Jenni Hiirikoski (born March 30, 1987 in Lempäälä

Lempäälä

Lempäälä is a municipality in southwestern Finland with inhabitants . Lempäälä is located south of the city of Tampere. The municipality covers an area of of which is water...

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

) is a hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player who competes for Finland women's national ice hockey team.

Hidrikoski play Defenceman position. She took gained the bronze medal in IIHF World Women's Championships  2004, 2008 and 2009. Also Hiirikoski won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

 and a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup

2010 Four Nations Cup

The 2010 4 Nations Cup was held in Clarenville, Newfoundland and St. John's, Newfoundland from November 9 to November 13, 2010. Games were played at the Clarenville Events Centre and Mile One Centre. The 15th edition of the international tournament was held in Newfoundland to help Hockey...

 in St. John's, Newfoundland.

In Finland, She plays now for the team Tampereen Ilves in the Jääkiekon naisten SM-sarja

Women's ice hockey in Finland

Women's Ice Hockey in Finland has 2 593 players in 2005 and 4 694 in 2011 .The Jääkiekon naisten SM-sarja is the league elite of Women's ice Hockey. This league is organized by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association....

  (Finnish national Women's league ). She took gained the 2008-09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup is an European competition of Women's Ice Hockey clubs, organized annually by International Ice Hockey Federation . The current format of this competition includes two phases of groups followed by a playoff for four teams.-History:The competition was created...

 with the SKIF Nijni-Novgorod (a Russian Club).

Olympics stats

Event	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	PIM	+/-
2010 Winter Olympics	0	1	1	9	5

Awards and honors

IIHF World Women's Championships 2009

• Best defender

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup

IIHF European Women's Champions Cup is an European competition of Women's Ice Hockey clubs, organized annually by International Ice Hockey Federation . The current format of this competition includes two phases of groups followed by a playoff for four teams.-History:The competition was created...

 2008-09

• Best defender

External links

• Jenni Hiirikoski's Olympic profile

See also

• Finland women's national ice hockey team
• 2009–10 Finland women's national ice hockey team
• Women's Ice Hockey in Finland
  Women's ice hockey in Finland
  Women's Ice Hockey in Finland has 2 593 players in 2005 and 4 694 in 2011 .The Jääkiekon naisten SM-sarja is the league elite of Women's ice Hockey. This league is organized by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association....