Susanna Tapani

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Susanna Tapani
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Tapani with PWHL Boston in 2024
Personal information
Born (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31)
Laitila, Finland
Education Turku University of Applied Sciences
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Ice hockey career
Position Centre
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams
Boston Fleet
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 2011present
Sport
Country Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Sport Ringette
PositionCentre, forward
ShootsLeft
League SM Ringette
Club RNK Flyers

Susanna Jenni "Suski" Tapani (born 2 March 1993) is a Finnish multi-sport athlete who competes in ice hockey, ringette, and in-line hockey. She plays professional ice hockey in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with the Boston Fleet and is a member of both the Finnish national ice hockey team and Finnish national ringette team.

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Ice hockey career

Tapani played ice hockey in Finland in the Naisten Liiga with TPS Naiset, Lukko Naiset, Espoo Blues Naiset, and HPK Kiekkonaiset. In Sweden, Tapani played in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC Dam. In the United States, Tapani played with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey program during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. [1] In Russia, Tapani played professional ice hockey in the Russian Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays during the later part of the 2021–22 ZhHL season. [2]

During the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, Tapani played with the TPS Juniorijääkiekko men's under-18 (U18) team, known as TPS U18 Akatemia, of the U18 Mestis/U18 Suomi-sarja until scheduling conflicts forced her to choose between ringette and ice hockey in November 2020. [3] When it became clear that the TPS U18 Akatemia was unable or unwilling to alter its schedule to accommodate Tapani, she chose to leave the team and continue playing ringette with RNK Raisio of the Finnish Championship ringette league, the Ringeten SM-sarja  [ fi ] (now known as SM Ringette), which is the ringette team she captains. Regarding the situation, Tapani stated, "I’m not commenting on the discussions [with TPS] or the way this came to be, but combining the two sports didn’t fit when there were too many overlapping games." [4]

She signed a contract for the 2023–24 season in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Metropolitan Riveters in May 2023. [5] The PHF was bought out and dissolved in late-June 2023 and her contract voided before she was able to play in the league.

Tapani was drafted in the fifth round, 25th overall by the PWHL Minnesota in the 2023 PWHL Draft. [6] She was the first Finnish player to be drafted by a PWHL team and, along with Minttu Tuominen, was one of two Finnish players drafted in 2023. [7] She later signed a two-year contract with Minnesota, through the 2024–25 season. [8]

On 11 February 2024, PWHL Minnesota traded Tapani and defender Abby Cook to PWHL Boston in exchange for Sophie Jaques in the PWHL's inaugural trade. [9] Prior to being traded, Tapani had recorded two goals and three assists in nine games with Minnesota. [10] [11]

Training

Tapani trained with several men's professional ice hockey players during the extended pause between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to COVID-19. Under the direction of Ismo Lehkonen, the group – which included NHLers Kaapo Kakko, Artturi Lehkonen, Mikko Rantanen, and Rasmus Ristolainen, and several Liiga players – trained on the ice together for two hours a day. Jonne Virtanen, long-time Liiga player and member of the training group, noted that Tapani's strength and toughness would be well suited to a style of play that permitted checking and enthused, "Suski is the best female player that I have ever seen." [12]

International play

Tapani made three appearances with the Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team at the IIHF Women's World U18 Championship, in 2009, 2010, and 2011, winning a bronze medal at the 2011 tournament. [13] [14] [15]

As of 2020, Tapani ranks sixth in all-time points scored with the Finnish women's national team, tallying 75 goals and 72 assists for 147 points in 179 top division matches. [16] She has represented Finland at every IIHF Women's World Championship since 2011, except the 2016 tournament. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] At the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship, she was Finland's leading scorer and ranked fifth for scoring in the tournament overall with 3 goals and 6 assists for 9 points in 5 games. [22]

Tapani has also competed with the Finnish national team at the Winter Olympic Games, debuting in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. [23] Though Finland suffered their worst Olympic placement in team history, finishing in fifth place, Tapani saw individual success and tied teammate Riikka Välilä for third rank on the Finnish scoring list, with 1 goal and 4 assists for 5 points in six games. [24] In the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Finland won bronze and Tapani finished fourth in the team's scoring ranks, with 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points in six games. [25] The women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing saw Tapani take another step in offensive production – she ranked first on the team in scoring with 6 goals and 2 assists for 8 points in seven games – and led Finland to another bronze medal victory. [26] [27]

In 2021, Pasi Mustonen, head coach of the Finnish national ice hockey team, called Tapani the team's best forward on a roster that also featured internationally recognized forwards like Michelle Karvinen and Petra Nieminen. [12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Note: Italics indicate postseason relegation series; statistics not included in playoff totals.

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10LaJy U16U16 II-divisioona2228225010
2010–11LaJy U16U16 II-divisioona20112
2010–11LaJy U18U18 III-divisioona958132
2011–12LaJy U18U18 II-divisioona11913222
2011–12 HPK NSMs 4224642130
2012–13Kiekko-67 U18U18 Suomi-sarja64260
2012–13Espoo BluesNSMs3022252132
2013–14 UND Fighting Hawks NCAA 248122012
2014–15HPKNSMs86410106714212
2015–16HPKNSMs5437084482
2016–17 Lukko NSMs1054925105154
2017–18Lukko NSML 75496
2018–19 TPS NSML162483214
2018–19 Linköping HC SDHL 104372
2019–20 TPS U18 U18 Suomi-sarja16510152
2019–20 TPSNSML10224
2020–21TPS U18U18 Mestis10220
2020–21 KRS Vanke Rays ZhHL 31230
2021–22 KRS Vanke RaysZhHL1275128846104
2023–24 PWHL Minnesota PWHL 92352
2023–24 PWHL Boston PWHL17268663142
Naisten Liiga totals5346277340231520356
ZhHL totals12751281158134
PWHL totals264913863142

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2009 Finland U18 WC18 5th53030
2010 Finland U18WC185th52134
2011 Finland U18WC18Bronze medal icon.svg642633
2011 Finland WC Bronze medal icon.svg61234
2012 FinlandWC4th61012
2013 FinlandWC4th60002
2014 Finland OG 5th61452
2015 FinlandWCBronze medal icon.svg61232
2017 FinlandWCBronze medal icon.svg63692
2018 FinlandOGBronze medal icon.svg62354
2019 FinlandWCSilver medal icon.svg742610
2021 FinlandWCBronze medal icon.svg73256
2022 FinlandOGBronze medal icon.svg76280
2022 FinlandWC6th63250
2024 FinlandWCBronze medal icon.svg72468
Junior totals16931237
Senior totals7627295642

Source: [28] [27] [29]

Ringette career

Tapani's mother played ringette and introduced her daughter to the sport early on. [30] Susanna began playing organized ringette around age five or six. [31] At age sixteen, she made her debut in Finland's premier national ringette league, the Ringeten SM-sarja (RSMs; rebranded as SM Ringette in 2021), with Raision Nuorisokiekko (RNK; team has been called the RNK Flyers since 2015). [32] [33]

Tapani has played the entirety of her senior club career (as of 2024) with Raision Nuorisokiekko and contributed to Finnish Championship victories in 2011, 2017, and 2023. [34] [35] She served as team captain from the 2015–16 season through the conclusion of the 2022–23 season. [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43]

As one of SM Ringette's most outstanding players for more than a decade, Tapani led the league in scoring three times (2014–15, 2015–16, and 2022–23) and received the Agnes Jacks Trophy as the most valuable player (MVP) of SM Ringette six times (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, and 2023). [44] [45] She was selected as an All Star in more than half of her seasons played in SM Ringette – eight times (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022 and 2023) across fifteen seasons. [32]

Tapani's achievements have made her one of the most successful players in Finnish ringette history. In recognition of the impact she has had as a role model to those with competitve ringette aspirtations, she was inducted as part of the first class of the Finnish Ringette Hall of Fame (Finnish : Suomalaisen ringeten kunniagalleria) in 2024. As a Hall of Fame inductee and pioneer of the sport, she has the right to use the honorary title Jääsärkija (lit.'Ice Breaker'). [32]

International play

Tapani was a member of the Finnish national junior ringette team's Team White Stars, one of two under-19 teams that represented Finland at the inaugural International Ringette Federation (IRF) U-19 World Ringette Championships in 2009. She led all tournament skaters in scoring, with 15 goals and 9 assists for 24 points across 8 games, and was named MVP of the tournament as Finland's Team White Stars won gold. [46] Three years later, she participated in the 2012 World Junior Ringette Championships, at which Finland iced one team, and took home a silver medal.

She has also played at the senior level with the Finnish national ringette team at the World Ringette Championships in 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022, winning gold at each tournament. [31] [47]

Career statistics

Note: Blank cells indicate missing data. Totals are calculated from incomplete statistics.

Regular season and playoffs

Bold indicates led league

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009-10RNK RSMs 1530255528
2010-11RNKRSMs2371551262451710272
2011-12RNKRSMs27106511573461721910
2012-13RNKRSMs2074621365227186
2013-14RNKRSMs396154396154
2014-15RNKRSMs2197561533251382110
2015-16RNK FlyersRSMs2913110623738827144118
2016-17RNK FlyersRSMs25110651751061610260
2017-18RNK FlyersRSMs21684811630618102812
2018-19RNK FlyersRSMs1242236510
2019-20RNK FlyersRSMs21733711044
2020-21RNK FlyersRSMs24885414254
2021-22RNK Flyers SMR 1851287926
2022-23RNK FlyersSMR331298421320
2023-24RNK FlyersSMR103315481200000
SM Ringette totals3021,1127151,827418411246118462

Sources: [33]

Club tournaments

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2011RNK FlyersWCCSilver medal icon.svg725204514

Source: [48]

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2009 Finland (White) U19 WC Gold medal icon.svg8159248
2010 Finland WC Gold medal icon.svg5109192
2012 Finland U19 WCSilver medal icon.svg
2016 Finland WCGold medal icon.svg26392
2017 Finland WCGold medal icon.svg
2019 Finland WCGold medal icon.svg
2022 Finland WCGold medal icon.svg288160
Junior totals8159248
Senior totals92420444

Sources: [33] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
International
World Junior Championship Gold Medal 2009 [54]
World Junior Championship Silver Medal 2012
World Championship Gold Medal 2010
2016
2017
2019
2022 [55]
World Championship Tournament MVP 2022 [55]
SM Ringette
Finnish Champion 2010–11
2016–17
2022–23
Agnes Jacks Trophy [44]
Most Valuable Player
2011–12
2012–13
2015–16
2016–17
2020–21
2022–23 [45]
All Star [56] 2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2014–15
2015–16
2020–21
2021–22 [57]
2022–23 [45]
Jäänsärkijä
Finnish Ringette Hall of Fame inductee #33
2024
Other
Ringette Player of the Year [44]
selected by the Finnish Sports Journalists' Association
2015
2016
2023 [58]


Personal life

Tapani studied sports management at the Turku University of Applied Sciences. [59]

Tapani is the subject of a Finnish documentary, Jäänsärkijä ('Icebreaker'), which follows her life as she competes in elite ringette, ice hockey, and in-line hockey from 2015 to 2019. [60]

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