Sofianna Sundelin

Sofianna Sundelin
Born	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 22) Ulvila, Finland
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Wing
Shoots	Left
NCAA team Former teams	St. Cloud State Huskies Team Kuortane
National team	Finland
Playing career	2018–present
Medal record Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Ice hockey World Championship 2021 Canada 2024 United States 2025 Czechia

Sofianna Sundelin (born 13 January 2003) is a Finnish ice hockey player for St. Cloud State in the NCAA Division I and member of the Finnish national team.

Playing career

Sundelin began playing ice hockey with the minor ice hockey department of HC Ässät in Pori, the western neighbor of her hometown of Ulvila, near the Bothnian Bay in southwestern Finland. ^{[1] [2]} During her youth career, she also played with girls' teams of Panelian Raikas (PaRa) in Eura.

Sundelin played five seasons with Team Kuortane (2018–2023) in the Naisten Liiga (NSML; renamed Auroraliiga in 2024), the premier national women's ice hockey league in Finland. She ended her career with Team Kuortane second on the lists of all-time points and goals scored for the team. ^[3]

College

Sundelin joined the St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey program as an incoming freshman for the 2023–24 season. She made an immediate impression, notching two assists across the season opener two-game series against the Union Garnet Chargers. Her point total led all rookies in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference and resulted in her being named the first WCHA Rookie of the Week on 26 September 2023. ^[4]

In her sophomore season, Sundelin was named WCHA Forward of the Week for the week of 3 February 2025, after collecting four points (3+1) across the Huskies' series split against St. Thomas. ^{[5] [6]}

International play

As a junior ice hockey player with the Finnish national under-18 team, Sundelin participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2019 and 2020, winning a bronze medal at the 2019 tournament.

She made her senior national team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, contributing an assist to Finland's bronze medal performance, and went on to win a bronze medal while representing Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. ^{[7] [8]}

Her first goal at a major international event was scored against Japan in the preliminary round of the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship and was assisted by Kiira Yrjänen. ^[9]

Personal life

Sundelin attended secondary school at Kuortaneen urheilulukio ('Kuortane Lukio and Sports Academy') in Kuortane, Finland.

Her intended major at St. Cloud State University is exercise science. ^[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2018-19	Team Kuortane	NSML		26	7	7	14	0		4	1	0	1	0
2019-20	Team Kuortane	NSML		25	7	14	21	4		8	1	2	3	0
2020-21	Team Kuortane	NSML		23	17	18	35	10		2	1	0	1	0
2021-22	Team Kuortane	NSML		22	16	13	29	8		2	0	2	2	0
2022-23	Team Kuortane	NSML		14	10	8	18	4		4	3	1	4	2
2023–24	St. Cloud State	WCHA		36	1	7	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
2024–25	St. Cloud State	WCHA		36	11	9	20	16		—	—	—	—	—
Naisten Liiga totals				110	57	60	117	26		20	6	5	11	2

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2019	Finland	U18			6	0	0	0	0
2020	Finland	U18	4th		6	0	3	3	0
2021	Finland	WC			7	0	1	1	0
2022	Finland	OG			7	0	0	0	2
2022	Finland	WC	6th		7	1	1	2	0
2023	Finland	WC	5th		7	0	5	5	6
2024	Finland	WC			7	1	0	1	2
2025	Finland	WC			7	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					12	0	3	3	0
Senior totals					42	2	7	9	10

Sources: ^{[11] [12]}

Awards and honors

Award	Period
International
World U18 Bronze Medal	2019
World Championship Bronze Medal	2021, 2024, 2025
Olympic Bronze Medal	2022
Naisten Liiga
All-Star Second Team	2022–23

References

1. "Porin Ässät ry - Sofianna Sundelin valittiin alle 18-vuotiaiden MM-kisajoukkueeseen". Porin Ässät ry (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
2. Lehtojoki, Maria (20 January 2019). "Ässäkasvatti Sofianna Sundelin tekee unelmastaan totta Kuortaneella – MM-mitalistilla jääkiekko on etusijalla". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
3. Laiho, Harri (7 April 2021). "Ulvilalainen Sofianna Sundelin valittiin MM-joukkueeseen – edessä omatoimijakso, kontaktien välttäminen, kaksi karanteenia ja monta koronatestiä". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
4. "Huskies Women's Hockey Sweeps WCHA Weekly Awards". St. Cloud State University Athletics (Press release). 25 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
5. "Bemidji State, St. Cloud State, St. Thomas & Wisconsin Land WCHA Weekly Awards Presented by OS Hockey". Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Press release). 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
6. "Sundelin Named WCHA Forward of the Week". St. Cloud State University Athletics (Press release). 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
7. "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: FIN - Finland" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . 19 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
8. "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . 31 August 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
9. "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Preliminary Round - Group A, Game 13 – Game Summary" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . 29 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
10. "2023-24 Women's Hockey Roster: 34 Sofianna Sundelin". St. Cloud State University Athletics. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
11. Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 662. ISBN   9780986796470.
12. "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation . 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database
• Sofianna Sundelin at Olympedia