Suvi Ollikainen | |||
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Born | Kristinestad, Finland | 6 March 1995||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | St. Cloud State Huskies KJT Kerava Team Oriflame | ||
National team | Finland | ||
Playing career | 2011–2019 | ||
Medal record |
Suvi Ollikainen (born 6 March 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey player. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning Finnish national team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship. [1] [2] Ollikainen also represented Finland at the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship [3] and 2017 Nations Cup, where she won gold with the team. [4]
During 2015 to 2019, Ollikainen attended St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota and played NCAA Division I ice hockey with the St. Cloud State Huskies, registering three goals and seven assists in 137 games played with the program. She was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team three times and was twice honored as a WCHA Scholar Athlete. [5]
Ollikainen graduated from St. Cloud State in 2019 with a BSc in environmental science. As of 2020, she is pursuing a Master's degree in environmental engineering at Tampere University and is not active with any nationally competitive ice hockey team.
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