Mariia Posa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Helsinki, Finland | 21 February 1988||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 127 lb (58 kg; 9 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for | Porvoo-Borgå Hunters IHK Helsinki Espoo Blues Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mariia Posa (born 21 February 1988, in Helsinki) [1] is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman. She played for several years as a member of the Finnish national team and also played for the University of Minnesota Duluth.
In her freshman year with the University of Minnesota Duluth, Posa helped the Bulldogs qualify for the 2010 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament and win the NCAA championship. [2]
She was named to the 2010–11 All-WCHA Academic Team [3] and 2011–12 All-WCHA Academic Team. [4]
After graduating, Posa joined the Espoon Blues. She helped lead the Blues to the back-to-back Finnish Ice Hockey Championships in 2013 [5] and 2014. [6]
Event | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | PIM | +/- |
2010 Winter Olympics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Year | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Penalty Minutes |
2009–10 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |