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Emilia Vesa

Emilia Vesa (born 3 January 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey winger and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Frölunda HC.

Emilia Vesa
Born (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
SDHL team
Former teams		 Frölunda HC
National team  Finland
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Ice hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2024 United States

International play

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As a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019, winning a bronze medal at the 2019 tournament.[1]

Vesa made her senior national team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary, where she won a bronze medal.[2] Several months later, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[3]

At the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship, she scored the second-most goals for Finland in a three-way tie with Jenniina Nylund and Viivi Vainikka and tallied just one goal less than Finnish scoring leader Petra Nieminen. Vesa recorded her five goals while playing an average of two fewer minutes per game than Nylund, four fewer than Vainikka, and five fewer than Nieminen.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Note: The Naisten Liiga (NSML) was called the Naisten SM-sarja (NSMs, lit. 'Women's Finnish Championship series') until 2017.

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Team Kuortane NSMs 28 6 11 17 4 2 1 0 1 0
2017–18 Team Kuortane NSML 27 5 13 18 4 7 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Team Kuortane NSML 28 6 15 21 4 4 1 0 1 2
2019–20 Team Kuortane NSML 30 9 23 32 6 8 4 9 13 2
2020–21 Kiekko-Espoo NSML 24 15 14 29 12 10 4 5 9 27
2021–22 Kiekko-Espoo NSML 15 11 11 22 6 12 3 7 10 4
2022–23 HIFK NSML 28 22 31 53 18 9 7 12 19 0
Naisten Liiga totals 180 74 118 192 54 52 20 34 54 35

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 0 3 3 2
2018 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 0 0 0 0
2019 Finland U18 WW18   6 0 0 0 0
2021 Finland WW   6 0 0 0 0
2022 Finland OG   7 0 0 0 0
2022 Finland WW 6th 7 0 0 0 0
2023 Finland WW 5th 7 5 1 6 0
Junior totals 16 0 3 3 2
Senior totals 27 5 1 6 0

Sources: [5][6]

Awards and honors

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Award Season(s)
International
World U18 Bronze Medal 2019
World Championship Bronze Medal 2021
Olympic Bronze Medal 2022
Naisten Liiga
Aurora Borealis Cup Bronze Medal 2018
Player of the Month December 2018
February 2021[7]
January 2023[8]
Fair-Play Player 2018–19
Best Plus/Minus 2020–21[9]
Aurora Borealis Cup Champion 2021,[10] 2022, 2023
All-Star Second Team 2020–21
SDHL
Goal of the Week Week of 11 October 2023[11]
Week of 6 December 2023[12]

References

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  1. ^ Teiskonlahti, Kirsi (13 January 2019). "MM-pronssimitalisteilla onnistui kaikki liki nappiin – menestyksen jatkumiseen kaivataan kuitenkin lisää harrastajia: "Huippuyksilöitä ei ihan joka kisoihin valitettavasti saada"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Kiekko-Espoosta MM-kisoihin Laitinen, Vesa ja Viitasuo – edessä vielä monta koronatestiä". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Beijing 2022 – Athletes: Emilia VESA, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 665. ISBN 9780986796470.
  6. ^ "2023 IIHF Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: FIN - Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoon Emilia Vesa Naisten Liigan helmikuun pelaaja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 February 2023). "HIFK:n Emilia Vesa Naisten Liigan tammikuun pelaaja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ^ Niemeläinen, Jonne (16 March 2021). "Huikeat tehot kerännyt 19-vuotias KalPa-hyökkääjä Elisa Holopainen palkittiin Naisten Liigan runkosarjan parhaana – huomenna edessä kauden tärkein peli". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ Siren, Tomi (20 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoo voitti naisten liigan ensimmäisen finaalin – suihkukomennukset puhuttivat: "Katsotaan, kenellä on huomenna pelikielto"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ Hägglund, Johannes (11 October 2023). "Vinnare av Veckans mål: Emilia Vesa, Frölunda HC". SDHL.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  12. ^ Hägglund, Johannes (6 December 2023). "Vinnare av Veckans mål: Emilia Vesa, Frölunda HC". SDHL.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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