Mariia Posa

Mariia Posa
Born	21 February 1988 Helsinki, Finland
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	127 lb (58 kg; 9 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Played for	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
National team	Finland
Playing career	2009–present

Olympic medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Finland
	2010 Vancouver	Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
	2010 Canada	Tournament

Mariia Posa (born 21 February 1988) ^[1] is a member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team. She plays also for the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Playing career

Minnesota Duluth

She had three assists in the Bulldogs’ two-game sweep of WCHA opponent Ohio State on November 13 and 14. She assisted in the Bulldogs’ first two goals on the November 13 game (a 3-2 overtime win). It was a career-high for Posa and she had a +3 in the game. The following night, she assisted on national teammate Saara Tuominen’s second period goal in a 5-3 victory.

Finland

• Posa appeared for Team Finland in the 2009 Four Nation’s Cup and she won a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Career statistics

Finland

Event	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	PIM	+/-
2010 Winter Olympics	3	0	0	0	0	1	-1

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Minnesota Duluth

Year	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty Minutes
2009-10	24	2	4	6	4

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Awards and honors

• WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 18, 2009)^[8]

References

1. Archived February 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
2. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
3. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
4. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
5. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
6. "vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | Olympic Videos, Photos, News". Vancouver2010.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
7. "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.