Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa
Finnish ice hockey goaltender and coach (born 1984)
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Maija Johanna Hassinen-Sullanmaa née Hassinen (born 2 January 1984) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender and the current goaltending coach and team manager of HPK Kiekkonaiset in the Auroraliiga.
| Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
2 January 1984 Hämeenlinna, Finland | ||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb; 8 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
HPK Hämeenlinna Ilves Tampere | ||
| Current coach | HPK Hämeenlinna | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2015 | ||
| Coaching career | 2015–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
As a member of the Finnish national team, she participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and in the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011, winning bronze medals at the tournaments in 2008, 2009, and 2011.[1]
Playing career
Hassinen-Sullanmaa's fourteen-season senior club career was played in the Naisten SM-sarja (renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017 and Auroraliiga in 2024) with HPK Hämeenlinna and the Ilves Tampere. She won the Finnish Championship twice, in 2005–06 with Ilves and in 2010–11 with HPK. Hassinen-Sullanmaa is one of the most highly decorated goaltenders in Auroraliiga history: she was awarded the Tuula Puputti Award as Goaltender of the Year in 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2010–11 – the all-time most wins of the trophy; was selected to the All-Star Team in 2007–08, 2009–10, and 2010–11; and received the Karoliina Rantamäki Award as MVP of the Playoffs in 2005–06.
Personal life
Hassinen-Sullanmaa is married to Finnish curler Jani Sullanmaa.[2]
Career statistics
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | SA | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Finland | OG | 4th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 195:17 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 3.38 | .875 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WW | 4th | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2008 | Finland | WW |  |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63:00 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.90 | |
| 2009 | Finland | WW | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129:12 | 46 | 9 | 0 | .804 | 4.18 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WW | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 3.00 | |
| Senior totals | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 447:29 | 161 | 25 | 0 | .845 | 3.34 | ||||
