Tuula Puputti
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| Tuula Puputti | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 November 1977 Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
JYP Jyväskylä Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs KalPa Kuopio | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2003 | ||
Tuula Katriina Puputti (born 5 November 1977) is a Finnish ice hockey administrator and retired goaltender. She is the head of hockey operations for PWHL Toronto of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1]
As a member of the Finnish national team, Puputti won a bronze medal in the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics,[2][3] and three IIHF World Women's Championship bronze medals, in 1997, 1999, and 2000. She also competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2001 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Executive career
Puputti served as general manager of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team and women's national under-18 ice hockey team, and as Developer of Girls' Hockey (Finnish: Tyttökiekon kehittäjä) for the Finnish Ice Hockey Association during 2013 to 2023.[4]
