Marjo Voutilainen

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Marjo Voutilainen
Born (1981-03-22) 22 March 1981 (age 43)
Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for KalPa Kuopio
IHK Helsinki
Espoo Blues
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
JYP Jyväskylä
Current NSML coach Ilves Tampere
Coached for KalPa Kuopio
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 19952016
Coaching career 2016present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Finland
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 China

Marjo Hannele Voutilainen (born 22 March 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and current head coach of Ilves Naiset in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). During her playing career, she competed internationally with the Finnish national team, winning a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and at the IIHF World Women's Championships in 2008 and 2009. [1]

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Voutilainen previously served as head coach of KalPa Kuopio in the NSML during 2016 to 2022. [2] She was named Naisten Liiga Coach of the Year for the 2019–20 season, after guiding KalPa to their best regular season finish ever, upon which they built the most successful playoff run in team history. [3] In May 2022, it was announced that she had signed on as head coach with Ilves Naiset to fill the vacancy created when Linda Leppänen resigned from the position a month prior. [4]

Career stats

EventGoalsAssistsPointsShotsPIM+/-
2010 Winter Olympics 101010-3

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References

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  2. "Team Staff Profile: Marjo Voutilainen". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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