Mariia Posa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Helsinki, Finland | 21 February 1988||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 127 lb (58 kg; 9 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Porvoo-Borgå Hunters IHK Helsinki Espoo Blues Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mariia Posa (born 21 February 1988, in Helsinki) [1] is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman. She played for several years as a member of the Finnish national team and also played for the University of Minnesota Duluth.
In her freshman year with the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Posa helped the Bulldogs qualify for the 2010 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament and win the NCAA championship.[2]
She was named to the 2010–11 All-WCHA Academic Team[3] and 2011–12 All-WCHA Academic Team.[4]
After graduating, Posa joined the Espoon Blues. She helped lead the Blues to the back-to-back Finnish Ice Hockey Championships in 2013[5] and 2014.[6]
Event | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | PIM | +/- |
2010 Winter Olympics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Year | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Penalty Minutes |
2009-10 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |