Annina Rajahuhta (born 8 March 1989) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward, currently serving as co-head coach of the Kiekko-Espoo girl's under-16 and under-18 teams. She played ten seasons with the Finnish national team, winning bronze medals at the 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympics prior to retiring from international competition in 2020.[1]
| Annina Rajahuhta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
8 March 1989 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | |||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2021 | ||
Playing career
editIn Finland, she played for HPK Kiekkonaiset in the Naisten SM-sarja (Finnish national women's league, renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017). For the 2011–12 CWHL season, Rajahuhta joined the Burlington Barracudas. In the bronze medal game at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Annina Rajahuhta scored a goal[2] as Finland lost to Switzerland beat by a 6–2 tally.[3]
CWHL
editOn 18 November 2011, Rajahuhta was one of several Burlington Barracudas players that competed in the first ever Hockey Helps the Homeless Women's Tournament. Said tournament was held at the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ontario.[4]
Other
editRajahuhta scored the only goal for Team World in a 3–1 loss at the 2019 Aurora Games.[5]
Career stats
editTeam Finland
edit| Event | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | PIM | +/- |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
References
edit- ^ Miettinen, Heikki (21 April 2020). "Naisleijonien Annina Rajahuhta kirjoitti tunteikkaan kirjeen maajoukkueuran loppumisesta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland beats Finland for bronze". Associated Press. 14 April 2012 – via The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Hockeyhelpshomeless". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ Jim Schiltz (23 August 2019). "Aurora Games: Team Americas takes hockey on late goals". dailygazette.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's Preliminary Round - Group B : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Women's Preliminary Round - Group B : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Women's Preliminary Round - Group B : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Women's Play-offs Semifinals : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Women's Bronze Medal Game : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Annina Rajahuhta at Vancouver2010.com". Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
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External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Annina Rajahuhta at Olympedia
- Annina Rajahuhta at Olympics.com
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