Elisa Holopainen

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Elisa Holopainen
Born (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 20)
Tuusniemi, North Savo, Finland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb)
Position Wing
Shoots Left
NSML team
Former teams		 Kiekko-Espoo
KalPa Kuopio
National team  Finland
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Canada

Elisa Holopainen (born 27 December 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey winger and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing with Kiekko-Espoo of the Naisten Liiga (NSML). She is one of the most dominant players active in the Naisten Liiga and has received the Naisten Liiga trophy for Player of the Year twice, Best Forward three times, and is a four-time All-Star – all before her twentieth birthday.[1]

International play[]

With the senior national team, she won a silver medal at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.[2][3] Holopainen was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship days before the tournament was cancelled due to public health concerns related to COVID-19.[4][5]

She appeared with the Finnish under-18 national team at three IIHF Women's World U18 Championships. Finland claimed the bronze medal at the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, due in no small part to Holopainen’s tournament leading 8 points (5 goals+3 assists) in five games, and she was selected as Best Forward by the tournament directorate.[6]

Honors and achievements[]

Award Year
Naisten Liiga
All-Star Second Team 2018
Player of the Month January 2019
September 2020
All-Star First Team 2019, 2020, 2021
Riikka Nieminen Award (Player of the Year) 2019, 2021
Katja Riipi Award (Best forward) 2019, 2020, 2021
Marianne Ihalainen Award (Leading scorer) 2019
Tiia Reima Award (Top goal scorer) 2019, 2020
International
WWC18 All-Star Team 2019
WWC18 Best Forward 2019
WWC18 Bronze Medal 2019
WWC18 Leading Scorer 2019

Sources:[7][8][9][10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ Niemeläinen, Jonne (16 March 2021). "Huikeat tehot kerännyt 19-vuotias KalPa-hyökkääjä Elisa Holopainen palkittiin Naisten Liigan runkosarjan parhaana – huomenna edessä kauden tärkein peli". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue yhtä vaille valmis – Kisojen alkuun kymmenen päivää". leijonat.fi. 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: FIN - Finland" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ Malmberg, Henna (4 March 2020). "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue valittu – Sukupolven vaihdos tuo MM-joukkueeseen seitsemän ensikertalaista". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ Steiss, Adam (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ^ Teiskonlahti, Kirsi (13 January 2019). "Tyttö näki isoveljensä pelejä ja kampesi poikien kanssa kaukaloon jo neljävuotiaana – pihapeleistä kasvoi MM-kisojen tähti, jolle harvinainen mitali on vasta alkusoittoa Leijona-paidassa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ^ Haavisto, Kari (10 October 2020). "Kaisla Kortelainen KalPan sankari kärkipelissä – Tanja Niskanen ja Elisa Holopainen palkittiin kotiyleisön edessä". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 554. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Jääkiekkon SM-liiga Oy (2020). Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2021: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liiga Kausijulkaisu 2020–2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 528. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  10. ^ Vainio, Annina (24 March 2019). "Kun Elisa Holopainen, 17, sai kiekon leukaansa, verta alkoi vain valua: nyt leuassa on teräslevy, jonka tuntee ihon läpi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. ^ Mennander, Pasi (15 March 2021). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2020–21 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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