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Born (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)
Lohja, Finland
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NSML team
Former teams
Kiekko-Espoo
KJT
National team  Finland
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Ice hockey
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Canada

Nelli Laitinen (born 29 April 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with Kiekko-Espoo. She has committed to play college ice hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I as an incoming freshman for the 2022–23 season.[1]

Playing career

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Laitinen began playing ice hockey with the youth department of Lohjan Kisa-Veikot (LoKV) in her hometown of Lohja when she was five years old.[2]

Finland Selects U14[3]

Jan 2019[2]

attended Haukilahti Sports High School, where he attends the Blues U16 practices three times a week. In addition, she also attends evening practice with the Blues U20 once a week.

"In the boys, the game was really physical in the final stages. In women, I have been able to focus more and more on playing the puck. There had to be even more head up. Still practicing with boys is also really developing.

"The women's national team games are quite physical, so playing with the boys has been helpful.

March 2021[4]

did not sign with a SDHL team to remain eligible to play NCAA – March 2021

Jan 2022[5]

Feb 2022[6]

International play

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As a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.[7]

Laitinen made her senior national team debut at the 2018 4 Nations Cup in Saskatoon, Canada, where she contributed one assist in four games to Finland’s bronze medal victory.[8][9] Later that season, she represented Finland at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.[10] At sixteen years old, she was the youngest player on the team and 29 years younger than Finland’s eldest player, Riikka Sallinen.[11] She recorded one assist in seven games as Finland won the first World Championship silver medal in team history.[12]

Laitinen won bronze medals while representing Finland at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[13]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Naisten SM-sarja was rebranded as Naisten Liiga in 2017. Espoo Blues renamed as Kiekko-Espoo in 2019.

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 HAKI Naisten Mestis 8 4 2 6 0
2016–17 HAKI Naisten Suomi-sarja 2 2 0 2 0
2016–17 KJT (L) Naisten SM-sarja 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2
2017–18 HAKI U16 U16 Mestis 18 3 8 11 0
2017–18 Espoo Blues Naisten Liiga 11 2 1 3 0 10 1 4 5 2
2017–18 KJT (L) Naisten Liiga 3 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Espoo Blues Naisten Liiga 27 12 27 39 6 6 0 5 5 0
2019–20 Kiekko-Espoo Naisten Liiga 28 7 24 31 12 6 6 8 14 6
2020–21 Kiekko-Espoo Naisten Liiga 24 13 24 37 20 10 1 6 7 6
Naisten Liiga totals 94 34 76 110 38 32 8 23 31 14

Note: Postseason results for the 2016–17 season are from the qualification series (Finnish: Karsintasarja) rather than the playoffs and are not calculated with playoff totals.

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 0 1 1 4
2018 Finland U18 WW18 5th 5 0 4 4 0
2019 Finland U18 WW18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1 3 4 3
2019 Finland WW 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 2
2020 Finland U18 WW18 4th 6 3 1 4 2
2021 Finland WW 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 0 1 4
2022 Finland OG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 2 5 7 4
Junior totals 22 4 9 13 10
Senior totals 21 3 6 9 10

Sources: Finnish Ice Hockey Association,[14] Elite Prospects[15]

Honors and achievements

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Award Year
Naisten Liiga
All-Star First Team 2019, 2020, 2021
Päivi Halonen Award (Best Defenseman) 2020, 2021
U18 Student Athlete of the Year 2020
Player of the Month October 2020
Aurora Borealis Cup Champion 2019, 2021
International
WW18 Top-3 Player on Team 2018, 2019, 2020
WW18 All-Star Team 2019
WW18 Bronze Medal 2019
WW18 Best Defenseman 2020
World Championship Silver Medal 2019
World Championship Bronze Medal 2021
Olympic Bronze Medal 2022

Sources: [16][17][18]

Personal life

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Laitinen’s older brother, Villi (born 1999), plays ice hockey professionally as a defenseman with Lukko in the Finnish Liiga.

At a pre-Olympic press conference in January 2022, Laitinen confirmed that she was in a relationship with NHL player Jesperi Kotkaniemi.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Gophers Add Laitinen to 2022-23 Signing Class". University of Minnesota Athletics. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Koivunen, Tommi (29 January 2019). "Nelli Laitinen, 16, on Suomen jääkiekon suurlupaus – pelaa Naisleijonissa ja harjoittelee poikien kanssa: "Hän on aivan poikkeuksellinen pelaaja"" [Nelli Laitinen, 16, is the great promise of Finnish hockey – she plays on Naisleijonat and trains with boys: "She is an absolutely exceptional player"]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Finland Selects U14 - 2016 Playoffs - Roster - #37 - Nelli Laitinen - D". World Hockey Group. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ Laakso, Mika (20 March 2021). "Kiekko-Espoon Nelli Laitinen luottaa omaan joukkueeseen – "Tiedämme mitä nämä pelit vaativat pelaajilta"" [Kiekko-Espoo's Nelli Laitinen trusts in her team - "We know what these games require from players"]. Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  5. ^ Koivunen, Tommi (24 January 2022). "Nelli Laitinen, 19, menee kohti maailman huippua – Pasi Mustonen ylistää: "Ei tule vastaavaa mieleen"" [Nelli Laitinen, 19, is heading to the top of the world – Pasi Mustonen praises: "No comparable player comes to mind"]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  6. ^ Henelius, Inka (3 February 2022). "Sitkeä ja hyvin kasvatettu, kuvailee valmentaja Nelli Laitista – nyt puolustajalla on edessä unelmien olympiaturnaus ja uusi elämä Pohjois-Amerikassa" [Nelli Laitinen described by head coach, tenacious and accomplished – now the defender is facing the Olympic tournament of her dreams and a new life in North America]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). "Active Skaters, Women". IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 653. ISBN 9780986796470.
  8. ^ Viljanen, Markus (29 October 2018). "Naisleijonat vahvalla joukkueella 4 Nations Cupiin - mukana myös useampi 2000-luvulla syntynyt lupaus" [Naisleijonat has a strong team for the 4 Nations Cup – included several promising [players] born in the 21st century]. Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  9. ^ "2018 4 Nations Cup – Player Stats – Players (Points)". Hockey Canada. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Naisleijonien MM-joukkue yhtä vaille valmis – Kisojen alkuun kymmenen päivää" [Naisleijonat World Championship team is ready – Ten days to the start of the tournament]. leijonat.fi. Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  11. ^ Martela, Ille (5 April 2019). "16-vuotias Nelli Laitinen on ottanut paikkansa Naisleijonissa" [16-year-old Nelli Laitinen has taken her place with the Naisleijonat]. Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  12. ^ "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: FIN - Finland" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Beijing 2022 – Althetes: Nelli LAITINEN, Ice Hockey". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Pelaajakortti: Nelli Laitinen". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Player Profile: Nelli Laitinen". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 28 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Palojärvi, Otto (25 January 2022). "Naisleijonien suurlupaus pahoillaan NHL-poikaystävänsä puolesta". Sportti.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.