship on 4 March 2020, before the tournament was cancelled on 7 March 2020 due to public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] She previously appeared on the national team roster for all of the tournaments in the 2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour.[5][6]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Sanni Rantala". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 10 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Sanni RANTALA, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. Malmberg, Henna (4 March 2020). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "EHT: 4 Nations Tournament 20.-24.8.2019, FIN: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "5 Nations Tournament 6.-10.11.2019, Dmitrov, RUS: Kokoonpanot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 10 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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