Emilia Vesa

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Emilia Vesa
Born (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 21)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NSML team
Former teams		 Kiekko-Espoo
Team Kuortane
National team  Finland
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Ice hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Canada

Emilia Vesa (born 3 January 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey winger and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with Kiekko-Espoo.

Vesa made her senior national team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary.[1] She appeared with the Finnish national under-18 team at the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019, winning a bronze medal at the 2019 tournament.[2]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Team Kuortane Naisten SM-sarja 28 6 11 17 4 2 1 0 1 0
2017–18 Team Kuortane Naisten Liiga 27 5 13 18 4 7 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Team Kuortane Naisten Liiga 28 6 15 21 4 4 1 0 1 2
2019–20 Team Kuortane Naisten Liiga 30 9 23 32 6 8 4 9 13 2
2020–21 Kiekko-Espoo Naisten Liiga 24 15 14 29 12 10 4 5 9 27
Naisten Liiga totals 137 41 76 117 30 31 10 15 25 31

International[]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Finland WW18 5th 5 0 3 3 2
2018 Finland WW18 5th 5 0 0 0 0
2019 Finland WW18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 16 0 3 3 2

Awards and honors[]

Award Season(s) Ref
Naisten Liiga
Aurora Borealis Cup Bronze Medal 2017–18
Player of the Month December 2018

February 2021

[3]
Sari Fisk Award 2020–21 [4]
Aurora Borealis Cup Champion 2020–21 [5]
All-Star Second Team 2020–21
International
World U18 Bronze Medal 2019
World Championship Bronze Medal 2021
Olympic Bronze Medal 2022

References[]

  1. ^ "Kiekko-Espoosta MM-kisoihin Laitinen, Vesa ja Viitasuo – edessä vielä monta koronatestiä". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Teiskonlahti, Kirsi (13 January 2019). "MM-pronssimitalisteilla onnistui kaikki liki nappiin – menestyksen jatkumiseen kaivataan kuitenkin lisää harrastajia: "Huippuyksilöitä ei ihan joka kisoihin valitettavasti saada"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoon Emilia Vesa Naisten Liigan helmikuun pelaaja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ 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 Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Siren, Tomi (20 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoo voitti naisten liigan ensimmäisen finaalin – suihkukomennukset puhuttivat: "Katsotaan, kenellä on huomenna pelikielto"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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