Katri Javanainen (born 4 March 1969) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player. As a member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, she won European Championship gold medals in 1989 and 1991 and a bronze medal at the 1990 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1]

Katri Javanainen
Born (1969-03-04) 4 March 1969 (age 55)
Position Forward
Played for Porin Ässät
National team  Finland
Playing career 1983–1992
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Canada
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1991 Czechoslovakia

Playing career

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Javanainen's elite level club career was played in the Naisten SM-sarja with Porin Ässät. She was the second highest scoring player for Ässät during their tenure in the Naisten SM-sarja, tallying 71 goals and 38 assists for 109 points in 100 regular season games.[2][3]

International

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Javanainen represented Finland in a total of 30 A-level international matches during 1988 to 1991. During that span, she recorded 13 goals and 25 assists for 38 total points.

International statistics

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1989 Finland EC   5 5 3 8 2
1990 Finland WW   3 0 1 1 0
1991 Finland EC   5 0 8 8 0
Totals 13 5 12 17 2

Sources: [3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Laiho, Harri (5 June 2021). "Satakuntaan on tullut yli 30 jääkiekon MM-mitalia – nimi Javanainen kuuluu myös mitalihistoriaan". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Ässät at eliteprospects.com". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b 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. pp. 308, 310, 511. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Retired Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 674. ISBN 9780986796470.
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