Oona Parviainen

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Oona Parviainen
Born (1977-09-05) 5 September 1977 (age 46)
Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Rovaniemen Kiekko
KalPa Kuopio
Espoo Blues
Current coach Rovaniemen Kiekko
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 19932021
Coaching career 2023present

Oona Parviainen (born 5 September 1977) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and the head coach of Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi) in the Naisten Liiga (NSML). She played with the Finnish national team during 2001 to 2006 and competed in the women's ice hockey tournaments at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics and at the 2005 IIHF Women's World Championship. [1]

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Playing career

Parviainen announced her retirement at age 43, following the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season, during which she was an alternate captain of RoKi. [2] Her club career comprised 21 seasons in the Finnish women's leagues, with the Espoo Blues, KalPa Kuopio, and RoKi, and included nine Finnish Championship titles.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oona Parviainen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. "Oona Parviainen päättää pitkän peliuransa – sunnuntain ottelu Vaasan Sportia vastaan jää hänen viimeisekseen". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.