Emma Nuutinen

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Emma Nuutinen
Born (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27)
Vantaa, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NSML team
Former teams		 Kiekko-Espoo
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 2011–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Finland
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 United States
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Sweden
Association football career
Position(s) Forward [1]
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Lynn Fighting Knights 7 (2)

Emma Nuutinen (born 7 December 1996) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with Kiekko-Espoo. As a member of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team, she participated in both the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics and won bronze at the 2018 Olympic Games.

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Playing career

Nuutinen began her NCAA Division I career in 2016–17, playing her freshman season with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey program of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference. Forced to transfer after the University of North Dakota (UND) abruptly ended its women's ice hockey program following the 2016–17 season, Nuutinen and teammates Vilma Tanskanen and Kennedy Blair joined the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program of the College Hockey America (CHA). [2]

On 29 October 2020, the NHL shared a video across its social media platforms of Nuutinen performing a trick shot at the Käpylän urheilupuisto in Helsinki, which received a substantial and positive response. [3] [4] A day later, it was announced that Nuutinen had signed a contract with Kiekko-Espoo of the Naisten Liiga through the end of January 2021. [5] She appeared in six games during the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season, notching 7 goals and 5 assists (12).

In 2021, Nuutinen played football for the Fighting Knights of Lynn University, scoring two goals and recording one assist in seven appearances for the team. [1]

International play

Nuutinen made three appearances for the Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, with the first in 2012. [6] [7] [8] In 2013, she was named a Media All Star as one of the top forwards in the tournament. [9]

Nuutinen was selected to the Finnish national team for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was the youngest player on the team. She played in all six games of the women's ice hockey tournament, scoring one goal. [10] In 2018, she also appeared in all six games notching one goal and one assist.

Between Olympic appearances, Nuutinen has represented Finland in IIHF competition as part of the national team, earning World Championship bronze medals in 2015 and 2017. In 2019, she was a member of the historic silver medal winning Finnish national team at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, the first team to break the Canada-United States lock on World Championship gold and silver.

Personal life

Nuutinen is one of five siblings. [11] As of the 2020–21 season, her younger sister Sofia (born 2002) plays with Kiekko-Espoo in the Naisten Liiga and her younger sister Ella (born 2000) played with the Espoo Blues and Espoo United of the Naisten SM-sarja before ending her hockey career after the 2016–17 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 Kiekko-Vantaa U16U16 I-div. Q50330–––––
2011–12Kiekko-Vantaa U16U16 II-div.81340–––––
2011–12 Espoo Blues SM-sarja 93472992118
2012–13Espoo BluesSM-sarja201411256947116
2013–14Espoo BluesSM-sarja25243054884374
2014–15Espoo BluesSM-sarja1291625865490
2015–16Espoo BluesSM-sarja202826541862682
2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks NCAA 34109194–––––
2017–18 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA23851314–––––
2018–19 Mercyhurst LakersNCAA3016122834–––––
2019–20 Mercyhurst LakersNCAA3421194012–––––
Naisten SM-sarja totals867887165423824224620
NCAA totals121554510064–––––

Sources: Elite Prospects, [12] Finnish Ice Hockey Association, [13] USCHO [14]

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2012 Finland WW18 5th51124
2013 FinlandWW185th553810
2014 FinlandWW185th53472
2014 Finland OG 5th61014
2015 Finland WW Bronze medal icon.svg60114
2017 FinlandWWBronze medal icon.svg60000
2018 FinlandOGBronze medal icon.svg61120
2019 FinlandWWSilver medal icon.svg60000
Junior totals15981716
Senior totals3022410

Honours and achievements

AwardYearref
Naisten SM-sarja
Aurora Borealis Cup champion2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Noora Räty Award 2012–13
Karoliina Rantamäki Award 2012–13
SM-sarja All-Star Team 2013–14, 2015–16
NCAA
WCHA Rookie of the Week18 October 2016 [15]
28 February 2017 [16]
CHA Tournament MVP2017–18 [17]
CHA Player of the Week29 October 2018 [18] [19]
7 January 2019 [20] [21]
27 January 2020 [22] [23]
24 February 2020 [24]
CHA All-Conference First Team2018–19, 2019–20 [25]
NCAA No. 2 Star of the Week8 January 2019 [26] [27]
CHA Player of the MonthJanuary 2019 [28]
CHA All Academic2019–20 [29]
CHA Player of the Year2019–20 [30]
International
World U18 Media All Star 2013
World U18 Top 3 Player on Team 2013
World Championship Bronze Medal 2015, 2017
Olympic Bronze Medal 2018
World Championship Silver Medal 2019

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