Mariia Posa

Mariia Posa
Born	29 May 1989 (1989-05-29) (age 22) Helsinki, Finland
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	127 lb (58 kg; 9 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Played for	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
National team	Finland
Playing career	–present

Olympic medal record
Women's ice hockey
Competitor for  Finland
Bronze	2010 Vancouver	Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
Bronze	2010 Canada	Tournament

Mariia Posa (born 21 February 1988) ^[1] is a member of the Finland women's ice hockey national team. She plays also for the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Playing career

Minnesota Duluth

She had three assists in the Bulldogs’ two-game sweep of WCHA opponent Ohio State on November 13 and 14. She assisted in the Bulldogs’ first two goals on the November 13 game (a 3-2 overtime win). It was a career-high for Posa and she had a +3 in the game. The following night, she assisted on national teammate Saara Tuominen’s second period goal in a 5-3 victory.

Finland

• Posa appeared for Team Finland in the 2009 Four Nation’s Cup and she won a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Career stats

Finland

Event	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	PIM	+/-
2010 Winter Olympics	3	0	0	0	0	1	-1

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Minnesota Duluth

Year	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty Minutes
2009-10	24	2	4	6	4

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Awards and honors

• WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 18, 2009)^[8]

References

1. ^ http://www.ctvolympics.ca/countries/country=FIN/athletes/athlete=3957/index.html
2. ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-4_ihw400b02nFIN-vgame_stats-cr.html
3. ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-8_ihw400b04nFIN-vgame_stats-eZ.html
4. ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-b-game-11_ihw400b05nFIN-vgame_stats-lY.html
5. ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-play-offs-semifinals---game-17_ihw400202nFIN-vgame_stats-by.html
6. ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-bronze-medal-game---game-19_ihw400102nFIN-vgame_stats-fR.html
7. ^ http://www.uscho.com/stats/player.php?pid=7328&gender=w
8. ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/111809aaa.html

Persondata
Name	Posa
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Date of birth	29 May 1989
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Date of death
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