Annina Rajahuhta
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Born |
Helsinki, Finland | 8 March 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoots | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NSML team Former teams |
Kiekko-Espoo Tampereen Ilves HPK Hämeenlinna Burlington Barracudas Espoo United Kunlun Red Star Espoo Blues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team |
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Playing career | 2005–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Annina Rajahuhta (born 8 March 1989) is a Finnish ice hockey forward currently serving as captain of Kiekko-Espoo of the Naisten Liiga and as co-head coach of the Kiekko-Espoo girl’s under-16 and under-18 teams. She played ten seasons with the Finnish national team, winning bronze medals at the 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympics prior to retiring from national competition in 2020.[1]
Playing career[]
In Finland, she played for HPK Kiekkonaiset in the Naisten SM-sarja (Finnish national women's league, renamed Naisten Liiga in 2017). For the 2011–12 CWHL season, Rajahuhta joined the Burlington Barracudas. In the bronze medal game at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Annina Rajahuhta scored a goal[2] as Finland lost to Switzerland beat by a 6–2 tally.[3]
CWHL[]
On 18 November 2011, Rajahuhta was one of several Burlington Barracudas players that competed in the first ever Hockey Helps The Homeless Women's Tournament. Said tournament was held at the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ontario.[4]
Other[]
Rajahuhta scored the only goal for Team World in a 3–1 loss at the 2019 Aurora Games.[5]
Career stats[]
Team Finland[]
Event | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | PIM | +/- |
2010 Winter Olympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
References[]
- ^ Miettinen, Heikki (21 April 2020). "Naisleijonien Annina Rajahuhta kirjoitti tunteikkaan kirjeen maajoukkueuran loppumisesta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland beats Finland for bronze". Associated Press. 14 April 2012 – via The Globe and Mail.
- ^ https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/271/IHW271121_74_3_0.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Jim Schiltz (23 August 2019). "Aurora Games: Team Americas takes hockey on late goals". dailygazette.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Annina Rajahuhta at the International Olympic Committee
- "Annina Rajahuhta at Vancouver2010.com". Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Annina Rajahuhta at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Annina Rajahuhta on Twitter
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs
- Finnish Winter Olympic medalist stubs
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Finnish women's ice hockey forwards
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- Kiekko-Espoo Naiset players
- Espoo Blues Naiset players
- Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players
- Burlington Barracudas players
- HPK Kiekkonaiset players
- Ilves Naiset players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade
- Universiade medalists in ice hockey
- Universiade silver medalists for Finland
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey people
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in China