Nelli LAITINEN

Finland

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 29 Apr 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.69/5'6''

Place of birth: LOHJA

Birth Country:

Finland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Women FIN Finland	3

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #4 FIN Finland 2 USA United States 5	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #7 CAN Canada 11 FIN Finland 1	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #16 SUI Switzerland 3 FIN Finland 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #20 FIN Finland 5 ROC ROC 0	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals #24 FIN Finland 7 JPN Japan 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Semifinals #26 USA United States 4 FIN Finland 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Bronze Medal Game #27 FIN Finland 4 SUI Switzerland 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Women's World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	Espoo, FIN
3	Women	2021	Calgary, AB, CAN

U18 Women's World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2019	Obihiro, JPN
4	Women	2020	Bratislava, SVK
5	Women	2018	Dmitrov, RUS

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Brother, Vili.

Languages spoken:

Finnish

Club name:

Espoo Blues

Position style:

Defence

Hand:

Left

Sporting relatives:

Brother Vili Laitinen (Ice hockey): Plays domestically for Lukko.

Debut:

2019 Four Nations Cup

National league:

Naisten Liiga

Award:

Paeivi Halonen Award (2020, 2021)
Naisten Liiga All-Star (2020)
U18 World Championships Best Defender (2020)

General Interest

PARTNER
In a relationship with Carolina Hurricanes player Jesperi Kotkaniemi (FIN).

FUTURE
Committed to the University of Minnesota for the 2022/23 season. (is.fi, 24 Jan 2022)

PLAYING CAREER
Espoo Blues, FIN (2017-21).

Milestones

Competed for Finland at the 2019 and 2021 World Championships and the U18 World Championships from 2017 to 2020.

Won a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships and a bronze medal at 2021 event.

Won a bronze medal at 2019 U18 World Championships.

Two-time Naisten Liiga champion with Espoo Blues in 2019 and 2021.

Social Media

Legend

#:: Game
:: Bronze
:: Bronze Medal Event

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