Liisa-Maria Sneck

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Liisa-Maria Sneck
Born (1968-11-10) 10 November 1968 (age 54)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Keravan Shakers
Tampereen Ilves
HIFK Naiset
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 19881998
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Nagano Ice hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Canada
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 United States
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Finland
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Canada
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 West Germany

Liisa-Maria Sneck (born 10 November 1968) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender. [1] She played with the Finnish national ice hockey team during 1988 to 1998 and won three IIHF European Women Championship gold medals, four IIHF Women's World Championship bronze medals, and a bronze medal at the inaugural Olympic women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [2] [3]

Her club career was played in the Naisten SM-sarja during 1984 to 1998 with HIFK Naiset, the Tampereen Ilves Naiset, and the Keravan Shakers. Following her retirement from elite play, Sneck served as goaltending coach to Itä-Helsingin Kiekko (IHK) Naiset in the Naisten SM-sarja for several years.

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References

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  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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