Heidi Pelttari

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Heidi Pelttari
Born (1985-08-02) 2 August 1985 (age 38)
Tampere, Finland
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb; 10 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Tampereen Ilves
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 20022015
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Ice hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 China
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Finland

Heidi Marianne Pelttari (born 2 August 1985) is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman and former member of the Finnish national ice hockey team. She represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympic Games. [1]

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Pelttari was a stand out defensemen for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program and played her club career with the Tampereen Ilves of the Naisten SM-sarja.

Career stats

Minnesota Duluth

YearGPGASTPTSPPGSHG
2006–071502200
2007–08394232730
2008–09394232730

[2]

Finland

EventGoalsAssistsPointsShotsPIM+/-
2010 Winter Olympics 123213−4

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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