Nora Tallus
Finnish ice hockey player
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Nora Tallus, previously Liikanen, (born 9 February 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward, currently serving as assistant coach to KJT Haukat of the Naisten Mestis.[1] She represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics[2][3] and in four IIHF World Women's Championships, with bronze medals won in the 2004 and 2008 tournaments.[4]
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| Born |
9 February 1981 Kerava, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | |||||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Keravan Shakers IHK Helsinki Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs SKIF Nizhny Novgorod HPK Hämeenlinna | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tallus attended University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) from 2001 to 2005 where she played with the Bulldogs ice hockey team. With the Bulldogs, she was an NCAA Division I National Champion in 2002 and 2003. In the 2003 tournament, Tallus scored the championship winning goal 4:16 into second overtime against Harvard.[5]
